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- 1001: Influence Of Influenza
- ... infection. The type A virus is highly unstable; new strains arise constantly thruoghout the world. These are the strains that caused the influenza pandemics of this century, most notably the Spanish flu in in 1918, Asian flu in 1957, and Hon Kong flu in 1968. Pneumonia develops from inhaling infected mucus into the lower respitory passages. The pneumonia coccus is often present in the nasal or throat secretions of healty people ...
- 1002: Hurricane Flloyd
- ... to victims. They allowed volunteer agencies to issue cash vouchers to victims so they can meet their needs. Volunteer agencies provide a wide variety of services after disasters, such as clean up, childcare, housing repair, crisis counseling, sheltering and food. Tropical Storm Floyd off New England Coast Washington, September 17, 1999 -- The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has downgraded Floyd to a tropical storm. As of 5 a.m. Floyd was located ...
- 1003: Hiv
- ... roots political response, as well as government action. First evident in urban gay men, AIDS moved an already politically organized gay community to create service, information, and political organizations, such as Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) and AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP). Those groups have lobbied the federal government for funding and favorable policies. ACT UP was formed in 1987 to urge speed in drug approval and to ...
- 1004: Global Warming 3
- ... in 1960, and around 2 billion in 1925. Today it increased by almost 90 million each year, and is likely to reach 10 billion by 2025(Corson 4). The reason we currently have an atmosphere crisis is because of human impact on the gases which make up our atmosphere. Our atmosphere, which is made up of four distinct layers blankets our planet and protects up in many way. One way it ...
- 1005: Genetic Engineering 3
- ... to a car dealer and picking out options on a car. This will not be available to just anyone only the ones with money. If this is allowed to happen, we will see a new crisis much worse than the suppression of the blacks. It will not matter sex, race, or creed but only if you are not genetically ideal. The future will be the high and mighty society of the ...
- 1006: Freedom Of Bytes
- ... and changing rapidly, thus making it close to impossible to control. The World Wide Web is offering more to society now than it ever has before, created by the army to keep up communications during crisis, it s importance to the army has also transcended into regular society. The internet is offering commerce, entertainment, and most important easy and fast access to information about anything and everything possibly conceivable by humans ...
- 1007: Endangered Species 3
- ... are being cut down for lumber and for space to grow crops. In central Africa the mountain gorilla is presently endangered because its forest home is being cut down. The same is true for the Asian ape and orangutan. Another indirect cause of endagerment has come from chemical poisining of the enviorment. When the chemical DDT was widley used in the U.S to control pests, it washed off the plants ...
- 1008: Endangered Species Of South
- ... biologists also study and promote habitat restoration and extensive public education, and work with ecologists and taxonomists to identify and describe the millions of imperiled species not yet known to science. The current global extinction crisis is one of the greatest challenges posed by the rapid growth and expansion of human populations. The protection of endangered species and habitats should be a top priority for the international organizations, government agencies, industry ...
- 1009: Extra-sensory Perception
- ... merely thinking about it." (Thomas-1) The ability to manipulate things just by thought alone stirs up mixed emotions towards things such as gambling or saving a life. "Psychokinesis often seems to be related to crisis situation such as death or disaster." (Psychology-449) These disasters may coincide with an event that seems to happen at the same time, such as a clock stopping as a loved one dies. "Uri Geller ...
- 1010: Bulemia
- ... aspect of their life. Studies show that 32% of young women between 16 and 30 years of age who suffer from anorexia or bulimia experienced a severe bout of depression or had a major life crisis just prior to the onset of her eating disorder. Unfortunately, this feeling of control is a false one, since the illness is actually more powerful. The most common aim of the anorectic and bulimic is ...
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