It causes the heart to beat faster and blood vessels to draw together (to constrict). ... Blood pressure increases, which can cause heart attacks or strokes. ... Some of the consequences of taking crack and cocaine include: Problems in the blood vessels, including heart attack, heart failure and irregular heart beat. ... Inhalants often cause, weird feelings as: weakness, dizziness, slow heart beat and sometimes even heart attacks. ... It can cause irregular heart beat or complete heart rest - both of these things lead to death. ...

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The Heart The heart is the most important muscle in the body, and is about the size of a fist. ... It is often associated with damage to the heart caused by a faulty heart valve. ... It is almost always associated with heart disease or recent heart attack, and can lead to ventricular fibrillation. ... Heart block: This occurs when the electrical pathways that run between your heart's upper and lower chambers become blocked, which slows the transmission of electrical impulses through your heart. ... Arrhythmias can also develop after a heart attack be...

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Dreams are a window into the mind. These may be our most elaborate, distinctive, revealing, and flamboyant creations. Dreams have fascinated minds since ancient times. The Egyptians built temples for dreaming. The oracles of Greece pondered dreams as the "royal road to the unconscious."(Papanek 15) ...

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Heart of Darkness opens on a boat called "Nellie." ... To entertain his compatriots, Marlow begins to talk about his philosophies on colonization, his personal history, and his voyage up the Congo River into the heart of Africa. ... Although the hippo meat that the cannibals brought with them to eat quickly turned rotten in the jungle heat and was tossed overboard and they were not paid enough to afford to buy rations at the periodic stops, the cannibals refrained from attacking any of their fellow crewmembers. ... e by which they live that prevents them from attacking the men on board. ...

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Conrad's novel, Heart of Darkness, is a complex narrative that challenges the reader on several levels. On one level, this book can be read as a story about Charlie Marlow's (the novel's protagonist) journey to discover his inner self, or as a commentary on human identity in general. To become fully...

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It's hard to think about that day. Who knew it would be the last day I would spend with her. It still feels like a fresh nightmare that just happened last night. But it didn't. It happened over two years ago and I was still struggling with this new reality. I didn't like it. I hated it. How could th...

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By definition, cardiovascular means on the heart and circulation (U.S. ... This can cause serious chest pains, heart attacks, strokes, or poor circulation, resulting in death (U.S. ... Blood clots in the brain or heart are responsible for most causes of sudden death to those who smoke cigarettes. ... Coronary thrombosis is a blood clot in the arteries that are liable for the supply of the blood to the heart. ... Coronary thrombosis soon turns into heart attacks and take the lives of many people who choose to smoke cigarettes (Roberts). ...

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A group of men attacked the United States in a way that we had never been attacked in. ... Even before the attacks of September 11th the Muslim religion has been misunderstood in this country. ... The attacks only reinforced many of these people's false beliefs. ... However, many people have speculated that these women were afraid to really speak what really lies inside their hearts. ... These details of the treatment of women by the Taliban, and other things may have been some of the causes why after the attacks the Muslim religion was attacked even more. ...

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They planned to combine in attacking Commander Prittwitz"z German eighth army. Rennenkampf would make a frontal attack while Samsonov attacked from the rear. ... Francois rejected Ludendorff's order for attack. He argued that his infantry and artillery was nowhere near to being ready for an attack. He had no intention of attacking with out artillery support. ...

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At the Trebbia River, Hannibal incited the headstrong consul Sempronius to cross the river at dawn on a cold November morning by sending in his Numidian cavalry to perform some hit and run attacks. ... Whilst Flaminius was just marching through, Hannibal attacked. ... And Hannibal's legend grew as his name began to strike fear into the hearts of Romans.13 For the rest of 217 Rome appointed Fabius Maximus dictator. ... Rome had to gird its loins and prepare for an attack on Rome itself with its main army gone. ... Hannibal finally received some reinforcements from Carthage, but these...

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THURGOOD MARSHALL During the 20th century I have read many books, newspaper articles and seen news broadcasts on two of the most famous Afro American Pioneers: Martin Luther King and Thurgood Marshall. Martin Luther King fought all his life for equal rights for Afro Americans, but Thurgood Marsha...

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Many have compared the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 to the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. They argue that both attacks were just as astonishing, unwarranted and unpredictable. ... The attacks are also similar in that, generally, those who lived through them divide time: time before the attack and time after. ... When analyzing the documents and accounts of the Pearl Harbor attack, historians are not able to avoid the fact that many warning signs of the approaching attack existed. ... The consequences of the attack were devastating. ...

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(http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/762320/September-11-attacks) These attacks were an extremely pivotal time in America. ... At first, Osama bin Laden denied responsibility of the September 11th attacks. ... Shortly after the attacks, on September 20, 2001, President George W. ... One of the three attack sites of these terrorist attacks was The World Trade Center in New York City. ... The hijackers attacked the crew and passengers between 8:42 and 8:46. ...

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Experts have tried to determine why sharks attack when they do, why they are so aggressive, and how to prevent shark attacks. ... Initially the shark attacks were divided into five categories; unprovoked attacks, provoked attacks, doubtful attacks, air and sea disasters, and boat attacks. Until the shark attack files were examined carefully, it was once believed that a shark's hunger drive was the reason for many attacks. ... This is some times the reason for shark attacks. ... Shark attack rate is rising each year. ...

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Rick Grimes, a sheriff in King County, Georgia, awakes from a coma after being shot in a police shoot out. He awakes in a hospital bed to an post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies. Rick joins a group of survivors and leads them into a fight against the dead.. A television horror series developed ...

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Stephanie reacted to this situation as expected to, she was extremely shocked and even heart broken. ... Ted had his heart set on being swamped with acceptance letters and thought he would have to decide on which school to pick. ...

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Wilson wanted to project good, healthy, liberal American values into the heart of world politics. ... This attack on the USA, brought them almost instantly out of isolation and left the US fearful of possible further attacks, angry at the way they were attacked and they felt vulnerable due to the dramatic loss of many of the US Navy's fleet. ...

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Urban also described the Turkish attacks on the Christian Empire. ... More people were converted, and the Muslims eased up on their attacks. ... In a way, it was fortunate that the attacks came at this time. ... The Turks attacked the men. ... The group under attack was led by Robert, Bohemund and Hugh. ...

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These included the renowned Bf-109, the superbly designed and amazingly savage Focke-Wulf 190, and the Stuka divebomber whose familiar drone struck fear into the hearts of those undergoing the blitzkrieg. ... As a result of the provocative British attacks on Berlin on recent nights the Fuhrer has decided to order a mighty blow to be struck in revenge against the capital of the British Empire. I personally have assumed leadership of this attack and today I have heard above me the roaring of the victorious German squadrons" Herman Goring, Luftwaffe Command August 1940 This new policy would...

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Bulldogs were trained to attack larger animals such as bulls and bears. ... BSLs are made in hopes of reducing the number of dog attacks on humans and other animals (n.d.). ... In the 1980s, there were a series of violent attacks that made national headlines. ... It just so happens that the pit bull was the main culprit for these violent attacks. ... Animal Law believes the BSLs are a needed legislation to protect the community from dangerous dog attacks. ...

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Even Martin Luther attacked the book of James, saying it was not faithful to the gospel of Christ, that it had nothing of the nature of the gospel about it. ... At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go sown upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it. ... To withhold the wages of a worker is to attack their lives. ...

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The Persians hoping to lure in Alexander's troops had placed their cavalry on the sloping banks of the Granicus River, Alexander understanding that being so close to the banks of the river made the Persians unable to charge, attacked using a variation of the Oblique-Battle-Array. ... Alexander's variation called for his light troops, horses, and a squadron of heavy cavalry to attack and hold the enemy, while Alexander with his Hetairoi (most prestigious of the mounted troops) attacked the mid-left on the Persian formation. ... The Macedonian army quickly gained the advantage in the b...

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Although our base was small, we were constantly under attack. ... Let me tell ya, it is no easy job being under constant attack and stuck in crossfire. ... We learned how to defend ourselves from special attacks, how to fire while blinded by a flash grenade, and how to silently take out guards. ... The mission would consist of only Coop and I attacking the enemy. The scheduled date to commence the attack was October 7, 2005. ...

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These attacks killed more than three thousand people hailing from eighty different nations. ... These attacks on America struck the hearts of millions. There were thousands left wounded and millions more with grieving hearts. The cold hard fact is that America has been attacked by vicious men that want nothing more than to see America fall. ... The attacks on America will go down in history, but to many it will be the single most important event in their small, meager lives. ...

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Furthermore, although he doesn't join the union's strike, he doesn't attack the union when his master asks him about the strike. ... The rich are always right and attack the workers by writing and speaking while the poor are always wrong and unreasonable. By saying this, Stephen attacks the capitalist like Bounderby, getting the most advantages, but doesn't care about the laborers who make the city prosper. ... On the other hand, Stephen is unselfish and considerate from the sentences that " But he had not spoken out of his own will and desire, and he felt it in his heart a...

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