Essays Tagged: "cold weather"

Asthma

It causes airways to narrow making it difficult to breathe. Symptoms may include loss of breathe in cold weather, wheezing and whistling.It may occur periodically in sudden sharp attacks. When an atta ... r.Asthma Triggers are things that make Asthma worse. Usual triggers are -Respiratory infections eg. Colds, flu, sore throats and bronchitisAllergic reactions sometimes cause Asthma eg. Pollen, foods, ...

(2 pages) 142 0 3.6 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

The Earthworm Study

e hole where it can re-enter the hole in a hurry.How does the earthworm survive in very hot or very cold weather?In very cold or hot weather, the worm plugs the opening of the burrow and retires deep ...

(4 pages) 47 0 3.7 Dec/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Reptiles

m their bodies, but too much heat can kill them. So in hot weather, they hide in cool places and in cold weather they hide and enter and inactive state similar to hibernation.Reptiles produce amniotic ...

(1 pages) 25 0 2.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

The Biography of Rene Descartes

ives in and begins to tutor the queen. But because of the five o'clock tutor sessions and extremely cold weather, both of which he is not accustomed to, Descartes acquires pneumonia and because of his ...

(9 pages) 116 0 0.0 May/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Essay: What clothing and what sports did the ancient romans have?

rted from India or China. Poor women were fashioned with course brown and grey cloth. In the cold weather women wore crapes, shawls and scarfs. Also they wore woolen socks, stockings, and proba ...

(1 pages) 30 0 3.9 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > Roman History

My Winter Vacation

With the cold weather and lack of sunny days we experience in the winter, a person can become depressed after ... on can become depressed after a few months. Some enjoy winter sports, but I am not one of them. The cold and damp seems to penetrate into my bones. Salt and sand from the roads make everything outside ... ything outside look dirty and dreary. A winter vacation to Florida can be a great way to escape the cold weather, relax, and be adventurous.Last winter my wife and I went to Palm Beach, Florida. A ...

(2 pages) 54 0 0.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Effects of Alchoholism

ush and decreases the body temperature. This is why it is pointless to take alcohol to keep warm in cold weather. If it is vital to conserve body heat, it could be dangerous, if not life threatening, ...

(5 pages) 88 1 5.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Frostbite

t. The onset of frostbite causes little discomfort and may not be noticed by the victim because the cold has an anesthetic effect on the tissues.Frostbite develops in three stages: a reddening of the ... ld cases of frostbite often result in chilblain (a type of skin inflammation that usually occurs in cold weather); more severe cases may result in a dangerous gangrene (which is a sudden interruption ...

(1 pages) 17 0 3.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Medieval Meals: This essay is on food that was served in Medieval Times, and what some of there feasts and festivals were like. Also has some information on Music that was played. INCLUDES FOOTNOTES

Christmas. Spring crops were then planted and would be harvested from Christmas time until Easter. Cold weather would often affect other important things such as how much feed was available. By Novem ...

(4 pages) 20 0 3.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

Nowy.

r expensive restaurants and hotels.You will never get bored in Nowy Sącz, even during rainy or cold weather. After the thrilling day in the city park or the city centre, you can relax in pubs, wh ...

(2 pages) 19 0 3.8 Nov/2005

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays > Travel Descriptions

Aging: a Natural Process

cle and the weather gets hotter as the days pass into summer. Gradually, the days grows shorter and cold weather reigns over the world eventually. The phenomena of four seasons can be also applied to ...

(3 pages) 55 2 5.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Gold Dust

lis arrives from the island of Dominica. Napoleon is not yet used to all the changes, including the cold weather. Napoleon meets up with Richard Riley Moncrief one day at school in the seventh grade. ...

(2 pages) 1099 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Sleeping

me. I'm different as can be. On Thursday February 28 (today), there is planned to be a very chilly cold front heading in. The 10-15 mph breezes will make it feel as if it is in the upper 30s! Althoug ... uty Officer Suzanne Ethridge said, "Everyone still needs to be very cautious"; Because of the cold weather there are huge chances of wildfires. By Saturday the temperatures will be back u ...

(1 pages) 917 0 0.0 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Refugees population and needs

ng the policy of ethinic cleansing and systematic genocide against the muslims of kosovo.due to the cold weather is the state ,people need more woolen and warm clotes;to save them from viral diseases. ... save them from viral diseases.it is a right of refugees to have proper shelter and apt medical care.cold climate ,unavailibilty of food ,scarcity of water resouces are cause of many dangerous diseaes ...

(2 pages) 12 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Tennis a sociological perspect

ue. Everyone realizes that ice hockey is largely a European and North American sport because of the cold weather and ice field accessibility. Although tennis does not need such special requirement of ...

(8 pages) 25 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Hypothermia

exposed to get hypothermia and who are the people who are most likely to get it when exposed to the cold. I am also going to discuss How to prevent hypothermia or death when caught in cold water. What ... ermia is a condition in which body temperature falls drastically as a result of the exposure to the cold. The average temperature of the human body is 37 degrees Celsius. If the body temperature drops ...

(4 pages) 1921 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Long-distance Cycling

upcoming weather condition so that you can prepare the proper clothing for the right weather. In a cold weather, the natural fibre¡Xwool is a good choice for cyclists as it helps riders retain ... natural fibre¡Xwool is a good choice for cyclists as it helps riders retain body heat in the cold. If the weather is warm (about 22 degrees), I advise wearing a cotton jersey for it seems to fe ...

(4 pages) 4 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

EuroDisney: First 100 Days

an instant hit. The Walt Disney Company executives believed since Tokyo Disneyland was located in a cold-weather climate and was so successful, they would be able to operate in similar weather conditi ...

(3 pages) 81 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Have you ever seen the photograph of the six men

pile of his own blood and vomit. The coroner eventually said Ira died from too much exposure in the cold weather and too much alcohol. Ira was a great man who fought for his country, but died because ...

(8 pages) 11 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Foot Binding

ended on the family and their beliefs, sometimes it would be in the beginning of autumn so that the cold weather could help numb the feet during her critical first months. Others thought that on the g ...

(5 pages) 12 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community