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    In fact, “obesity may be defined as a disorder of energy metabolism that results in excessive accumulation of body fat, with serious organic and psychosocial complications”(Mosca, L.N., Goldberg, et.al, 2014). Their are multiple causes for obesity, and they all result in excess fat on the body. This extra fat is the source of many disease that obese people have a higher chance of getting. One solution is nutrition counseling;“Nutrition counseling can be effective in teaching individuals and families

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    Co-Sleeping

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    Thesis: Research suggests that co-sleeping benefits infants because it decreases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, increases the amount of time breastfeeding, and helps stabilize the child’s physiology. Annotated Bibliography: Source #1 Goldberg, W. A., & Keller, M. A. (2007). Co-sleeping during infancy and early childhood: key findings and future directions. Infant & Child Development, 16(4), 457-469. doi:10.1002/icd.522 This article describes the benefits of co-sleeping

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    Introduction Homelessness is and can be a temporary living condition of an individual that can’t financially or physically afford to pay for a place to live or if their current living conditions are unstable. In our society, there are many people who are homeless; some have no friends or family support. Some believe that they may be a burden to others who may try to help them, and some may just choose to be homeless. Many reasons lead people to become homeless, people sometimes just hit the bottom

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    Monoamine oxidase inhibitors, the first generation of antidepressant medications, were the primary antidepressant utilized between the 1950s and 1970s (Goldberg). Significant side effects of MAOIs include dizziness, high blood pressure, loss of sexual desire and weight gain (Goldberg). Most critically, MAOIs interacted with many other medications (Goldberg). These downsides led to the development of antidepressants with fewer interactions. The result was selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors—the

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    disease becomes apparent in infancy (Goldberg). The major symptoms of this disease are lipid accumulation in brain cells, mental deficiencies, blindness, and death in childhood. Tay Sachs is commonly found in Jews from central Europe and there is a 1 in 3500 chance of it occurring. Other places where the mutations are common are in certain French-Canadian communities of Quebec, the Old Order Amish community in Pennsylvania, and the Cajun population of Louisiana (Goldberg). The general prognosis is that

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    major part of Mr. Donatelli’s characterization and is imperative for a thorough representation of his well-versed, self-disciplined personality. (3) Whoopi Goldberg as Aunt Pearl: Aunt Pearl’s hardworking and wise personality cannot be played by any actor just as it cannot be taken lightly. That said, the award-winning actor Whoopi Goldberg is the ideal pick for the task. Having grown up with an example of a strong and hardworking maternal figure, she will effectively provide Alfred with moral and

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    “Skeletal muscle is a protein reservoir that can be mobilised in times of need” – A Goldberg. Muscle ‘atrophy is defined as a decrease in the size of a tissue or organ due to cellular shrinkage; the decrease in cell size is caused by the loss of organelles, cytoplasm and proteins’ (Sandri, M. and Bonaldo, P. 2013). Muscle atrophy is the wasting away of muscles mainly due to inactivity or in this patient’s case, being bed ridden for 2 months. The principle of use it or lose it comes into play as the

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    Stefany Estrella American History 1865 Yeurys Pujols December 6th, 2014 The Louisiana Purchase Introduction More than two centuries ago, in 1803, the United States undertook a transaction that increased its territory by almost double. The event took place within a short notice, without engaging in war and with the briefest negotiations. Hailed as the most significant achievement of the Thomas Jefferson administration, the purchase of Louisiana expanded the US territory by about eight hundred and

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    Externalism states that the meanings of terms are dependent on the external environment of the speaker. Whereas Internalism holds that the meanings of terms are based on (Lau, 2016) “internal physical states” (Lau, 2016). Putnam developed what is called semantic externalism. This is when the environment determines (Scharp, 2012, pp. 362-3) “the meaning of natural-kind terms” (Scharp, 2012, p. 362). I will argue for semantic externalism on the basis that it highlights the environmental influence on

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    Due to the discussion of the amendment of marriage equality in recent days, the issue whether lesbian and gay parenting (hereinafter lesbigay parenting) is allowed attracts the awareness again. People may support the same-sex marriage, but oppose lesbigay parenting. They worry that homosexual family structure has a negative impact on the children. Although there are some arguments against lesbigay parenting, there is some evidence that the family structure produces positive results. Some say that

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