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- 401: Friday
- ... shows the relationships of his family and other members of his neighborhood. With a zany cast of characters and a hilarious script this movie touches on everything from gang v lence to the use of drugs, crime, guns, relationships, sex and life in the ghetto. Because of all these issues, I found this an interesting movie with a wide variety of topics to address. Marijuana has been around for a long ... sends a gang of "hoods" after them with mach e guns. They just barely escape and are scared shitless. The amount of gang violence that can be contributed to the use and sale of illegal drugs has risen dramatically in the past seven years (Gates 67). It's no wonder that this is happening with th use of marijuana becoming so popular again. Violence and crime are issues we hear about ... ust doesn't work. Obviously, this was one of those times. Sexual promiscuity was also depicted in this movie. Craig's neighbor has an affair with a preacher. His sisters friend sleeps around to get drugs. Smokey puts the moves on anything in a skirt. To so blatantly condone this kind of behavior is repuls e. With the rampant spread of the Aids virus and other sexually transmitted diseases anyone ...
- 402: The Catcher in the Rye: Now and Then
- ... refused to pay him. Maurice ended up just taking the money but Holden knew that he could have been seriously injured. (Salinger, 104) One of the greatest problems facing teenagers today is the abuse of drugs and alcohol. Today, almost every teenager has been faced with the choice of whether or not to use drugs. Today, an increasing number of teenagers are making the choice to use these drugs. Holden is under age but he still drinks alcohol, and this is true for many young adults today, and even more so in present-day then in Holdens generation. In this novel, Holden ...
- 403: Watching The Box Watch Peter H
- ... to the core of our society. His major claim is that television is bad for the individual and for society. This is based on the claim that television is addictive, like some legal and illegal drugs. And like said drugs, television is harmful to its adherents in many ways (600). Television makes people asocial, and takes people out of the "real" world and into an "unreal" plane of existence (601). Television, Hamill claims, allows one ... no control over their surroundings (601). His second claim is that television is in many ways responsible for the change of the drug culture into a mass "problem" (600). Before television., the use of hard drugs was restricted to a small minority of citizens on the outskirts of civilization (600). After television became universal, Hamill tells us that hard drug use became much more prevalent. He says that this is ...
- 404: Coffee Break
- ... 10 cups, but never have I got close to 80. I began to realize that what I was drinking all along was a drug. What a queer drug it is. Caffeine is related to other drugs such as tobacco, and marijuana, in that it grows readily in nature and uses its affect as protection from predators. To animals munching on its leaves it is poison. To us they are just great ... the same strength of caffeine. Paraxanthine on the other hand is somewhat stronger. Hence this is what gives you the jitters. Per cup about 70% is converted to paraxanthine. This process is similar to other drugs such as alcohol. Coffee though has a very slow rate of breaking down, compared to alcohol. A cup of coffee can affect you for 5 to 6 hours (Smart Basics Intelliscope 1). In order to ... did I become a member of this odd tribe of people, slave to caffeine. Which got me thinking about caffeine, and what a strange drug it is. Having affects that are similar to other legal drugs, such as tobacco and alcohol. But where are the commercials warning us of the effects. In a world where efficiency is key, and sleep is worshipped, there is a drug that is taken by ...
- 405: Brave New World: Huxley Predicted Many Events of the Future
- ... events for the future, most of which concentrate on a morally corrupt society. The most important of these predictions include: greater sexual freedom, over-population, brain-washing/sleep-teaching, and the use of mind altering drugs. Aldous Huxley's Brave New World warns of a possible future dystopia, based on social attitudes and medical advancements of his time. Huxley's future dystopia is created largely by perverted sexual freedoms, which in ... so much higher then their American counterparts. "...a little white tablet that keeps production workers happy. The Japanese motor industry believes it is an important aid to its productivity." With all the different types of drugs now available the wonder drug-soma, will most certainly soon arrive. Soma is used in Brave New World the way alcohol, smoking and drugs are used in today's society. In conclusion, the future events of which Aldous Huxley predicted, are quickly becoming a reality in today's society. It cannot be denied that events such as greater ...
- 406: Living, Loving, and Learning: Buscaglia Reflection
- ... they didn't have. When I was in middle school I had another teacher that tried to give us what she didn't have. She was the health teacher, but because of some addictions to drugs, she really wasn't very healthy. It was sad, because she taught us from the book that certain drugs are addictive and we should take care of our bodies. We knew that she knew this information first hand because she was always on drugs. Many days she was so buzzed up that the teacher next door would come ask her to hold it down because she was yelling instead of speaking and didn't even know it. Other ...
- 407: Cloning
- ... a clone. So, all she can do is pray for a donor's kidney to arrive before she dies. Another good thing is we could create farm or "pharm" animals genetically engineered to produce valuable drugs (Resenberger). Like scientist are creating an animal that will manufacture anti-clotting drugs for humans in their milk by gene- spliced sheep and mice (Resenberger). With this breeders could make formerly expensive drugs in large quanities at a low cost. Doesn't all of this sound good to have? Or are we just overlooking the bad possibilities. Lets just say some freak wants to make an army ...
- 408: Barbituates
- ... to synthesize a new drug, barbitol. What they were looking for was a drug that would combat the effects of anxiety and nervousness. They were successful but the side effects were too great. Barbiturates are drugs that cause depression of the central nervous system and are generally used to induce europhia. D.C. Heaths Perspectives on HEALTH defines europhia as a feeling of intense happiness and well being. Most users ... which happens before the full injection of the barbiturate is complete. Dependence upon this drug is almost guaranteed. Each time the dosage must be raised to get the same high feeling. People who use these drugs daily for prolonged periods of time may become psychologically and physically dependent. Psychological dependence exists when they are addicted so much that the need to continue its use becomes more of a craving. The physical ... and vomiting, and significant weight loss. Severe withdrawal symptoms include convulsions, delirium or hallucinations, hypothermia, and an unusually high fever. Most people who commonly use Barbiturates are heroin addicts. They inject a mixture of both drugs to get a high. This is a very hazardous practice, because both drugs depress respiratory control centers in the brain. Some methamphetamine (speed) users take barbiturates to combat severe hyperactivity following a run of ...
- 409: Friday The Movie
- ... also shows the relationships of his family and other members of his neighborhood. With a zany cast of characters and a hilarious script this movie touches on everything from gang violence to the use of drugs, crime, guns, relationships, sex and life in the ghetto. Because of all these issues, I found this an interesting movie with a wide variety of topics to address. Marijuana has been around for a long ... them and sends a gang of "hoods" after them with guns. They just barely escape and are scared shitless. The amount of gang violence that can be contributed to the use and sale of illegal drugs has risen dramatically in the past seven years (Gates 67). It's no wonder that this is happening with th use of marijuana becoming so popular again. Violence and crime are issues we hear about ... ust doesn't work. Obviously, this was one of those times. Sexual promiscuity was also depicted in this movie. Craig's neighbor has an affair with a preacher. His sisters friend sleeps around to get drugs. Smokey puts the moves on anything in a skirt. To so blatantly condone this kind of behavior is repulse. With the rampant spread of the Aids virus and other sexually transmitted diseases anyone with ...
- 410: Pulp Fiction
- ... to avoid the temptations of the Devil, as well as a warning to not try to play God, because the two boys who stole the suitcase play the role of the Devil, as do the drugs, and they were almost the downfall of the whole attempt. The movie wasted no time in introducing the first biblical reference when the two men try to retrieve the suitcase containing Wallace's belongings. When ... classic descriptions of Jesus Christ. This uncanny resemblance can only be here to show us one thing: that He is the creator of all, and can be the destroyer of all as well, just as drugs can destroy all. This is a very hidden, but well understood sign, for those of us who take the time to notice it. As it turns out, later in the film, we see the drugs that Vega bought from the dealer cause Mia to OD and she narrowly escaped death with an adrenaline shot to the heart. The adrenaline shot was administered by Vega, however it was at the ...
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