Critical Thinking Questions -In What Ways Do the Media Protect People from a Failing

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-In what ways do the media protect people from a tyrannical government?

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Heatstroke

A severe condition caused by impairment of the body’s temperature-regulating abilities, resulting from prolonged exposure to excessive heat and characterized by cessation of sweating, severe headache, high fever, hot dry skin, and in serious cases collapse and coma.

Coma

An abnormal deep stupor from which a person cannot be aroused by external stimuli.

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

A severe metabolic condition often associated with type 1 diabetes where the body produces excess blood acids (ketones).

Hyperglycemia

A condition characterized by a high level of glucose (sugar) in the blood.