In the netherlands a young man named jan was admitted to the emergency room. he and his friends had been to a rave. his friends say he started twitching and having muscle spasms which progressed until he was "stiff as a board." on examination, staff found a marked increase in muscle tone and hyperreflexia involving facial and limb muscles. in his pocket, he had unmarked yellow tablets with dark flecks. analysis of the tablets showed them to contain a mixture of ecstasy and strychnine. ecstasy would not cause this clinical picture, but strychnine, which blocks glycine receptors, could. explain how?

Strychnine could cause it because it acts as a poison on the human body and effects the central nervous system. Some of the clinical symtoms are nervousness, restlessness, twitching of the muscles, and stiffness of the neck. In this case, Jan has symptoms like twitching of the muscles and stiffness. Therefore, his systems lead us to believe that the strychnine caused his muscle spasms, twitching, and stiffness.

new communications technology has affected the way social movements are organized because nowadays, social movements rely on social networks and the media to get different people with a similar way of thinking in contact, and thus, get them to mobilize for a greater cause.

individuals only participate in collective action when they feel identified with it. is in this aspect that social media becomes relevant, because it guarantees communication among all individuals and organizes the social actions that are going to be carried out, i.e., the social movements.

in addition, being covered by the media is important to validate the message and make it relevant in the social agenda, as well as to reach more people who can share interests, appealing to public sympathy for their cause.

in conclusion, it is by social networks and social media that social movement is given birth; by connecting different individuals with similar ideas and organizing them to mobilize for a greater cause.

i feel as if they would both catch on before to long because they would see them to frequent