Essays on Heart

Sometimes in our lives, we face situations that completely change our outlook for something. I was born and brought up in a strictly non-vegetarian family and the issue of veganism never popped in my mind. Never did it occur to me that eating of a ‘hamburger’ can be hurting for someone’s emotions. One fine day the assignment of ‘going vegan for a week’ was given to me.
In a matter of days, as I continued to study this subject, I could feel an inner transformation. In the Holy Bible, Christ has said “Love thy neighbor”. I began to

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Introduction

In the chapter 3 from the book The Basic Concepts of Wellness, the thing is about how to train body and mind very good so that to reach success in any kind of sport, specifically fitness. Training fitness is doing the hard work by stimulating muscles and getting trained heart. This chapter tells about how to do it right not to get the body harmed. It is necessary to choose the boots right, to decide how to organize the day correctly, how to deal with problems that may happen during training. The book may be very useful in order

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The heart has its reasons which reason does not know. This is a statement that appears to be simple, but is quite the opposite taking into consideration its deeper meaning. This is a statement by blaise Pascal while trying to describe the path to ethical truth. The question thus arises as to exactly what blaise Pascal is referring to when he says the heart and what is the motivation behind this particular choice of words. Emotionally the heart is associated with decisions that are inclined towards truth and right. The heart thus has a moral compass that is ever

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The Importance of Losing Weight and Staying Physically Fit
“You’re fat/chubby/overweight!” Nobody wants to hear such statements. In one of the several online blogs the topic of being fat, the unanimous writer narrates his personal life story on how being called fat or overweight hurts and leaves an emotional scar on the victim. It is something one never forgets. Being labeled fat is considered as offensive and an attack on one’s self esteem. While some embrace their overweight appearances and argue that true beauty comes from within, most of us feel humiliated on

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The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is a fictional novel with the sturdiest statements on imperialism. Though it has other significant themes, the emphasis focusing on imperialism can be easily noticed by the readers. Conrad wrote a letter to William Blackwood, his publisher, stressing how imperialism affected Africans. The narrative is clear and it sheds light on the criminality of incompetence and the high degree of selfishness in Africa civilization claiming its justification. Conrad declares his thoughts in a way that appears simple but in the reality, it is not. The aim of this paper is to discuss

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The human heart, which is roughly the size and shape of a man’s closed fist, contains 4 chambers and 4 valves. The 4 chambers of the heart that divide its internal cavity into four regions are the right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium and the left ventricle. The atria constitute the upper chambers and the ventricles comprise the lower chambers. The two atria have thin walls and receive venal blood. Deoxygenated blood from the systemic veins is received by the right atrium. The left atrium receives blood which is oxygenated from the pulmonary veins. The two ventricles have

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European colonial influences on African culture in Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” and Achebe’s “Civil Peace
Imperial powers employ different methods to control the nations ruled by them. Apart from force, they also use various ideological means as an indirect mode of attaining control over the colonized nation. Sometimes more than military prowess, ideological instruments makes the people of the colonies accept the power of the ruling imperialist nation, and make them receptive to the domination inflicted on them. Some of the ideological instruments include religion, literature, and education, and these instruments were used to create a

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Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to show how though the U.S. version of “The Office” is a comedy; it also has many elements of romance. Thesis: “The Office” is a romantic show.

Introduction

- Adapted for the U.S. in 2005, “The Office” is typically thought of as a comedy.
- For nine seasons, the show brought laughter to the homes of millions.
- With the humorous styling of comedians such as Ed Helms and Steve Carell, not many would believe that the show is interwoven with many elements of romance.

Thesis Statement: “The Office” is a romantic show.

Transition: To begin with
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Scimitar syndrome

Scimitar syndrome is a very rare congenital heart disease. It is also referred to as phylogenetic lung syndrome, pulmonary venolobar, mirror-image lung syndrome, vena cava bronchovascular syndrome, Halasz’s syndrome and, epibronchial right pulmonary artery syndrome .This disease is characterized by anomalous right pulmonary venous return into the inferior vena cava.
Normally, the pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood to the left chamber of the heart that is then pumped to the systemic circulation. However in this case, there is shunting of blood back to the inferior vena cava through an anomalous vein. This vein connects the pulmonary venous circulation

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Endothelial malfunction is the main cause for atherosclerosis. Arterial blockage increases the risk of stroke, congestive heart failure, and heart attack. Cocoa polyphenols, bioavailable superoxide dismutase, and pomegranate help the arteries from being damaged by enhancing endothelial function.
Pomegranate has influential antioxidant properties that protect the heart and blood vessels. Pomegranate juice reduces atherosclerotic properties, and reduces arterial plaque progression. Anthocyanins, Punicalagins, and tannins present in pomegranate acts as antioxidant and reduce cardiovascular diseases. Cocoa polyphenols enhance endothelial function, improve the free flow of blood, and prevents oxidation of LDL's.
Cocoa has a high concentration of flavonoids. Epicatechin and

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Tobacco is a plant that is mainly used in bio-engineering, as ornamentals as a component in pesticides and medications. However, chronic use of tobacco can lead to physical and psychological dependence. Smoking mainly consumes tobacco in the form of cigars, cigarettes, snuff and pipe tobacco.
There are numerous deleterious health complications that are caused by the consumption of tobacco. Tobacco smoking is solely responsible for 90% of lung cancer in the world. It also causes cancer in parts of the body such as the throat and the voice, esophagus, bladder, kidney, liver, stomach and the pancreas. Smoking of tobacco

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Barrel chest is used to refer to a rounded protruding chest that looks like a barrel. Barrel chest is not a disease per se, but it might reflect an underlying condition. Barrel chest relates to osteoarthritis, arthritis can harden the joints where the ribs fix to the spine. The ribs become attached in their most extended position. This is what causes the barrel shape of the chest. Barrel chest may also occur when the lungs are chronically overinflated with air, such that the rib cage assumes the extended position. Barrel chest is itself not treated, but the underlying disease

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Stress testing is a procedure done to diagnose coronary artery disease. The procedure works by in a way that information is obtained on how the heart works when someone performs physical exercises. An exercise stress test is usually done to determine how effective a human heart can function during physical exercises. A patient is subjected to some physical mostly peddling an exercise bicycle of walking on a treadmill for a short time of about three minutes. The intensity of the exercise in increased while the reading of the heart performance in recorded. The results are then found and interpretation

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His triglycerides levels are above the normal rate, which should be less than 150mg/dl. Triglycerides are stored type of fats which may pose a risk of stroke, heart attack, diabetes and other terminal diseases that my endanger his health (Kohli and Cannon, 2012). His Pattern B LDL need to be reduced as large percentage of Pattern B LDL increases the risk of coronary diseases.

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They regulate the amount of cholesterol level, reduces the amount of triglycerides and lipoprotein in the body (Jafri et al., 2009).

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CRP can be treated by use of Non-pharmacological

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Mark’s Total Cholesterol is below 186mg/dl and that is good, as it is under the 200 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) or less that is a desirable level. His HDL cholesterol that protects against heart disease is 45mg/dL under the 60 mg/dL considered optimal but above the 40 mg/dL considered low. However, it is close and he needs counseling to raise it. His LDL cholesterol of 119mg/dL is within the near optimal range of 100 to 129 mg/dL This LDL level is higher than the American mean level of 115 md/dL and Mark should work to reduce it. His

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Heart of Darkness is a novel written by Joseph Conrad. The setting of the book is in Belgian Congo, which was the most infamous European colony in Africa. This is a story about the protagonist Marlow’s journey to self-discovery, and his experiences in Congo. Conrad’s story explores the colonialism period in Africa to demonstrate Marlow’s struggles. Along the way, he faces insanity, death, his fear of failure, and cultural contamination as he makes his way to the inner station. Conrad through the protagonist and antagonist life explores European imperialism and its effects to Africans.
Marlow is

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The heart is a major body organ that pumps blood at a very high pressure to all parts of the body. The connection between the heart and the brain is vital because it brings about both personal and social coherence. The target audience is career men and women who are faced with day-to-day activities that may lead to stress. Lack of synchronisation in body systems is caused majorly by stress that leads to expression of negative emotions such as anger and anxiety. This greatly affects the performance of an individual.
Fatigue by definition is physical exhaustion because of hard

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Is muscle bulk reflection of one’s fitness?

Exercise has an important role in life by ensuring health and mental well-being. It benefits most parts of the body including the heart, bones, muscles and even the immune system. On the other hand, endurance training plays a key role in the development of skeletal muscles. In order to develop muscle bulk, rigorous exercising and endurance training is required. A natural muscular body means healthy muscles that indicate to aspects of muscle mass – endurance and strength. The question that surfaces in the mind is muscle bulk reflection of one’s fitness.
A lot of research has been carried out

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Sylvia Plath’s images, dark and heavy weigh down the soul while the reader is immersed in her words. You can feel the currents of her madness pulling you down. Not insanity but madness is the word for her. The solemn anger that she feels kept down for thirty years by a father who died when she was ten is cold but no less fierce.
She searches for the man, in her memory and in a world where his hometown name is common. She cannot find his root and sees his image stretched from San Francisco to Massachusetts, “Marble-heavy,

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Let me begin with explaining what Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is. In this condition, the upper chamber of the heart experiences irregular impulses, resulting in rapid and chaotic heart beats. The may case shortness of breath and intolerance to exercise. Its serious long-term consequences include; stroke; serious bleeding; cardiac arrest, and even death.
Traditionally treatment used to be started with medications. But, this approach had a limited effect. Since 1990s, hospitals had been performing a procedure, which does not require elaborate surgery or drugs. It focuses on the causes of atrial fibrillation. This procedure is called catheter ablation. In this

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Benefits of Green Tea

Tea is one of the one of the most popular beverages if not the most popular beverage on earth. A 2012 report says that, tea is the number two most consumed beverages after water in the whole world. This shows the rate of consumption of tea by people and how important it is to us. Various societies have embraced the role tea plays in their day do day lives. For example, the British have ‘tea time’ and various Asian communities have ancient tea ceremonies.
Green tea is preferred to black or white tea, because of the health benefits associated

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When it comes to visual marketing, the images used to advertise products are usually strategically selected to capture the attention of the target group and lure them to buying the product. The main idea is to communicate visually in the most simple and precise way possible. For any visual advertisement to be effective, it must take into account three aspects: the laws of the visual perception, the cognitive psychology of humans, and economy mostly of space.
In one advertisement of Coca-Cola soft drink, polar bears have been used to endorse the product. The image shows a father and baby

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Introduction

Blood pressure refers to the force exerted by the blood on the walls of the artery. Measuring the blood pressure is done in mmHg or millimeters of mercury and is given by two numbers. The number on the top shows the maximum pressure that is exerted by the heart while beating also known as systolic pressure. The bottom number shows the quantity of pressure in the arteries between heartbeats also known as the diastolic pressure. The difference that occurs between the top number and the lower one is referred to as the pulse pressure. Heart rate is

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Yoga refers to the body and mind practice that originated from the Indian philosophy. This technique involves the combination of breathing techniques, relaxation and physical postures. This healing system is helpful in the reduction of pain as well as improving the function. This technique is associated with reducing heart rate as well as reducing blood pressure. Yoga is effective in relieving stress and boosting the mood of the patient. The patient will also be able to gain confidence and to be calm.
In relation to health and illness, yoga helps the patient to improve the flow of blood in

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Capponnetto, Pasquale, Polosi, Riccardo, Russo, Cristina, Leotta, Carmela, Campagna, Davide. “Journal of Medical Case Reports 5.585 (2011)”
Within their Journal for Medical Case Reports Capponetto Et. Al. Emphasizes that e-cigarretes aids one person that e-cigarettes were not alternative for smoking but it is a tool so that people will at least lessen or quit smoking itself. People see E-cigarettes as a device to limit their cravings and to control withdrawal symptoms brought by nicotine intake by cigarettes. It also helps chain smokers to think that they can stop their addiction to cigarettes.
This source will be a great help

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English

Poe’s ‘The Tell-Tale Heart can be described as a short story that hovers around the theme of crime and murder, and the short movie also justifies the duration of the story. The movie is more of a narrative; the protagonist is seen continuously describing his mind and moves directly to the camera. The movie can be categorized as being quantitative because of the attitude of the protagonist right through the movie. He says that he has no personal hatred for the old man, but it’s his vulture’s eyes that seem to make him go cold inside.

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Biology

Based on the talk given by Graham Hill, he advised the audience to become a weekday vegetarian to improve the health condition and fitness of the human body. Hill stated that eating a burger will advance the risk of death by at least one-third. Being a vegetarian is more advantageous aside from health reasons, it also help save pollution in the environment and opposes cruelty to animals. The best solution for everyone is by becoming a weekday vegetarian, by removing meat from the weekly menu starting Monday until Friday. However, Hill suggested that on weekends, the audience can shift

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Introduction

It will be documented that the oxygen molecule, which basically glides through the air, happens to breathed in via the nose and mouth in the course of inhalation. It then moves from the nose and mouth into the pharynx, precisely, to the nasopharynx and oropharynx. Studies hae extended to reveal that the epiglottis in return closes so as to inhibit foreign substances from flowing into the windpipe (trachea). As it moves from pharynx, oxygen molecule passes through the voice box (larynx) via the trachea. It will be realized that the trachea actually separates into bronchi, which are mainstream branches

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Abstract

The Type A and Type B personality theory defines people with Type A personality as impatient, impulsive, ambitious, and even hostile or aggressive. People with Type B personality are the opposite of people with Type A personality, which makes them relaxed and easy-going. Because Type A behavior patterns are associated with higher stress levels, researchers have been investigating the association between those behaviors and physical health. This paper examines the association between illnesses and Type A behavior patterns. It also addresses the criticism regarding the role of the tobacco industry in funding Type A behavior patterns research and identifies

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During the time of Samuel, why did the people of Israel desire a king?

The people of Israel demanded a king during this time due to several reasons. The age of Samuel contributed greatly to the demand of a king by the Israelites. Samuel was old enough that he could no longer led the Israelites. The Israelites, therefore, needed someone strong to take over Samuel in leading Israel. The other reason why the people of Israel demanded for a king was due to the fact that the sons of Samuel were very corrupt and could not provide services in a just and fair manner to the people of Israel. The people of Israel

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Sanford, J., Townsend-Rocchicciolli,J.,Horigan, A., &Hall, P. (2011): A process of decision making by caregivers of family members with heart failure. Research & Theory for Nursing Practice, 25(1), 55–70.
The purpose of the research, ‘a process of decision making by caregivers of family members with heart failure: Research and Theory for \nursing practice’ was to find out how family members of individuals who have heart failure make decisions. A decision making process which consisted of many actions was gotten. The actions included seeking information and input, reflecting, supporting, choosing and validating the decision.
The research questions

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The correlations are the association between the variables. Each variable is assigned with a number to represent the value of a variable. However, sex, origin, and political preference can be treated as a variable but we don’t know how to assign a number to represent each category. In general, a variable can take more than one value. The linear correlation is a simplest form of association. There are some problem arises during the evolution of the two different data using the correlation, e.g., in nuclear power plant, there is a correlation between the radiation and cancer because people

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Obesity or being overweight is having a lot of body fat that is excessive or abnormal and usually has a risk on an individual’s health. It has numerous negative effects on an individual’s health and life in general. Health effects of obesity that affects individuals include illnesses such as high blood pressure, diabetes, joint problems, heart diseases, cancer, metabolic syndrome, psychosocial effects, respiratory problems and sleep apnea (Bray, 2004).
In relation to high blood pressure, extra weight that results from obesity raises the individual’s heart rate, which returns, reduces the ability of the body to carry

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Chapter 8

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Martin Luther King in his ‘volume of sermons’, expresses the need to have a synthesis of opposites in our life. In the chapter titled ‘A Tough mind and Tender Heart’, he says how Jesus preached his disciples to be, as wise as a serpent and as harmless as a dove. Through these words King asks his followers, to develop a tough mind and a tender heart. He says a man should have a tough mind, which would discern truth from false, and cleanse itself from prejudices and superstitions.
He adds how soft-minded people are prone

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A relationship of dependency between two variables in the scope of statistics is termed as linear correlation. When the response of one variable is dependent upon how the second variable is treated then it is safe to assume they are correlated. As given the heart rate and smoking are said to be linearly correlated. This point suggests that the number of cigarettes smoked would either increase or decrease an individual’s pulse.
The hypothesis in the question states that as a person smokes more cigarettes his/her pulse rate is likely to increase alongside. However, the conclusion only suggests that

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It is approximated that more than 200000 people gathered at Washington on March 28 1963 at the Lincoln memorial. In this place, Martin Luther delivered an emotional speech I have dream which focused on the injustices of discrimination and segregation of African American in the society. By the use of the artificial proofs such as ethos, Lagos and pathos, he was in a position to tell people whose eyes were close by the color of the skin that all people are equal and color of the skin should not divide people (Bade 612). By use of these styles, he

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My life has never been easy. Ever since I came to the United States, I have been devoting my life to studying and working in order to financially support myself and my family. Although it has been taking all my free time, I always remember that we are never given anything we couldn’t handle. So, if this is a test on how strong and patient I am, I have been passing it with a perfect score. Money spins the world and this fact is hard to argue with. Bigger or smaller capital grants us food, accommodation, clothes, an

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William Faulkner once said that “the human heart in conflict with itself” is the only subject that is truly worth writing about. There are many authors who have applied this advice to their characters throughout literature. From the complicated Nineteen Eighty-Four’s Winston Smith to the simplistic Sam I Am’s Sam, there are too many characters to name who spend the pages of their novel feeling in conflict with their own hearts. Two more examples of such characters are Bernard Marx, from Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and Louise from Kate Chopin’s The Story of an

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Single-subject designs are a research method that test for an independent variable in a small number of subjects, typically one. The method is thought to have originated from behavioral psychology and is preferred for experiments involving behavioral change or modification because the outcomes are tested periodically from the beginning of the experiment to the end. Single-subject designs include at least one phase where there is no treatment and one phase where there is treatment. The test subjects, therefore, act as their own control. Single-subject designs are relevant where behavioral change needs to be observed, as one can not only

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Alcoholism is a very tentative social indulgent, activity, hobby or maybe a form of social medicinal assistance to people based on basic perceptions of the various factors that affect people. Alcoholism may be more specifically referred to as the consumption of alcohol persistently or mental illness associated with alcohol dependency.The rationale or motive behind this topic is to offer an insight to the effects and impacts of alcoholism on people, how we can filter the bad and impart the good or positive benefits of alcoholism on society in order to build a more positive social set up. The market

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