Heart
The heart is a muscular organ in most animals, which pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system. The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the body, while carrying metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide to the lungs. In humans, the heart is approximately the size of a closed fist and is located between the lungs, in the middle compartment of the chest.In humans, other mammals, and birds, the heart is divided into four chambers: upper left and right atria and lower left and right ventricles. Commonly the right atrium and ventricle are referred together as the …
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FLA: Flanker Press · 6 September 2024 English
In a city of sinners… The Disciple is on a mission to rid the city of sinners. With a twisted view of the Bible, he finds unique ways to kill …
trickling from a single hole in his chest where his heart would have been—had he had one. The man leans in … going to hap- pen, when his skin tingles and his heart starts to race, like some sort of sixth sense. … gath- ering up bar patrons heading home. Travis’s heart is racing, not with fear but with excitement. He … his chest in the same anatomical position as his heart. “This looks to be the most obvious cause of death … for their ignor- ance, nor can he find it in his heart to absolve the sinners who arenext to die 11 consumed …
Fraser Institute · 4 September 2024 English
The Report Card on Albertaâs Elementary Schools 2024Â reports a variety of relevant, objective indicators of school performance. These indicators are used to calculate an overall rating for each school. …
differ- ence than others. Comparisons are at the heart of the improvement process Many elementary-school … may find ways to improve. Comparisons are at the heart of improvement: making comparisons among schools … Vista Grande Red Deer 6.5 n/a 301 n/a n/a Sacred Heart Calgary 6.5 n/a 301 73 — St. Philip Calgary … Fitzgerald Edmonton 4.2 5.5 611 416 q Sacred Heart Wetaskiwin 4.2 5.2 611 416 — St. Martha Calgary …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
In What Ukrainian Elections Taught Me about Democracy long-time election observer Jane Cooper recounts her experience monitoring a municipal election in Kirovohrad in 2015. Offering a framework for exploring what …
trate how democracy may, or may not, work. But the heart of this story is how I saw trust in democratic … went to high school for McGill University in the heart of downtown Montreal. Although I went on to graduate … know that running elections honestly is at the heart of democracy, no matter how long it takes. V “Are …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
Narratives about the disappearance of the Beothuk are entrenched in historical accounts and the popular imagination. Only with the integration of Indigenous perspectives, beginning in the 1920s, was this accepted …
of missing the human artifice that lies at the heart of even the most ‘natural’ of narra- tives.”1 If … the Rest, of the vocal and the silent.”7 At the heart of colonialist history is the idea of the colonist … support and shape the colonial enterprise.11 At the heart of this power is the ability of writing to construct … they bore it off, must have pierced her fainting heart! How the terrors of its approaching fate must have …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
Covering a broad swathe of time, from colonization to the present day, Forced Migration in/to Canada examines human displacement in a variety of contexts: Indigenous dislocation and settler colonialism, Black …
recuperated the “nation of immigrants” trope at the heart of Canada’s origin story. The Canadian state and … Latin maxim for “nobody’s land” – lies at the heart of this Canadian colonial narra- tive. The view …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
Founded over a century ago, the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is regarded as one of the most important institutional carriers of Canadian and American Mennonite identity. Generations of Mennonites and …
the middle of Lancaster County, itself in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country.4 Akron’s one traffic …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
Mainstreaming Porn reveals how sexual norms, practices, and desires are shaped by corporate platforms such as Pornhub in the same way that social media has affected society at large. It …
When we lust after someone, it’s adultery of the heart. Porn wrecks relationships, causes divorces, fuels …
FRHD: Freehand Books · 1 September 2024 English
A risk-taking, labyrinthine, and absolutely original collection of short stories. Every Night I Dream I'm a Monk, Every Night I Dream I’m a Monster offers an unfolding puzzle of the …
Tarnopolsky’s stories hurtle headlong into the heart of our myths . . . and reveal that the truth waiting … already know what they were: counselling for the heart of the family. Nurturing the secret self. The inner … to him.” “But it will be such a scene. And his heart.” “It’s up to you,” Lise said firmly. He turned … kissing Lise. Talons cutting her to shreds. His heart pounded as a glob of hot urine squeezed out unbidden … the office early, a cigar pressed against his heart. But then he’d remembered that damnable fool Jervis …
FRHD: Freehand Books · 1 September 2024 English
A witty, layered and compelling novel about a woman with Down Syndrome, exploring textile art, sibling relationships, good intentions gone awry, and friendships. What is intellectual disability? Ask Bruno, who …
“Alice Zorn has placed a singular woman at the heart of a vibrantly coloured world in this beautiful … wash cycle.” (Translated by Alice Zorn) “Every heart I ever met Is a work in progress.” — Sheree Gilchrist … boyfriends. At least they never lasted long, her heart didn’t seem to get broken, and eventually she found … previous girlfriends her belle-coeur. Her beautiful heart. The French was grammatically incorrect and Mina …
FRHD: Freehand Books · 1 September 2024 English
A memoir about abandoning an exhausting commuter lifestyle to move to a cabin in the woods, embracing imperfection while cultivating a life of care for self and nature. Alice Irene …
an edible wildflower plant called self-heal, or heart-of-the-Earth, begins to sprout. Midwinter in the … loyal protector. We also learned that his wild heart sometimes called him to run away, and when it did … third child found me, a small being, veiled in the heart of winter. I built a home inside my pregnant womb …