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Gwendolyn Brooks - Poems, Quotes & Education
2025-04-04 11:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
(1917-2000)Who Was Gwendolyn Brooks?Poet Gwendolyn Brooks moved to Chicago at a young age. She began writing and publishing as a teenager, eventually achieving national fame for her 1945 collection A Street in Bronzeville. In 1950 Brooks became the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize, for her book Annie Allen. She died in her Chicago home on December 3, 2000.Early LifeBrooks was born on June 7, 1917, in Topeka, Kansas. When Brooks was six weeks old, her family moved to Chicago as part of the Great Migration. She was known as "Gwendie" to close friends and family during her childhood.Brooks attended three high schools: the prestigious, integrated Hyde Park High School; the all-Black Wendell Phillips Academy High School; and the integrated Englewood High School. The racial prejudice that she encountered at some of these institutions would shape her understanding of social dynamics in the United States and influence her writing. In 1936, Brooks graduated from Wilson Junior Coll... [ more ]
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Types of Oxygen Machines (& Other Oxygen Delivery Systems)
2025-04-04 01:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Oxygen delivery systems distribute a steady supply of pure oxygen to people with respiratory issues and breathing difficulties. However, there are different types of oxygen machines, each with unique features and benefits.Oxygen concentrators and oxygen cylinders are both oxygen delivery devices, yet they differ in how they deliver it. Oxygen cylinders merely dispense stored oxygen from a finite supply, whereas oxygen concentrators filter and concentrate oxygen from the ambient air to provide a continuous supply.Here at Main Clinic Supply, we have years of experience in the development and use of oxygen concentrator machines. No matter the type you need, weve got you covered. We also offer parts and accessories that make life as an oxygen user easier.But before you invest in one, you need to know which oxygen delivery system best suits your needs. To help you make your choice, we examined the various oxygen delivery systems - conventional tank oxygen vs new oxygen machines.Types of... [ more ]
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How does an Oxygen Concentrator Work?
2025-04-04 01:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Home/ Previous / Next by Justin LaClair January 14, 2019 6 min read An Oxygen Concentrator is a machine that draws in ambient air from the room around it, removes most of the Nitrogen, and passes the pure Oxygen to the patient.There are some main components that make up an Oxygen Concentrator:Air FiltersAn Air Compressor4 way switching valvesSieve BedsCircuit BoardProduct TankAir Filters:Every Oxygen Concentrator has a series of filters used. The job of these filters is twofold. Some of the filters work to clean the air before it goes through the Compressor, and some of the filters clean the air before it leaves the machine and is provided to the patient.The cabinet filter is typically a piece of foam that sits in the exterior cabinet of the Oxygen Concentrator. It is used to stop large items like lint or pet hair from getting inside of the Oxygen Concentrator. These filters are recommended that you rinse them off in your sink every week or two, and let them dry before placing them bac... [ more ]
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