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- 6781: Dioxins
- ... was a herbicide used by the United States Army used for its abilities to kill large plants and trees very efficiently. It was sprayed liberally during the Vietnam War where came in to contact with American soldiers. Some time after the war, many veterans of Vietnam reported rashes, mental conditions, and were found to have cancer. After much research it was found that Agent Orange which contained dioxins, specifically 2,3 ...
- 6782: Dyslexia
- ... Hinshelwood also suggested that one should use the phonetic teaching approach, which is, sounding-out using auditory memory to form words (Copper 1). Another important contribution to the understanding of dyslexia was made by an American psychiatrist and neurologist, Samuel Orton, observed reading and writing disorders in intelligent children. He observed mixed handedness and difficulty in using language. He also found that most of these children had a tendency to reverse ...
- 6783: The Dangers of Smoking
- ... Mothers also should not smoke cigarettes during pregnancy because ot the risk of a low birth weight. Caucasion women who smoke have a 5.2 greater risk then women who dont smoke. For african american women who smoke however the amount of risk is more than double at 10.7%. If you are a smoker and dont want to quit for your self then do it for the people ...
- 6784: Autism
- ... Some even needs to be put in institutions. Only a very small few have spontaneously recovered and written to tell about it. Works Cited: --Uta Frith, Autism, Blackwell publishing, 1989, Massachusetts, pgs.7-15. --Academic American Encyclopedia, volume 2, Grolier Inc., 1988, Connecticut, pgs.167-179. --The Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology, Gale Research, 1996, Michigan, pgs.36-37.
- 6785: The Global Logic Of Strategic
- ... Yaprak's (1994) article, Crossan and Inkpen (1995) also wrote on the effects of organisational learning on strategic alliances. The authors conducted more than 70 interviews with managers in 40 collaborations between Japanese and North American firms to show that learning through strategic alliances is a must for firms because of the difficulty to remain independent in the international business environment. The results of the research suggested that there are three ...
- 6786: The Industry Of Fools
- ... disrupts family lives, creates burdensome debts, and involvement in crime on many different levels. Gambling is defined as "anything that puts at risk something of value on events whose outcome is uncertain". According to the American Gaming Industry, on average Americans wager $48 billion dollars on the gambling industry each year. Over eighty-five percent of this wagering took place in casinos that are now legal in twenty-seven states compared ...
- 6787: If Saccharin Is Safe, Why Does It Require A Warning Label?
- ... and their weanlings produced bladder cancers in the male offspring. The Canadians immediately banned saccharin. When the FDA announced its intentions to follow suit, public outcry led to a Congressionally voted eighteen-month moratorium. The American people wanted more time to evaluate the results of the study. Shortly thereafter, Congress enacted the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act, which stayed the FDA's hand temporarily and ordered a warning label on all ...
- 6788: The AIDS Virus
- ... it. This was a major step in the treatment of children. Today, many advancements have been made in the AIDS research labs. Although it is still a touchy subject and very uncomfortable to discuss, educating American's is vital to our protection. The AIDS virus destroys the immune system and a families' lives. There are ways to detect it, and if someone is found to be positive, there are treatments available ...
- 6789: The Inherent Need For Governme
- ... Pigs Invasion" was in the interest of assassinating Cuban President Fidel Castro and eliminating the new Communist government of Cuba. What with a large population of Cubans in the southern state of Florida, and the American popular affinity for isolationism, the Bay of Pigs invasion would likely have failed if the public gained knowledge of the impending attack. With a large base of discontent among the population, the invasion could not ...
- 6790: The International Crimial Cour
- ... under the court's jurisdiction, what the international criminal court's relationship would be with national courts, and what the penalties would be. Also, there is a debate concerning whether such a court would "disserve American interests." Argentina would most likely be in favor of an international court. The country has already shown beliefs similar to those which have comprised the proposal of the international court. For example, Argentina recently signed ...
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