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- 13211: Compare And Contrast
- ... philosophy at the University of Texas and also have a law degree at Harvard and the author of "Should Drugs Be Legalized?" is total against legalizing drugs. I will compare and contrast the two author's arguments. They have very few agreements. Some agreements that they agree on are about the affect drugs have on people and society. They both agree that drugs are a scourge that is devastating our society ... Drug Abuses", latest survey of current users shows a 37% decrease in drug consumption since 1985. Cocaine is down 50%; marijuana use among young people is at the lowest rate since 1972" (pg.931). He's proving here that ever since 1972, Americans have been fighting against drugs and he sees the progress. Though Bennett acknowledged us with that fact, Friedman believes that decriminalizing is even more urgent than in 1972. He also believes that what had happened in the past can not be solved immediately, but it takes time. By postponing decimalization will only makes matter worse and it's hard to keep track according to Friedman. Therefore legalizing drug is even in more demand. This point leads us to Bennett point about drug 's war. Bennett believes that if drugs were to be ...
- 13212: Lindo Jong
- Lindo Jong Childhood is the foundation of who we become when we've grown. In Amy Tan's novel "The Joy Luck Club" we see the journey to adulthood in the lives of four mothers and their daughters. These women all made sacrifices. Some earlier on in life, and some later. One woman ... duty of marriage is expected of them. Tyan-yu does not even let Lindo lie in the bed with him but forces her to sleep on the cold floor with only a pillow. When Lindo's mother-in-law sees that she is not producing babies she confines her to bed so the seeds of her son won’t fall out. Little does she know that Tyan-yu hasn’t planted any seeds into Lindo’s womb. She also takes away all the gold jewelry from Lindo received as wedding gifts because she ...
- 13213: Concept Of Self
- Within everyday life people believe themselves to be constantly changing. In actuality, the changes that one believes to have are but minor changes. A person’s personality is usually set at an early age in childhood. A social psychologist named George Herbert Mead understood society through socialization stems he called social behaviorism. Mead and another psychologist by the name of John B. Watson worked together on this approach. Watson focused on outward behavior in this partnership of ideas. However, Mead emphasized on inward thinking, which he contended was humanity’s defining trait. The back-bone of Mead’s study and the central concept is the self. The self being "A dimension of personality composed of an individual’s self-awareness and self-image." According to Mead, the self matures through social experiences. ...
- 13214: Gender Projects
- Gender biases are prevalent in today’s scientific world, although they are not always seen by society. To increase awareness on gender biases, Suzanne Kessler and Emily Martin write two independent articles on how gender stereotypes permeate the scientific community. Suzanne Kessler’s article looks at how society sees gender as either male or female. While, Emily Martin looks at how scientific writings include hidden gender stereotypes. In Suzanne Kessler's, "The Medical Construction of Gender", she claims that gender is culturally constructed. To illustrate this, she brings up case studies of intersexed infants. She defines an intersexed child as a person born with genitals ...
- 13215: Should Abortion Be Supported?
- ... both emotional and economical burden to the parents. Because of the new invention and technology, we are able to find out the worse fetus existing by blood test before getting married even though it isn't a hundred percent accurate. At least, it is one of the means to decrease the probability of giving birth to physical and mentally unhealthy child. As today's teenagers are more and more curious about sex, parents should educate their children about sex and the negative outcome of premarital sex and abortion. The Catholic church feels that the family and its values have ... message about this crucial life issue. In order to represent this Right to Life cause properly, we must make people aware that the life of a child begins at conception. No matter what a person's reasons are, abortion is still another form of murder. We have the right to choose whether to be pregnant or not but we do not have the right to evaluate whether a person, an " ...
- 13216: Albinism
- ... symptom is pinkness to the eyes. This pinkness can cause poor vision and even blindness. White hair is also a sign of Albinism. Due to the non-pigmentation of the skin, hair, and eyes Albino’s are very sensitive to light and the sun. There are many ways to help an albino through life but no cure to the disorder. There are special eye thingies that help with vision. Some people who have albinism must use larger fonts for computer use. In schools the Teachers usually will seat a student with albinism closer to the board so they can see better. There’s thing’s like sunscreen and hats for those albino’s who refuse to stay inside. The future for albino’s is bright (no pun intended). There are new treatments being tested every day. There are also ...
- 13217: Poetry Assignment
- ... to be able to overlook the city. The fog takes the shape of a cat as it "sits looking over harbor and city" (570). Like a cat, the fog sits on silent haunches. Personally, Sandburg’s words created a mental picture of a black/grayish, dirty, street cat wandering silently in the alleys of an industrious city observing the streets on top of a half-century old brick building. This engaging ... metaphor is being used to show a similarity in the two poems, it will be most significant later on in our discussion in showing the main differences between the two poems. Similarly, in William Blake’s "The Sick Rose" the weather also has a great affect on the poem. The poet, William Blake, introduces a storm that comes in the night carrying an invisible worm. Blake’s use of the word "howling" to describe the storm also gives life to the driving tempest. Although not many words are used to describe the storm, the storm, like the fog, is perhaps very ...
- 13218: Hammurabis Code
- Hammurabi s code Hammurabi was the King of Babylonia from about 1790 BC to 1750 BC Hammurabi is believed to be the sixth ruler of the Amorite Dynasty. Although he was a successful governmental and military leader ... people. People then knew all the punishments and consequences for breaking the laws, and they knew what they must due when accusing a criminal. (We know what we must do on Saturday to Woodstock, don t we?) Hammurabi created a set of moral codes that was to be copied and used by other civilizations. The Codes of Law were broken into certain categories. These categories are not definitely known, but the ... business. Many think the codes were too strict and the punishments too harsh. Hammurabi just believed that the punishment should fit the crime and that the strong should not dominate the weak. Many of today s forms of government have traces of the same principles that Hammurabi used. Today s laws are written down (of course), put into their respective categories, known by all the people, and obeyed by the ...
- 13219: Islam Is Not Only A Religion,
- ... they live their whole life submitting themselves to Allah. As a matter of fact, the word Islam means submission to Allah. Those who follow Islam are known as Muslims, or those who submit to Allah’s will. Muslims believe in monotheism, or the belief in one God. There are two holy books that Muslims go by, the Koran and the Sunna. The Koran is said to be a record of God’s words. The other book, the Sunna, is a record of Muhhamad’s words and deeds compiled together after his death. The Koran and the Sunna cover many things that Muslims must go by. Some examples are: diet, marriage, and even the proper way to clean one' ...
- 13220: Herbal Medicines
- ... side effects that come along with the stonger drugs. Antibiotics, as a drug, may do more to the body than just get rid of the bacteria or virus. That is why Ann Beemer, a Pierre, S.D., sophomore, said "she felt good about taking zinc and Echinacea tablets when she had a cold." She felt they were more gentle than over the counter medicines (Gullickson np). People that have experienced problems ... poison from the deadly amaneita mushroom, occur in plants, and, simply, natural has nothing to do with the safety of the product"(FDA np.) So, just because a product claims to be "all natural" doesn't say anything about whether or not it is safe. Often people neglect the fact to realize the consequential outcome of a possible life long suffering. When life term effects come to mind people start to ... do not get as much recognition for overusage as the average prescribe drug or over-the-counter drug. Advertisers do not stress the time needed to be spent on herbal medicines, so most people don't pay attention to how much of their everyday herbal drugs they are supposed to take. "…Many herbal remedies contain little or no information about therapeutic value, potential side effects or dosage amount" (Erickson 42). ...
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