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- 6251: Al Capone
- ... California, to serve his one-year misdemeanor sentence. He was finally released on November 16, 1939, but still had to pay fines and court costs of $37,617.51. After his release, Capone spent a short time in the hospital. He returned to his home in Palm Island where the rest of his life was relaxed and quiet. His mind and body continued to deteriorate so that he could no longer ...
- 6252: Prozac: Harmful or Helpful?
- ... in Phoenix (Huffington, “U.S. Attention” 1). Peter Breggin, author of Talking Back to Prozac, researched clinical trials of the drug before it was marketed and concluded that they were inadequate because: -they were too short (four to six weeks) -they did not include children, the elderly, or the suicidal -many patients dropped out following adverse reactions -patients were given sedatives to reduce Prozac’s stimulating effect -fewer than one in ...
- 6253: The Harm of Illegal Drugs
- ... medicine. It contains more than 400 chemicals. Marijuana is usually smoked in cigarettes, or pipes. “Most people who smoke marijuana are in the age of 12 and 18 years of age.”(vol 13 201). Some short term effects of marijuana are both known as psychological effects and physical effects. The feeling known as psychological reaction consists of redeye’s and rapid heat beat. Once people start smoking they have a hard ...
- 6254: Dyslexia
- ... in this process as well. It is important for parents and guardians to face the reality of the situation and accept the child's disability. At home, they can engage in activities such as reading stories together and playing games involving words, such as scrabble. Parents should regularly have meetings and conferences with teachers to see how their child is progressing. It is extremely important to give support to the child ...
- 6255: Anti-Social Personality Disorder
- ... feelings · disregard social norms or the rights of other people · be unable to maintain enduring relationships · be incapable of experiencing guilt · blame others or rationalize antisocial behavior · be constantly irritable The antisocial tends to have short lasting relationships if they are capable of having a relationship. The psychopath is incapable of having long lasting, close, warm and responsible relationships with people. The adult will habitually lie and cannot hold a job ...
- 6256: Performance Enhancing Drugs
- ... After she admitted to have an affair, Kimbrough strangled and stabbed her twice, and afterwards tried to dill himself. “According to a family member, Kimbrough was meek and shy when not on steroids and became short-tempered and violent when using them” (Harris 99). There are many types of performance enhancing drugs. Stimulants, which include amphetamines, cause you to “speed up” too much. In large doses stimulants override a person’s ...
- 6257: Depression And Its Affects
- ... time(Salmans 16). People are not made aware of what to look for in a depressed person. Prolonged sadness and changes in daily routine are often the most obvious signs. These still sometimes come up short when dealing with depression. Fewer than one-third of [people] ever receive treatment or even recognize that their misery could be relieved(Whybrow 7). When dealing with depression people often deny that anything is wrong ...
- 6258: “The Body's Temperature After Electrocution is Around 138 Degrees Fahrenheit”
- ... penalty as opposed to the guilt of the defendant. To reduce the costs of capital cases the court system should give a death row inmate only one appeal and this should be done in a short period of time. If he is still guilty, the execution should be carried out. If the crime warrants the death penalty, however, the courts should not review the sentencing, but instead review the innocence of ...
- 6259: The AIDS Virus
- ... world today, there are many seriously disruptive diseases. One such disease is a well known virus. This virus has caused many questions to be raised. It is called the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, or AIDS for short. The AIDS virus can be passed from person to person by sharing needles, by blood transfusions, or by intimate sexual contact. The virus impairs the human body's immune system which, consequently, leaves the victim ...
- 6260: Issues To Consider In Deaf And Hard-Of-Hearing Patients
- ... is "bilingual, bicultural" education,(n33-n36) in which American Sign Language and English are taught as first and second languages, respectively, based on evidence of the importance of acquiring a strong first language during a short critical period in childhood.(n37, n38) Under the older educational methods, few prelingually deaf people achieved full English fluency or literacy. Insufficient health knowledge can be a serious consequence for deaf patients.(n39) MEASURED HEARING ...
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