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- 6261: Albert Camus
- ... impacted the world of literature to a great extent. This great success was not just "given" to him "on a silver platter" however. He endured many hardships and was plagued with great illness in his short life. Camus is a great role model and idol for us all. Camus was born into poverty on November 2, 1913 in Mondovi, Algeria (a former French colony in Africa). His mother, Catherine Sintes, was ...
- 6262: Fahrenheit 451: Criticizing The Modern World
- ... in the programmed society. The perversion of Montags society was eminent in the appearance of the Mechanical Hound. A hound with eight spidery legs, a metal body and electrical eyes is far from just short of a normal dog. As it was with The Hound, society was far from normal. The society was strange, backward and totally abnormal. There was no compassion for life as Mildred makes apparent by stating ...
- 6263: The Battle of Gettysburg
- ... rallied the nearly spent bluecoats, and a defensive line on Cemetery Hill, including Culps Hill was secured. On Day One, the Union Army had fought better than they had ever fought before. This record was short-lived however, for on Day 2 uncommonly desperate fighting would be commonplace. Meade himself arrived at the battle a few minutes after midnight, July 2. This sixth and final commander of Union forces at Gettysburg ...
- 6264: Essay On Human Sexual History
- ... person. The current light which sex is looked upon is essential to understand the transformation of sex into discourse throughout history. Surely no other type of society has ever accumulated and in such a relatively short span of time a similar quantity of discourses concerned with sex. It may well be that we talk about sex more than anything else; we set our minds to the task; we convince ourselves that ...
- 6265: Alternative Medicine
- ... the kind of rigorous study necessary to prove inherent effectiveness. And when alternative therapies have been subjected to scientific analysis, as in a recent study of therapeutic touch, more often than not they come up short (Rosa 1). Nonetheless, unproved alternative therapies do have a place in science-based health care. And that place has been defined not by the experts on either side but by the consumers. People with afflictions ...
- 6266: Addiction and Heath Professionals
- ... professionals. Namely, those that are pharmacists, nurses, and doctors in all specialties. Most drug use that is publicized is about those in the inner city found to have two kilos of cocaine or such sensationalist stories that the media can sell. In fact, 74% of all drug users are employed (Bahls, 1998). What risks does a health professional face in terms of forming an addiction that other employees may not face ...
- 6267: The American Civil War
- ... burning when they arrived. The fires had been set to cotton bales by Confederate Calvary to prevent the Federal Army from getting them and the high winds quickly spread the fire. The controversy would be short lived as no proof would ever be presented. So with Columbia, Charleston, and Augusta all fallen, Sherman would continue his drive north toward Goldsboro. On the way, his progress would be stalled not by the ...
- 6268: Demanding Greatness: Steroid Use
- ... deceit and health problems. With the goal of being bigger, stronger and faster, many American teenagers are playing a risky game of chemical roulette. Their credo: Die young, die strong.30 Taking steroids as a short-cut to skill and training will never pay off. There is more in doing good in sports than taking steroids. And there is a lot more to sports than always winning.31
- 6269: Psychological Stress
- ... some of the major issues, but there are many other everyday demands in my life that cause unwanted stress. The effects of these stresses have left me emotionally bewildered. I am chronically depressed and a short time after the incident I had a panic attack. My heart started racing frantically and I could not stop shaking. My best friend was on the couch across from me watching a movie. I was ...
- 6270: Teenage Drinking
- ... children and teens. It is known that drinking alcohol has very negative effects on the human body. Molecules in the alcohol act as neurotransmitters and turn cells off in the Reticular Activating System, RAS for short. When these cells turn off you become drowsy, your cerebellum is tricked to think you are asleep and you begin to stumble and fall. The alcohol also affects your speech, making it slurred and hard ...
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