Juan, a high strung teenager, was suddenly startled by a loud bang that sounded like a gunshot. His heartbeat accelerated rapidl
y. When he realized that the noise was only a car backfiring, he felt greatly relieved, but his heart kept beating heavily for several minutes more. Why does it take a long time to calm down after we are scared?
Explanation:The reason is because a fight-or-flight response unleashes powerful hormones that affect the entire body. When frightened, your body floods with the hormone adrenaline. This skyrockets your heart rate and blood pressure, according to Scientific American
Dinka and Nuer connected to each other either through adoption, marriage, and cultural assimilation. Their identity depended on kinship affiliation as much as language. They share a significant amount of vocabulary.
