Diseases from prolonged use of alcohol

Anemia- Heavy drinking can cause the number of oxygen-carrying red blood cells to be abnormally low. This condition, known as anemia, can trigger a host of symptoms, including fatigue, shortness of breath, and lightheadedness.

 

Cardiovascular disease- Heavy drinking, especially bingeing, makes platelets more likely to clump together into blood clots, which can lead to heart attack or stroke. In a landmark study published in 2005, Harvard researchers found that binge drinking doubled the risk of death among people who initially survived a heart attack.

 

Dementia- As people age, their brains shrink, on average, at a rate of about 1.9% per decade. That’s considered normal. But heavy drinking speeds the shrinkage of certain key regions in the brain, resulting in memory loss and other symptoms of dementia.

 

Gout-A painful condition, gout  is caused by the formation of uric acid crystals in the joints. Although some cases are largely hereditary, alcohol and other dietary factors seem to play a role. Alcohol also seems to aggravate existing cases of gout.

 

Seizures- Heavy drinking can cause epilepsy and can trigger seizures even in people who don’t have epilepsy. It can also interfere with the action of the medications  used to treat convulsions.

Personal Description in Spanish

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In this assignment we are supposed to make a collage of fictional characters about us. We did this because we’ve been learning about how to describe yourself and people. Its important to describe yourself in spanish because if someone doesn’t know english and only know spanish you know how to describe yourself and they know how to describe themselves to.

Yo soy Dakota. Yo soy aventurero y cómico. Yo tener enfado cuestiones. Me gusta jugar a beisbol y futbol. Me gusta Hulk.

Genius Hour Project

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I am building an r/c Indycar kit for kids. I plan on building this because I like cars and so I thought oh I’ll make an r/c Indycar. So what I did was order an Indycar online and I’m ordering parts for it. So when the parts get here I will start building. After I’m done building, then I will make the app for the r/c car to control it. Finally, I will start the research of how fast it will go, and if its good on grass or dirt. What I’m also going to do is see if it is waterproof, the acceleration. Then I will jump it off things to see if its jump proof. Also, I will see if it’s baby proof, and see what the appropriate age of building this is. Finally, I will show it to the class and maybe to the world. So that’s where I’m at on my project thanks for looking.