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- 581: An Argument for the Legalization of Drugs, Based on John Stuart Mills' "Revised Harm Principle"
- ... must resort to illegal methods to obtain his drugs. The very act of buying drugs is intrinsically illegal and carries the threat of establishing a criminal record for the buyer. This can have a devastating effect on his family, his lifestyle, and his career. The effects on society as a whole include more crowded jail cells (prompting politicians to demand more jails be built), higher taxes to support these jails, and ... what they want unless they threaten the vital interests, i.e., security or autonomy, of others) and define its terms. Proponents of legalization argue that drug use is a self-regarding act and has no effect on anyone other than the user. But drug use affects every aspect of society: it affects the security of nonusers, and it affects the autonomy of the user. If drugs were made legal and easily ... control their drug habits, and insurance costs would soar in order to cover expensive treatment required to rehabilitate addicts and to deal with the health problems caused by addiction. These consequences would have a direct effect on people other than the drug users, thus negating the concept that drug use is a self-regarding act. Regarding personal security, legalization advocates try to draw a line between drug use and drug ...
- 582: Marijuana And Its Effects On Humans
- ... mammalian brain. Wu et al. found a correlation between cannabis use and low sperm counts in human males. This is misleading because a decrease in sperm count has not been shown to have a negative effect on fertility and because the sperm count returns to normal after cannabis use has stopped.. Another claim made was that cannabis causes chromosome breakage. The primary source for this are studies that were conducted by ... all. Marijuana and Health, also, after reviewing literature at that time, concluded that "Due to conflicting and incomplete evidence, it is not possible to conclude at the present time whether marijuana smoking has a significant effect upon gonadotropic and testosterone concentrations in humans." The most serious physical danger of using cannabis is in smoking it. Inhaling any sort of burnt plant matter is not very good for the lungs. Tashkin et ... yet, studies have often used poor controls (i.e., no filtration) and their results can mislead an uncareful reader. Smoking the drug with a different apparatus or ingesting it without smoking at all could greatly effect the results of these studies. The acute psychological effects of cannabis that cause its intoxicating properties are no mystery, as any user can report. Long term effects of cannabis use could possibly lead to ...
- 583: The Double Life In The Importa
- ... themselves and use their double identities to give themselves the opportunity to show opposite sides of their characters. They mock every custom of the society and challenge its values. This creates not only the comic effect of the play but also makes the audience think of the serious things of life. Oscar Wilde begins with a joke in the title that is not only a piece of frivolity. It concerns the ... her. Yet at the end of the play, Gwendolen s conviction that she will marry an Earnest and her faith in the name are justified- we understand that Jack s true name is Earnest. The effect which Oscar Wilde achieves is to satirise faith in ideals with the help of absurdity. The relationship between Algernon and Cecily undergoes an irony too. At the first meeting between them Algernon begs her not ... excuse me if I stammer in my tale."(50) He says that he has never had a brother but this turns out to be not true, because Algy is in fact his brother. The comic effect of Jack s lies reaches its climax when he learns that what he had thought to be not true turns to be true. "Gwendolen", he says, "it is a terrible thing for me to ...
- 584: A Rose For Emily: Comparison to The Sound and The Fury
- ... A Rose for Emily" is told by a nameless narrator(first person) describing the life of a pathetic women, Emily representing a figure from the past. Her life is shaped by her fathers repression, in effect taking away her opportunity to love and driving her mad in the process as she tries to cling to the present. Miss Emily is unlucky by being the daughter of a dominating father. This father ... know this by the imagery given by the long strand of iron-gray hair(color of Emily), which the town people found next to Homer in bed. This story is clearly a statement about the effect of the past on the present and the responsibility that follows the findings of this effect. In comparison with the Sound and the Fury one aspect sticks out in mind. Miss Emily and Mrs. Compson both wanted to be seen and considered "ladies". From a "Rose" you can conclude this ...
- 585: Dietary Fibre
- ... Most complex carbohydrates are a mixture of both types of fibre. There are six major components of dietary fibre : 1. CELLULOSE and HEMICELLULOSE which are insoluble and absorb water, a process known as the laxative effect. 2. LIGNIN also insoluble, absorbs little water and lowers cholesterol levels. 3. GUMS and PECTIN are soluble and are involved in the decrease of fat absorption, the decrease of cholesterol levels. They also function to ... a reduction in risk of diabetes. However, cereals are one of the main sources of magnesium in the diet (provide 33% of U.K dietary magnesium, Lewis 1988), so it is difficult to separate the effect of magnesium from that of cereal fibre. Cell walls of plants are made of fibre that give a plant structure and stability. Fibre cannot be broken down by enzymes in the digestive tract, so fibre ... stool, and the decreased transit time reduces the exposure of the intestinal wall to those substances. Furthermore, insoluble fibres alter the pH of the large intestine, interfering with microbial activity that produces carcinogens. The combined effect may be a reduced risk of colon cancer. Complementing the action of insoluble fibres, some soluble fibres also add to faecal bulk and increase its water content. But soluble fibre's potential for reducing ...
- 586: The Impact And Outcome Of Pain
- ... from a dysfunctional low-class family with mostly women around was her environment for years and the only man around, sexually abused her. Imagine yourself in a similar position and ask yourself what would the effect be on me? The effect on Dorothy Allison is portrayed in the book. She writes about having mixed emotions that for people who have not had such an experience seems quit strange. For example on page 48 (I knew; with ... not dealt with a situation like the baker. What I am saying is that if you take two individuals and put them in the same situation with the same emotional wounds, the outcome of the effect on their identities and the possible healing is probably very different. Healing emotionally from a death camp experience or sexual abuse takes time, a lot of self reflecting and talking or writing about it. ...
- 587: Renaissance Poetry
- ... in this way then obviously his use of women as ideal objects is justified. Petrarch understands this and thus the inclusion of nature as a beautifying force is useful in legitimizing the ideal woman. The effect of Petrarch's idealization of women is to render them unable to converse with men on an equal level. Equality is something that in theory is held dear to the Renaissance, "Being equals, women can ... men of honor have always held dear in the Renaissance pastoral." The removal of this equality hinders the dialogue and relationship that women can have with men and thus while Petrarch seemingly glorifies women, the effect of his glorification renders them impotent in the real world. Petrarch further separates himself and his affection by deifying the woman even further at the close of the poem. The way she walked was not ... it was that sang: a godly spirit and a living sun was what I saw, and if she is not now, my wound still bleeds, although the bow's unbent. The diction here repeats the effect of the earlier lines and tells the reader that Petrarch and the woman are further separated. Not only is she separated from him, she is also separated from what is left of her own ...
- 588: Alchemy
- ... ALCHEMY: The first objects were to be achieved as follows: The transmutation of metals was to be accomplished by a powder, stone or exilir often called the Philosopher`s Stone, the application of which would effect the transmutation of the baser metals into gold or silver, depending upon the length of time of its application. Basing their conclusions on a profound examination of natural processes and research into the secrets of ... in 1790, continued to flourish in the year 1819, under the name of the "Hermetic Society". In 1837, an alchemist of Thuringia presented to the Societe Industrielle of Weimar a tincture which he averred would effect metallic transmutation. About the same time several French journals announced a public course of lectures on hermetic philosophy by a professor of the University of Munich. He further states that many Honoverian and Bavarian families ... grand arcanum. Paris, however, was regarded as the alchemical Mecca. There dwelt many theoretical alchemists and "empirical adepts". The first pursued and arcanum through the medium of books, the other engaged in practical efforts to effect transmutation. M. Figuier states that in the forties of the last century he frequented the laboratory of a certain Monsieur L., which was the rendezvous of the alchemists in Paris. When Monsieur L`s ...
- 589: Television Violence
- ... learning tool, if used correctly. On the other hand if used in a destructive manner it could, hypothetically, turn our children and future leaders of tomorrow into deadly hate mongers. I believe that television does effect the way people think and behave. In a survey given in 1978 at an unnamed college in Washington D.C., when asked if what was seen on T.V. effected the way they acted ,2 ... V.(6). It is still not enough though the problem must be taken care of promptly before it changes society as a whole. If the problem is not taken care of swiftly then it could effect the future of the world by having violence rampage the streets of our towns. In the past when television was first invented it was a much happier time. people could walk on our streets without ... is said that by the time children graduate from high school they would have seen eight-teen thousand murders or other violent acts on television(10). That is to many acts of violence to not effect the way children or adults behave. There must be something done before it's to late, and our children grow up violent, non-caring, hate filled people. We must stop it now or in ...
- 590: Why We Need Laws
- ... limb, and property, the scope of laws has grown to encompass moral values as well. However, these values often differed from society to society. With each passing year, more and more laws are coming into effect. Consequently, more and more people are growing incognizant of the laws that govern them. In effect, this ignorance of the law nullifies its effectiveness as a deterrent of crime. Therefore, modern law has taken a more passive role as a medium for holding people accountable for their actions. Voltaire once said ... been punished. Although this can prevent the reoccurrence of a crime, it cannot negate its initial occurrence. Moreover, the aforementioned example is merely one of the many hundreds of thousands of unknown laws currently in effect today. Since such widespread ignorance ultimately undermines its effectiveness as a deterrent of crime, the true functionality of laws has been reduced to simply a means to hold its violators accountable for their actions. ...
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