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- 3121: The Identity Theory
- ... alter the releases of these chemicals serotonin and acetylcholine. Medication such as Zoloft, Imipramine, Xanax and Clonopin help to alter the brain states. Once the medication has taken effect and the brain states are under control, the mental states (thoughts) have been altered as well. It is very hard to explain without using some doctor's DSM-IV book but the effects the brain/neural transmitters have on the mental states ... the mental states brought on by the brain state's biochemical releases. Another form of a brain state-controlling device is an electronic device known as a transcutaneous electronic nerve stimulator. This is used to control the mental states of pain. It sends electronic currents to the brain which in turn send pain-inhibitors affecting the mental states. Once again this shows that "our behavior appears to have its basic causes ...
- 3122: Immigration
- ... these acts were due to prejudice and misunderstanding of a culture. One such act was the Chinese Exclusion Act. Form this one act many immigration laws and acts were made against foreigners. They hoped to control the number of immigrants arriving on the American shores. The Chinese Exclusion Act of May 6, 1882 was just the beginning. This act was the turning point of the U.S. immigration policies, although it ... then made "permanent" in 1902. Chinese Exclusion Act had set a pattern for many other immigration laws and acts to come. The Immigration Act of March 3, 1891 was the first comprehensive law for national control of immigration. It established the Bureau of Immigration under the Treasury Department to administer all immigration laws (except the Chinese Exclusion Act). This Immigration Act also added to the inadmissible classes. The people in these ...
- 3123: The Grasp Drugs Have On Colomb
- ... this is that there is only one crop that can make them the kind of money they need to survive. This crop is coca, and it is used to make the drugs that so rampantly control the country. The farmers are very upset with this current state. They don t all wish to add to the problem. In 1996, over 200,000 farmers and peasants from the coca-growing regions of ... take. A human life, especially that of the innocent killed by a car bomb, is a hard thing to bargain with. It will be a long a treacherous journey to a stable government that has control. Works Cited Bertram, Blachman, Sharpe, Andres. Drug War Politics The Price of Denial. Los Angeles University of California Press 1996 Wiarada, Kline. Latin American Politics and Development. Boulder Colorado Westview Press Inc. 1996 Rosenburg, Tina ...
- 3124: The Good Life(comparison Of Ka
- ... kind of moral limitations upon man would only stand in the way of The Superman. "The Will to Power," his strongest teaching, meant that The Superman should and would do anything possible to gain power, control and strength. If one showed the smallest bit of weakness or morality, he would be killed by the stronger Superman, and taken over, thus, the advancement of The Master Race. His ideal society was divided ... rulers. The latter would rule, but they would not officiate in government; the actual government is a menial task. The rulers would be philosopher-statesmen rather than office- holders. Their power will rest on the control of credit and the army; but they would live more like the proud-soldier than like the financier. Nietzsche's attitude towards nihilism is seen most clearly when he announces for the first time that ...
- 3125: The Lord Of The Flies
- ... s conch. The pig’s head, or Lord of the Flies, is an important object. To Jack it is a sacrifice for the beast. This object shows that people will make religions and rituals to control their world, even when what they think is not true. The Lord of the Flies is also a symbol of Satan, or the Devil. When Simon talked with the Lord of the Flies, he learned ... characters that also have symbolism. The many different characters on the island are symbols of important people. They show how the real world is made up of people. Ralph is a good leader who cannot control bad people like Jack. Ralph is like Franklin Roosevelt before World War II who could not stop the war from breaking out. He also represents democracy, and is responsible. The boys wanted to do what ...
- 3126: The French Revolution
- ... keep the peace. John Locke’s idealistic view point if practiced properly could have provided the lower class of France with equality, something the were desperately in need of. The Thomas Hobbes approach which advocates control, could not have provided the people with such liberation, but in theory should be able to maintain the peace among the people, the peace that seemed so lacking during the French Revolution. The French Revolution ... by their own self-interests they will carry on a cycle of hurting one another. In turn they will be in a continuous state of war. It was a group called the Jacobins that took control. During this time thousands of nobles and clergy were sent to the guillotine. On September of 1792 the September Massacre broke out. A prison filled with mainly clergy was ambushed by a group of people ...
- 3127: Say Yes
- ... he fulfills himself; he is therefore nothing else than the ensemble of his acts, nothing else than his life" (769). This exemplifies the point that man is the product of his actions and has complete control over his own life. The soul and personality that are given to a person do not limit him in his actions; the judgments that he makes depict the type of person that he is. Therefore ... responsibility for their actions and not blame society or bad luck. Man constitutes society and must therefore choose the make up of principles that will most benefit the public. This also manifests the feeling of control within the community. People will follow laws because they created them. Laws are based on choices that should be made when given specific circumstances. If the wrong decision is made, then negative consequences follow. By ...
- 3128: Bulimia
- ... persistent overconcern with body weight and shape leads to repeated episodes of binging (consuming large amounts of food in a short time) associated with induced vomiting, use of laxatives, fasting, and/or excessive exercise to control weight. Bulimia was classified as a distinct disorder by the American Psychiatric Association in 1980; the name was changed to bulimia nervosa in 1987. Sometimes bulimic behavior is observed in cases of anorexia nervosa, or ... malfunctioning of the part(s) of the brain regulating mood and appetite. Bulimics seem to be particularly vulnerable to rejection, loss, and failure. Although most bulimics have a normal weight, they feel a lack of control over their eating behavior. After binging, they may induce vomiting or use laxatives or diuretics because they are fearful of becoming overweight. They often feel that their lives are controlled by conflicts about eating. People ...
- 3129: Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- ... and that this can not be a cause of Schizophrenia, Affective Disorder or Mental Retardation (Reisman, 1986, p.155). Signs of the disorder may be minimal or absent when the person is under very strict control, is in a novel setting, is engaged in especially interesting activities, is in a one-to-one situation, or while the person experiences frequent rewards for appropriate behavior. The symptoms are more likely in, group ... peoples brains and found that hyperactive adults were metabolizing glucose, the body's main energy source, at a rate eight percent lower than the controls. The difference was greatest in the regions devoted to the control of attention and movement (Long, 1998). As you see in this paper there are many symptoms to ADHD. These symptoms may just seem like everyday activities for some children but they are not necessarily normal ...
- 3130: The Effects Of Television On A
- ... this new culture has brought. An innovation that has troubled the youth of America for many years is television. Although there is no certainty to eliminate this plug-in drug, there are many ways to control and monitor your television as a parent. Children between two and eleven years of age watch an average of 25 hours of television a week.(Children s Television) Which means that children spend more time ... television. But the fact of that is not in your favor, about 95.5 percent of Americans own at least one television in there house.(Taming the Wild Tube 4) There is new ways to control your television programs, such as the V-chip. The V-chip is planned to come out in September in Canada and will allow parents to screen out violent programming, which is a good start to ...
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