.... they in love? It may be surprising, but the answers to these questions can be surpassingly different. Only when they are the same will the love be true. What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, is set in a house somewhere in Albuquerque NM, some time in the afternoon or early evening, and going into night. As previously stated, the story was written in 1981, and it appears to set in the same time. Two couples are sitting around the kitchen table, drinking gin, and talking, talking about love and the many forms it takes. Teresa (Terri) gives a detailed description of a brutal love she had with her ex-boyfriend, and ho .....

.... or passive euthanasia. Many are against active euthanasia because in this case you actually kill the person rather than letting them die. But both methods are used for the same end which is to end someone's life without further pain for the patient as well as for the family. The only choice to make after this fact is established is which of these means better carries out the end. James Rachels, a philosophy professor, says that, "if one simply withholds treatment [in the way of passive euthanasia], it may take the patient longer to die, and so he may suffer more than he would if more direct action were taken and a lethal in .....

.... (Figure 1) Many different triggers are associated with asthma, most commonly when airborne irritants such as pet dander, cigarette smoke, plant pollen and mold spores (and even fecal matter from dust mites and cockroaches), signal a hyperresponsiveness in the airway, in form of special mast cells. (Figure 2& 3) This is Inflammation, the first of three stages of an asthma attack. These mast cells secrete histamine, which swells the airway. This is called the inflammatory response. The inflammatory response signals goblet cells in the airway walls to secrete too much mucus, causing the wheezing and coughing. This is the s .....

.... live for long periods of time (up to a lifetime), compared to a plasma cell that lives only a few days. Memory cells are made so they can recognize this same antigen if it were to ever reenter the body again. Interactions between T cells are also known as the cell-mediated response. T cells are not just active against viruses and bacteria, but they also interact with eukaryotic cells. There are three types of T cells: helper T cells, suppressor T cells, and cytotoxic T cells. The T cell receptor (helper T cells) recognizes foreign antigens displayed on the surface of the body’s own cells. When the cytotoxic T cell encoun .....

.... incarceration, pregnancy, lower social statuses, homosexuality, and mental retardation could also cause a child or young adult to become depressed. Doctors say that the depression symptoms for kids are the same as in adults, except that children suffer more from physical symptoms such as hallucinations, agitation, and phobias. This depression in childhood and adolescence can lead to poor school performance, alcohol and drug abuse, promiscuity, teenage pregnancy, other pyschiatric illnesses, and suicide. The suicide rates have doubled since 1988, and 1/3 of them are the result of depressed adolescents. There are .....

.... reasons such as having already two heart-valve replacement surgeries. Wht did some people do to quit smoking? Some people substituted eating ice-cream for smoking. Why is smoking a very popular habit? The reason is you can get them anywhere. All the stores are selling cigaretes. You don't even need an identification card to identify your age if you want legal! Almost anyone can buy them! Yes, the are legal! Nowadays, even middle high school students are already smoking, and willl even lead to using drugs such as: marijuana, cocaine, and heroin. Smoking causes all sorts of cancer. It affects your brain and it do not pr .....

.... loss, night sweats, constant fatigue, and loss of appetite. A person with the TB disease in the late stages will cough up blood streaked sputum. People who have Active TB disease usually only have mild symptoms. There are three tests to diagnose TB disease. One is the Tuberculin Mantoux PPD skin test; two is a Chest X-ray which is given after the Skin test is positive; three Sputum Test reveals if TB germs are in thick liquid a person coughs up. The Tuberculin Mantoux PPD skin test is given by placing a substance called PPD Tuberculin under the top layer of the skin with a very small needle and syringe. The doctor will inj .....

.... infected at least 14,000 people. It is the first major outbreak of Cholera in the western hemisphere since early in this century. In Peru, local authorities have moved quickly to stem the epidemic, which is spread by poor hygiene and contaminated water, raw food, and fish. To avoid spreading, health officials in Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chile, have prohibited the importation of uncooked Peruvian food products. Coastal waters have shown a high degree of contamination by testings. In early May 1991, as Cholera began to spread eastward into PeruÕs jungle, volunteer doctors from Lima began to navigate the rivers with boats of Peruv .....

.... of the family would hold the girl by her thighs to expose her genitals and to prevent struggling. Then the daya would proceed to cut of the clitoris of the girl with a sharp razor. One of the women El Saadawi interviewed explained “the daya sat between these two women, holding a sharp razor in her hand which she used to cut off the clitoris.” (Nawal El Saadawi 170) Although El Saadawi claims there are no advantages to this operation, many people tend to disagree. One claim made by people in favor of female circumcision is that by minimizing sexual desire, a girl is more likely to stay a virgin. Studies show tha .....

.... social security funds are not being depleted. Gore said that, "the allegationsto the contrary have been circulated by certain organizations as a money-making scheme for some time." (Gore Letter). Vice President Gore tries to show theses allegations are untrue by explaining how social security works. In this letter, Vice President Gore cleared up the allegations by writing that, "When Social Security taxes are collected, they are credited to the Social Security trust funds with government security, perhaps the safest investment in the United States. In history Medicare has experience a few problem regarding it's funding. Prob .....