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- 14271: Alcohol and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- ... diagnose at birth. This is because FAE conditions begin to occur during school years. These conditions include behavioral problems, short attention span, language difficulties, and hyperactivity. (Timberlake and Birch, p.1) Occurrence The number of new cases each year of FAS and FAE are significantly underreported, therefore it is difficult to obtain accurate findings. The incidence of FAS is estimated at 1-2 per 1,000 live births whereas FAE is ... not possible.(Timberlake and Birch, p.2) The saddest part of this disease is that it is preventable. FAS and FAE are the leading preventable causes of birth defects. FAS accounts for about 4,000 new cases of preventable birth defects in the United States each year. It has been estimated that the economic cost associated with FAS in the United States is $321 million each year. A recent survey done ...
- 14272: The Tragedy at Columbine
- ... In closing I would like to remind the people of Littleton that, like a person with Herpes, they will never be able to live life like they used to. They must accept all of their new "sores" and blame no one but themselves. They must realize that the past is the past and you must move on. No matter what they do they will never be able to prevent "sores" from popping up in new areas. They will also never be able to prevent this from happening to someone else. Source cited: Glick, Daniel Keene-Osborn, Sherry (1999, Nov. 1) Columbine's Tragic Wake Newsweek, pg.42 Columbine's Tragic ...
- 14273: Sir Gawain And The Green Knight
- ... Both in the poet's use of alliterative verse and in his characterization of Gawain, it is apparent that Gawain has much in common with the Anglo-Saxon hero, such as Beowulf. The strange, hostile world he encounters upon leaving Camelot, the many tests he endures, the crafty machinations of the Green Knight, and the sexual temptations that can so easily overcome a man - impress us with the realization that Gawain ... recall the heroic, vigorous ideals of his Anglo-Saxon Christian heritage. In this sense, a pervasive concern is evident in the poems - a concern with the way a knight, or any Christian man of the world, should live in an uncertain and dangerous time. Patience and Purity exemplify the Christian virtues that have become their titles and these, of course, have obvious relevance to any Christian. The resulting interpretations are grotesque ...
- 14274: Censorship of Books: Freedom of What?
- ... of what drugs do to you and how you can become addicted to them so easily, one student stated in response to the banning of the book. Another student stated, It is about the real world. It is not a book about fiction, and that is what scares people. Ignoring the comments of other students and parents who were also opposed to banning the book, the principal heeded that one complaint ... who fought for this and all of our rights, the process of censorship is very similar to processes carried out in communist countries. Furthermore, for people to do this, it represents the people of the world's super power to be ignorant "spoiled brats" who don't realize how many people worldwide lack the right to write what ever they want or have the ability to obtain any reading material they ...
- 14275: Alice Walker 2
- ... it. There are as many ideas of beauty as there are number of people. As Alice was laying her baby girl to sleep she stared into Alice's eyes and said Mommy there is a world in your eye! Never before did she look at it in this way. The question always was did I change after the accident? . Every choice that you make every experience that you go thought is ... not look a beauty in the same way. But if this would have happened to me, I would have not dwelled on my loss but on my gain. In many ways she could see the world in a different way, this has made Alice walker an outstanding writer, with a unique point of view. What first came to mind when I read this story was something that my mother once told ...
- 14276: Art Censorship
- ... limit the imagination and take away every form of ex-pression, what will be left? As well as a place of learning an educational institution's purpose is to generate and promote discussion. When the New Age racist, David Icke, wanted to speak at the University of Toronto the Canadian Jewish Congress was upset that an anti-Semite would be permitted to address the student population. However, the University's president ... who harbor certain ideas that can be construed as offensive can listen to others speak their mind on the subject of why they found something abhorrent. Promoting discussion allows people to open their minds to new ideas. Teachers can also explain to the students why something is considered offensive. With everything under scrutiny and with the guidance of teachers hopefully they can lead their students in the right direction. If the ...
- 14277: Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity
- ... number of persecutions rose but in future time Christianity was made the official religion. It became one of the Three major religions. These three major religions are the three most popular major religions of the world and have grown threw out the world and influenced and affected the people of the religion and its future.
- 14278: Importance of Womens Suffrage on Home and Life
- ... can see after reading this article and the other articles in our section, how their struggle for freedom effected the home lifes, the attitudes and the fashion of the roaring 20's. For example the new stlye of bright clothing was a sign that the women wanted to get away from the old way of life....hint the flappers and the new brand of music called jazz. Then the first Women's Rights Convention was held on July 19 and 20 in 1848. The convention went along as planned taking over two-days of just discussion, they ...
- 14279: "Gotti, Rise and Fall": A Book Review
- ... the next, he was a huge mafioso. Jon Gotti has always ben a name you have heard of when you think of the mafia. He was one of the beiggest mafioso's ever in the world. He has commited many murders expesially some in 1977. He was a very secretive man who "worked in the underworld", and was never afraid of anyone or anything, he would never show fear. Jon Gotti ... not only accused of assault but many other crimes including murder and drug dealing. It was not a tough decision for the jury who sentenced Jon Gotti to life in prison. This has shocked the world. I think that the authors were very good at describing the way Jon Gotti is. Their use of imagery and dialogue made it easy for me to see what kind of a person he really ...
- 14280: Beowulf 13
- ... is no braver, no stronger / Than I am! I could kill him with my sword; I shall not " (676 - 677). Beowulf starts saying things about himself on how he is the best warrior in the world and that he could be the only one who could kill Grendel. Beowulf probably thinks that there could be someone better than him that is why he does that. He might be jealous that he ... can notice that he probably fought with the dragon just for the treasure. Beowulf probably knew that if he kills the dragon and lives, he could be the richest and most powerful king in the world. Both the dragon and Beowulf wanted revenge for things that one had done to the other. The dragon's greed forced him into revenge once the thief had stolen a little cup that had no ...
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