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- 6751: Dementia
- ... Americans compared to 14% in Caucasians). Moreover, in both Europe and North America most studies point to AD as the most common dementing illness; whereas in Asia (especially Japan) MID predominates (Morris, 1994). The observed high rate of stroke in Japan is consistent with a high MID rate. Possibly the higher level of stress in Japan leads to more strokes and therefore a higher incidence of MID. Table 1. Etiology of Progressive Dementia and Approximate Incidence senile dementia of the Alzheimer ...
- 6752: Identity Theft
- ... numbers but What could actually be done with my social security number?" Everything. This is your most vital information. Say I were a cybercriminal. Say I came across your social security number while perusing the school database. With your social security number I can obtain information about you through the school by oh requesting a transcript for instance. Later I could sign on to my annonomous account and fill out an application for american express and maybe a master card and oh I could use a ...
- 6753: The Human Comedy
- ... the challenges. Two very import themes that help homer mature are family and death. Homer represents the men of the house because he works and earns money for the family. For example, he goes to school until three o clock, then goes to work until midnight. Going to school and working is very hard but it needs to be done for the family to survive. In addition, Homer needs to be both a father and a big brother for Ulysses. Homer loves and cares ...
- 6754: Mohandas Gandhi and His Life
- ... values of Jainism, this included the practice of ahmisa (non-injury to all living things), vegetarianism, fasting, and tolerance of other cultures. Gandhi's teenage years were full of problems. He was not good at school, or in sports, he also missed a year of school at age 13, when he got married. Life got very stressful for him when his father became sick. He was forced to take care of him. To cope with is problems he started to smoke ...
- 6755: Star Trek - The Next Generation
- ... and lead the war under the command of Commander Riker. In the mean time the saucer section and I are to go the Klingon's home planet-City Alpha 5 to formally ask the Klingon High Console-a party that controls the government-for any help it can provide. Star date 32963.0: Just as I was headed out for City Alpha 5, I received word from Federation Intelligence that our ... after his death. Star date 32919.7: We had arrived at City Alpha 5. I had to go work to ameeditly, and time was running out quickly. I asked to talk to the leader of High Console-Gallron. The ship ride was the easiest part of the trip by far. I should have known that they would not give help for free. After 8 hours of negotiating, we hammered out a ...
- 6756: Star Wars: An Intergalactic Joyride
- ... quite different from Arnold's assessment, is the way in which the movie celebrates the past and not the future. This aspect of Star Wars', Rothstein says, is what screams out in opposition to the high-budget, high-tech, special- effect spectaculars that it (Star Wars) spawned.' This is where, Rothstein says, that Star Wars' gets its authenticity. The whimsical ramshackleness is actually meant to be a sign of the heroes' authenticity: what ...
- 6757: Powder: Questions
- ... him to cafeteria tables and accepted into groups. 6. Now although, Jeremy seems to be living in a world of rejection, persecution, and insult, he has a friend. Like the Good Samaritan, a girl from school, expresses interest in Jeremy. She talks to Jeremy and sticks by him during harsh times. Their relationship, sinks into a deeper level of love and compassion. They become lovers. This girl listens to the troubles ... that surpasses everyone else on the face of the planet, and he has the power to elevate with lightning, one of the purest forms of energy, you are not going to leave him in a school where he would beaten and made fun of. No, you will take him to a home with a family that loves him and cares for him, while he uses his mental power to learn and ...
- 6758: Televised Violence is Here to Stay
- ... think they are learning the style and etiquette of middle-class society from television programs (Ball 305). The viewing of televised violence helps children academically, as well as socially. One study shows that children entering school, raised on the violent television shows, picked up a one-year advantage in vocabulary over children whose parents prohibit the viewing of violence (Clark 136). Here, the positive effects clearly outweigh the negative. There have ... has done and experienced, which in turn depends on his genetic endowment and the social heritage into which he was born. If there is any "social damage," it is the faults of the home, the school, the neighborhood, or other social settings (Larsen 141). Exposure to violent stimuli has no effect on already established attitudinal commitments regarding violent mortality. Empirical research has found no evidence that exposures to explicit violent materials ...
- 6759: The Impact Of Television
- ... However, this effect is not for the negative since it is used from simple means of entertainment to a widely used, invaluable, source of information. It is also an excellent aid in preparing children for school and assisting in educating children after they have begun school. Every day millions of people turn to their televisions as a form of escape from the pressures and stress of day to day life. The television, to them, serves the purpose of entertaining them for ...
- 6760: Same-Sex Marriage
- ... first reason against same sex marriage is that homosexual marriages are short lived. He feels that this is more about legitimacy that actual marriage. The second reason he states is that homosexual marriage results in high-risk behavior and unsafe sex. Which leads to AIDS and other such diseases. A third reason, is a high rate of domestic violence. In 1990, nearly half of 90 lesbian couples in Los Angeles reported domestic violence yearly. A fourth reason is that homosexual domestic violence is a larger problem than gay bashing. He ...
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