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- 18801: Tobacco in America
- ... Roberts). So what do the tobacco companies do to keep their industry alive and well? Seemingly, they go toward a market that is not fully aware of the harm that cigarettes are capable of. U.S. News recently featured a discussion of the smoking issue with 20 teenagers from suburban Baltimore. The group consisted of ten boys and ten girls between the ages of 15 and 17. When asked why they ... to your kids at a young age about the dangers of smoking. Identify family members who smoke and ask them to stop (Thomas). Children are the most valuable commodity we are given in life. Let's try to educate them while they're young to be independent thinkers and to not be swayed by the tobacco companies who are trying to take advantage of their mind and body. Works Cited "Bill Clinton vs. Joe Camel." U.S. News & World Report. 2 Sep. 1996: 12. Infotrac. Online. 27 Oct. 1996. "Selling Tobacco to Kids." America. 17 Feb. 1996: 3. Infotrac. Online. 27 Oct. 1996. Roberts, Steven. " Teens on tobacco; kids smoke for ...
- 18802: A Separate Peace 2
- Through out the book A Separate Peace, Gene, his growth and harmony seem to change. His opinions, and outlook on life also seem to change as his relationship with Phineas does likewise. Gene s self-perception changes from insecurity to imitation to independence as his relationship with Phineas changes. As the book begins, Gene is unsettled by Phineas and somewhat mystified by him. Like a legend from a western tale. As the book moves on and Finny starts to change Gene s life, Gene appears to become very insecure and afraid of what will happen next. On page 11 it says We d better hurry or we ll be late for dinner, I said, breaking into what Finny called my West Point stride . Which signifies the insecurity phase of Gene s life. He was a stickler to the rules, didn t want to be late. He was always concerned with what was right, and proper. But Phineas changes all that in him, and rather quickly ...
- 18803: Alcohol
- ... you are the more blood you have to delute the alcohol, and it also depends on how fast you drink it, the faster you drink the more your BAC goes up because your body doesn't have as long to delute the alcohol. BINGE DRINKING Drinking a lot of something at one time is not really good for your system, no matter what it is. Bringe drinking is drinking to get ... Most people think that you cant overdose on alcohol, but you can. Binge drinking may result in an overdose of alcohol, or alcohol poisoning. Alcohol poisoning is a medical emergancy that requires immediate attention. It's sometimes hard to tell if someone has passed out or is in a serious medical danger. Here are some of the symptoms: -Does not respond to being talked to or shouted at -Does not respond ... feels clammy -Rapid pulse rate -Irregular heart rythem -Lowered blood pressure Another common thing is choking to death on your own vomit after an alcohol overdose. Death by asphyxiation occurs when alcohol depresses the body's reflexes to the point that you cant vomit right. Another thing that comes along with binge drinking is depression and suicide. You get depressed so you drink and since alcohol is a depressant it ...
- 18804: History and Uses of Marijuana
- History and Uses of Marijuana Whether you call it Hemp, Mary Jane, Pot, Weed; it doesn't matter. It is still Cannabis Sativa, or cannabis for short. And it is still illegal. The use of marijuana as an intoxicant in the United States became a problem of public concern in the 1930s ... origins. Some believe it is derived from the Mexican words for "Mary Jane"; others hold that the name comes from the Portuguese word marigu-ano, which means "intoxicant". The use of marijuana in the 1960's might lead one to surmise that marihuana use spread explosively. The chronicle of its 3,000 year history, however, shows that this "explosion" has been characteristic only of the contemporary scene. The plant has been ... is or processed into charcoal, methanol, methane, or gasoline. This process is called destructive distillation, or 'pyrolysis.' Fuels made out of plants like this are called 'biomass' fuels. This charcoal may be burned in today's coal-powered electric generators. Methanol makes a good automobile fuel, in fact it is used in professional automobile races. It may someday replace gasoline. Marijuana has many medical purposes also. The cannabis extract was ...
- 18805: Antibiotics
- ... tuberculosis, syphilis, and several kinds of infections. People have been using antibiotics for more than 2,500 years. They used molds to help cure some skin infections and rashes. It was in the late 1800's that the real study of medicine began. Louis Pasteur discovered that bacterium was the cause of disease, and proved wrong the theory of spontaneous generation. After him there was Robert Koch, who developed a method ... kill microbes, but they proved to be either dangerous or ineffective. In 1928 there was a discovery by Alexander Fleming. He detected that a substance he called "penicillin" destroyed bacteria. Then in the late 1930's, two British scientists invented a method of extracting penicillin from the mold. This was the start of developing new drugs to treat diseases and bacteria. Over the years, numerous thousands of antibiotic material have been ... ways, they can one, prevent the cell wall from growing; two, obstruct the cell membrane; or three disrupt the chemical processes. When the antibiotic prevents the cell wall from forming, the antitoxin surrounds the bacteria's membrane, and then it forms a rigid wall that stops the cell wall from splitting open, which would produce another cell. The humans' cells are not hurt by this because human cells do not ...
- 18806: Animal Testing
- ... may be harmed in the testing process, but many are helped. Although many people are opposed to animal testing, I believe we should use animals for testing because their anatomy is close to a humans, it promotes medical break throughs that save millions of human lives, and animals reproduce quickly, allowing scientists to perfect life saving drugs. The anatomy of many animals is very much like humans. They have the ... the course of many diseases or the effects of many treatments without observing and testing the entire living system. For example, scientists use prairie dogs to study gallstone disease, and polar bears to study Alzheimers disease because they have the same aging patterns as humans with the disease. Also, the physicians and physicians-in-training who perform today's delicate cardiac, ear, eye, pulmonary and brain surgeries must develop the necessary skills before patients' lives are entrusted to their care. Neither computer models, cell cultures nor artificial substances can pose as flesh, muscle, ...
- 18807: The Night: Living by Conformity
- ... much as Thoreau had. He stressed these three points on numerous occasions; these are arguments of transcendentalism. By the following actions of impatience, how Americans view society today and taking everything for granted diminishing man's image, argues with transcendentalism. In the human mind, everything needs to be handed to us on a silver plate. It is stated that man is to basically be good and to place his family before ... out for his family. It appears that man, in general, cannot seem to find time to actually do this. A transcendental man would make time to praise God and secure his family, as for America's society today; it seems that he cannot make time. All we think about now is when our needs will be served and when we will receive them, in other words, impatience! We must learn to ... same old earth forever. At the rate that we are going, there is no longer going to be our mountains, wildlife, or beaches. You think that everything is going to be normal, but it won't. Our streets will soon be so polluted with piles of trash you wont be able to drive down them, our beaches filled with gallons of oil polluting our water and sea life, mountain tops ...
- 18808: Affirmative Action
- By: will holden Politics is assuming command of the American economy in the form of pervasive "equal opportunity" enforcement. In today's society, everyone is supposed to be equal and have equal rights, but in employment, there is more discrimination than ever. American citizens need to do away with affirmative action so that America's job opportunities can once again be based on merit, not skin color or ethnicity. Laws have been passed, quotas have been established, and seemingly, everything has been done to prevent discrimination, but rather than ending ... qualified person to receive a job, you get it, but that is no longer the case. Now, in order to be employed, qualifications do not always matter as much as the color of a person's skin or his ethnicity. In dealing with this subject, the first question that is always asked is, "What is wrong with quotas? What is wrong with companies hiring a variety of blacks, Hispanics, women, ...
- 18809: I Am The Cheese
- I AIN'T GOT TIME TO BLEED By: Jesse "The Body" Ventura In this book Jesse Ventura talks about when he was a Navy SEAL, being a pro wrestler, and his political career. It is a very interesting ... train to be a SEAL. Finally after they graduated from BUDS they got sent over to Vietnam. During their four years in the Navy SEALs they had to do two nine month tours overseas. Jesse's hero was the pro wrestler "Superstar" Billy Graham, so when he got discharged from the Navy he trained to become a pro wrestler and dyed his hair to look like Billy Graham. He started working ... Vince McMahon lured him to the WWF up north. A few months after Jesse went with the WWF most of the regional promotions were put out of business by the WWF. The end of Jesse's career came soon after he was hospitalized with pulmonary emboli. After that Vince McMahon asked Jesse to be the first heel(bad guy) commentator in wrestling to take the side of all the heels ...
- 18810: Morals And Psychological Aspects in Jane Eyre
- ... a step further by adding psychological aspects to the story. Jane did the right thing in regards to marrying Mr. Rochester because "what is [considered] morally wrong cannot be psychologically right." In other words, Jane's moral values told her what Mr. Rochester had done wrong. Because of this she cannot "psychologically" go along with it as if nothing was wrong. Psyche and morals both are products of the mind. The mind may consider both options, but it ultimately will choose the option which adheres to its moral foundation. Jane's morals include honesty, justice, and friendship. Her past experiences strongly support this moral foundation. As a child she was constantly accused of being dishonest. Mrs. Reed even informed Mr. Brocklehurst that she was deceitful when ... with anyone who practiced it. In addition, Jane never saw justice. No matter how obvious it was that John or one of his sisters were at fault Jane was always blamed. By looking at Jane's moral values it becomes apparent what Rochester has, in Jane's eyes, done wrong. He was deceitful in many ways. For one, he didn't tell Jane that he was already married when he ...
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