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- 14741: The Pros And Cons About Legalizing Marijuana
- ... to sick patients. Their position is that marijuana can have harmful long-term effects. The Anti-Legalization Forum explains that some of these effects are: impairment of the immune system due to the inability of T-cells to battle off diseases, delaying puberty in both males and females, and unhealthy and smaller children born to women who used marijuana during pregnancy. The Drug Enforcement Administration believes that since marijuana is not ... She said that smokers and non-smokers had identical extroversion scores and work records. There was no proof found that marijuana impairs motor skills, so she believes that large doses of marijuana cut short one's motivation to work (86). Marijuana and Behavior Behavior is altered by using marijuana. The Medical Post states that "marijuana has always been depicted as producing a lethargic, mellow, laid-back effect rather than acting as ... also state that the drug can cause difficulties in babies born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy. From this source, Peter Fried, Ph.D., found that "Marijuana use during pregnancy has harmful effects on children's intellectual abilities a decade or more after they are born." The harm done by drugs is real and long-lasting. Dr. Drew from the TV program Loveline, had said that marijuana can cause birth ...
- 14742: A Healthy Personality
- ... long in either situation. There is no denying the fact that all of have stress to deal with. I'm not going to tell you or anyone else what I'm going through. You don't need to hear it and I don't like hearing it from other people. What it comes down to is how one deals with their individual stressors. Psychological hardiness comes into play here. If you are a psychologically hardy person, stress may be ... to set goals and achieve them. Challenge is taking a stressful situation and turning it into a challenge instead of some situation you just have to deal with. When you take on something it doesn't quite seem the same as a stressful situation. The situation may be very stressful, it's all about the attitude one takes on before going into a certain situation. Finally control can aid in ...
- 14743: Old Man And The Sea
- ... destruction to himself. This might accomplish nothing but the satisfaction of doing this and also has great risks. Finally he comes upon a painful experience with his hand which is in great pain and won't move. This is useful in the place where Christ loses his physical self and has less to deal with. On the third day, he recovers himself and returns to his home even though his only ... first it has a hunter vs. his prey. This hunter does respect th e prey. Throughout the book it has this series of events: encounter, battle, defeat, and respect for the prey. This is Hemmingway's `Code of Honor'. This part of the novel has to do with relationships between two characters. The first to discuss are Santiago and Manolin, Manolin being the small follower of the old man named Santiago ... rather than being lucky. The other relationship in this story has to do with Manolin and his parents. Manolin seems to be very rebellious against his parents, although he does submit to their demands. Santiago's greatest link to the village is the boy. Santiago may be poor in the story, yet is proud. This story when compared to being imaginative is good, but in real life is somewhat of ...
- 14744: The Good Earth: Wang Lung
- The Good Earth: Wang Lung Wang Lung’s connection to the earth was a spiritual one. He depended on the earth for his livelihood. Because of this, he grew a spiritual link to the earth. If he grew tired while working, he would sleep on the ground and draw strength from the earth. When a massive drought came, and he had to leave his home, he yearned for his land. When a flood came, he couldn’t work his land, and had to find something else to occupy the void left by the absence of his work, and it could never satisfy him the way his land could. Every time, after being ... tired, he would lie down in a furrow and sleep for a while. While he slept, Wang Lung absorbed strength from the earth. It healed his spirit and he awoke ready to work. Wang Lung’s first experience away from his land was troubling for him. He had worked the land since the beginning of his life. He depended on it for his subsistence, as did his family. When a ...
- 14745: How To Reduce Crime In Your Neighborhood
- How To Reduce Crime In Your Neighborhood While we don't like to talk about it - or even think about it - crime is on the increase in America, and throughout the world. The number of burglars, muggers, auto thieves, robbers, purse snatchers, etc., is growing at ... you and your neighbors get together to learn how to protect yourselves, your family, your home and your property. Working together, you can get the criminals off your block and out of your area. There's safety in numbers and power through working with a group. You'll get to know your neighbors better, and working with them you can reduce crime, develop a more united community, provide an avenue of ... to help you do this. It is a joint effort between private citizens and local police. Such programs have been started all over the country. Maybe one already exists in your community. These organizations don't require frequent meetings (once a month or so). They don't ask anyone to take personal risks to prevent crime. They leave the responsibility for catching criminals where it belongs - with the police. This ...
- 14746: Prejudice and The Pain and Suffering It Has Caused
- ... who are born differently than the majority. One person that is treated unfairly is Calpurnia, as you can see when Aunt Alexandra tried to get Atticus to fire Calpurnia, because in her eyes, Calpurnia wasn't a good enough female role model (p.136). This is a prejudice action, because Calpurnia is as good as a role model as Aunt Alexandra, if not better. Aunt Alexandra is a bigot and doesn't see the character of Calpurnia, just the color of her skin. Another person who is treated like an inferior is Scout by her teacher, because she knew how to read. "She discovered that I was ... is the way he wants to live. Another person that lives differently is Boo Radley. Boo stayed inside his house for a number of years without ever coming out to interact with others. He didn't want attention that would come from the rumors that were said about him. Stories were made up about him and he felt it was best for him to stay inside. The people who chose ...
- 14747: Langston Hughes
- ... Black American to be elected to public office in 1855. Hughes attended Central High School in Cleveland, Ohio, but began writing poetry in the eighth grade, and was selected as Class Poet. His father didn't think he would be able to make a living as a writer. His father paid his tuition to Columbia University for him to study engineering. After a short time, Langston dropped out of the program with a B+ average, all the while he continued writing poetry. His first published poem was also one of his most famous, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers", and it appeared in Brownie's Book. Later, his poems, short plays, essays, and short stories appeared in the NAACP publication Crisis Magazine and in Opportunity Magazine and other publications. One of Hughes' finest essays appeared in the Nation in 1926 ... being himself'. He wrote in this essay, "We younger Negro artists now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame. If white people are pleased we are glad. If they aren't, it doesn't matter. We know we are beautiful. And ugly too... If colored people are pleased we are glad. If they are not, their displeasure doesn't matter either. We build our temples ...
- 14748: Criticism
- ... 1) relationship with the giver of criticism (friends give advice). Why do we resent criticism from in-laws, parents and spouses more than bosses do? 2) Choice of words—how it is given. “I can’t believe you would do such a stupid thing.” What words make you angry, loud, etc? 3) Style of delivery, sacristy, fast and angry, loud, etc. 4) Timing, and public or private. 5) Other types: beyond ... Practice your delivery. Is the timing correct? Emphasize how the criticism will help improve the person. Begin and end on a positive not. Remember the boss is like a coach, not a traffic cop. Don’t let criticism become personal. Establish mutually agreed upon expectations. Be a good listener. OFF THE JOB Is criticism from a spouse more difficult to accept? Do we receive more criticism at home than at work ... spouses give each other more criticism than anyone else? See marriage as a “license” to criticize? Topics: traditional sex role disagreements, 5-year-old arguments. Its O.K. to criticize and argue, except a mate’s sexual performance. Emotional make up orderly family life can make us think our way is the only normal way. Couples need humor to survive. In-laws are the classic givers of criticism and the ...
- 14749: Another 1984
- ... from the owner of the antique store, is one way he makes himself different. The antique store owner could sense how Winston was different from the others, and he showed that when he said, “There’s another room upstairs that you might care to take a look at.” (81) Winston is instantly charmed by the rooms nostalgic look and furnishing.! At first it was, “a wild, impossible notion, to be abandoned ... behind the etching of the church, that Winston thought was so nostalgic. In the end Winston and Julia could not control their own lives, just like society where no one has a control. Bernard didn’t have a nostalgic apartment, what he had was a way of life contrary to others. No one in his world wanted to worry about anything. They would drown their worries in the pleasure drug Soma ... been vaporized. He would then know exactly who was dead. Though he did not know how, he could only guess how those people had died. They had not been 100% faithful to Big Brother. Bernard’s job as a hypnopedia specialist allowed him to see why people behaved the way they did. He knew that everything was actually conditioning. He realized that everything was fake and programmed. He saw the ...
- 14750: Codependency
- Codependency is an emotional, psychological, and behavioral condition that develops as a result of an individual's prolonged exposure to, and practice of, a set of oppressive rules - rules which prevent the open expression of feelings as well as the direct discussion of personal and interpersonal problems. Codependency is a disease of ... substance, codependency has become a disorder that develops in relationships and families where the victim is not always the one with the substance abuse problem. A codependent person is one who has let another person's behavior affect them or her, and who is obsessed with controlling that person's behavior Codependents often come from alcoholic or other dysfunctional families where there are rigid roles and behavior patterns, the pretence of a 'happy family' and the inability to be oneself. These children have little ...
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