Phineas Redux Essays

  • Anti-Semitism in Anthony Trollope's Palliser Novels

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    Anti-Semitism in Anthony Trollope's Palliser Novels Because Anthony Trollope belonged to the Liberal party, one would assume that he would be less concerned with the glorification of a specific social class to the neglect of any other. Yet, of the major novelists of the Victorian period, none was more infatuated with the code of the gentleman than Trollope. His political beliefs, which might seem to conflict with those of a Liberal, are best defined by his own description of himself as "an advanced

  • Diet Pills: The Miraculous Weight Loss Formula?

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    perfect solution to shed a few pounds, but research tells a different story. Diet pills became popular in 1996. The most common ingredients were Redux and fenfluramin/phentermine, which posed as appetite suppressants. The pills seemed to suck up the fat, and people were losing anywhere between 25-50 pounds in months. The FDA no longer approves the use of Redux or fen/phen, but new ingredients have made diet pills just as popular. An herb called ephedra is currently the most common substance in diet pills

  • Review - Revolting Librarians Redux: Radical Librarians Speak Out

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    Review - Revolting Librarians Redux: Radical Librarians Speak Out Who can resist a book with a chapter titled, "Labia Lumps, Chunky Discharge, and Other Things They Never Taught Me in Library School"? Released this past summer, Revolting Librarians Redux: Radical Librarians Speak Out takes no prisoners as its contributors ponder everything from the backtracking of '60s values by ALA's baby boomers to librarian imagery in erotica. This edited volume is a sequel to a 1972 self-published book titled

  • The History of American Home Products

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    In 1989, AHP bought A.H. Robins along with its popular consumer products, including Chap Stick, Dimetapp, and Robitussin. AHP and American Cyanamid merged in 1994 in a deal valued at $9.6 billion. AHP introduced many new products in 1996, including Redux and Pondimin (Phen-Phen), two weight-reduction drugs. These drugs were later pulled from the market because of links to serious health problems and lawsuits soon followed. When 1998 mega-merger plans with SmithKline Beecham and Monsanto collapsed,

  • John Dryden

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    death of Cromwell in 1659 inspired Dryden to write his first important poem, Heroic Stanzas. After the Restoration Dryden became a Royalist and celebrated the return of kin Charles II. During the celebration he wrote two more famous poems, Astraea Redux and Panegyric on the Coronation. The rest of his life was then devoted to being loyal to Charles and his successor, James II. In 1663 he became happily married to Lady Elizabeth Howard, a sister of his patron. Until then he had no real source of income

  • Redux: A new Weight loss Medication

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    Redux: A new Weight loss Medication History of Redux Dexfenfluramine is the first new anti-obesity drug to be approved by the FDA in 23 years. Although the drug was just recently recommended by an advisory panel for sale in the U.S. by a narrow 6 to 5 margin, it has been available in Europe for the past decade and it is sold in 65 countries (http://wsfl.usatoday.com/life/health/lhs484.htm). It is being marketed under the name "Redux" and its purpose is to help people lose weight by suppressing

  • The Writings of John Updike

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    The Writings of John Updike John Updike's Rabbit books tell the story of a man whose life is in constant turmoil. Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom's downward spiral started the day his senior basketball season ended. Rabbit was a basketball jock; he knew nothing else. He married his high school sweetheart more out of convenience than love and worked in the same printing press as his father. Rabbit couldn't face the working world, couldn't face his parents, and couldn't face his wife and son. He was constantly

  • Personality Change Due to Accidents

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    There had been a lot of case studies and stories regarding people who suffered personality changes caused by different sorts of accidents. It was not just about the physical problems that happens when a brain injury is present, personality change also comes whenever a part of the brain is injured, typically, whenever the frontal lobe is damaged or injured, it may result to some changes. Personality Change does vary; one may experience different changes from the other victim. Personality Change is

  • Phineas Gage Research Paper

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    Phineas Gage and Alien Hand Syndrome In this paper I will be discussing two different topics. I will be talking about Phineas Gage and his astonishing story and then will be talking about the creepy topic of alien hand syndrome. Not only are these topics amazing, but they are also play a big role in psychology. Phineas Gage was a foreman for a railroad crew in the 1800’s. At the age of 25 Phineas’s life was dramatically changed forever. While working at the railroads on September 13, 1848, he was

  • Imaginations and Creations of Dan Povenmire and Jeff Marsh

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    series Phineas and Ferb for Disney’s Company. The series was inspired by Dan’s childhood in Mobile, Alabama, when his mother encouraged him taking advantage of every single summer day to be productive; one in his project was known as home making movie. Phineas and Ferb is a great American animated comedy musical-cartoon series; this is a succeed animated movie of Disney from 2007, which appeal all ages from children to students and adults. The movie focus on the story of two brothers, Phineas and Feb

  • Spike TV Has Gotten So Annoying: Article Analysis

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    The world we live in has many problems, with no solutions. Some problems are more extreme than others. However, one problem in particular is a problem that many people face in their everyday lives. Commercials on the television cause problems on their own. When watching tv, the individual does not want to watch commercials. They pay the television company, whether it is Dish Network, DirecTV, Charter, or whoever their supplier is to watch shows, not commercials When the individual is sitting at home

  • Phineas P. Gage

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    Phineas P. Gage was born in 1823. He was a railroad construction worker outside a small town of Cavendish, Vermont. On September 13, 1848, Phineas suffered from a traumatic brain injury, which caused severe damage to parts of his frontal brain due to his accident at work. The day of Phineas accident, he was performing his work duties on the construction of a railroad track. His duty was to set explosive charges in holes drilled into large pieces of rock so that they could be broken up and removed