When they fell asleep married men and women all jammed together on the cold damp floor, covering themselves with their blankets. when daybreak the horn is sounded off for the slaves to report to the plantation, those who did not rise were wiped with large hickory stick and heavy cowskin. ... Severe a curel overseer, whip a woman causing blood to run half an hour at a time; in front of her crying children, pleading for their mother's release, this was curelty, he also blasphemy and cursed at them. ...

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Most of them looked like as if they were sleeping in death's cold arms, with their robes covered in blood. ... A nurse walked in and decided to check on everybody and do a blood test. ... But my brain took longer than that; I can feel cold sweat dripping down my forehead, poisoning my mouth as I was panicking trying to find the missing pieces. ...

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Grendel, the very mention of that hideous and vile name is enough to bring up the bile from the back of my throat. Oh, how I long to fight that beast. My hunger for battle with him burns in my breast, and I am waiting for the creature to come again to Herot. That evil creature has plagued my lord...

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When I woke up from my nap I felt good and my cold was all gone. ... I thought maybe she had a cold and needed to take some cod liver oil, with a bowl of homemade soup. ... It is a pump in your body that keeps the blood flowing throughout the body. ...

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A large number of scientific studies now show multiple physiological abnormalities in the FM patient, which include increased levels of substance P in the spinal cord, low levels of blood flow to the thalamus region of the brain, HPA axis hypofunction, low levels of serotonin and tryptophan and abnormalities in cytokine function. ... There are many aggravating factors such as changes in weather, cold or drafty environments, hormonal fluctuations (premenstrual and menopausal states), stress, depression and anxiety which can all cause flare-ups. ...

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Consciousness: a definition A. Consciousness and Control Nature of consciousness Degrees of consciousness Modes of consciousness Natural state of consciousness o Sleep o Dream Altered state of consciousness o Meditation o Hypnosis Psychoactive Drugs B. Conditioning, Learning and Me...

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