...audience to make a blood regularly if your blood is safe to be transferred to another human being. Thesis statement: People should give blood because it is easy and though there might be a little pain involved it, while blood donation will help save so many lives and you can get great snacks. INTRODUCTION I. ATTENTION A. Attention Getter: Do you know that blood donation can help save the lives of up to three people? According to American Red Cross's blood statistics, if you began donating blood at age 17 and donated every 56 days until you reached 76, you would have donated 48 gallons of blood, potentially helping save more than 1000 lives. B. Common ground: Every two seconds, someone in the United State needs blood and more than 41,000 blood donations are needed every day. So while you may never worry about having enough blood to function, plenty of others are not as fortunate. C. Thesis: Blood donors report feeling a sense of great satisfaction after making their donation. Because help others in need just feels good. Transition: Now let us begin with the need for blood donation. BODY II. NEED A. The article "Donate" in the New York Times quoted as saying, "The stress on the blood supply is increasing. " 1. The demand for blood never lets up because according to "Give Blood" In Weekly Reader, every day thousands of people need donations to survive. 2. The blood must go through a series of time-consuming tests and then used before it perishes - whole blood for instance...
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...MINDS OF DISADVANTAGED KIDS SUMMARY This article is written by Shereen Lehman. It was about music lessons can improve the minds of children. Community based music lessons for disadvantaged youth can have positive biological effects on their brains. The children were actively playing instruments themselves rather than passively listening to others’ music. In this article, it explained that the children between the ages six and nine participated in the study published in the Journal of Neuroscience. They all went to public schools and lived in gang-reduction zones of Los Angeles. The children were split it into two groups. One group started lessons right away. For two hours per week, they received training in music fundamentals and learning to play the recorder. Most kids progressed to group instruction with instruments after six months. The second group waited a year before starting lessons. Each year the research team evaluated the children’s ability to process speech. Children who took lessons for two years showed improvements in their ability to distinguish similar sounds. However, these changes were not apparent after only one year. The music deeply engages the emotional system of the brain and children learn best when they’re excited about things. COMMENT Music is an art form whose medium is sound. It is about melody and harmony. Music is something that known as universal language. Regardless of where are you from and what your background, a good melody is something...
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...University of Phoenix students. Taking some time to explore its website to discover some of the many topics, resources, and tools available is a great way to find information to enhance and support health and wellness. Complete the following assignment: Chronic Disease Risk Assessment Take one of the health risk assessments located on the LRC website. After completing the assessment, write a 500- to 750-word summary that includes the following: • Description of the disease • Risk factors for the disease • Lifestyle choices you can make in your life to decrease your modifiable risk factors for this disease To locate the health risk assessments follow these instructions: • Login to the student website. • Click on the Programs tab at the top of the page, and then on Life Resource Center under Services. • From the LRC home page, click on Thriving. • Click on Health Tools. • Click on Assess Your Health. • Click on the Health Risks tab. Note. Do not submit or divulge your assessment results. Results should remain private. Leukemia has to deal with malignant disorder that involves the bone marrow and blood systems. Leukemia is when you have an uncontrolled growth of abnormal white blood cells. Bone marrow has to deal with soft tissue in the center of the bones that blood cells are produced. Leukemia means white blood cells. Your white blood cells are used to fight infections and...
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...rubric is attached. 1. Find and read a current event (at least 500 words; biology related) from a periodical. Print or copy it. (See resource section on Moodle for ideas.) 2. Write a 1 paragraph summary of the article (5+ sentences). 3. Using JSTOR, locate and read a scientific study on the same general topic as your current event. If you cannot find a study, change your current event. Print the study. 4. Write a 1 paragraph summary of the study (5+ sentences). 5. Identify all the relevant variables in the study. (IV, DV, and controlled) 6. Assess the strength of the procedure in the study. (Excellent, good, fair, or poor) Was this experiment well designed? Does the type of data collected match the question? (For example, if the question is about height of plants, but data collected is how many plants sprouted, then these do not match and the procedure is poorly designed.) (5+ sentences) 7. Does the conclusion match the data? Is there enough empirical (number) evidence to support the conclusion? Do you agree with the conclusions drawn? (5+ sentences) 8. Give a brief, 3 minute, presentation to the class on both the current event and the topic. A summary of your written findings will do. Be prepared for a 2 minute Q & A from myself and your classmates....
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...Introduction Heart failure is a condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood through the body. When this happens, parts of the body do not get the blood and oxygen needed for them to function properly. This can cause symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, and confusion. There is no cure for heart failure. However, following your health care provider's instructions about a healthy lifestyle and being treated with medicines can help you stay active and live longer. The types of medicine you are prescribed will depend on your symptoms and what is causing the heart failure. In some cases, you may need to take more than one medicine. It is important to talk to your health care provider about all the medicines you are taking, how...
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...Image Public Health Concern Lobbying It is your task to convince members of the House of Representatives why your “concern” is the most important and should receive the highest priority for federal funding. Each partner must list a minimum of three points of justification or evidence to support your chosen Public Health Concern. Work together to research, write the summary and to strategize how to persuasively present the information about your topic to show why your program is the most deserving. Each partner will earn a different score (except for the 4 point Summary). Summary 4 pts (together) + Arguments/Facts 6 pts (individual) + Presentation 10 pts (individual) = 20 points Goals: To survey current public health concerns and to make an effective argument with documented research Name: Jared Lee_____________________ Name: Michael Sedlacek Public Health Concern ___Heart disease___ Summary (4 pts together): Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States and in Europe as well. On average it kills about 600,000 people annually which is one in every four people. There are lots of things that can influence the risk of a person getting heart disease such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, and many more. Each year, about 715,000 Americans have a heart attack and 250,000 people die from cardiac arrest each year. Heart disease is one of the biggest health concerns in America...
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...6 Human Health and Physiology Introduction – The human body is composed of cells organize into tissues, tissues organized into organs and organs organized into an organ system. This chapter will cover some of the major organ systems of the boy and how those organ systems interact with each other = physiology. 6.1 Digestion Why do we digest food? – Here is the series of the events in order: ~Ingestion: You eat the food. ~Digestion: A series of chemical reactions, whereby you convert the ingested foot to smaller and smaller molecular forms. ~Absorption: Small molecular forms are absorbed through cells of your digestive system and pass into nearby blood or lymphatic vessels ~Transport: Your circulatory system delivers the small molecular nutrients to your body cells. Digestion solves a problem of molecular size. – Many of the foods we ingest have very large molecules –to large to pass across any cell membrane. – In order to get into our bloodstream, molecules must pass through the cell membranes of our intestines and then through the cell membrane of the capillary. Therefore any food we eat must be chemically digested to a suitable size. (Page 165) Digestion allows you to turn molecules into ‘your own’ – Plant cells characteristically store excess carbohydrates in the form of starch whereas animals store excess carbohydrates as glycogen. – Each type of living organism has its own unique set of...
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...group members. You are free to form your own groups, whether through face-to-face contact or by using the ‘group formation’ forum on CloudDeakin. Ensure once your group is formed that you register it on CloudDeakin. You are required to finalise your group formation by the second week of trimester. GROUP WORK TIPS Your group will benefit from diversity. You are encouraged to form groups with a broad range of skills covering quantitative analysis, writing, editing skills and leadership skills. You should also try to form groups that cover diverse industry groups and cultural backgrounds. You should consider appointing a leader for the group. The role of the leader is to coordinate meetings and set deadlines. However, the group should still agree on decisions made by the leader and the group cannot expect the leader to bear responsibility for the group’s performance. At the initial stage, avoid assigning different tasks to each member. You are encouraged to work as a group, meaning you should first think about the project as a whole, write down some bullet points, and then meet together to work out a plan prior to the assigning of tasks. Also, do not expect to simply ‘compile’ different bits and pieces from each member to form an assignment. The group needs to sit down and ensure the whole paper reads consistently and is interconnected. Set deadlines. Think creatively about ways to make the group meetings enjoyable. Choice of location and some nice food can make a difference. Most...
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...Introduction At every prenatal exam, your health care provider will take your blood pressure, check your weight, and measure your belly to make sure your pregnancy is progressing in a healthy way. Your provider will also check your baby's heart rate. Having certain tests and screenings during pregnancy is another important part of your prenatal care. Tests and screenings help your health care provider find problems that might affect your pregnancy. Some tests are done for all pregnant women, and some are optional. Most tests and screenings during pregnancy do not pose any risks for you or your baby. You may need additional testing if any routine tests indicate a problem. Tests and screenings done in early pregnancy These are common tests and...
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...system in the body because it includes the heart and blood, which most people view as the symbol of life itself. If your heart beats, you are alive. I am most interested in the circulatory system, because it’s fascinating and also very relatable for me as my mom and dad both struggle with different circulatory issues. For me it’s interesting because I am able to learn and understand their conditions better due to informative teaching. Before I explain the disease, I should first explain how and what the circulatory system does in the human body when healthy. The circulatory system,...
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...Workshop Summary: Recruiting Blood Donors – Successful Practices An FDA sponsored workshop held on the NIH campus July 6 & 7, 2000 This two-day workshop was designed for information gathering and sharing. On Thursday we heard concise reports on the theory and practice of recruiting blood donors from successful recruiters. The presenters represented a diverse group of blood centers, both in terms of location and number of collections. On Friday all the attendees had a chance to participate in two of five facilitated discussions on relevant topics: advertising; education; donor retention / satisfaction; incentives; and the top ten actions to recruit and retain donors. Summary slides from the Friday discussion sessions are available at http://www.fda.gov/cber/summaries.htm. There was apparent consensus on many key points: * Successful programs are multifaceted, drawing on expertise in customer relations, advertising, public relation and, marketing. Such programs exhibit a culture of innovation and hard work. * The most successful programs have all staff members encouraging and thanking donors. * Donor recognition is an important component of a successful program. Recognition does not mean providing incentives or gifts to donors. Recognition means acknowledging donors altruistic contribution at each donation, with special recognition at milestones of their donation career such as a public thank-you for multi-gallon donors at a celebration dinner...
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...estimated 15 million people with some form of diabetes in the United States.” According to the National Diabetes Fact Sheet, “1.9 million new cases of diabetes are diagnosed in people aged 20 years and older in 2010.” Diabetes ranks seventh among the leading causes of death in the United States and causes more deaths than breast cancer and AIDS combined. . Preview: Diabetes is a chronic disease in which there are high levels of sugar in the blood. There are three main types of diabetes, Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin Dependent, and Gestational Diabetes. . Body . Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus also known as Type I diabetes is an autoimmune disease. Type I diabetes is also known as juvenile onset diabetes. 1. “Only 5% of people with diabetes have this form of the disease.” 2. People with this type have little or no ability to produce insulin. a. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. 3. The pancreas undergoes a change and cells that usually produce insulin are destroyed by the body’s own immune system, believing the pancreas to be a foreign organ. a. As a result, the body may then try to eliminate the pancreas. 4. The cause of type 1 diabetes is unknown; this kind of disorder can be passed down through families. 5. If you have been diagnosed with Type I diabetes, you should have a check-up each week until you have good control over your blood sugar. 6. With treatments such...
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...Directions: Locate two resources on the Internet that explain meditation techniques. Copy and paste the web address into the top of the matrix. After reviewing the website, provide a brief summary for each source. Below your summary, list two interesting facts you learned from each site. Try the techniques you located in your Internet search. Provide a brief description of what happened in your experience. Be sure to answer the two questions below the matrix also. Do you think meditation leads to heightened sensation and perception? Explain why or why not. On the surface, it seems to. We already know that a blind man has a better sense of hearing or smelling. So, senses can be “heightened.” Meditation seems to be a practice of sensitivity. It is done in silence so that you may hear the slightest sound, with your eyes closed so that you may see the dimmest light, and the most comfortable posture so that you may feel the slightest pain. If you truly believe we are evolutionary creatures and you know that our bodies function in cycles of work and rest, you should believe that there should be a cycle of concentration and meditation. Concentration is the stage of perception where we are filling up our senses with maximum chatter and we are responding frame by frame and in fact, some chatter can be so massive that it masks the other chatter out, this principle applies to sound as well. A big boom will mask and completely destroy the chances of a tiny squeak being heard....
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...Madeya Chunawala Audience Analysis Survey 1. What is your age? 2. What is your gender? Male Female 3. What is your race? African-american/black ________ White ________ Latino _________ Asian American _________ Other __________ 4. What is your Hobby? 5. What is your religion? 6. What is your major? 7. What did you like the most about my speech? 8. Do I need to improve my speech? Topics of Informative Speech First Topic: Smoking and its effect Second Topic: Abuse of children Third Topic: Drinking and driving Madeya Chunawala Topic: Smoking and its effect General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the effects of smoking. Central idea: The effects of smoking cause several diseases and lead to death. Introduction: I. Attention-getting device: According to inforesearchlab.com/smoking death, smoking will kill 6.5million people in 2015. It also states that over 443,000 American dies because of smoking every year. II. Relevance: Being informed about the effects of smoking will help us to save our life. III. Credibility: I’ve never did smoking, but I have seen many deaths due to smoking in my family...
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...• High levels of fats in the blood • High blood pressure • Being overweight and, in particular, having lots of fat around your middle. The symptoms of PCOS can be controlled using a combination of lifestyle changes, cosmetic measures and medication. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) PCOS is a relatively common condition, affecting how a woman’s ovaries work. Healthier food choices and increasing physical activity can improve the symptoms of PCOS. This Food Fact Sheet will look at PCOS and how to manage it with diet and exercise. PCOS affects millions of women in the UK – around one in ten. There are three features which lead to a woman being diagnosed with PCOS: 1. A number of cysts that develop around the edge of the ovaries (polycystic ovaries). 2. A failure in the release of eggs from the ovaries (ovulation). 3. A higher level of male hormones than normal, or male hormones that are more active than normal. Even if only two of these features are present, this is enough to confirm the diagnosis. Eat well Healthy eating and being active can help you with PCOS symptoms and are very important to help prevent developing heart disease and diabetes in the future. This includes eating lots of fruit and vegetables, choosing lean meats and low-fat dairy foods as well as limiting the amount of fatty and sugary foods and drinks you consume. If you are trying to conceive, it is particularly important that you have enough nutrients or ‘goodness’ in your diet, and also take a folic...
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