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- 17241: Animals In Testing
- By: Anonymous Its not a new thing. For many centuries scientists and testers in research have used animals of all kinds. Most of the animals are small ones like rodents - rats, mice, hamsters and gerbils. Some dogs, cats ... that are cruel. Animal research is often unnecessary. History has shown that many important medical advances have been made by clinical research and close observations of human patients, not animals. There are countries that don't use healthy animals to train veterinarians or teach surgical techniques. In England only sick or injured animals are used for training. Most work, in fact, is performed on animal cadavers. Humans can give informed consent. Monkeys and dogs can't. To accelerate Federal Drug Administration acceptance of new drugs many AIDS patients have said they are willing to try them first, so why not let them? In most cases the drugs will need to ...
- 17242: An Analysis Of Violence In The
- ... without a catalyst (violent programming), violent behaviour will be less prevelant. I can see how one might think this way; 1. chilren appear to behave more violently than their parents did as children. 2. Today's television has more violent shows, both in abundance and degree. There appears to be a simple causation there. It may be just a corelation. American television networks operate on the supply and demand curve just ... The classic alienation of adolescents who possess certain arbitrarily negative characteristics might lead to internalized anger of the individual. This anger may build up over time and eventually be vented through violent behaviour. One doesn't need to be a social scientist to make the observation that we as a society have become more critical in recent times. People are more fashion conscious, more materialistic, and more self-conscious over all ... one wants to be that alienated person. We have become more critical of others as well. In the past this social-conformity 'machine' has brought unity to our culture with equal pride in individuality. Today's children exhibit a drastically different behavioural trend. Today there is little courage or pride of the individual. Extreme fear of scrutiny has forced children into tight cliques. Being part of a group is more ...
- 17243: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sing
- ... to deal with being an expectant mother and stay in school, and on top of all of this, continue work on the railway. She is completely self- sufficient. I had had help in the child s conception, but no one could deny that I had had an immaculate conception. She truly proves that no matter what happens to her that should make most people fall, she will prevail. Vivian Baxter plays ... the strongest and most self- sufficient woman in the book, and she is never defeated through all that occurs. Her advice to Marguerite upon her trying to get a job at the railway is, That s what you want to do? Then nothing beats a trial but a failure. Give it everything you've got. I ve told you many times, Can t do is like Don t Care. Neither of them have a home. She definitely lives by this. She lives the life that was given to her, and she lives it to the best of ...
- 17244: Clown
- ... clowns are buffoon, jester, fool, conjurer, mirthmaker, tumbler, gleeman, mime, actor, harlequin, merry counselor, comic, and puppeteer. Even though there are many types of clowns, each clown develops a face, meaning a personality. A clown s face, once created, becomes the clown s unique personal property. Whiteface The oldest type of clown is the whiteface, which dates back to the 18th century. The white color of the face was first done with flour. White lead replaced flour, but ... eyes. His bald head was shaped like a cone, with red hair around the ear. Jacobs also wore a red rubber-ball nose. He retired in 1988 at the age of 84. Two of America s most famous clown characters also fit into the auguste category: Ronald McDonald, which is the Mcdonalds profit maker of young childreb and old, and Bozo who now owns his own Tv show with dozens ...
- 17245: Contraception
- ... men in Egypt wore condom-like sheaths as attractive and eye-catching penis covers. By the 18th century, condoms were being made from sheep intestines. In Victorian England, sexual stimulation was believed to shorten one's life, so sex once a month was considered more than enough. In the ancient Middle East, Arabs placed pebbles in the uteruses of female camels when they set off on long journeys. They thought that a foreign object in the uterus prevented pregnancy. In today's society, there are many types of contraceptives designed to fit our changing lifestyles. Eighty-five percent of women who don't use contraceptives during vaginal intercourse become pregnant each year. The only guarantee against pregnancy is not having intercourse, but if used correctly the modern methods of contraception can reduce the risk of pregnancy. Except ...
- 17246: Cocaine
- ... Agency(DEA) in south Florida since the 1960s. Drug cartels ship coke to the United States frequently, Miami being the main port. Cocaine has several nicknames: C, cream, snow, powder, and blow. This drug doesn't only affect the user but can also affects who ever is around the user. Cocaine isn't just a problem in south Florida, but it's a problem worldwide. Through an investigation a solution will be proposed to slowing down cocaine from being imorted into southern Florida. In the mid-19th century a German chemist, Albert Niemann, first extracted pure ...
- 17247: The Apathy Of Generation X
- ... a everyday exposure to politics as those of a older generation. Thomas Banks, a 19 year old student, when asked why he was not watching the 1992 Presidential Debates responded, "I guess because I don't really see what's going on at college. I feel pretty isolated. It doesn't seem as important to me as studying. I guess". Although not in a career yet, the life of a student is proving to be just as busy as those in the older generations. People ...
- 17248: Underage Drinking: A Big Problem
- ... not a problem. All he has to do is contact a friend... and within half an hour he can have the drink of his choice" (Frerking). Because underage drinking is such a problem in today's society, measures must be taken to reduce the problem. One solution to the problem of underage drinking is to lower the drinking age from 21 years down to 18 or 19 years. At first glance ... solution to the problem of underage drinking is enacting stricter penalties on those who choose to drink under the legal age. The consequences of underage drinking can range from fines to jail time to driver's license suspensions to community service (What Are the Facts of Underage Drinking). According to Renee Fisher, Kansas legislators lowered the limit of intoxication from .08 to .02 for underage drinkers. This means it takes less ... if they are caught, this probably will not stop them from drinking again. According to the Collegian Editorial Board, "... even if a person gets arrested for a violation of the fake ID law, that doesn't mean they won't try again." In summary, stiffer penalties will not solve the problem of underage drinking. Prevention is the only solution that can drastically reduce underage drinking. Children need to start being ...
- 17249: Upon The Burning Of Our Land
- Upon the Burning of Our Land On a hot and steamy day, the sun s rays of heat relentlessly beat down on the cool grassy plains of the earth. All the heat is accumulated onto a spot on the dry ground, and it starts a tiny flame that forms on the earth. The tiny blaze seems harmless, but it is potentially dangerous. Soon the tiny blaze begins to paint the earth with yellow and red flames. More of the sun s heat begins to beat down on the lush, green earth, causing more flames to erupt. The fire spreads quickly, devouring all that is in its path. The fire is only stoppable by the ending of ... and people were burned away for the settlers consumption. Chief Seathl spoke of issues that were argued for many years, and which still have relevance in our lives today. Through remarkably poetic penmanship, Chief Seathl s letter to the president also showed the great respect that he and other Native Americans had for this land, but that the white settlers didn t. The letter written by Chief Seathl was one ...
- 17250: Killer Angels 2
- ... of people dedicated to a cause greater than themselves. Michael Shaara gives us a dozen characters worth caring about from both armies, and then plunges them into one of the most terrible things in America's history the "Battle of Gettysburg" The book is a great depiction on the American Civil War. The book is repulsing, the massive slaughter of "Americans by Americans" over human slavery. There was also a highly ... prayed that Lee would not order the charge. Michael Shaara takes you there, as soldiers saw the war and army life. He showed the true sorrow and terror. "Yet you learn to love it. Isn't that amazing? Long marches and no rest., up very early in the morning, and asleep late in the rain, and there's a marvelous excitement to it, a joy to wake in the morning, and feel the army all around you and see the campfires in the morning and smell the coffee "[pg.125] Leadership in ...
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