What is Achondroplasia? Commonly known as dwarfism. It is the most common type of short-limbed disproportionate dwarfism. The term achondroplasia was first used by Parrot in 1878. Although the term ‘achondroplasia’ literally means ‘without cartilage’‚ but in achondroplasia‚ the cartilage is formed but it does not get converted to bone especially‚ in the limbs. People with achondroplasia have short arms and legs‚ normal size trunk and a large head. Another condition similar to achondroplasia is hypochondroplasia
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Nicole Dale 6/12/10 Humanities Masterpiece final What is a masterpiece anyways and who depicted what makes a piece of art a masterpiece and what doesn’t? As stated in our book a masterpiece is a work that in style‚ execution and resonance far exceeds what other artists were doing at the same time. A masterpiece is also something that can always stand on its own and it will find admirers in any age. To me a masterpiece is something that accomplishes inner emotion in the viewer as the exterior
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developed‚ chairs developed. When I think of a chair‚ I immediately think “four legs‚ seat‚ back‚ etc.”. But is this really what a chair is? Could you not also place a book on this “chair” and it would now be transformed into a table? Is it possible that I could sit on a table‚ or a stump‚ or a bed and it would now be a chair? How do we as humans instinctively know what chairs are? When are we taught to know the difference between chairs and other furniture? Is it just implied‚ or is there something
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What is a Yankee? To most of the world‚ a Yankee is an American‚ anybody who lives in the United States. It is not always a pleasant connotation; in fact‚ "Yankee‚ go home!" calls up images of angry Latin American mobs protesting the oppression of American imperialist policies. To most Americans‚ though‚ the word Yankee means either the pin-striped New York baseball team or the Northern forces in the American Civil War‚ the soldiers from north of the Mason-Dixon Line. In time‚ though‚ the idea
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Define Ethics in your own words: Ethics: Personally‚ Ethics main two things: Firstly‚ ethics mains establishing right or wrong standards which dictate what humans ought to do‚ usually in terms of rights‚ obligations‚ benefits to society‚ fairness‚ or specific virtues. Once these standards are set‚ one should refrain from anything that is unacceptable in a society such as rape‚ stealing‚ murder‚ assault‚ slander‚ and fraud. On the other hand‚ Ethics can be a set of standards that are acceptable
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life than can create our own way of Philosophical thinking. The questions we ask ourselves‚ the why‚ where‚ when‚ and how defines our own Philosophy on a given topic or situation. We can be closed minded and feel there is no need to explore beyond what we believe to be right or wrong. We can be open minded and explore the possibilities that surround us‚ to stop and think that there are more than just one point of view‚ thoughts‚ feelings‚ emotions‚ and so on than our own. To explore the
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What is Philosophy? While Philosophy has no clear cut definition‚ it can be described as the act of questioning ideas‚ thoughts‚ and beliefs to try to form answers supported by good reasoning. These answers are not always clearly supported by fact like scientific questions‚ but use logic to express what a person views as correct. Questions of a philosophical nature can be grouped into four main branches and use a method of arguments and logic to support a reasonable opinion or view. Four major
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Lichtenberg’s quote because in human nature‚ many people are followers‚ and are so‚ due to the fact that certain situations either force them or influence them to take part in an action. In this case‚ charitable work. So the question at hand; why do people do what others do‚ and is that okay? One of the best ways to dissect and generate an answer to this question is to compare it to something in real life. Recently‚ in the Summer of 2014‚ social media‚ and mass media for that matter‚ was bombarded without warning
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differences made it difficult for the Third Estate to gain any power; there were constant disagreements between the rich members and poor members in the Third Estate. As a result‚ Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès‚ a liberal clergy member‚ wrote a famous pamphlet‚ “What is the Third Estate?‚” to address this problem. According to Sieyès and his pamphlet‚ the Third Estate is the complete nation. In order for a nation to exist and prosper‚ it requires individual effort and public functions. He categorizes individual
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self-help areas. It focuses a lot on various areas that affect and influence health. Life changes‚ death‚ divorce‚ stress‚ job loss‚ illness‚ money problems‚ or any loss can greatly affect your mental health. If you seek the answer to the question ‘what is psychology‚ take a closer look at the early stages of the study of psychology. Abnormal psychology is a branch of psychology that deals with psychopathology and abnormal behavior. The term covers a broad range of disorders‚ from depression to
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