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- 3221: Alcohol and Its Effects On Humans
- ... and other sexually transmitted diseases. Unintentional injuries, physical and sexual assault, other criminal violations, poor academic performance, physical or cognitive impairment and interpersonal problems have all been associated with binge drinking (Barron’s Profile of American Colleges 1992, Wechler 1992, Hanson 1992). The survey showed that most college students drank alcohol during the past year. Only about sixteen percent were non-drinkers (15% of the men and 16% of the women ... the 21-23 year olds. There is no relationship between year in school and binging. Rates of binging are almost identical among students-freshmen, sophomores, juniors or seniors (Wechsler 1994). References: Baron’s Profiles of American Colleges. Hauppauge, NY: Baron’s Educational Series Inc; 1992. Hanson DJ, Engs RC, College students’ drinking problems: A National Study, 1982-1991. Psychology Rep. 1992; 71: 39-42 Presley CA, Meilman PW, Lycrla R. Alcohol and Drugs on American College Campuses: Use Consequences, and Perceptions of the Campus Environment, Volume: 1989-1991, Carbondale, Ill: The Core Institute; 1993. US Dept. of Health and Human Services. Alcohol and Health. Rorkville, Md: National Institute on ...
- 3222: Condoms In Schools Do Not Solve Teen Problems
- ... schools have begun to issue condoms to students who are sexually active or who are desiring to become sexually active. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, "more than a million American teens become pregnant each year." Even though schools have good intentions, the questions is, "does this solve the nation problems with American teens?" "Are schools overstepping their boundaries?" A recent study done in New York’s and Chicago’s public schools, showed that [if students can easily access condoms, it increases condom usage among those who are ... partners and the number of acts of intercourse. However, instruction about contraception alone may hasten the onset of intercourse among younger teens. Although making condoms available in schools remains very controversial, [65 percent of the American adult population supports condom availability in schools.]3 More than 400 schools nationwide now have similar programs, which public health reports call a "low-cost, harmless addition" to classroom HIV prevention. [These programs are ...
- 3223: The Evolution Of A Disc Jockey
- ... segments and samples of unfamiliar notes. It was the seventies that proved to be the pivotal point of the disc jockeys evolution. No longer were people putting quarters into the jukebox, or dancing to the American Bandstand, but enjoying parties that offered live entertainment. In the late seventies, the disc jockey changed and evolved different musical cultures into segments. Along came the culture of hip-hop. Hip-Hop lent their open ... this EP is trulyamazing to hear. This is most likely the next realm for the turntablist to conquer. The foundation of the disc jockey in the hip-hop culture has proven to be a steady revolution of the dance music culture. The progression from the original disc jockeys to today's turntablists surely exhibits the qualities of not just a music player, but a musician. It is by today's standards ...
- 3224: England's Territorial Expansion
- ... for separation began to grow among the settlers long before the War of Independence. And when England took notice of these feelings, it imposed restrictions on the colonies that only fanned the flames of the revolution. After the victorious French and Indian War, England had accumulated an extremely large debt. Since the war was fought for the benefit and protection of the colonies, England expected them to pay for at least ... hatred. The settlers no longer felt that England was on their side and many underground groups had been talking about a rebellion, but it wasn’t until the battle of Lexington and Concord that the revolution truly began. Tracing back to the roots of the colonies, it is obvious that independence was inevitable. Many of the first settlers came to the New World to escape persecution, and how could they be ... loyal to a country that wouldn’t except them? The colonists came to America to be free and start anew, and they weren’t going to let anyone ruin it for them. The seed of revolution had been planted from the very beginning, but England helped it to blossom every time the king tried to tighten his grip.
- 3225: The Theories of John Locke
- ... Essays on the Law of Nature, the Fundamental constitution of Carolina, essays concerning Human Understandings, an Two Treaties of Civil Government. (Cranston) Locke has had great influence on all the presidents and political leaders throughout American history. One man that was affected by Locke’s theories and influential ideas is Thomas Jefferson. He was the second president in America’s history. Jefferson followed a great president, Washington. Washington was a military ... Whigs in England, that this marvelous machine of reciprocating attractions and repulsions, this political counterpart of Newtonian Law, the English constitution, had broken down. King and Parliament had combined to upset the balance. The glorious revolution established the supremacy of Parliament, more especially of those of the Commons. Locke, whose famous Treatise on Civil Government rationalized the event, clearly enunciated the principal: “the legislative must need be supreme [power], and all ...
- 3226: Charles Lindbergh
- ... Congressional Medal of Honor and the first ever Distinguished Flying Cross, both given to him by President Calvin Coolidge. Lindbergh was later asked by the United States government if he would fly to various Latin-American countries as a symbol of American good will. Some of the countries were Guatemala, British Honduras, Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and perhaps most importantly, Mexico. It was in Mexico that he met Anne Spencer Morrow, daughter of the American ambassador there. Charles and Anne were married in 1929. Charles taught her to fly and they went on many expeditions around the world, charting mew routes for airlines. Anne was also a famous poet ...
- 3227: Conquests Napoleon Made Domestically As Well As Militarily
- ... a share of the earth's produce sufficient to fill the needs of his existence." Also, the Code gave France a single and coherent system of law, something that the Age of Enlightenment and the Revolution had tried but failed to do. Within that law, the people had the right to choose their own religion and occupation. To show France that he was open to religious freedom, and to get the ... is true that France's economy was boosted by profits from Napoleon's wars, his economic policies put the money to work for the people. The education system in France was continually changing during the Revolution, and was subject to change once more when Napoleon took over. Although he neglected primary schooling, Napoleon founded the first University, naming it such because of its universal potential. Also, he advanced the field of ... Napoleon helped to found. While Napoleon is most remembered for his military conquests, we must not forget the longstanding effects that he had on domestic life in France. Napoleon was the first leader after the Revolution to stabilize the government and economy of France. Even though this may not be as memorable as his military conquests, it was of more practical importance to the people of France. "Of his conquests ...
- 3228: Voltaire And Rousseau - Opioni
- VOLTAIRE vs. ROUSSEAU: OPINIONS ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION The French revolutionary cry for "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" reverberates throughout the ghostly meeting hall where Voltaire and Rousseau sit down to discuss issues such as the rights of man and the role of government. They ... therefore allows those in power to abuse it and remain unchecked. He states that the system of government that was found by the end of 1810 was not successful in fulfilling the goals that the revolution strived for. Rather than give citizens rights and freedoms, the state of the nation was quite similar to that with which it started. From the divine ruler Louis XIV to Napoleon, French citizens were still ... He criticized organized religion because it did not help people to think clearly for themselves. Voltaire was a deist; one who believes that God created the universe but does not control it. In the French Revolution, the struggle for freedom, (liberty) was a long-term goal. Voltaire pointed out that to be free or liberated meant to be able to, or the power to act. At the same time, the ...
- 3229: The New World
- ... to the New World. The Europeans called this place, where people were already living, a New World. To them it was a New World because they had never lived there before. The Europeans also felt American land was virgin. Virgin Land is defined as "land never touched by man" (Franklin). The land was touched by the Indians, but to the Europeans they were simply savages. The Indians were very mislead by ... that from the time of the arrival of Christopher Columbus, life in the Americas has been greatly altered by the Europeans. Works Cited Faragher, John Mack, et al. Out Of Many: A History Of The American People. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, 2000. Faragher, John Mack, et al. Out Of Many: A History Of The American People Documents Set. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, 2000. Calloway, Colin G. The World Turned Upside Down. New York: Boston, 1994. Franklin, Bookman: Dictionary & Thesaurus. 1987-1994.
- 3230: Charles Augustus Lindbergh
- Charles Augustus Lindbergh Lindbergh, Charles Augustus (1902-1974), American aviator, engineer, and Pulitzer Prize winner, who was the first person to make a nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic. Lindbergh was born February 4, 1902, in Detroit. He attended the University of Wisconsin for ... began flying in 1922, and four years later he piloted a mail plane between St. Louis, Missouri, and Chicago. He decided to compete for a prize of $25,000 offered in 1919 by the Franco-American philanthropist Raymond B. Orteig of New York City for the first nonstop transatlantic solo flight between New York City and Paris. In his single-engine monoplane, Spirit of St. Louis, Lindbergh left Roosevelt Field at ... of his historic flight, We (1927); his autobiography, The Spirit of St. Louis (1953; Pulitzer Prize, 1954); and The Wartime Journals of Charles A. Lindbergh (1970). His wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, the daughter of the American diplomat Dwight Morrow, became a well-known writer.
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