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- 3111: Capital Punishment
- ... ready to believe in these statistics and to abandon the deterrence argument. But they defend the death penalty base on other arguments, relying primarily on the need to protect society from killers who are considered high risks for killing again. Incapacitation is another controversial aspect of the death penalty. Abolitionists say condemning a person to death removes any possibility of rehabilitation. They are confident in the life-sentence presenting the possibility ... say the cost of execution has become increasingly expensive and that life sentence is more economical. A study of the Texas criminal system estimated the cost of appealing capital murder at $2,316,655. This high cost includes $265,640 for the trial; $294,240 for the state appeals; $113,608 for federal appeals (over six years); and $135,875 for death row housing. In contrast, the cost of housing a ... is estimated at $750,000. This is a huge amount of taxpayer money but the public looks at it as an investment in safety since these murders will never kill again. Retentionists argue that these high costs are due to "the lengthy time and the high expense result from innumerable appeals, many over 'technicalities' which have little or nothing to do with the question of guilt or innocence, and do ...
- 3112: Don Quixote: The Misadventures Of A Lunatic
- ... all. He was a wealthy, intelligent farmer who read too many books about knight-errantry and went crazy. He convinced a simple-minded peasant named Sancho to become his squire, promising him wealth and a high spot in society. This book consists of many adventures these two had, both were convinced that they were doing brave and honorable acts of chivalry, when they were only two fools running around the countryside ... all. He was a wealthy, intelligent farmer who read too many books about knight-errantry and went crazy. He convinced a simple-minded peasant named Sancho to become his squire, promising him wealth and a high spot in society. This book consists of many adventures these two had, both were convinced that they were doing brave and honorable acts of chivalry, when they were only two fools running around the countryside ... all. He was a wealthy, intelligent farmer who read too many books about knight-errantry and went crazy. He convinced a simple-minded peasant named Sancho to become his squire, promising him wealth and a high spot in society. This book consists of many adventures these two had, both were convinced that they were doing brave and honorable acts of chivalry, when they were only two fools running around the ...
- 3113: Analysis Of Similes In The Ill
- ... death. Near the beginning of Book Three a group of elders of Troy, not fighting material, but skilled orators, are found resting on the tower "like cicadas that chirrup delicately from the boughs of some high tree in a wood." The cicadas song and the "tree in a wood" cast memories of repose and relaxation, rest and peace, which are then injected into the "delicate" elders. Another attempt of Homer to ... Acheans. In Book Twelve we have Polypoetes and Leonteus, defending the gate of the wall to the Greek ships from the invasion of the Trojans. These two imposing characters "stood before the gates like two high oak trees upon the mountains, that tower from their wide-spreading roots, and year after year battle with wind and rain." This simile lends to the characters of the two, Polypoetes and Leonteus, along with ... Paris takes off "as a horse, stabled and fed, breaks loose and gallops gloriously over the plain to the place where he is wont to bathe in the fair-flowing river- he holds his head high, and his mane streams upon his shoulders as he exults in his strength and flies like the wind to the haunts and feeding ground of the mares- even so went forth Paris from high ...
- 3114: Marijuana: The Untold Story
- ... clothing, and more, however marijuana also has medical properties as well as a mind altering chemical called tetrahydrocannabinol or THC. This chemical when consumed gives the feeling of a mild euphoria, which some call a high. Though this plant may be the to blame for millions of people for getting high and having fun, should it really be blacklisted from the society? Alcohol has continues to be used greatly, giving similar but not as good effects as marijuana, however with less other advantages. In 1942 the ... clothe. The oil in hemp seed contains LA, and LNA amino acid which, rarely are found in the present day fast food diet, are the essential building blocks of life. The seed itself contains a high amount of protein, making hemp seed an excellent food for healthy living. As a psychedelic recreation drug, marijuana is either eaten or smoked. Some positive effects are mood shift, relaxation, creative (philosophical or deep ...
- 3115: Lymphoma
- ... in conjunction with one another. Radiotherapy is often used to treat the disease when only one or two groups of nodes carry the disease. More recently chemotherapy has been used as well. (Cancerbacup) Radiotherapy uses high energy rays to destroy cancer cells. This does do damage to normal cells but that is minimized. Treatment is given usually on a daily basis, but only during the week. One will have to have their skin marked so that the radiographer can position you correctly. This test consists of lying under a large X-ray or CT scanner machine called a simulator. Then you are bombarded with high dose X-rays or other energy. Radiotherapy has adverse and unwanted side effects as nausea, tiredness and hair loss. Nausea can be treated by anti-emetics which make one feel somewhat better. Also appetite loss ... a new system it is still under debate and not all centers for cancer use it. Non-Hodgkin s lymphoma are split into two main groups. Slow growing or low grade and fast growing or high grade. Each grade is treated differently. A doctor will give someone s lymphoma a name by the look of the cells, though really the names don t tell you anything important. The names tell ...
- 3116: A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man Religion As Repressi
- ... novel and autobiography, I feel called upon to see Joyce's schoolfellows in two ways at once. They are characters in a novel, bigger than life, and they are real people like me and my school and college pals. (280) The Catholic religion is a significant and recurring theme in James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Though brought up in the church, several major events lead Stephen to defy the lessons of his Catholic school education and choose a life of his own, the life of an artist. Through his experiences with religion, Stephen Dedalus both matures and gradually discovers an identity of his own. As a young boy, religion is crucial to Stephen's life. Stephen was reared in a strict Catholic family. The demand for compliance placed on Stephen shapes his life early at Clongowes, a preparatory school run by the Jesuit order. Even as he is adhering to the principles of his Catholic school upbringing, he becomes increasingly disillusioned. Even though Joyce spoke warmly of his own experiences at Clongowes he ...
- 3117: Evolution From A Molecular Perspective
- ... hemoglobin, the variances between species can be shown through greater or less affinity for oxygen. "H. F. Bunn has shown that mammalian hemoglobin can be divided broadly into two groups: the great majority have intrinsically high oxygen affinity, which is lowered in the red cell by DPG," (D-2,3-biphosphoglycerate) "while those of ruminants and cats (Cervidae, Bovidae, Felidae) and of one primate, the lemur, have an intrinsically low oxygen ... the T structure." ("Species Adaptation in a Protein Molecule", 3) For instance, the mole (Talpa europaea) lives in its burrows under conditions lacking a rich oxygen supply. This creatures hemoglobin has adapted to having a high oxygen affinity, a high concentration per unit volume of blood, and a lo w body temperature. This high affinity is due to the mole's hemoglobin's low affinity for DPG. So as you can see, DPG asks ...
- 3118: AIDS REPORT
- AIDS...Are You Afraid? This week when school starts, September 5th, a new child is enrolling. The school will not give out her name but they will give out more personal things for example, she is HIV infected. I was sad for the girl but i was also happy to hear this, because ... toilet seats or even hugging. This is why we need to educate the people, tell them the truth, you can only get aids through blood, vomit, seman, needles, or vaginal secreations. She will educate the school and the community. It would also be very helpful to this girl who is infected to be let in for once. Not only the girl has fear but her family has fear too. Fear ...
- 3119: 1996: A Turbulent Year for Israel
- ... Washington. Netanyahu returned with a change in attitude calling Arafat a person whom he could resolve problems with. But aside from his change in demeanor no substantial agreements were made. In November Israel went on high alert in fear of an attack planned to disrupt the peace process, possibly on the one year anniversary of the Jihad's leader Fathi Shakaki. Again the peace effort was thrown back when the Israeli ... rights group, Naamat, estimates that one in every four women are or will be assaulted by their partners. The reason for this says Naamat spokeswomen, Carmel is, "The level of violence and anger is very high . ..and it's influences the family situation. Another Israeli agreed, "Israelis still live by the sword" Violence is also frequently seen in the Israeli abuse towards Palestinians. In November two Israeli border guards were arrested ... Israel has suffered under Netanyahu's hard-line attitude. Some cold facts include: Exports rose only 4 percent(a third of the recent average increase) Tourism is down 10 percent Unemployment rose with Israel's high tech industry reporting losses. The GNP spent on the military, currently a 10th is now rising. Netanyahu argued that these problems are inherited but experts cite rising Arab-Israeli conflict scaring away foreign investment. ...
- 3120: Biography: Anne Sullivan (1866-1936)
- ... s background was one of extreme poverty and misery. When she was five years old she lost her sight, and was put into a poorhouse when her family broke up. Eventually she attended the Perkins School for the Blind in Boston. She was nicknamed "Spitfire" because she behaved badly and was very rude; however the school's director realized that she could become a talented pupil. Several years later, after two operations, she regained her sight and graduated with honours. Life with Helen She came to work with Helen when she was 20 years old and a graduate of the Perkins School for the Blind. Her persistence in trying to reach the deaf-blind child was rewarded in the now famous incident at the backyard pump. That breakthrough was immortalized in Gibson's play, books, on ...
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