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When you think about it, it is truly a wonder how our body inhales oxygen and exhales carbon dioxide. This is possible because of the respiratory system. This system in the body is what allows us to breathe and continue our lives. An average human breathes fifty million times in their lifetime! The structure affects the function of this intricate and wonderful system that keep us alive. It all starts from the nose. The basic parts of the respiratory system are the lungs, nose, trachea, diaphragm

A constant rise of inflated sense of self and one’s persona, the explosion of new technology enabling a “Me first” sentiment, and more readily available ways to manipulate the body to appear “perfect” have contributed to the rise of vanity in modern society. Vanity has been on the earth since the beginning of time, as the Bible warns that “Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised” (Proverbs 31:30). People have always been vainful, putting their own

Ritalin - Helpful and Harmful When "20/20" and "Oprah" did segments about ADD on television, many parents felt that they finally knew what was "wrong" with their kids. They rushed to the doctor's office to find out how they could "fix" the problem. Most soon discovered a drug called Ritalin. It sounded simple. All they had to do was give their rambunctious or hyperactive child a pill three or four times a day, and magically he or she would be a perfect little angel. Most were so happy

The Holocaust ”We are the children of the holocaust. We are both Germans and Jews. We are the children of the victims. We are the children of the oppressors. We started out on opposite sides but the memory of the holocaust will join us forever. We shall never let the victims be forgotten, for if we do, we will forget that the perpetrator can be in all of us.” This poem expresses quite well the sensation that most individuals feel when they hear the word “Holocaust.” Although they may not have

Huey P. Long’s speech was judged based on his practices as a Louisiana senator and governor, however it had the potential to be so much more had he lived to continue his legacy. People appeared to be afraid of how Governor Long operated within the legislative system of Louisiana because of the fact that, he tended to find his way around legal statutes that hindered his agenda. Some could argue that he stepped out of the bounds of power that reigns in a representative of a democratic nation, however

anti-Semitic, and just plain filthy" (Berger 59) from the high school library shelves. Among these books were Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, A Hero Ain't Nothing but a Sandwich by Alice Childress, and Soul on Ice by Eldridge Cleaver (Jones 37). The board felt that it had "a moral obligation to protect the children in our schools from this moral danger" (Berger 60). Five students then sued the school board on grounds that their decision violated their First Amendment rights. The suit was

Most Americans nowadays like to think that they have the American Revolution pretty well figured out. Conventional wisdom starts the saga in 1763 when Britain, saddled with debt at the close of the Seven Years' War, levied new taxes that prompted her American colonists to resist, and then to reject, imperial rule. Having declared independence and defeated the British, American patriots then drafted the constitution that remains the law of the land to this day. With George Washington's inauguration

to piece together the fragments his deceased father left behind after 9/11 tragically took his life, Oskar delves into a pool of mental instability, locks and keys, and the mysterious renter that lives with his grandmother. Scientifically, there are five steps to grieving. Mentally, there are thousands. 1. The hardest part of losing a loved one is having to bury them and see their body in a casket word this better, cold and unmoving, but for Oskar he didn 't have that word it better , they never found

Einstein - Biography [pic] By Mary Bellis Photo: Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was born in Germany in 1879. He enjoyed classical music and played the violin. One story Einstein liked to tell about his childhood was of a wonder he saw when he was four or five years old: a magnetic compass. The needle's invariable northward swing, guided by an invisible force, profoundly impressed the child. The

My name is Peyton Farquhar, of Scots-Gaelic origin meaning “dear or beloved man”, who is thirty-five years old and married to my beautiful wife Catherine, thirty-three years old, with strawberry blond hair, 5’4” and a medium build. We have two respectful, beautiful and intelligent children, eight year-old Willie and ten year-old Mary. I thank my wife and my kind negroes, Grandison, Jacob, Alfred, Milly, Mary and Jenny. The kindness and loving care they have for my children is evident in each child’s