"In Cold Blood," by Truman Capote and "The Executioner's Song," by Norman Mailer, are two works of non-fiction murder accounts, a genre energized by the talented Capote. ... Nicole is arguably the character that suffers the most violence between "In Cold Blood" and "The Executioner's Song." ... In both Jenson and Bushnell's murders, Mailer notes the amount of blood associated with a gunshot wound. The blood coming from Bushnell's head is described as 'a wave' and Jenson's blood pooled around him so fast that some of it got on Gary's trousers. ... Both "...

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In Truman Capote's nonfiction novel, In Cold Blood, Perry Smith and Dick Hickcock were convicted of murdering the entire Clutter Family. ... The "evil bastard" would fill a tub with ice-cold water and hold helpless Perry under the water "until he turned blue". ... Statten recommended that "only the first murder matters psychologically when Smith attacked Mr.Clutter he was under a mental eclipsea schizophrenic darkness, for it was not entirely a flesh and blood man he 'suddenly discovered' himself destroying, but a key figure in some past traumatic configuration (his father? ......

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Sickle cell anemia is a red blood cell disorder, in which instead of being like normal round cells, affected blood becomes hard sticky, and shaped like sickles, clogging blood flow and breaking apart. ... Red blood cells that contain normal hemoglobin are soft and round. ... This causes veins below the tourniquet to fill with blood. ... Sickle cell anemia may become life threatening when damaged red blood cell breakdown or bone marrow fails to produce blood cells. ... Some treatments include vitamin folic acid to help make new red cells, daily penicillin until age of six to prevent serious...

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Sickle cell anemia is a red blood cell disorder, in which instead of being like normal round cells, affected blood becomes hard sticky, and shaped like sickles, clogging blood flow and breaking apart. ... Red blood cells that contain normal hemoglobin are soft and round. ... This causes veins below the tourniquet to fill with blood. ... Sickle cell anemia may become life threatening when damaged red blood cell breakdown or bone marrow fails to produce blood cells. ... Some treatments include vitamin folic acid to help make new red cells, daily penicillin until age of six to prevent serious...

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In Truman Capote's novel In Cold Blood, he recounts the gruesome murder of a well respected Kansas family. ... Clutter he was under a mental eclipse, deep inside a schizophrenic darkness, for it was not entirely a flesh-and-blood man he 'suddenly discovered' himself destroying, but 'a key figure in some past traumatic configuration': his father? ...

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I lay in bed hour on hour in the poorly heated hospital and watched the night come, then the day, then the night, then the day, and no time of night or day seemed lost to me, for I could not sleep, but could only cough out wads of blood-tainted phlegm and saliva that rose from my injured lungs like blobby bubbly monsters to remind me of my rendering flesh. ... Nothing to offer them but the war and a cold, slow death. ... I said nothing in reply and he said not another word until the middle of the night when I drifted into sleep momentarily, for all my sleep was momentary, and opened my eyes...

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Another effect of chronic insomnia is high blood pressure or hypertension. ... Besides injuring blood vessels, it can damage the brain, eyes, and kidneys. ... Fortunately, high blood pressure can be controlled effectively. ... ("High Blood Pressure") Hypertension is a deadly disease. ... These medications lower blood pressure by relaxing and dilating arteries. ...

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If it is a male 2 red rods will pop out called hemipenes, they should have blood vessels that can be seen. If it is a female there will be smaller scent glands that can pop out that will be smaller and have no blood vessels. ... Temperature/Lighting Snakes are cold blooded so they cannot produce their own body heat therefore they need to be kept at around 80 degrees F. ...

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In Aristotelian thinking, the different roles were associated with the elements, such as hot, dry, cold, and wet. "The blood, which carries the breath of life to the heart, is naturally the most important fluid in Aristotelian thinking, and thick hot blood was seen as giving strength, thin cool blood intelligence and sensitivity, the ideal blood being hot and wet" (Wiles 151). ... In Aristotelian thinking, the young men were considered hot and wet, as opposed to the female who is considered cold and dry. This is attributed to the fact that the male's blood is hotter and flows to the su...

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Daphnia are also ectothermic, or cold-blooded. ... It also causes an increase in blood pressure because it contracts blood vessels. ... Another effect on the body is that it raises blood glucose to supply needed energy (Campbell et al, 2003). ... Organisms do this by using receptors in the brain to detect the temperature of the blood that passes through it. ... Daphnia, and all ectothermic animals, regulate their body temperature by soaking up the heart around it, or the cold water around it. ...

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Daphnia are also ectothermic, or cold-blooded. ... It also causes an increase in blood pressure because it contracts blood vessels. ... Another effect on the body is that it raises blood glucose to supply needed energy (Campbell et al, 2003). ... Organisms do this by using receptors in the brain to detect the temperature of the blood that passes through it. ... Daphnia, and all ectothermic animals, regulate their body temperature by soaking up the heart around it, or the cold water around it. ...

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Lady Macbeth's immediate thoughts may make her appear as though she is a thoroughly irreligiously cold and ambitious woman, but this is not so. ... She talks to the evil spirits to make her cold-hearted with lines such as, "fill me from the crown to the toe-top full of direst cruelty! Make thick my blood." ... When she yells about ridding herself of Duncan's blood, she is presenting a metaphor. She does not truly want to be rid of Duncan's blood itself, but rather the fear and guilt that his murder has forced upon her. ...

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The blood of the pigs was drained, and replaced with a cold saline solution. After the hemorrhage was repaired, the pigs' blood was returned to their bodies and the pigs were revived. ... Basically, doctors insert a catheter into the heart to deliver cold saline solution, cool down the body, fix the trauma, reheat the body, and hope that the person has no neurological damage. ... " The blood is then replaced by saline solution at a chilly 50°F. ... Finally, a heart-lung bypass machine is used to restart the blood flow and warm the patient up. ...

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His pioneered work, In Cold Blood, is described as being "A new literary form that trumpeted the advance publicists", that many will come to praise and denounce (French 929). ... His nonfiction novel, of course, is In Cold Blood. ... In his nonfiction novel In Cold blood, Capote does a lot more than just state the facts of a quadruple homicide in Kansas. ... Capote reverts back to this type of style in his work, In Cold Blood. ... Some childhood themes that Capote tends to use as foundation, even in his nonfiction novel, are described by Alfred Kazin: "Yet with all these effects of In Cold...

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Tobacco Causes Blood Clots Smokers are more susceptible to blood clots(thrombosis) than non-smokers. ... Smokers are 2 to 4 times more likely to develop blood clots than non-smokers. ... These diseases include: • Cot death • Inflammation of the middle ear • Colds • Pneumonia • Asthma • Allergies Cot death, or sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is one of the most serious consequences of smoking. ... When children are attacked by a respiratory tract virus, those who are not exposed to passive smoking generally only develop a mild cold, but chi...

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Symbolically shows the two countries at war with each other, and how cold blooded Nazis are. ... The madman cold bloodedly shot and killed Joe and Hilda in front of Josh and Cassie. ... The plan changed and Jack did not know but the good in his blood saved Georg. ...

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"IN COLD BLOOD" The film In Cold Blood is an adaptation of Truman Capote's novel of the same name. ... For the sake of realism, In Cold Blood was filmed in Holcomb, Kansas at the Clutter farm where the actual murders took place as well as the other actual locations. ... I found the film to be a horrifying, chilling, blood curdling distasteful piece of cinema, but it definitely makes a point in the context of the human rights/ death penalty debate. ...

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The frequent references to blood refer to the past, where you come from, to your origins and your "descendants". ... He strikes his son "on the side of the head but without heat", like he had struck the two mules and at times he also speaks "without heat" These images of cold violence and indifference to inflicted pain convey the child's sense of his father emotional frigidity. Mr Snopes' s cold violence is not an expression of hatred or anger: violence is a tool, used upon his son (as upon the mules) to make him to do his bidding. ... In the same way, Sarty' s father is seen as...

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In some instances though murder can be seen as an acceptable solution to a problem, but in some circumstances there is no question that it was in cold blood. One circumstance that can always be considered cold blooded murder is when an individual has committed several murders without just cause or in a mass shooting. ... In 4 months, Chase killed 6 victims and was caught drinking the bloods of stolen animals. ... According to Storey (2005) Chase had left blood stains in the house of his second crime. ...

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Normal red blood cells are round like doughnuts, and they move through small blood tubes in the body to deliver oxygen. ... People with anemia have less red blood cells or excessive blood loss. ... He noticed that Noel's blood smear contained many pear-shaped forms and alerted a physician, James Herrick, to the unusual blood findings. ... Avoiding too hot or too cold temperatures- exposure to extreme temperatures can trigger the formation of sickle cells. 5. ... Blood transfusions are a procedure that introduces the blood of a donor or blood pre-donated by the receiver. ...

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Cruelty and coldness consumed the family, but, as she had learned, blood is thicker than water; her blood relatives rate higher in her life than anyone else. ... Isn't it amazing how a family can consist of people who are not blood related? ... When it comes to blood relation, the nuclear family is not alone. ... A tight group of friends also falls into the category of families without blood relation. ... Though the quote is believed by many people, blood is indeed not thicker than water. ...

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"Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? ... Thy bone are marrow less, thy blood is cold; thou has no speculation in those eyes" (III, iv, 93-97). ... Blood represents a lot of guilt for Lady Macbeth, as well. ... Again, showing the imagery of blood used as guilt. The imagery of blood is used in two different ways. ...

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Stepping away from trash, another way we can help the environment is by donating blood / hair to those who are unfortunate. The American Red Cross offers the chance to donate your blood for a good cause. ... Keeping your sodas cold adds 10-25% to your electric bill, try drinking more water. ... Use the cold water setting on your clothes washer. Using cold water reduces your washer"'s energy use by 75%. ...

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Shakespeare immediately conveys the sense of cold and apathy in the opening scene. ... Midnight strikes and Barnardo notes, subtly referring to the sentiment of Denmark, that "tis bitter cold, and I am sick at heart" (I.1.8). Since the beloved King Hamlet has died and the Queen remarried, the morale of the people is low, and cold. ... Later in this scene, Claudius compares Hamlet to "the hectic in my blood and thou must cure me" (IV.3.65), portraying the psychologically ailing prince as a personal sickness, a fever raging in his body. ... He continues to describe how the poison Claudius ...

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• Cigarette smoking increases susceptibility to colds and viruses. ... What this means Raised blood pressure and high pulse rate both put strain on your heart, increasing your risk of a heart attack. The minute you stop your risk is reduced. 8 hours after giving up The carbon monoxide levels in your blood are halved. ... Reducing the level of carbon monoxide in your blood will reduce these problems. ... It raises blood pressure, and increases the likelihood of hypothermia and seizures. ...

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