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- 331: Attacks On The Insanity Defense
- ... we have one class of behaviors labeled as schizophrenia, and the other class labeled as crimes, what we have are two co-existing classes of behavior in the same individual, and not a cause or effect relationship (Simon, 1988;47). A person can be Catholic and commit a robbery without a casual relationship existing; likewise, a person can be schizophrenic and a robber without a casual relationship existing between the two ... to 103 between 1981 and 1984. At the same time GMI went from 16 in 1982, the first year the option was available, to 87 in 1984. There has been much evidence of a "hydraulic" effect that was contrary to the law's intent. In both Illinois and Michigan, GMI verdicts involved people who would otherwise have been found guilty, not defendents who would have been found not guilty by reason ... be a defense to any charge of criminal conduct" could be interpreted in one of two ways. The broader interpretation would mean that absolutly no aspect of mental condition could be taken into account. In effect, this interpretation would abolish the mens rea requirement altogether. The prosecution would not have to prove anything about the accused's mental state. This is unneccessarry. For one thing, it would wipe out the ...
- 332: Dna Chips And The Pharmaceutical Industry
- ... the pharmaceutical industry is a very high risk industry in which fewer than one in ten promising drug products ever makes it through the testing phase and onto the shelves at the local pharmacy. The effect is that the production of a new drug is almost like a guessing game that may or may not produce any profit. A Company may have a long list of chemicals that could make possible ... and possibly many mental characteristics that define what a human being is. It is our genes that make us different from every other living creature. The chemical codes that make up these genes are in effect a "book of life." The HGP was expected to be completed in the year 2005, but several technological advancements, such as DNA chips, have pushed the expected completion date at least 4 years forward to ... could possibly be hundreds of genetic differences. Any one of these differences could be the cause of a specific type of ailment or cause a genetic predisposition to a certain type of ailment. So in effect, this technology gives science the potential ability to analyze the specific genetic make-up of every living creature on earth, by determining how that creatures genetic make-up differs from a standard known genetic ...
- 333: Stereograms
- ... Continue aiming your eyes beyond the computer screen. Do not look directly at the image or the paper. If you suddenly shift your focus and look right at the paper, you will lose the 3D effect. Try again. Once you recognize the 3D shape, if you continue to look into the background rather than directly at the shape, the 3D effect will increase. Stereoscopic perception seems to have a saturation effect in the brain, so if you keep looking at the image for a while you will notice that your perception of the depth increases. For those people who still have a hard time after ...
- 334: The Legalization Of Marijuana
- ... of NORML before the Subcommittee on Crime of the Judiciary Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, on March 6, 1996 In November 1996, the people of California approved proposition 215, an initiative that could, in effect, make marijuana legally available as a medicine in the United States for the first time in many years. Under this new law, patients or their primary caregivers that possess or cultivate marijuana for medical treatment ... any case, controlled studies can be misleading if the wrong patients are studies or the wrong doses are used, and idiosyncratic therapeutic responses can be obscured in group experiments. The chief legitimate concern is the effect of smoking on the lungs. Many physicians find it difficult to endorse a smoked medicine. Although cannabis smoke carries even more tabs and other particulate matter than tobacco smoke, the amount needed by most patients ... and duration of action of smoked marijuana are easier to titrate. Furthermore, oral THC occasionally makes many patients anxious and uncomfortable, possibly because of cannabidiol, one of the many substances in marijuana, has an anxiolytic effect. Besides their direct responsibility to individual patients with respect to medical marijuana, physicians have another obligation that is social and ultimately political. Jerome P. Kaiser has identified it in his recent New England Journal ...
- 335: Stay Tuned: The Exploitation Of Children In Television Advertisements
- ... high sugar cereals. In this particular study there was not a single advertisement for fruits or vegetables (Kotz 1297). This skewed portrayal of a healthful diet has detrimental consequences not only as a short term effect but the overall effect will stay with the child throughout his/her life. In the United States nine out of 10 adults are at an increased risk of diet related chronic disease. The American Dietetic Association recommends a diet ... Evidence indicates that the atherosclerotic process begins in early childhood and that preventing or slowing this process could extend years of healthful living for many Americans (Kotz 1296). Although it is difficult to distinguish the effect television has on behavioral effects of children, studies show that the amount of time a child spends watching television directly correlates with the request , purchase, and consumption of foods advertised on television. Heavy marketing ...
- 336: Animal Farm As Animal Satire
- ... power. Actually, the point that Orwell intended to give emphasis is not the ideology itself, but the human nature. As Christopher Hollis (1962) explains, "The lesson of Animal Farm is clearly not merely the corrupting effect of power when exercised by Communists, but the corrupting effect of power when exercised by anybody" (In Yemenici, 1997). Finally, for a better understanding of Orwell's intention, it is the best way to consult Orwell himself. Shelden (1991) quotes Orwell's letter he sent ... much that I meant that that kind of revolution (violent conspiratorial revolution, led by unconsciously power-hungry people) can only lead to a change of masters. I meant the moral to be that revolutions only effect a radical improvement when the masses are alert and know how o chuck out their leaders as soon as the latter have done their job. The turning point of the story was supposed to ...
- 337: Puritans Vs. Anti-puritans
- ... of the anti-federalists because of three things that they did:1. Protected the people from tyranny, 2. Provided opportunity, 3. Insured liberty, 4. Protected individual rights and liberty, and 5. Had a more lasting effect on the methods used for ruling our country. The federalists definantly protected the people of their country from tyranny. Before the federalists, the anti-federalists ruled the states, and they were very tyrannous. For example ... to grow and to expand to many of the peoples of the U.S. The federalists insured liberty by putting an end to being jailed for debt. While the anti-federalists put the law into effect that allowed people to be jailed for their debts, until the people were so tired that they staged a rebellion, the federalists got rid of this and set up the bank and took over state ... it running, while the anti-federalists failed, and they were able to draw up a constitution that lasted for a very extended length of time. This meant overall that the federalists had a more lasting effect on the way that our country was run, and in this way displayed the kind of strong, long-lasting government that would be worthy of the title City on a Hill. In conclusion, the ...
- 338: Philosophy - Davide Hume
- ... that ideas were just dull imitations of impressons. Hume also attacked the idea of casualty. This idea states that for all effects there is a cause. Hume said that even though the cause preceded the effect, there is no proof that the cause is responsible for the effect's occurence. Mr. Hume was a firm believer that the human mind invented nothing. Instead, he claimed, the human mind takes simple ideas, and turns them into complex ideas. A simple example of this is ... and predictably always will. According to Hume's philosophy, therefore, knowledge of matters of fact is impossible, although as a practical matter he freely acknowledged that people had to think in terms of cause and effect and had to assume the validity of their perceptions, or they would go mad. David Hume, who has been described as the most acute thinker in Britain in the eighteenth century, was born in ...
- 339: Child Abuse
- ... of child maltreatment can be devastating. Researchers have found that the effects of child maltreatment can affect the child's life and also the family itself. They have also found that not only the physical effect of the abuse, but also the long term effect that will occur later on in life. Physically abused children were found to be less attentive in school and more inclined to have hostile attributes. They are also less likely to manage personal problems and ... type of abuse will affect the child. The identity of the offender will affect of the child, if the child knew or did not know the molester. The age of the abused also has an effect of how much the child remembers. One of the biggest factors is the personality of the child. This will have the biggest determination of the effect of the child. The behavioral effects of sexual ...
- 340: King Of The Seas
- ... and future The Forum publishing company 1897. This book told about Americas basic interest in sea power. Mayo,John: Armor of Iron. Rutgers University Press, 1887. This book basically just explained the ironclads, and their effect on the civil war. Mokin, Arthur: History of the Confederate Navy from its Original to the Surrender of its Last Vessel. New York: Rogers and Sherwood, 1887. This was explaining the general History ... Change of Order. Harvard University Press, 1911. This book told about the wooden ships becoming obsolete and the Americans point of view on the change they caused around the world. Scott, Andrew M.: Cause and Effect: The Effects the Ironclad had on the World. Philadelphia, 1903. This book was about the large effect the ironclads had on the world. Stant,Thomas: Dawning of a New Era. Rutgers University Press, 1907. This book showed the wooden ships becoming obsolete and the navies around the world changing to Iron ...
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