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    James Baldwin’s Critique of the Social Condition James Baldwin was an African American writer who, through his own personal experiences and life, addressed issues such as race, sexuality, and the American identity. “Notes of a Native Son” is one of many essays that Baldwin wrote during his lifetime. Within this essay, Baldwin talks about when his father died and the events that revolved around it. His father’s death occurs in the early 1940s, where oppression and racism were still

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    say what he means."(104). From Larry, it spreads to all the other characters, like Ginny and Ty: "We had spent our life together practicing courtesy, putting the best face on things, harboring secrets."(260) In the end, nobody can be trusted, the poison influences everbody. Pete's death is a tragic enactment of this metaphor. He was always silently angry, trying to find some way to rebel against Larry, but "losing himself more and more bitterly in contemplating the target." (306) It is only by

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    then cattle and most other emaciated animals. Pre-treatment consisted of weighing, ear tagging, and the collection of blood samples for a baseline red cell count. It is shown that animals which have been treated have a much higher tolerance to poisons and a less likely to have more ailments. Symptoms include: Irregular gait with generalized muscular weakness and severe diarrhea. Slight increase in salivation and isolated diarrhea. Irregular gait with generalized muscular weakness and severe

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    A Play of Poison Poison is accepted in the English language as a substance that has the capacity to destroy life or impair health. However, Hamlet, the timeless play, suggests that poison is not restricted to a substance form; the emotion of revenge is one of the most lethal poisons in existence. An angering feeling of revenge deteriorated the the mental and relational health of Shakespeare’s infamous character Hamlet. While at the finish of Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet and many other characters lost

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    “The Obligation to Endure” “The Obligation to endure gives us the right to know.” If we are all humans occupying the same environment, breathing the same air, how are we so oblivious of all the dangerous chemicals the environment and the public is being exposed to. Rachel Carson makes a strong argumentation because if the public must endure these poisonous chemicals and pollution that are altering the environment then they have the right to know the great dangers that they can cause. Rachel Carson

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    1. The deadliest neurotoxin I can find on the web is Tetanospasmin (other than botulinum which I already have learned about). I believe this is the deadliest toxin because it says that an ant weighs 1500 times more than the dose needed to kill an adult human. Two hundred nanograms is considered lethal, and that is a VERY small number. Tetanospasmin causes muscle spasms when it is found inside the body within the nervous system and it is produced by a bacterium called Clostridium Tetani. The reason

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    Stefanoni's laboratory conducted the forensic analysis and later proved not certified to conduct analysis of traditional DNA let alone Touch DNA (Waterbury, 2011). Rich (2011) expands on Stafanoni's errors including conducting a body temperature reading the day after Kercher was found instead of on the day, resulting in an estimated time of death without a concise time frame. The knife taken from Solleccito's kitchen failed to show traces of blood and Stefanoni determined that the knife had been

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    Usage Furosemide is used to treat pulmonary edema, some allergic reactions, and congestive heart failure. Some veterinarians prescribe furosemide for racehorses because it is thought to prevent or diminish the severity of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage or bleeding from the lungs. This use is controversial Brand Names • Disal Injection • Disal Tablets • Furoject • Furosimide 1% Syrup • Furosimide Tablets • Furotabs • Lasix • Salix Dosage and Administration Furosemide Method Dosage (click

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    Toxic relationships come in many forms, and can often be very hard to detect. So what truly makes a relationship toxic? In a society where the term “crazy girlfriend” gets thrown around and controlling boyfriends are romanticized, the lines between a healthy relationship and an emotionally abusive one begin to blur. In a world like this, it's crucial to have the ability to identify the signs of an unhealthy relationship, I.E, define it. Certain factors must be present in order for a

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    Ciguatera Fish Poisoning Ciguatera fish poisoning (or Ciguatera) is an illness caused by eating fish that contain toxins produced by a marine microalgae called Gambierdiscus toxicus. People who have ciguatera may have bouts of vomiting, nausea, and neurologic symptoms such as tingling extremities. People may experience the reversal of hot and cold things.(Hot things feel cold and cold things feel hot.) Symptoms may take days, weeks, or even years to go away. Ciguatera fish poisoning has no overall

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