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Practicing Citations
My references...
 * 1) "George Beahm, the author of this encyclopedia, is a literary academic from Virginia, USA who has extensive experience writing on American novelists."
 * 2) "...how exactly the text was changed in the film, including the introduction of a cat to the story as a motif and the melding of two other stories in Night Shift with Quitters Inc."
 * 3) "This includes King’s experiences with, and opinion on psychoanalysis (a key subject in Quitters Inc.) and his own journey trying to quit smoking while he was writing Night Shift."
 * 4) "Quitters Inc. incorporates different communication strategies in dialogue between Mr. Donatti and Mr. Morrison, the two most prominent characters in the tale"
 * 5) "This source alludes to the ethical dilemmas involved in the short story and provides an analysis of the dark humour and gothic themes"

Original Lead - Curare
Curare (/kʊˈrɑːri/ or /kjʊˈrɑːri/; koo-rah-ree or kyoo-rah-ree) is a common name for various plant extract alkaloid arrow poisons originating from Central and South America. Curare is active only by an injection or a direct wound contamination by poisoned dart or arrow. These poisons function by competitively and reversibly inhibiting the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR), which is a subtype of acetylcholine receptor found at the neuromuscular junction. This causes weakness of the skeletal muscles and, when administered in a sufficient dose, eventual death by asphyxiation due to paralysis of the diaphragm. It is harmless if taken orally because curare compounds are too large and highly charged to pass through the lining of the digestive tract to be absorbed into the blood. For this reason, people can safely eat curare-poisoned prey.

Lead Rewrite
Curare (/kʊˈrɑːri/ or /kjʊˈrɑːri/; koo-rah-ree or kyoo-rah-ree) is a common name for various plant extract alkaloid arrow poisons originating from Indigenous peoples in Central and South America. Used as a paralyzing agent for hunting and for therapeutic purposes, Curare only becomes active by a direct wound contamination by a poison dart or arrow or via injection. These poisons function by competitively and reversibly inhibiting the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR), which is a subtype of acetylcholine receptor found at the neuromuscular junction. This causes weakness of the skeletal muscles and, when administered in a sufficient dose, eventual death by asphyxiation due to paralysis of the diaphragm. Curare is prepared by boiling the bark of one of the dozens plant alkaloid sources, leaving a dark, heavy paste that can be applied to arrow or dart heads. Historically, curare has been used as an effective treatment for tetanus or strychnine poisoning and as a paralyzing agent for surgical procedures.

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It is harmless if taken orally because curare compounds are too large and highly charged to pass through the lining of the digestive tract to be absorbed into the blood. For this reason, people can safely eat curare-poisoned prey.

Module 7 Questions
Describe your media- This is a photograph of an ostrich I took in Zimbabwe in 2018. It was taken in Matabeleland South near the Matopos near Bulawayo

Is it your own work? - Indeed it is!

What is the file format? - jpg

What License have you chosen? - Public Domain License - any reuse permitted

What category/gallery will you add it to? Animals, Zimbabwe, Ostrich

How will you describe your file? - Ostrich in Matabeleland Zimbabwe in 2018