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- 2051: The Effects of Teenage Alcoholism
- ... young people and often has serious consequences. Alcohol makes it very hard for students to learn and can often cause memory loss. Alcohol turns off the brain’s review of what a student learned during school. It slows rapid eye movement while they sleep during which their dreams process what they have learned. The slowing down of eye movement can also cause lack of sleep. Since the brain won’t be ... to loss their balance and make it very hard for them to stand up and walk. Alcoholism also effects a person’s reaction time and hand-eye coordination, which can often lead to serious accidents. High concentrations of alcohol can cause your breathing to slow and eventually stop. Alcohol slows a person synaptic transmission which slows breathing. This slowed breathing often ends in death.[Coping with] Alcohol can also have serious ... make good choices. Alcohol is a factor in the three leading causes of death in children fifteen to twenty-four years old [accidents, homicide and suicide].[Liquor Ads[ Teen alcohol abuse is associated with a high incidence of injury and death due to motor vehicle accidents, high risk sexual behavior from not using condoms, exposure to HIV, violence, depression and suicide. Alcohol is responsible for sixty-four percent of teenage ...
- 2052: Vegetarianism
- ... are, on the average, far healthier than those who consume the typical Western diet (Hulsey, 1997). It is a well-established fact that vegetarians suffer less heart disease than meat-eaters (The European, 1992). The high quantities of fat and protein and the total lack of fiber in meat are linked to a disturbing array of degenerative diseases such as "cancer, atherosclerosis, diabetes, obesity, and many others" (Akers, 1983 p. 23 ... greens, and spinach all have considerable amounts of calcium in them. As well, even though grains in the form of breads are relatively low in calcium, they are still a good source because of the high frequency of intake by vegans (Vegetarian Times, 1996). Next to protein, B12 is probably the second most important issue in vegetarian nutrition. This is because "animal protein is almost the only source in which B12 ... which is extremely important to the athlete, and can hinder performance (Vegetarian Times, 1996; Winter, 1994). Besides all the normal concerns of a vegetarian non-athlete, the vegetarian athlete has additional considerations. "In addition to high quality protein, vegetarian athletes must pay close attention to getting enough of two essential minerals, iron and zinc" (Winters, 1994 p.1) Some peak performance athletes suffer from a condition known as sports anemia. ...
- 2053: Man-made CFCs are Jeopardizing our Future
- ... atoms. CFCs are released when the spray button on an aerosol can is pushed and eventually they are lifted by wind currents and they "fly" ever upwards (Caldara 19-21). When they arrive in the high atmosphere, several years later, they will remain for a century before they surrender their chlorine. The chlorine, upon encountering the ozone molecule, destroys it - without destroying itself. And therein lies the truly frightening nature of ... at altitudes ranging from 7 to 15 miles above earth, the ozone layer is only a few parts per million thick. If all of the ozone in the stratosphere, a region 12 to 31 miles high, were condensed to our own atmospheric pressure, our precious ozone layer would be but the width of a dime (Caldara 19). A documented hole in the ozone layer exists. It materializes over Antarctica each September ... no longer safe for most people; babies under one year old should not be exposed to direct sunlight at all; people should generally ensure that clothes cover their skin whenever they are in direct sunlight; school playgrounds should be rebuilt to provide more shaded areas; and noontime athletic events should be rescheduled to early morning or late afternoon. ("Losing" 1) Physicians elsewhere are strongly advising people of all ages to ...
- 2054: Margaret Thatcher
- ... what she wanted to do with her life. The British education system required young people at that age to choose between two totally separate curriculums which they would follow for the remainder of their secondary school career. One was an arts and humanities course, and the other was science. Margaret had little trouble making up her mind. Though she had always been interested in politics, the idea of a political career ... science — specifically, chemistry. At the age of seventeen, a year younger than most candidates, she took the examinations one had to pass to gain admittance to Oxford's Sommerville College. She did well and scored high marks in all categories, she tied for first in the competitive exam. This exam was given to candidates to decide which would win the one scholarship the college had to offer. But Somerville officials decided ... children changed Mrs. Thatcher's life somewhat, but not nearly as much as it did many women of that time. She decided not to seek elective office again until the twins were old enough for school. But, with the help of a nanny, she continued to work, and just four months after they were born, she passed her final and was called to the bar. When her children were at ...
- 2055: Anxiety Disorders
- ... decided to go to the counseling center first, just to see if I could talk my problem out. There I found my salvation and my sanity. I was told that I had not been in school in over twenty years, and here I was all gun ho about school and I just simply bit off more than I could chew. They suggested three things to me. One was to cut back on my hours, I was just taking on too many hours. The second ... not mutually exclusive, many people who develop one anxiety syndrome often suffer from another at some point in there lives. I agree strongly with this statement because generalized anxiety disorder is marked by a chronic, high level of anxiety that is not tied to any specific threat called ""free-floating anxiety" because it is nonspecific. I could be just looking at the television , or just simply driving down the street ...
- 2056: Jedediah Hotchkiss
- ... by the name of Jedediah Hotchkiss. Hotchkiss was born in New York in 1828 and moved here much later after accepting a tutoring position for a wealthy Grittoes family's children. This was a small school with only 52 students. Not long after opening the school was closed due to the break out of the Civil War. When war broke out the New York born Hotchkiss cast his lot with the confederacy and saw service in western Virginia. Hotchkiss the suffered ... Staunton. (Bowman, V1 178) Early made his post on Florence Avenue in Waynesboro on March 2, 1865. Early's men (Whartons Division) stretched out from Florence Avenue to Pine Avenue. This is about where Waynesboro High School stands now. Soon after Sheridan arrived in Waynesboro and established the Union line about a mile of Whartons Division. By estimating there were about two thousand Confederate soldiers opposing the one thousand Union ...
- 2057: Bulimia
- ... rate of approximately 166 calories per min. (See Chart) The food is not chewed well. They take a bite and swallow as fast as they can. This gives them a feeling of euphoria or a "high". Obtaining this amount of food can be very time consuming and expensive. Frequently binges are planned. The individual may horde food for days prior to bingeing. Financing bulimia can be difficult. Stealing money or jewelry selling property are common ways to pay for the food. Research shows bulimia affects females more often than males and it starts around the age of 18. It is a time when high school is over and the young women are starting college or new jobs. Many are athletes (see chart). It is starting to affect girls younger. A survey in the late 1980's found that approximately ...
- 2058: Suicide In Our Society
- ... suicide prevention Centre didn't come until almost 4000 years later. In 1774, England created the first Centre to try to prevent attempted suicides. Suicide prevention isn't happening until it's too late. One high school, in a small town in Quebec, had four suicides in seven weeks. After these had happened, the school invited parents in to discuss suicide prevention. (CTV News 11:00 p.m. January 6, 1997.) These might have been able to be prevented if communities would assume their roles and discuss it on ...
- 2059: Off Campus Essay
- ... kids… Bumper to bumper traffic… Drug dealing… Is this the picture drawn when local students have fifty minutes of freedom during lunch to do whatever they please? Students should not be allowed to leave their school campus during lunch. An open campus would lead to truancy, disturb local businesses and neighborhoods, and cause crime. Truancy can occur among students if an open campus is accepted. If students have the privilege to leave school for fifty whole minutes on their own, then they have the freedom to not come back. It would break the trust between students and educators, and harsher rules would have to be enforced on the open campus rule. Numerous students who decide to ditch the remaining periods would have an excessive amount of in-school absences. This could lead to parent conferences and suspension, and possibly expulsion in some cases. When a student misses or skips a class, the information taught that day would not be accessible in the ...
- 2060: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome And Fetal Alcohol Effects
- ... function was evidenced by their failure to consider consequences for their actions, lack of response to appropriate social cues, lack of reciprocal friendships, social withdrawal, sullenness, mood lability, teasing and bullying behavior, and periods of high anxiety and excessive unhappiness. Fetal alcohol syndrome is one of the most common identifiable causes of mental retardation, [3] with a worldwide incidence estimated to be 1.9 per 1000 livebirths. [7] However, when children ... at all levels of society should be made to develop quality educational programs regarding the deleterious consequences of alcohol on the unborn child. These programs should be integrated into mandatory curriculum for all elementary, junior high, and high school students. They should be a part of the educational curriculum in all postsecondary and adult centers of learning. Pediatricians and other health professionals caring for women and their newborns should increase their own ...
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