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- 3301: Bouldering
- ... money would have been better spent on schooling and teaching students the skills necessary to participate in the work force (Kunen). Alvin Thornton, who devised the Neighbor Schools Plan, believes we should teach the whole child as did Washington, "It's about making the black child whole-even if it means educating them in schools that happen to be all black (Eddings)." I realize that these last few paragraphs are getting off of the autobiography of Booker Washington. However these questions ...
- 3302: Medicalizing Drugs
- ... helping individuals who were unable to care for themselves. Some individuals whether it be mentally or physically could not care for themselves and depended on someone else to help them function in society. Many Americans abuse the welfare system, it is actually at a point where it is being abused so badly and we do not even have the resources to stop the abuse. These individuals are more than capable of supporting themselves but have been taught that they do not have to go out and get a job. They just have to have children to support and we ...
- 3303: The Drug War in America
- ... on the federal side. (Lusane) These laws truly had minorities as a target and were rooted in racism do so of today’s laws. Although in 1990 the FBI and the National Institute for Drug Abuse stated that blacks made up only 15% of the nations drug user and whites 77% “one in four young blacks males in their twenties is either in jail, on parole, or on probation”. (www.whitehouse ... by law. Legalization may take away some of the shame and stigmation of being an addict therefor making it easier and more likely for some to seek treatment. According to the Nation Institute on Drug Abuse treatment for drug addicts is cost effect. Methadone treatment reduces the risk of HIV infection, which is very expensive to treat, and has been shown to decrease criminal behavior by as much as 50%. It ...
- 3304: Cocaine
- ... Sherlock Holmes said that cocaine was so transcendentally stimulating and clarifying to the mind that its secondary action is a matter of small moment. Doctors also prescribed cocaine as an antidote to morphine addiction. The abuse of cocaine in the United States was largely non-existent until the 1960’s, except among jazz musicians and entertainers. Cocaine can be processed into four different forms. I am only going to talk about ... adverse effects that might occur. Cocaine exhibits, powerful reinforcing properties that cause users compulsively to misuse the drug resulting in psychological addiction. The psychological craving for the drug is the most important contributor to its abuse potential. Users find that higher doses intensify the high. So unless the user has imposed a limit on the amount of drug used during a fixed period some users will gradually increase the frequency of ...
- 3305: PYGMALION
- ... her response concerning the cost of the cab ride. Eliza feels humiliated by the taxi-man’s sarcastic response to her. From the start of Higgins and Eliza’s relationship, Eliza is treated like a child. Higgins says to her, “If your naughty and idle you will sleep in the back kitchen among the black beetles, and be walloped by Mrs. Pearce with a broomstick.” (p. 36) Higgins treats her like ... hurls these at him with force. “I’m nothing to you--not so much as them slippers.” (p.81) Eliza then walks out on Higgins. She is now confidant and no longer acts like a child, but like a strong woman. In the final scene, Eliza asserts herself. She says, “I want kindness. I know I’m a common ignorant girl,and your a book-learned gentleman; but I’m not ...
- 3306: A Time To Step Down
- ... Nixon role in the 1973 Watergate scandal, (burglars broke in to the National Democratic Headquarters.) Richard Nixon resigned from office, his resignation August 8th due to proof on the following charges including obstruction of justice, abuse of presidential power, and the refusal to obey house subpoenas. Did Richard Nixon resign because he knew that he lost the faith of the Republican Party and most important of all, American people? The American ... needs to resign immediately. Alone with the lying under oath offense, Clinton also faces other charges including some of those similar to that of the Watergate scandal including obstruction of justice, tampering with witnesses, and abuse of power. This is the man who also took oath an on the Bible to execute these laws with the help of God and all he has done is embarrass the nation and himself. The ...
- 3307: Graduated Driver's License Controversy
- ... 24% from 1988 to 1996 (Graduated Driver’s Licensing). Some reasons that teenagers have such a bad driving reputation are partially mistakes causes by their parents. In order to reduce insurance premiums, they put their child into a professional driving course. Sometimes the teens do not get the instruction that’s right for them. Also, these instructors can only spend 6 hours of on-the-road training with their students. Often, the parent then passes that off as acceptable and they, in turn, do not take their child out to drive personally. All in all, the methods that have been tried seem to be doing a good job reducing serious problems. The commercial that says, “Friends don’t let friends to drive drunk ...
- 3308: Adolescent Depression - The Under Acknowledged Disease
- ... may choose to engage in risky behaviors (Oster & Montgomery, 1996). Mood disorders are often accompanied by other psychological problems such as anxiety (Oster & Montgomery, 1996), eating disorders (Lasko et al., 1996), hyperactivity (Blackman, 1995), substance abuse (Blackman, 1995; Brown, 1996; Lasko et al., 1996) and suicide (Blackman, 1995; Brown, 1996; Lasko et al., 1996; Oster & Montgomery, 1996) all of which can hide depressive symptoms. The signs of clinical depression include marked ... and then refer them for treatment." Some of these "risk factors" include verbal signs of suicide within the last three months, prior attempts at suicide, indication of severe mood problems, or excessive alcohol and substance abuse. Many physicians tend to think of depression as an illness of adulthood. In fact, Brown (1996) stated that "it was only in the 1980's that mood disorders in children were included in the category ...
- 3309: The Bell Jar
- ... met her husband. Ted Hughes who was a poet married Sylvia in London in spring of 1957. Later Sylvia became a instructor at Smith College in the English department. In April of 1960 thier first child was born and Sylvia's book of poetry was accepted for fall publication by William Heinemann Limited. In January of 1962 their second child was born. In 1962 the "Bell Jar" was published and in 1963 she ended her life. The Bell Jar had descended again she wrote in her journal.
- 3310: "Legalization of Marijuana"
- ... American citizens conducting every day life stoned from marijuana is a scary thought. The effects of marijuana are not alcohol’s but would impair a person’s driving ability. Accidents would increase. People who would abuse the drug would not only jeopardize themselves but also others. It would have to be treated as driving while drinking and stiff laws and enforcement would have to be inflicted. These are the downsides to ... marijuana is like the "baby." It would reduce drug-related violence severely and it could be put to great use. Granted, there would have to be strict laws and regulations to keep the people who abuse this under control. The legalization of marijuana would not only benefit the government but also the people. With the economy, violence, and sick people, we need an answer. First off, let the government sell it ...
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