In addition, I also have a persistent cough for two weeks. Nurse: When did you start experiencing these symptoms? Mitha: I’m getting tired about two months ago; then, a little after that headache coming. I suffered stomach disorders long before feeling exhausted. Nurse: Are you taking medication? Mitha: Just vitamins. Nurse: What vitamins do.
From 753 to 509 B.C. The city developed from a village into a city ruled by kings.
Later, the army served not only to protect Rome, but also to expand its territory into an empire. The Romans managed to defeat many countries because they had such an effective fighting machine. By 300 B.C., the empire controlled most of the Italian peninsula. It eventually stretched from southern Europe to the Mediterranean Sea and from the Atlantic Ocean to Arabia. It was the Roman Army that made it possible for the emperors to protect Rome and to control the people it had conquered.
It is believed that the Black Death originated in Asia since the first outbreak of the plague was reported in China in the early 1330’s. As trade between Asia and Europe was growing significantly, merchant ships infested with rats, via the ports of the Black Sea, brought the disease with them. In October 1347, Italian ships from China, with many of those on board already dying of the plague, arrived in Sicily, Italy.
Since Italy was the center of European commerce, business, and politics, the disease spread quickly. By August 1348, the plague had spread as far north as England. It Struck cities first and then infected rural areas. After five years, the plague killed 25 million people —more than one quarter of the population of Europe —before it seemed to disappear. Cases still appeared in Europe for more than 200 years later although these were not as widespread as before. Oxidation is a chain reaction between free radicals, molecules with one or more unpaired electrons, and other normal molecules.
As free radicals are unstable, they react very quickly with other normal molecules to gain stability. They attact the nearest molecules by “stealing” their electrons. When the “attacked” molecules lose their electrons, they become free radicals themselves. This starts a chain reaction called the oxidation process. Oxidation results in the disruption of healty living cells, causing changes leading to cancer, stroke, heart disease, etc. The body produces its own antioxidants, e.g. The enzyme superoxide dismutase, to keep free radicals in balance.
However, stress, aging, polluted air and cigarette smoke can add to the number of free radicals in the body, causing an imbalance. Antioxidants in fresh fruits and vegetables such as beta-carotene, which is a vitamin A precursor, vitamin C, vitamin E, and selenium can help prevent cell and tissue damage. For example, vitamin E and beta-carotene appear to protect cell membranes, and vitamin C removes free radicals from inside the cell. But these antioxidants could not be produced by the body; they must be ingested. The two types of the Olympics differ in location, time, and kind of sports. The Summer Games take place in a major city, and the Winter Games take place in a winter resort.
The Summer Games are held in various months and draw as many as five million spectators during the 16 days of competition. Events such as athletics, gymnastics, and swimming, as well as the Association football games, usually attract large crowds and wide coverage by the press. A sport must be popular in at least 75 countrieson four continents before it can be considered for the Summer Games in men’s sports, and in ten countries on three continents in women’s sports. The Winter Games take place in January or February. A sport must be widely practiced in at least 25 countries on three continents before it can be part of these games. There are seven approved sports for the Winter Games: the biathlon, bobsledding, figure skating, ice hockey, luge, skiing, and speed skating.
The other sports have separate competitions for men and women. The opening ceremony is particularly impressive. The athletes of Greece march into the Stadium first, in honor of the original Olympics, held in ancient Greece. The other athletes follow in alphabetical order by country, depending on the spelling of the nations’ names in the language of the host country. The athletes of the host country enter last.
The head of state of the host country declares the games open while hundreds of doves are released into the air. They are considered the symbol of peace. Community Antenna Television (CATV) or cable television was developed to meet the demand for television in the U.S. During the television licensing freeze in the late 1940’s. It was John Walson, an owner of an appliance shop that carried televisions in Mahanoy City, Penn., who first developed CATV.
Because of the poor signal reception from TV stations in his area, he had a problem selling televisions. Walson built an antenna on the top of nearby mountain and strung a wire from it to his shop. He extended the wire to buyers of his televisions. Cable TV has gained popularity among viewers. Because cable TV carries more bandwidth than broadcast TV, subscribers are provided with many more specialized channels offering particular genres such as sci-fi and women’s programs. Since cable TV networks rely much less on revenue from commercials, they can also feature programs (such as minority sports or ethnic programs) for much smaller numbers of viewers. Moreover, cable TV has more lenient rules regarding acceptable content, allowing greater freedom in the use of foul language, pornography, and violence.
This lack of restrictions on content has led cable TV programs with more adult-oriented programs. In America, the phrase “all men are created equal” took on a life of its own or was utilized by groups in ways that the authors never anticipated.
For example, African-Americans quickly used the phrase to challenge slavery in the United States. The ideal of equality led northern states to free slaves within their borders in the 1780’s, 1790’s and early 1800’s, while black and white abolitionists used the ideal to attack slavery in the South before the Civil War. In the 1950’s and 1960’s, civil right supporters rallied behind Jefferson’s words in their fight against racism. Twentieth-century feminists used the phrase for their own goals, stating, “all men and women are created equal.”. In other countries, the Declaration of Independence influenced political developments.
Its influence was strong in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, which was adopted by the National Assembly of France in 1789. In the nineteenth century, various Latin American movements fighting for independence from European colonial powers adopted the principles of the declaration. Furthermore, it influenced recent struggles for national identity. For instance, the Vietnamese communist leader Ho Chi Minh cited the American document as one of the rationales behind his fight to establish an independent and unified Vietnam.