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- 2721: David Hume
- David Hume, a Scottish philosopher and historian who lived from 1711-76, carried the empiricism of John Locke and George Berkeley to the logical extreme of radical skepticism. Although his family wanted him to become a lawyer, he felt an "insurmountable resistance to everything but philosophy and learning". Mr. Hume attended Edinburgh University where he ...
- 2722: Legalization of Marijana: For
- ... 1995. Austin, Texas {5} In the Matter of Marijuana Rescheduling Petition, Docket 86-22, Opinion, Recommended Ruling, Finding of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Decision of Administrative Law Judge, September 6, 1988 (Drug Enforcement Agency, Washington, DC, 1988). {6} ACLU National Survey of Voters' Opinions on the Use and Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Purposes (March 31-April 5, 1995).
- 2723: CHEMICAL REACTIONS
- ... exist. The Ancient Greeks were the firsts to speculate on the composition of matter. They thought that it was possible that individual particles made up matter. Later, in the Seventeenth Century, a German chemist named George Ernst Stahl was the first to speak of chemical reaction, specifically, combustion. He said that a substance called phlogiston escaped into the air from all substances during combustion. He said that a burning candle would ...
- 2724: Decriminalize Marijuana for the Good of America
- ... American Behavioral Scientist 32 (1989): 233-243. Miner, Brad. "How Sweet is Mary Jane?" National Review 25 June 1996: 44. National Association for the Reformation of Marijuana Laws (NORML). "Marijuana: Facts and Figures." Information Pack. Washington, DC: NORML, n.d. Rosenfield, Jim. ACLU Drug Policy, adopted Arpil 1994: "Decriminalization of Drugs." [Board Minutes, April 8-9, 1994] A available: http://www.primenet.com/%7Eslackk/wosd/aclu0001.txt. Schmoek, Kurt L. Back ...
- 2725: Huntington's Disease
- Huntington's Disease In 1872 Dr. George Huntington published his account of what he called "hereditary chorea". This is the first description of the disease that now bears his name. Huntington's Disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disease that results in ...
- 2726: The History and Facts About Nicotine and Tobacco
- ... century, cultivating tobacco became the most important industry of the Virginia and Maryland colonies. Sometime later it became the major industry in North Carolina. The first of the tobacco manufacturers to mass-produce cigarettes was Washington, Duke and Sons of Durham, North Carolina (Theodore, 77). Tobacco is a highly addictive drug. This makes it very hard for heavy smokers to quit. Heavy smokers who do attempt to quit smoking will suffer ...
- 2727: Biological and Chemical Weapons!!
- ... which could be bought off vendors and easily multiplied, will do the job. These weapons account for phenomenal distruction. For instance Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), stated: a single warhead filled with anthrax targeted to Washington D.C on a day of moderate wind has the potential of killing 30,000 to 100,000 people. Nevertheless, since all ballistic missile have a return address and United States has nuclear deterrent, it ...
- 2728: The Problem of Teens and Smoking
- ... century, cultivating tobacco became the most important industry of the Virginia and Maryland colonies. Sometime later it became the major industry in North Carolina. The first of the tobacco manufacturers to mass-produce cigarettes was Washington, Duke and Sons of Durham, North Carolina (Theodore, 77). Tobacco is a highly addictive drug. This makes it very hard for heavy smokers to quit. Heavy smokers who do attempt to quit smoking will suffer ...
- 2729: Birmingham, Alabama and The Civil Rights Movement
- ... persuasive enough. Works Cited Vol. 2, No. 1 (January, 1992), pp. 1-3 BULL CONNOR by William A. Nunnelly. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press, 1991. 225pp. Reviewed by Jolanta Juszkiewicz, Pretrial Services Resource Center, Washington, D.C.
- 2730: Davy Crockett
- ... has been since 1806. His rifle "Betsy", presented by the Whigs of Philadelphia in 1834, is at Nashville, Tennessee. The tomahawk, or hatchet, presented in 1834 with a rifle, is in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. In March, 1836, Davy Crockett, with 139 others, was massacred at the Alamo. Usually, in battles, someone is left to tell the story, but the Alamo had no one. One hundred and eighty ...
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