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- 4401: Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
- ... solutions to their problems. Drugs are roses, they may look attractive, but they have sharp thorns. Associated with substance abuse are many risks. These dangers include: 1. risks to personal safety (i.e. possibility of death or injury by overdose, accident, or violence) 2. damage to health (i.e. brain damage, liver malfunction, mental problems, etc.) 3. legal consequences (i.e. chance of incarceration, fines, or criminal record) 4. destructive behavior ... may experience these withdrawal symptoms, which are far more serious then the actual side-effects of the chemical. A person going through alcohol withdrawal may experience anxiety, sweating, hallucinations, insomnia, tremors, convolutions, and sometimes, even death. In this instance, not using may be as dangerous, if not more dangerous, then using. It is important for alcoholics to know though, that there are support groups such as Alateen or Al-Anon, which ...
- 4402: The Problem of Domestic Violence
- ... by their spouse every year" (Domestic V.), but at the same time "in 1992 in a high risk group of women aged 18-34 there was a total of 702 fatalities" (Domestic V.), granted, one death due to domestic violence is one death too much, but to exaggerate the fact by that great of an amount does the cause of stopping domestic violence a great mis-justice. Another widely used fact that no doubt is true, but the ...
- 4403: Egyptian Bedouins
- ... tribe. The major requirement that must hold true is that members of the tribe marry someone of equal social status, even if the perspective spouse is from a different tribe. The practices that follow the death of an Egyptian Bedouin are simple and swift. As the news of a death spreads, people come together and raise their palms and pray the Exhortation: Praise be to God, Lord of Creation, The compassionate, the merciful, King of Judgement Day! You alone we worship, and to you alone ...
- 4404: Animal Rights
- ... writhe and moan before falling silent. This experiment meant to simulate what happens to human beings in a car crash or a violent head injury. It isn't right to cause pain, suffering, and certain death to animals just for our benefit. Many scientists also agree that this experimental procedure was wrong but only because primates have higher intelligence. I don't think it is right for any animal of high ... as spears. These animals are trapped. They have no hope of escape. People pay to take home a trophy, in one way or another they get their so-called trophy. These animals meet a merciless death. How can people consider this a sport? I firmly believe in animal rights. God created the world with both animals and humans. To both coexist peacefully. Each bringing benefit to the other, but not at ...
- 4405: Terrorism
- ... corrupt, how can the people defend themselves? Hitler's methods and ideologies have made him one of the most feared and hated men in history. Stalin also used acts of terrorism on his people. His death squads that patrolled the streets at night and annihilated the homeless was supposedly done for a good cause. I think that is very questionable. Negotiating with terrorists can also be bewildering. Recently Prime Minister John ... use the media to get the word out. I am sure that foreign countries would rather lend a hand rather than dealing with terrorists. Terrorists are wrong because they target the defenseless, they cause fear, death and destruction among the public and if they're not fighting for a cause, their motives are probably greed. Terrorists may not directly kill millions of people, but the spark that started many wars came ...
- 4406: The Theme Of Macbeth
- ... although Macbeth is not told by the witches to kill Duncan for his crown. In Act II, the Macbeths are deceived by the apparent ease and subsequent guiltlessness with which they can achieve Duncan s death. In Act III, Macbeth arranges the murder of Banquo and Fleance; but Fleance, who mainly intends to continue Banquo s line, escapes. The murder of Banquo and Fleance had seemed to be assured, but the ... army, disguised by branches from Birnam Wood, comes against his castle and when Macduff, confronting Macbeth, informs him that he ( ) was from his mother s womb ( ) untimely ripp d ( ) in Caesarean birth. Macbeth learns in death that appearances pointed one way, but reality, rock-hard, lay in the opposite direction. Against these rocks he is crushed. The question why Macbeth has done all this and why the terrifying experience with Banquo ...
- 4407: Winston Churchill
- ... United States.20 This pleased Churchill very much and since his mother was American it was considered appropriate. Churchill passed the age of 90 and on January 24th 1965 his strength was finally diminished. His death signified the passing of a great man. Winston Churchill was given a State Funeral, an honor bestowed on few outside the Royal Family. He was also given a twenty-one gun salute.21 Churchill achieved ... Eva, Churchill ( Landsdowne Place, 1981.)Pg. 62 20.) Bailey, Eva, Churchill ( Landsdowne Place, 1981.)Pg. 62 21.) Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia 22.) Bailey, Eva, Churchill ( Landsdowne Place, 1981.)Pg. 65 General de Gaulle, on the death of Churchill.
- 4408: Crime And Punishment - Russian
- ... mean so much. And it's the administrative centre of all Russia and its character must be reflected on the whole country. Although it is unlikely that Nicholas committed suicide, as several historians have claimed, death did come as liberation to the weary and harassed Russian emperor. He came down with a bad case of pneumonia, and died in the bitter knowledge of general failure. Tsar Alexander II (In full Aleksandr ... majority of his subjects. His straightforward manner savoured sometimes of gruffness, while his unadorned method of expressing himself harmonized well with his roughhewn, immobile features. After repealing a law set forth from his father s death bed, he developed his opinion that Russia was to be saved from anarchical disorders and revolutionary agitation not by the parliamentary institutions and so-called liberalism of western Europe but by his three principles of ...
- 4409: Immigration & Americas Future
- Immigration & Americas Future DeVry, Telecommunications The world has gone through a revolution and it has changed a lot. We have cut the death rates around the world with modern medicine and new farming methods. For example, we sprayed to destroy mosquitoes in Sri Lanka in the 1950s. In one year, the average life of everyone in Sri Lanka was extended by eight years because the number of people dying from malaria suddenly declined. This was a great human achievement. But we cut the death rate without cutting the birth rate. Now population is soaring. There were about one billion people living in the world when the Statue of Liberty was built. There are 4.5 billion today. World population ...
- 4410: Domestic Violence
- ... MTCAWA e-mail interview) "It is a terrible and recognizable fact that for many people, home is the least safe place" (Battered Dreams, 9). Domestic violence is real violence, often resulting in permanent injuries or death. Battering is a widespread societal problem with consequences reaching far beyond individual families. It is conduct that has devastating effects for individual victims, their children and their communities. In addition to these immediate effects, there ... of attempts by African American women are preceded by abuse (In the Health of Women: A Global Perspective, 128). The World Bank's analysis found domestic violence to be a major cause of disability and death among women; the burden of family violence is comparable to that of HIV, tuberculosis, cardiovascular disease or cancer (Domestic Violence Against Women: A Global Issue, 29). In industrialized nations one in five healthy days of ...
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