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- 1201: “The Body's Temperature After Electrocution is Around 138 Degrees Fahrenheit”
- ... knew that what he was doing was wrong. There is not enough evidence to prove whether capital punishment deters crime. However, a study by W. Bailey of the period from 1967-68 showed a deterrent effect in twenty-seven states. A later study by him showed a deterrent effect in twenty-five states. During the interval on capital punishment in the United States, murder increased by one hundred percent. A review of the fourteen nations who abolished the death penalty showed that the murder ...
- 1202: Thomas Jefferson
- ... the Intolerable Acts. One of these, the Boston Port Act, closed the harbor of Boston, Massachusetts, in retaliation for a protest incident. Jefferson was one who controversially suggested that the day the act went into effect should be declared "a day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer." During 1775 and 1776 Jefferson sat in the Continental Congress. During this time the American Revolution broke out. In the congress Jefferson wrote his most ... Jefferson from accomplishing much of his legislative program. As the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815) in Europe continued, the United States found it increasingly difficult to maintain neutrality. In 1807 Jefferson put the Embargo Act into effect, forbidding American ships from sailing from American ports to any European port. Jefferson believed that Great Britain and France could not survive without American trade, but the embargo caused greater damage to the American economy ...
- 1203: Leprosy
- ... of the drugs is rifampicin (What 1). It is given once a month, and no side effects have occurred to date (1). The second is clofazimine and is taken daily (1). The only known side effect is dry skin, which ceases once treatment is completed (1). The final drug is Dapsone, which is administered based on the severity of the leprosy (1). The main side effect to this drug is an experienced allergic reaction by some patients (1). Even though the human race has been afflicted with leprosy for many centuries, several advancements have been made in recent years. Developing technologies ...
- 1204: Frederick Douglass's Physical and Intellectual Struggles
- ... on Douglass knew the realities of slavery. Although there is a large amount of violence depicted in this part of the novel, without the vivid description, the narrative would not have had such a profound effect on the readers. In order to write a successful autobiography, one must first have an interesting story to tell. Douglass witnessing this brutality was a big part of his story and contributed to the man ... the narrative is still popular and is used in schools to teach about the history of slavery. Douglass was, and still is a very influential man. The descriptions used in the narrative had a profound effect on the readers. If Douglass did not endure all of the hardships during his life, readers would not have this narrative to learn from. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written ...
- 1205: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- ... there are few or no effects of prenatal marijuana exposure on growth or physical development. Now let's look at cocaine. With the appearance of crack a smokable form of cocaine that has more intense effect the proportion of Caucasians users has decreased, and the rate of cocaine use among minorities people of lower socioeconomic status and youth has increased. Whereas in the United States cocaine peaked in 1979 and 1985 ... assessed, a pattern can be noted for the effects of prenatal cocaine exposure on the length of pregnancy, growth, and physical characteristics. Other researchers have concluded that it is the lifestyle rather than the unique effect of cocaine expose that leads to poorer outcomes in the offsprings. But, there are few studies of the long-term effects of cocaine exposure, and judgment must be withheld until these data are available. Now ...
- 1206: The Stranger 2
- ... mind being his pal, and he seemed set on it. (Camus, 33) Once again, Meursault s attitude makes it seem that he doesn t really care if he is Raymond s pal. It has no effect of him, but it will help out Raymond, so he ll be his pal. When Meursault is asked to deal with serious relationship questions and issues, he shows his indifference again. Because Meursault becomes romantically ... could if she wanted to I explained to her that it didn t really matter and that if she wanted to, we could get married. (Camus, 41) Marriage is an issue that would have no effect on Meursault. The only way it would matter to him would be if it made Marie happy, so she took my arm with a smile and said she wanted to marry me. I said we ...
- 1207: Managing People with AIDS
- ... will still cover them. However, if the person becomes sick again once the six months pass, they will not have any insurance coverage. The reason is that most disability insurance policies do not go into effect until the employee has been with their company for a year. Someone who becomes too sick to work will not retain insurance coverage under either the old or new employer’s policy. Not only do ... and open up the doors of communication. Training Just having a policy in the company handbook will not be effective until the managers understand the policy. Therefore, the company puts an AIDS/HIV policy in effect, they should also supplement the policy with mandatory training for managers, supervisors, and union leaders. Training objectives should include the following: ? The training should present the facts on HIV and AIDS and teach employees how ...
- 1208: Michael Faraday
- ... of modern electromagnetic technology. On 29th August 1831, using his "induction ring", Faraday made one of his greatest discoveries - electromagnetic induction: the "induction" or generation of electricity in a wire by means of the electromagnetic effect of a current in another wire. The induction ring was the first electric transformer. In a second series of experiments in September he discovered magneto-electric induction: the production of a steady electric current. To ... century. In 1865, Faraday ended his connection with the Royal Institution after over 50 years of service. He died at his house at Hampton Court on 25th August 1867. His discoveries have had an incalculable effect on subsequent scientific and technical development. He was a true pioneer of scientific discovery.
- 1209: Symbolism In The Scarlet Lette
- ... scaffold is shock, but soon he had his emotion under control, and ready to set on his own revenge of the nameless father. In the second scaffold scene occurs several years later and shows the effect after time has played it̼ part. It begins with Dimmesdale climbing the stairs of the scaffold in the middle of the night because it is the closest he can to confess his sin. The readers ... angel like everyone else. Chillingworth unable to hide his hatred, gives the "reunited family" a look "so vividÍ÷, that it seemed still to remain painted on the darkness, after the meteor had vanished, with an effect as if the street and all things else were at once annihilated"(Hawthorne 136). The third scene is very critical because it is the last glimpse into the characters?mind. After his election day sermon ...
- 1210: The Bluest Eye
- ... their anger on their own families and on their own blackness instead of on the white people who were the cause of their misery. In this manner, they kept their anger circulating among themselves, in effect oppressing themselves, at the same time they were being oppressed by the white people. Pecola Breedlove was a young black girl, growing up in Lorain, Ohio in the early 1940's. Her life was one ... to us"(205). The other black people felt beautiful next to her ugliness, wholesome next to her uncleanness, her poverty made them generous, her weakness made them strong, and her pain made them happier. In effect, they were oppressing her the same way the whites were oppressing them. When Pecola's father, Cholly Breedlove, was caught as a teenager in a field with Darlene by two white men, "never did he ...
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