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- 3411: Eating Disorders
- ... see that image as beautiful as opposed to normal healthy figures than that will be how they desire to look. Both men and women are at higher risk for eating disorders if they suffer from depression, personality disorder, or substance abuse. Anorexia and Bulimia have typically occurred in teenagers, however, over the past forty years, while they have increased among teenagers, rates have tripled among adult women. Complications brought on by ... purging results in loss of fluid and potassium, which cause extreme weakness and near paralysis. Possible ruptures of the esophagus or food pipe have been associated with forced vomiting as well. Bulimics are prone to depression and are also at risk for dangerous impulsive behaviors (like sexual promiscuity). In general alcohol and drug abuse is more common with bulimics than with anorexics; (Cocaine and amphetamines being the drugs most often used). Other behaviors like self cutting and stealing appear in all three disorder; anorexia, bulimia and compulsive over eating. With compulsive over eating the biggest problems include obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and severe depression. Not to mention that the compulsive over-eater, even if they do not become obese with surely gain weight and with most it will be a bad cycle. They will eat because they feel ...
- 3412: Chirstopher Columbus' Explorations
- ... Dominican Republic. Christopher was astounded to see that the vegetation was in bloom all year. Though I think this was for reasons greater than just their aesthetic beauty. I'm sure he was conjuring up great plans, for in the back of his mind he was probably thinking about the shortage of lumber back home. This abundance would take care of that problem. He could also bring back the fruits and ... the islands while he was journeying back and forth to Spain. " After I, by the divine will, had placed them under your royal and exalted lordship, and was on the point of securing a very great revenue, suddenly, while I was waiting for ships to come to your high presence with victory and with great news of gold, being very secure and joyful, I was made a prisoner and with my two brothers was thrown into a ship, laden with fetters, stripped to the skin, very ill-treated, and ...
- 3413: Orion Nebula
- ... stars within the center of the nebula. The Orion Nebula is a spectacular sight. Consequently, it has been a preferred target of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) over recent years. The HST has provided a great deal of insight into the complicated process of star formation. In June of 1994, C. Robert ODell, a Rice University Page 2 astronomer, discovered the presence of protoplanetary disks around some stars of the ... planets in the solar system. Furthermore, the detection of water in the nebula has revealed the need to revise the theory of star formation to include water as a major component. Despite the fact that great progress is being made in terms of observational techniques and investigation, a great deal of information about the universe remains a mystery. Further analysis of the Orion Nebula, however, may help unravel some of the mysteries, including the origin of the solar system. Bibliography Bless, R.C. ...
- 3414: Comparison Of Nicholas I And Nicholas Ii
- ... resemblance, and yet at the same time remained drastically different when their rule ended. While the names may suggest that Nicholas I was the father of Nicholas II, Nicholas I was actually Nicholas II s great granduncle. The summarized history of their terms below will tell of and compare the Nicholas reigns of the Russian monarchy. Nicholas I (1796-1855) was born at Tsarskoe Selo, the third son of Czar Paul ... I. Nicholas came to throne in 1825 after his brother Alexander I had died and his older brother Constantine had given up his claims to the throne. Nicholas first action was to put down, with great harshness, a revolt of officers and soldiers who had fought in Europe during the Napoleonic wars and favored reform in Russia. This uprising occurred in the month of December and the rebels became known in ... Persia soon after he came to the throne. In 1828 he fought a war with Turkey and won the Eastern Shore of the Black Sea and a protectorate over Moldavia and Wallichia for Russia. With great severity he put down a revolt of the Poles in 1831 and in 1849 he sent his troops into Austria to help the emperor put an end to a rebellion of the Hungarian subjects. ...
- 3415: Effects Of Automobiles
- ... on their vehicles to run well so that they can maintain their everyday treks of commuting back and forth. These automobiles have been the cause of an abundance of jobs throughout the United States. A great number of our citizens are employed by automobile production plants, car repair industries, and other automobile related positions. To think that cars could have been non-existent makes us wonder where thousands of our citizens ... big part of the United States industrial and trading world relies on the automobile and its components. Another view of our life without automobiles deals with our visual perspective. Car and truck advertisements consume a great deal of air time for television commercials. We see these luxurious machines and little by little we are tempted and pressured into investing into one of them. Numerous amounts of our modern movies also involve ... automobiles have been introduced along the way. This constant change of what appears to have a good outcome also brings along some negative aspects. These downfalls include those discussed above and many others. With every great step towards technological breakthroughs in the automobile world, new problems and hindrances arrive which are sure to lead to more fatal outcomes. Though cars have changed our lifestyle for the better, the extra impact ...
- 3416: BLACKS, PRISON, AND INSTITUTIO
- ... This paper uses many overmentally commissioned reports. Blacks, Prison, and Institutional Racism Introduction Criminal justice and security is one of the largest industries in the United States. Such a statistic is (and rightly so) of great concern to Afro-Americans because a disproportionate percentage of individuals under the control of the US Criminal Justice System are from the Black community. This paper will look at the alarming statistics and attempt to ... imprisonment of Blacks today. During the period of slavery in the US Blacks were needed as workers and were therefore used as so . What are Blacks needed for now? Despite the many accomplishments of such great inventors as Granville T. Woods and Benjamin Bannicker, it would seem that White society would have no use for Blacks. During the period of slavery Blacks deemed useless were killed. In today's society Blacks ... the barbarism of the early 19th century. Again White society is using Blacks for economic gain, again the system is legitimated and legalized by the US Government, and again the burden on Blacks is severely great. The Value Of Black Life Slavery in the 90's? A scary, but none the less real condition. But what about when Blacks go beyond their usefulness. What about when the threat that Blacks ...
- 3417: Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
- ... The early backgrounds of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King were largely responsible for the distinct different responses to American racism. Both men ultimately became towering icons of contemporary African-American culture and had a great influence on black Americans. However, King had a more positive attitude than Malcolm X, believing that through peaceful demonstrations and arguments, blacks will be able to someday achieve full equality with whites. Malcolm Xs ... X suffered not only from abuse by whites, but also from domestic violence. His father beat his mother and both of them abused their children. His mother was forced to raise eight children during the depression. After his mother had a mental breakdown, the children were all placed in foster homes. Malcolm Xs resentment was increased as he suffered through the ravages of integrated schooling. Although an intelligent student who ...
- 3418: Descartes
- Rene Descartes was one of the most influential thinkers in the history of the philosophy. Born in 1596, he lived to become a great mathematician, scientist, and philosopher. In fact, he became one of the central intellectual figures of the sixteen hundreds. He is believed by some to be the father of modern philosophy, although he was hampered by ... Now, Descartes says that he has an idea of God as a perfect, infinite substance. Now, Descartes states that the level of formal reality of the cause of an idea must be at least as great as the level of objective reality in the idea itself. By this logic, I as a finite substance could not possibly cause the idea of an infinite substance. In fact, the only being whose formal ... Still, even if this is the only true maxim that Descartes discovered, it is indeed a remarkable achievement. Schopenhauer credits Descartes for discovering the only correct starting point in all philosophy. Charles Sanders Peirce, a great American philosopher, said With Descartes, philosophy put away childish things and became a conceited young man.
- 3419: Employee Assistance Programs
- ... It is estimated that employers lose approximately $17 billion dollars per year due to the 35 percent of the workforce experiencing some type of emotional dysfunction (Myers 8). These mental health issues range from mild depression to severe schizophrenia. It is also estimated that US companies spend 26 percent of their earnings on health care costs (Cascio 590). Heart disease, smoking, and other unhealthy lifestyle attributes cost employers billions of dollars ... guarantees that he won t have more problems. People, in the site of companies, are not expendable. EAPs are in place for employees that need assistance because of personal problem but are still worth a great deal to the employers. Bibliography Cascio, Wayne. Managing Human Resources. Denver: McGraw-Hill, 1998. Kizer, William M. The Healthy Workplace. Omaha: John Wiley & Sons, 1987. Myers, Donald W. Establishing and Building Employee Assistance Programs. West ...
- 3420: Death of a Salesman: Willy Lowman
- ... the All-Scholastic Championship game in front of thousands of people. Willy couldn't be prouder of his two popular sons who at the time had everything going for them and seemed destined to live great, important lives, much more so than the "liked, but not well liked" boy next door, Bernard. Willy's dependency on the "drug" is becoming greater by the hour, at this rate, he cannot remain sane ... memories. The way he overuses his vivid imagination is sad because the only thing it's good for is enabling Willy to go through one more day of his piteous life, full of bitterness, confusion, depression, false hopefulness, and a feeling of love which he is trying very hard to express to his sons who seem reluctant to accept it.
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