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- 5491: Marijuana: Opponent's Factual Brief
- ... in Marijuana)has been discovered as a “ Peripheral cannabinoid receptor associated with lymphatic tissue proving as a effective immune system stimulant”(7) Lynn, A.b. and Herkenham, M., “Localization of cannabinoid Receptors and Non saturable High Density Cannabinoid Binding Sites in Peripheral Tissues of the Rat: Implications for Receptor- Mediated Immune Modulation by Cannabinoids, “ Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 268:1612-23 (1994) 2. Warrant: The active drug in marijuana ... J.B., “Psychosociocultural Perspectives on Chronic Cannabis Use: The Costa Rican Follow Up,”Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 20: pp 57 (1988) (7) Lynn, A.b. and Herkenham, M., “ Localization of cannabinoid Receptors and Non saturable High Density Cannabinoid Binding Sites in Peripheral Tissues of the Rat: Implications for Receptor- Mediated Immune Modulation by Cannabinoids, “ Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 268:1612-23 (1994) (8)Wallace, J.M. et al, “ Peripheral ...
- 5492: Dolce And Gabbana
- ... sewing and I loved it. I was making miniature clothes as samples." He began studying science at a university but quickly grew bored of the monotony of the subject and dropped out to attend art school. After graduation from the art school Dolce left his native city and traveled to Milan seeking fame and fortune. Stefano Gabbana was born in Venice, Italy on November 14, 1962. Gabbana always had an admiration of clothing, but never fantasized becoming ...
- 5493: Bitter Sweet Aspartame A Diet
- ... throw caution to the wind," by drinking large quantities of diet soft drinks and eating large quantities of other products with aspartame. This is something that they would not be as likely to do with high-calorie, sugar-containing products. The NutraSweet Company has been trying to convince people that persons who ingesting aspartame regularly ingest only 1-3 mg/kg (of body weight)/day of aspartame (Roberts, 1988). This is ... 125 (23%) "Severe anxiety attacks"105(19%) "Marked personality changes"88(16%) “Severe insomnia" 76 (14%) Chest - Palpitations, tachycardia (rapid heart action)88(16%) "Shortness of breath" 54 (10%) Atypical chest pain44 (8%) Recent hypertension (high blood pressure)34(6%) Gastrointestinal Nausea 79(14%) Diarrhea 70(13%) Abdominal pain 70(13%) Aggravation of respiratory allergies10 2% Endocrine and MetabolicProblems with diabetes:60(11%) Menstrual changes(6%) Paradoxic weight gain 34(5 ...
- 5494: Cirrhosis Of The Liver
- ... has increased so that the liver is granular. The blood vessels thicken and their channels may become obliterated, which reduces blood flow in the organ. Some persons die at this stage from coma, jaundice, infection, high blood pressure, and hemorrhages. In the advanced stage, the liver shrinks and the surface usually has a roughened appearance. The normal structure of the internal tissue is lost; there is no longer fat but only ... cirrhosis is indicated by large, soft lesions in the liver, which erode the tissue and eventually leave masses of scar tissue and fissures. The final complications of cirrhosis are usually the same. There may be high blood pressure in the portal vein that can lead to hemorrhages in the spleen, liver, esophagus, and intestines; or hepatic coma may develop, in which the imbalance in blood chemicals from malfunctioning of the liver ...
- 5495: Simone Martini
- Simone Martini Simone Martini was an Italian painter and a master of the Sienese school. He was active during the 13th and the 14th centuries and is thought of to be a pupil of Duccio. It is known he died August 4, 1344 in Avignon. “If we are to believe ... Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee” (Luke 1:28) are placed across the gold plated background (110). The Annunciation is still considered one of the greatest achievements of the Sienese school and successfully captures the expressive emotions of the moment. Simone’s final years were spent in Avignon, “a Provencal city then the seat of papacy” (111). There, Martini gained a proclivity for French Gothic painting ...
- 5496: Othello - Values And Attitudes
- ... are crept into the realm, of which kind of people there are already here too many". It seems that Shakespeare is almost mocking the Queen by characterising Othello as a black man who has a high ranking position in the Army and who marries a white aristocratic women, against her fathers will. Ruth Cowlig suggests that the presentation of Othello as the hero must have been startling for Elizabethan audiences. This ... more positive way that race is portrayed is through the character of Othello himself. He is described as "noble Othello", and Valiant Othello". He has secured the love of an aristocratic women, he has a high position and is regarded well in society. Even after his degeneration he is still able to right himself in the eyes of the people, and dies as the hero of the play. Perhaps the most ...
- 5497: The Stalking of Celebrities
- ... privacy for stars. We learn the minor details of their lives--from an early schooling, to first kiss, last divorce, drug problems, hopes and fears.2 Celebrities on their own property are not safe from high-powered lenses, Dietz said, the founder of TAG (Threat Assessment Group), nor are they protected by the law when surrounded in public by taunting and obscenity-shouting paparazzi.3 I will discuss what celebrity stalking ... stalking that is life-altering,” Lane says. “Once you live in fear, you lose trust in people and become more isolated. It hangs with you for the rest of your life. That's a very high price to pay for fame.”11 Where stalking is concerned, society, it seems, wants to keep it a personal matter. Perhaps due to the mostly domestic context of the crime, most people rely on the ...
- 5498: Othello - The Greatest Tragedy
- ... very different and violent way. "Let her rot, and perish, and be damned tonight; for she shall not live" (IV, 1, 183-184). This statement stems from Othello’s pride in being a man of high standing who will not be cheated on. Hamartia also comes into play where Othello believes that fate can be beaten by killing Desdemona. Even if Othello had escaped death here he would have been removed of his high military status and thrown in jail. Othello was truly a man consumed with pride and wrongly believed he he could defy fate and come out on top by killing what he loved most. Othello could ...
- 5499: Desert Flower
- ... she stayed in England where a photographer, who eventually put her on the cover many major magazines, discovered her. In describing her remarkable journey through life, Waris demonstrates examples of a masculine culture with elements high uncertainty-avoidance, and her own individualism amongst such a collectivistic society. Waris’s description of life in Africa is a perfect definition for a masculine culture. She explains, “Women are the backbone of Africa; they ... do what they can to ensure a wedding for their daughters, because there is no place in society for an unmarried woman. The Somalian culture in which Waris was raised showed many aspects of a high-uncertainty avoidance culture. The world today contains incredible technology, yet her people still live in the same manner as their ancestors thousands of years ago. Their society has stayed virtually unchanged, and not because of ...
- 5500: Developments Of The Modern Day
- ... stop in America. The Wall Street Crash sent shock waves across the world, effecting all economies world wide. Europe was still recovering from the after effects of World War One. It had suffered periods of high inflation and high unemployment. During the late twenties, however, the European nations, made a small recovery. Again this recovery was artificial. The European nations such as Germany, Britain and France were only able to do this through borrowing ...
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