Essays

Is There a Connection Between Allergies and Asthma?

At first, it is necessary to roughly define the medical conditions we are talking about – asthma and allergies. Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways characterized by recurring inflammations of the bronchial tubes. The mucous membrane of asthma patients is permanently inflamed and/or irritated, leading to the classic symptoms bronchoconstriction, tightness of the chest, breathlessness and coughing as well as fatigue. It has two major causes: the genetic disposition that makes the tubes react sensitively to special irritations and allergens or infections which trigger the typical causes of dyspnoea. It is a clear indicator of asthma that some of its symptoms recede after an asthma attack. Up to today, there is no cure for asthma; with effective medical treatment, however, patients can live a good life. Particularly affected are children – asthma is the most common chronic disease in childhood.

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Write About Why There Shouldn’t Be Homework

The current education process seems like an elaborated and balancing system including in school study sessions and individual practices as the homework. Still, there is a lot of critical issues in the quality of education. Where there should or shouldn’t be a homework becomes a critical yet rhetorical question in the educational world.

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Why Does GEICO Spend So Much on TV Ads?

Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) is an insurance company that offers coverage and policies for car, motorcycle, and many others. In 1936, founder Leo Goodwin only targeted clients who are under the U.S. government and from the military; but, eventually have grown to serve a broader network of individuals through the years.

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Who Was More Powerful in the 15th Century—Europe or China?

There was a big difference between Europe and China in the 15th century. China was a huge empire and Europe was not. Europe was an emerging economy and was made up of small empires, national states and city-states. China was technologically advanced at the time and Europe was in its prosperity, especially in Italy.

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The Development of Mexico’s Culture after the Mexican Revolution

The Mexican Revolution, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica, was a period in Mexican history “which resulted ultimately at the end of the 30-year dictatorship in Mexico and the establishment of a constitutional republic” (“Mexican Revolution”). It was a time marked by fierce battles between various rival groups “in constantly shifting alliances” (“Mexican Revolution”), resulting in a massive number of fatalities. Nevertheless, while the period itself may seem sad and regrettable owing to the bloodshed, the effects it made to Mexico’s governance, and culture cannot be forgotten.

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What Is Philosophy?

Since the dawn of humankind, we used to wonder who we are, why are we here, what is ‎the real purpose of us, human beings in this vast world. Considering that those questions are just one out ‎of too many, with time emerged need for a discipline that would make it possible to answer all these rather critical questionings about ourselves and meaning of our very existence in general (L. Christian‎ 40).

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The Three Witches Told Macbeth His Fate. Did the Events in Macbeths Life Occur Because of the Witches Profesy or Because of the Choices He Made?

A metaphorical and dramatic representation of characters in Shakespeare’s works introduced serious challenge in the scientific, artistic and theological analysis of the question of influence on human behavior and being. The complexity of the character of Macbeth provides a real treasure, both for the field of the theory of literature and psychological sciences.

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Summarize How Stephen King Uses Local Color and Imagery to Describe the Overlook Hotel.

The Shining is a novel written by the world-renowned writer Stephen King. It is a psychological horror novel filled with suspense and uncanny emotions. It is a story about a father who took up a job as a caretaker of a Hotel for its winter break. He took his family along to settle there for five months with the intention of finding peace, solitude, and scenery to inspire him to write plays. The hotel named Overlooked hotel has a history of deaths of its guests and a caretaker who surrendered to cabin fever and later on killed his family.

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V for Vendetta: A Political Philosophy Issue

V for Vendetta is a political thriller movie directed by James McTeigue, written by the Wachowski Brothers. It is based on the 1988 DC/Vertigo Comics written by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. The story represents a near-future alternative history of Britain in the late 90s. This paper aims to address the political philosophy issues as seen in the movie.

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Are Anna and Gurov likable characters? Does the answer to this question change as the story The Lady With The Dog progresses?

In the beginning, the main character of the story Dmitry Gurov appears to be narrow-minded person who has lost interest in life and did not respect people around him, including his wife. People are nothing more than entertainment for him, but when he meets Anna, he starts to see things differently. Living a long life full of lies, hypocrisy, and egoism, Gurov finally finds someone who makes his heart beat faster. At the end of the story, we see a man who is capable of loving, sacrificing and believing.

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