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- 3151: The World's Longest War
- ... in 732. Ferdinand and Isabella drove it back down through Spain to North Africa in 1492, and then financed Columbus' search for a trade route to the East Indies which did not pass through Islamic control. In the Middle East Islam conquered all the land from Arabia to the Mediterranean by 635, it conquered and converted Iran from Zoroastrianism by 641, and it gradually conquered the Christian Byzantine Empire until it ... do the job nicely. Warn them that if they release any poison gas or germs their cities will follow. 3. Establish a permanent military base on the Persian Gulf in conquered Iraq to guard and control the oil supply. (Saudi Arabia will revoke permission as soon as the Iraq threat ends. Ignore them.) 4. Explain to the Islamic governments that giving either money or shelter to terrorists will have physical consequences ...
- 3152: Teens and Sex
- ... on high school campuses and one of the main concerns of parents, school officials, and the government is teenage sex. It is on the rise, and they are worried that it may get out of control. Teenage sex can be a problem because of the pregnancies and many diseases it can cause. One solution that has been proposed is to distribute condoms in public high schools. This is a topic that ... effective. I repeat- CONDOMS ARE NOT 100% EFFECTIVE. They are only 92-96% effective against pregnancy and not at all effective for blocking H.I.V. transmission. Wouldn't a better option then be to control teenage sex? Making love is not something to play around with. When people decide to do it, they make a life and death decision. If they contract an STD they risk their life for death ...
- 3153: Teenage Parenthood
- ... I substance is medically absurd, legally questionable, and morally wrong. The California and Arizona referenda legalizing medical marijuana were strongly opposed by prominent federal government officials, including the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Barry McCaffrey, who criticized the measures as being dishonest and asserted that marijuana is neither safe or effective as medicine. Opponents argue that the very concept of medical marijuana is absurd because it is ... appear, generally not in medical literature, but in the form of letters to popular magazines like Playboy. Meanwhile, legislative concern about recreational use increased, and in 1970 Congress passed the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act (also known as the Controlled Substances Act), which assigned psychoactive drugs to five Schedules and placed cannabis in Schedule I, the most restrictive. NORML petitioned this placement in 1972, asking that it be moved ...
- 3154: Lord of the Flies; A Review
- ... boat or plane, so that they can be rescued and go home to their families. When Jack lets the fire go out Ralph is enraged and does not know what to do. He can hardly control himself and makes the realization that he has just possibly lost his only chance to go home. Ralph hopes of one day going home and this is the one thing that keeps him alive and ... likely could not sleep at night due to the nightmares they would have. Whether it was the gaining or losing of friends, the realization of a dream to go home, or a loss of self control, these boys have all come a long way. They all fought the battle, but not everyone won. .
- 3155: Chrysalids
- ... strict watchman of the blasphemies. On the occasion where David says, " I could have managed it all right by myself if I'd had another hand!"(Wyndham 26) Joseph flies off the handles, out of control. He makes David get down on his knees to pray and punishes him. He is also very harsh when he hears about Aunt Harriet's news and he lectures her about the unforgivable sin. The ... is a factor in the Waknuk life. Axel is one of a kind, not in a deviate way, but his intellectuality enables him to understand the mutants and that different people should not be in control of the hands of Joseph Strorm's people. They are better off with people who appreciate them. Another ironical factor is that he commits murder which is against the Waknuk Society, just to help David ...
- 3156: The Great Gatsby: Jay Gatsby is A Pathetic Character
- ... a Chicago paper for years just on the chance of catching a glimpse of Daisy's name."(Fitzgerald 84) Gatsby put so much effort into his dream that his dream became his life, and losing control of your life is saddening. Gatsby is pathetic because he behaves like a child and he cannot handle adult situations like an adult. His childish demands show that he is a pathetic and immature human ... unrealistic dream. The dream was unrealistic because it was unlikely that Daisy would leave her comfortable marriage because she really was not discontent with her life as Gatsby had thought that she was. Gatsby lost control of his life by letting his dream become his life. The house on West Egg and the many parties were all in hopes of achieving the dream. Gatsby behaves like a child and shows throughout ...
- 3157: Critical Incident Stress (CIS)
- ... and irritability. These symptoms are characteristic of a condition called Delayed Stress Response Syndrome (DSRS). Its not uncommon for ESW's to experience sleep Disturbance's, change's in eating habits and loss of emotional control.(Mitchell 81). There are 3 main factor's of DSRS. Intrusive mental image's such as dream's, nightmare's, flashbacks. These maybe exact representations of the event or maybe completely altered by mental image ... police officer had attended. There is a way to help cope with such incident's and this is called Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD).(Bush Fire Service's 92). CISD is a process designed to control the impacts of a critical incident, and accelerate recovery, by allowing ESW's attending such incident's to discuss their personal reactions in a confidential and supportive environment.(Bush Fire Service's 92) The purpose ...
- 3158: Colonialism 2
- ... the banana companies replaced manual labor. Honduras was under a semi feudal mode of production with an unequal distribution of land. Although capitalism was present in urbanized areas, most of the land was under feudal control with peasants fighting for land which was taken away from them. The government did not "do anything to make the campesino's life any easier."(Benjamin 25) The rural areas did not have god transportation ... reinvested in Honduras. The U.S also used Honduran land for maintaining regional security. Using Honduras strategic position in Central America, they established military bases and sent troops to Honduras to help government maintain internal control. The societal issue of education brought about by the core periphery relationships in both Rukmani and Elvia's life, in this context deals with the level of awareness both women and their respective societies have ...
- 3159: Syphilis
- ... accounts for most of the syphilis related deaths. A special kind of syphilis, which occurs in nearly 15 percent of the tertiary cases, is called neurosyphilis. It causes lack of muscular coordination, loss of urinary control, and degeneration of the reflexes. It also may cause pregnancy problems, including miscarriage, stillbirth, or to the birth of a child with congenital syphilis. Infected children often have typical signs, such as high forehead, saddlenose ... the sexually transmitted disease almost helpless. Conclusion Syphilis has plague the world for years and continues to find its way into society by the way of careless individuals. Luckily today modern medicine has it under control. Hopefully people protect themselves, becaue it always can be worse.
- 3160: Drugs and Steroids in Sports
- ... is produced in the testicles in men. More than one hundred and twenty steroids are based on the hormone testosterone. There are many brand names, such as Durabolin, Winstrol, Pregnyl, and Anavar. Basically anabolic steroids control the bodily functions that are normally under control of the bodies natural testosterone. As well as turning women into men and men into manly men it has a stimulate effect on skeletal muscle mass, some visceral organs, the hemoglobin concentration, and the red ...
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