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- 3281: Confucianism And Taoism In Joy
- ... a refreshing, lightening, hopeful tone. Ying-Ying St. Claire is the only character that isn't shown with her mother. Instead, her nursemaid, Amah, functions in the motherly role. She is first introduced as a child at the time of the Moon Lady ceremony. She questions the point of the ceremony and Amah tells her, "You do this and that, so the gods do not punish you…Light the incense, make ... system. After her husband died, she was not supposed to remarry, but to live a poor, unhappy life. When, she was raped she was forced to become a third-wife to Wu Tsing so her child would have a father. In this, she lost shou, social standing that is the basis of one's obligations in the Confucian system, and her family considered her to be dead. This dealt with a ...
- 3282: Illinois vs. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb
- ... to commit the perfect crime just to prove it could be done. Loeb’s nineteen year old partner in crime, Nathan Leopold, interested in ornithology, philosophy, and especially, Richard Loeb. Leopold, like Loeb, was a child of wealth and opportunity. Leopold’s father, Jack, was a millionaire box manufacturer. Leopold was a law student at the University of Chicago and was planning to begin studies at Harvard Law School after a ... certainly would never have done apart: commit murder. Murder was a necessary element in their plan to commit the perfect crime. The two teenagers spent hours discussing and refining a plan that included kidnapping the child of wealthy parents, demanding a ransom, and collecting the ransom after it was left at a designated point. Neither of the two liked the thought of killing their kidnap victim, but they thought it necessary ...
- 3283: Marijuana: The Drug That Could Help Stop the Pain
- Marijuana: The Drug That Could Help Stop the Pain Abstract Marijuana is classified as a Schedule 1drug (a drug with high abuse potential, no accepted medical use, and lack of safety) in the eyes of the government. In the eyes of the medical world it's a miracle drug. It can be used therapeutically help people with ... However thousands of Americans use marijuana as medicine illegally, putting themselves at risk of arrest and prosecution. Arizona and California have made the first steps towards getting this miracle drug legalized. Due to the governments abuse of power these two states are back where they started. The plant of marijuana has many uses in today's society. Parts of the plant can be used to produce paper and oil. It can ...
- 3284: Regulating Big Companies
- ... laws and job conditions in these American factories in foreign countries. There needs to be routine checks on these factories on a regular basis to see how they are operating. These corporations will continue to abuse these foreign workers for personal gains, until something is done to enforce the federal laws that are imposed. The second case of illegal conduct, involved the illegal selling of computers by IBM to a Russian ... that these new definitions will help to prevent this type of conduct. There needs to be more in depth explanations to where the money is spent and documents proving this. "There is an incentive to abuse the system and wait for Medicare to catch you. And there has been no penalty for doing it." This quote in the article, sums up what I am saying. The hospitals are using the regulations ...
- 3285: Psychodelic Drugs
- ... so many people drink to unwind from the demands of life. Because alcohol has been around for so long, its effects are well-known. Two key concepts to understand in dealing with alcohol use and abuse are impairment and tolerance. They are both problems in themselves and signals of possible additional difficulties. IMPAIRMENT refers to the deficits in performance, judgment, memory, and motor skills which occur because of alcohol consumption. Impairment ... physicians for hyperactive children, but is often diverted by drug abusing parents. This drug is a powerful stimulant. When abused, the tablets are crushed and mixed with water, then injected. The problem associated with Ritalin abuse, besides the typical stimulant problems, has to do with the chemicals used to make the tablet. Talc (like talcum power) is used to hold the pill together. Talc does not dissolve in the body or ...
- 3286: The Seat Belt Law
- The Seat Belt Law Growing up in a close, loving family has been very rewarding. I can say that I am very lucky. Ever since I was just a young child, approximately around the age of eight when I was allowed to sit in a car without a car seat, I can recall always wearing a seatbelt. In fact, the words “buckle up”, in my father ... an increase in seatbelt use occurs, it would help to generate money from Washington for highway safety and repair funds. In addition, children under the age of four would be required to be in a child restraint seat that has met federal standards. If there were more passengers in the car than seatbelts, no one would be ticketed. Also, the bill requires that any savings for the insurance companies to be ...
- 3287: A Priest’s Death: An Examination of Uncanny Elements in James Joyce’s "The Sisters"
- ... the Reverend’s house, the boy looks toward the window for the reflection of two candles; those commonly placed at the head of a corpse. Additionally, the old man was paralyzed and often told the child that he was "not long for this world" (9). While the narrator awaited the Reverend’s death, news of the event startled him: I knew that I was under observation, so I continued eating as ... thereby adds to the feeling of the uncanny in the work. The revelations that the dream-spirit makes help lend to the interpretation of the story. The ghost of the dead priest confesses to the child "in a murmuring voice and I wondered why it smiled continually and why its lips were so moist with spittle" (11). His confessions, although not stated in the text, are clearly grave. The simoniac nature ...
- 3288: Marijuana: A Horticultural Revolution, A Medical and Legal Battle
- ... weight which in turn strengthens the immune system. So if there are so many benefits, then why is marijuana not legal? Many states contend that the ban on medical marijuana is necessary to prevent drug abuse and the availability of illicit drugs and to control the purity of medicinal drug products. These states have no compelling interest in intervening to needlessly prolong terminal patients' suffering. States should allow the medical use ... U.S. v. Randall will continue to be prevalent and will increase considerably. There is a pressing need for a more compassionate, humane law which clearly discriminates between the criminal conduct of those who socially abuse chemicals and the legitimate medical needs of seriously ill patients whose welfare and very lives may depend on the prudent therapeutic use of those very same substances.
- 3289: PORONO IN THE MEDIA
- ... sexual frustration, and not of sexual arousal. --- Reference Cited Christensen F.M. Pornography. New York: Praeger. 1990 Howitt, Cumberpatch. Mass Media, Violence and Society. London: Elek Science. 1975 Harmon, Check. Role of Pornography in Woman Abuse. (City unknown). American Commission on Obscenity and Pornography. 1988 Hawkins, Zimring. Pornography in a Free Society. (City unknown). (Publisher uknown). 1988 --- Bibliography 1. Pornography, Christensen F.M., 1990, New York, Praeger. 2. Mass Media, Violence and Society, Howitt, Cumberpatch, 1975, London, Elek Science. 3. Role of Pornography in Woman Abuse, Harmon, Check, 1988, American Commission on Obscenity and Pornography. 4. Pornography in a Free Society, Hawkins, Zimring, 1988. 5. Advertising, World Book Encyclopedia 1990, New York, Nault. 6. Pornography, Encarta Encyclopedia 1995, New York, Microsoft ...
- 3290: LSD and PCP Use
- ... Agency thought that the Soviets and Chinese would use LSD to brainwash American diplomats. The Federal Drug Enforcement Administration lists this drug as a "schedule I" drug that means that it has high potential for abuse. During the "turn-on, tune-in, drop-out" time of the 60's LSD became the thing for social and political movements to freedom, creativity, self-discovery and opposition to the Vietnam War. Some freaked ... jumped to their deaths. The popularity of the rug in the 60's started research and laws making its use illegal. LSD is the chemical term or lysergic acid diethyl amide. National Institute on Drug Abuse surveys indicate illicit use of LSD has remained relatively constant. Almost 2 percent of high school seniors are current users and 8.7 percent have taken LSD at least once. Its not creating the problems ...
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