Manic depression i studied with a professor at a university who was brilliant and often moody. i didn't know he was manic-depressive until several years later, but i wish i had. now that i've read his account of how he struggled with this disease - also called bipolar disorder - i realize how wrong i was in my responses to an old girlfriend. when we first met, we were both about 20, and she was so much fun. she was a brilliant writer and incredibly articulate, full of energy, always the life of the party. she seemed very successful in everything she did, and, after we broke up, i still saw her once or twice a year. finally, several years later, she told me that she had started taking lithium for manic depression, and i was appalled. no way was sandra a candidate for lithium - that's for severe mental cases, i thought. i told her she was being manipulated by her family and by a doctor who them control her because they were jealous of her special spark. she told me that special spark had dimmed to a dismal despair and that she needed lithium to keep herself functional. i left the conversation feeling disappointed that such a brilliant star had been wasted and diminished. my professor's story shows me that what i couldn't hear from her is true. when he was suffering the most from it, less was known about the disease, so his went untreated until he was much older than my friend sandra. he underwent several different kinds of medications, some more successful than others, and finally was able to feel stable after many adjustments. but still, his biochemistry changes and he has to alter the lithium dose that mostly lets him live, so he never claims to be cured from this disease. chronic mental illnesses like this one make life a difficult struggle both for the person suffering from it and for his or her family members. but manic depression requires medication to keep the patient from cycling in and out of suicidal states of depression. the struggle to find the right medication, adjust to it, and have it adjusted is an intricate one that requires understanding from one's community. none of this is by a friend who denies the severity of the person's distress. select the best answer to the question: what does this passage suggest we should do or believe differently? a. understand the difficulty faced by people with manic depression b. support research into the treatment of manic depression c. appreciate the power of lithium to cure manic depression

A. Understand the difficulty faced by people with manic depression.

this essay is about basketball hope you like it, also dont forget to give me a good rating

  a basketball team comprises of five players as mentioned above. the five players include point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center (ramen 56). the rules do not limit players to certain locations. however, evolution of basketball from the 1980s made players assume certain locations and roles. the point guard should be the fastest team member, and is responsible for organizing the attacks of the team. he does this by making sure that the right player has the ball at the right time (wissel 87). the shooting guard creates mainly long-range shorts and watches the opponent's last player on the defense. the small forward member of the team is majorly responsible for scoring points through dribble penetration and cuts to the basket. he also rebounds and plays actively. power forward plays invasively having their back to the basket and when on defense he plays under the basket or against the opponent's power forward (ramen 54). the center often uses his size and height to score and safeguard the basket when on defense. however, there is no rule that limits the players to these descriptions.  

              there are four quarters in regular basketball game, and each takes 10 or 12 minutes (ramen 67). in college basketball games, the game uses two-twenty minute halves. extra time should take 5 minutes in all games except in high school, where it takes four minutes. teams need to change sides after the first half of the game. a typical basketball game might take approximately 2 hours excluding the time when the game is inactive. at any given time, the court should have ten players, 5 from both sides. despite substitutions being unrestricted, it can only be performed when the game is stopped (wissel 51). additionally, teams must have a uniform comprising of a jersey and a pair of shorts. for identification purposes, the jersey should have a unique number in the team printed at the front and back. in some instances, the jerseys have the names of players, sponsors and team printed on them.  

              in conclusion, regulation basketball hoop comprises of a rim or basket attached to a backboard. violating the rules of the game results in a change of the shot clock if the committed by the defense or loss of ball possession. basketball teams comprise of five players, which includes the point guard, shooting guard, power forward, small forward and center. a typical basketball game might take approximately 2 hours excluding the time when the game is inactive.  

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