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- 901: A Clockwork Orange
- ... him of all the evil inside of him and all that was bad. Alex is given injections and made to watch films of rape, violence, and war and the mixture of these images and the drugs cause him to associate feelings of panic and nausea with violence. He is released after two weeks of the treatment and after a few encounters with past victims finds himself at the home of a ... in which the teenagers rule the nights, keeping all real people in their houses. A world where there are milk bars in which fifteen year olds can be served with milk that are made with drugs. This is a world in which Burgess can exaggerate the future problems of society and reflect upon the absurdity of them. Another characteristic of this novel is the blurring of normal understanding, or the frustration ...
- 902: Gun Control
- ... 400 homicides including guns. In addition gun control has been seen as necessary because of the violence by criminals using guns. Gun control is wrapped in a series of social issues such as crime and drugs. Guns have become closely linked to drugs and murder in the public mind. Drug dealing and high tech weaponry have escalated the warfare in cities between long established loosely knit gangs. Predominantly guns of crime are used by gang members. Many police ...
- 903: What is Angina? And What Is The Cure?
- ... of a heart attack. Used both for treatment of symptoms as well as prevention of anticipated symptoms, nitrates are considered by many to be the mainstay of medical therapy for angina. The second group of drugs are called "beta blockers" for their ability to block the activity of the beta receptors of the nervous system. These receptors cause actions such as blood pressure elevation, rapid heart rate, and forceful heart contractions. When these actions are reduced, the heart needs less blood, and thus angina may be reduced. The newest group of drugs for angina is called the calcium channel blockers. Calcium channels refer to the areas of the membranes of heart and other cells where calcium flows in and out, reacting with other chemicals to modulate the ...
- 904: Animal Abuse
- ... out of your hair and food delicacies out of your bones? It should be made illegal. We should also stop testing cosmetics on animals like rabbits and rodents. We need to test important medicines and drugs on animals because otherwise, the effects on us could be very harmful. I say this because new drugs for epilepsy were tested on my uncle, without his consent, and now he is mentally ill. He cannot walk very well. He cannot read or write very well. He has to live in a home ...
- 905: Rehabilitation of Criminals: A Waste of Time or Worth The Effort?
- ... What factors decide the outcome of such individuals? Some experts feel there is no absolute answer, only speculation. There is however, a strong relationship between environment and the outcome of offenders. Low income, poor education,drugs, and family breakdown are some factors that keep repeating in cases of habitual offenders; however, the public sees the problem lies with the availability of guns and lack of morals. Only one factor stands out in both public and professional opinion, drugs. To deal with crime, we must first go to the root of the problem. The American society is a breeding ground for violent crime. Preventative measures must be implemented to stop such behavior before it ...
- 906: Legalization of Marijuana
- ... economy. Pro-legalization organization argue the fact that legalization would result in the decrease of crime rates in our cities and towns, but in actuality almost eighty-two percent of all violent crime that involves drugs don't involve marijuana. The fact remains that crime would still inhabit the streets if marijuana was to be legalized. The organizations base there theory on the success that the Netherlands has had with reduction ... and sometimes anti-social. This causes the decrease in communication through-out a house hold. Communication is what keep a family close and involved in each other's life. The effects of marijuana and other drugs destroys families enough now, but if it were to become legal then that number would raise and so would the number of broken homes. We are at a time when our family structure has already ...
- 907: The Results of Aging
- ... are not all of the changed to the body that are brought about by aging, but these are the major ones. There is hope in modern medicine, though. Through the use of new technologies and drugs some of these changes can be slowed or prevented. Table 1. The results of aging System Results of Aging Contributing Factors SKIN -loses thickness and elasticity (wrinkles appear) -bruises more easily as blood vessels near ... by smoking, excessive exposure to sun. BRAIN/NERVOUS SYSTEM -loses some capacity for memorization and learning as cells die -becomes slower to respond to stimuli (reflexes dull) Process accelerated by overuse of alcohol and other drugs, repeated blows to the head. SENSES -become less sharp with loss of nerve cells Process accelerated by smoking, repeated exposure to loud noise. LUNGS -become less effective as elasticity decreases Process accelerated by smoking, poor ...
- 908: LSD
- LSD The use of drugs among Americans is rapidly rising. They can be bought and sold almost anywhere, from the streets to hallways of schools. A drug on the rapid rise from the 70's is LSD. Some people attribute ... drug was abandoned. In the late 50's, however, LSD was used by the CIA as an interrogation drug for spies. However, it was proven to be unreliable and was later replaced with other interrogation drugs. LSD comes in the forms of crystals, liquids, tablets, gelatins, or blotting squares. The squares have designs on them such a flowers, dragons, shapes, animals, and cartoon characters to make them more attractive to young ...
- 909: The Effects of Altitude On Human Physiology
- ... and alteration of taste. These side effects may be reduced with the 125 mg. dose. Side effects subside when the drug is stopped. Diamox is a sulfonamide drug, so people who are allergic to sulfa drugs such as penicillin should not take Diamox. Diamox has also been known to cause severe allergic reactions to people with no previous history of Diamox or suffer allergies. A trial course of the drug is ... is important to recognize symptoms early and take corrective measures. Light activity during the day is better than sleeping because respiration decreases during sleep, exacerbating the symptoms. The avoidance of tobacco, alcohol, and other depressant drugs including, barbiturates, tranquilizers, and sleeping pills is important. These depressants further decrease the respiratory drive during sleep resulting in a worsening of the symptoms. A high carbohydrate diet (more than 70% of your calories from ...
- 910: Brave New World 8
- ... Crome Yellow (1921) and Antic Hay. His later writing became more mystical in character, as in Eyeless in Gaza and Time Must Have a Stop, while Island is an optimistic Utopia. He also experimented with drugs. The two essays about his mescaline adventures are The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell, nicely chronicled through letter correspondences during the time in Moksha. The title of Doors of Perception, lifted from poet ... Quennell 254). Huxley fills his work with questions like this to challenge your mind and show you were reality could head. In a society of today where there is so much devastation, sex, violence, and drugs Huxley s utopia is not possible. To change people to what you want could never happen because in reality people will see that a choice to be in a perfect society you must not have ...
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