Tuesday 18 June 2013

Summary Heart of Darkness pages 20-30

In this chapter Marlow camp for 10 days .  Then he met the chief of the company and they talk about everything. Marlow asked who was Kurtz, and the chief said that his company was the best selling the Ivory. 
In that 10 days on the camp Marlow saw the reality of the situation in the Congo , the very bad conditions of the life there.

The daily routine of Marlow was camp, cook, sleep,  and and march. 

The Marlow saw a black man very sick and in very bad conditions. He decides to search for Mr.Kurtz asking to all the people there.





Monday 17 June 2013

What is Imperialism?

The Imperialism is an unequal human and territorial relationship , usually in the form of an empire, based on ideas of superiority and practices of dominance , and involving the extension of authority and control of one state or people over another.



Opinion Piece

                                    Fighting with Parkinson using Alternative medicine


The Parkinson affects commonly to older adults , above 50 years , but can appear at a younger age. It is a degenerative neurological disorder that affects in the control of body movements. I think alternative medicine is better than conventional for Parkinson , because this disease has no cure, so therapies and other supplements of alternative medicine may help you with this disease that will be with you for the rest of your life.

The alternative medicine is better than conventional because it helps you with long therapies , and is a disease that have no cure so I think conventional meidine is worst , because you spend a lot of money in pilds and that things and at the final I think is the same result but with this medicine(alternative) you spend less money than conventional and the result is the same.

In my opinion the best medicine for the Parkinson disease is the Alternative, it is less expensive , more effective in all ways and therapies and other supplements will help the patient with the disease.

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Friday 14 June 2013

Guideline

                                          How to do a Kong Vault in Parkour

In this guideline I will explain how to do a Kong Vault. First , for you to know the Parkour is a sport that you practice in the street , and consist in jumping things and doing tricks. But in this guideline I will explain the best way to do a Kong Vault.

For this trick and this sport in general , you have to to move fast and you need to be strong , because in this sport you need to use your arms a lot.
You need to use comfortable clothes , like trainers to run , a sport t-shirt , and shorts.

The best way to do the Kong Vault , is first practicing without runing , until you feel you are ready to do it runing , you will do this trick very good ,  because you must be confident in this sport.

The Kong Vault consist in running and jumping over a wall not very high , and falling in the wall with your arms and then jumping with the arms falling on the floor.

To do this trick you have to go running very fast , then jump a long distance forward and high , at the same time you need to bend your body forward to fall with your arms , and finally you need to do a lot of force to jump with your arms and finish the trick.

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Cumulative project 1st medio Language B

Research- Parkinson


1.- What are the characteristics of this illness or upheaval?

Parkinson affects commonly to older adults, above 50 years, but can appear at a younger age. Is a progressive disease, a degenerative neurological disorder  that affects in the control of your body movement and lead you to start shaking and have difficulty with walking, movement and coordination. Is one of the most common nervous system disorders . According to the Northwest Parkinson’s foundation in 2010 it afflicts over 1 million people. Each person is affected differently and the rate of progression varies greatly between individuals.


2.- Why does it occur?

Parkinson’s occurs when certain nerve cells in a part of the brain called “substantia nigra” die or become impaired normally, these cells produce a vital chemical known as “dopamine”. When approximately 70% of the dopamine producing cells are damaged , the sumptoms of Parkinson disease appear.


3.- What are the most common symptoms?

The first symptom of  Parkinson is trembling or shaking, this start on one part of the body usually in hands. Also can affect on your arms , legs , feet or face.
 Other symptom is that you start moving slower. This symptoms become worst over the time.


4.- What types of treatment or therapy can a patient use? How long do they take? What are their pros and cons?

Surgery may be a option for some patients. These injuries do not cure Parkinson’s but may help with symptoms. Support groups may help with the changes caused by disease.
Most people respond to medications . How much medications relieve symptoms, and for how long can be very different in each person.

5.- What are the real possibilities of recovery if using this type of medicine?

Parkinson is a progressively degenerative disease that don’t have a cure.
The alternative medicine  provide supplements, formulas or other alternatives that help you manage the disease while you progressively degenerate for the rest of your life.


6.- What type of remedies can a patient take?

The optimal combination of treatments depends upon the person’s signs and symptoms , age, stage and activity. There are six main types of medications available to treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease:
Levadopa , dopamine agonists , inhibitors of enzymes that inactivate dopamine , anticholinergics , and amantadine. Estrogen may be recommended for postmenopausal women with Parkinson.


7.- What are the costs involved?

The combined direct and indirect costs Parkinson’s, including treatment , social security payments and lost income from inability to work is estimated to be nearly $25 billion per year in the United States. Medications costs for an individual person with Parkinson average $2.500 a year and therapeutic surgery can cost up to $100.000 dollars per patient.


8.- Do health programs in Chile cover this treatment expenses? How about health programs of the USA, UK, New Zealand, Australia or any European country?

In Chile exist a program of  the government  called Auge-Ges , that cover 69 diseases and Parkinson’s is the number 62 in the list.
This program consist that any person that belong to the public system (fonasa) or private system of health (isapre) and have this disease can use it.  But is necessary go to a specific place indicated by the program of health that you have (public or private).
In others countries like New Zealand , all people that born in the country  have access free health.

In Australia the treatment of Parkinson’s is similar with Chile but only because the places assigned for the treatment are free. And in this country all diseases are covered by the government.