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- 20791: The Uses of Marijuana
- ... one-way or another. I believe that such a great plant should be legalized and I hope you will agree. Part of the problem is Americans view marijuana simply as a drug substance and don't know that other things can come from it. An important issue going on right now is for the right to be able to have marijuana for certain medical conditions. There is strong evidence that marijuana ... can be burned as is or processed into charcoal, methanol, methane, or gasoline. Fuels made from this plant are known as biomass fuels. These fuels are virtually free from metals and sulfur, so they don't cause nearly as much pollution as fossil fuels. It may one day replace gasoline. With wanting to conserve the forests, hemp is an alternative to paper. The problem with pulp paper is there are so ... blood, it is easy to digest and their doctor has given patients that are having trouble digesting food hemp seeds. There are so many good things come from the cannabis sativa plant, so why isn't legal? The people to be educated on the uses on hemp and get it legalized. The government's campaign against marijuana needs to be stopped. There is no doubt that entrepreneurs would rediscover profitable, ...
- 20792: Emergency Visits On The Rise
- ... In nineteen seventy-three, the number of visits were about sixty-five point nine billion visits per year, in nineteen ninety-three, the number of visits increased to ninety-four point seven billion visits. That’s approximately thirty billion visits more per year increase in a twenty years span. Thirty to fifty five percent of all these cases do not require immediate care and could have been handled less expensive in a doctor's office or clinics. Forty-three percents of all Emergency visits are non-urgent meaning it could have been less expensive if handled in a doctor’s office or a walk-in clinic. Only forty percents of these visits are urgent and seventeen percents are life threatening. The reason for the increase in emergency room visits are because of an estimated ...
- 20793: Abortion is Murder
- ... place. In fact even while the zygote is still in the fallopian tube, the construction crew is already furiously at work. Whats even more interesting is that all pro-abortionists are glad theri mothers weren't. Lets be fair. No one is really pro-choice. If we feel strongly aobut something, if we believe it is destructive, harmful, inhuman, dangerous-in a word wrong, we will do our best to stop ... to abortion sends a message to people that says you can do away with things you do not want to deal with and not suffer any consequences- in this case even a human life. It's odd that the same liberals that have a problem with eating meat and wearing furs try to sell us the idea that abortion is some kind of choice. They worry aobut ending the life of ... a cow or mink. We are expected to accept the murder of thousands of children as a choice. What gives us the right to decide who should live and who should die? That is God's decision alone. That innocent human life whose only protection in the world is its mother's womb can no linger feel protected because even its very own mother can and might have it murdered. ...
- 20794: Globalization
- ... its consequent health impacts are driven by economic growth, population growth and urbanization. It has been shown that it is possible to manage economic growth in ways that preserve environmental quality and enhance human health. s Achieving the benefits of economic development while minimizing its harmful impacts will require an increased awareness of links between environment and health to improve public health. Achieving these benefits will depend on a greater emphasis ... and among countries. As a result of these disparities, the rich can often protect themselves from environmental threats to health while the poor usually cannot. The World Health Organization (WHO) has called poverty the world's biggest killer. It has been shown that being poor increases one's risk of ill health. Poverty also contributes to disease and death through its second-order effects; poor people, for example, are more likely to live in an unhealthy environment. Many of the world's ...
- 20795: Greed
- ... or Mother Teresa? Milken pioneered a new way for companies to raise money, creating tens of thousands of new jobs. He saved Mattel, the toy maker, by his junk bonds. It is now the world's biggest toy company. His bonds rescued TWA, Revlon, and many other companies. Millions of people now joy cheaper phone calls because he funded the phone company, MCI. His bonds made CNN and other Turner companies ... continue what she begun. Without a doubt, people would say Mother Teresa did more for the world. But their judgements are blinded by the fact that they are looking at their motives. Michael Milken didn't suffer; he didn't go into the slums. Mother Teresa went into the slums and she suffered. Milken persuaded wealth because of greed and Mother Teresa did charity work in the name of Christianity. People tend to believe ...
- 20796: Graffiti
- ... usually not professional artists) to display upon a wall or surface that is usually visually accessible to the public. Even if one has never seen graffiti before, a negative image would probably pop into one’s mind after reading this definition. Graffiti is not only a work of art, it also includes the underground culture that surrounds and reveres that art. Graffiti has been found in early societies, but is most commonly associated with modern, urban environments. Modern Graffiti originated in the 1970’s, just as the hip-hop scene began to explode. The first modern graffiti artist—referred to as a writer, lived in New York City, and had the nickname Tacki 183. Tacki 183 was responsible for ... style, the writer is probably not directing a message to the general public. More likely, the writer is showing off his or her skills. Most gang graffiti uses a special code that only that gang’s members know and can interpret. However, if the piece is simple and easily read, the writer probably wanted the public to see his or her message. Many writers create graffiti not only as an ...
- 20797: Gender
- ... her for her writings. “I wanted him to interrupt.” Sandra wanted her father to see what she was doing. Everything that she wrote was for her father and she wanted to win over her father’s approval. But since she was the only daughter, she was thought of as very highly by her father. When she told her father she wanted to go to college, they both had different visions. She ... to become a writer but her father wanted her to go to college to meet a husband. Her father his sons to go to college to become masters with their hands. The sons in Sandra’s family have the advantage because they are going to college for what they want to. After Sandra completed two years of graduate school, she disappointed her father because she still had not found a husband ... told me that other girls are the ones who usually criticize or pressure them. When I was aware of this, I did notice, at times, while walking around casually with my girlfriend, when they weren't looking appropriate, would get stares, hisses or comments from other females at the clubs or on the strip. I was even surprised when I heard my girlfriend talking about other girls right in front ...
- 20798: Legalizing Physician Assisted Suicide
- ... the patient choose a way and means of ending his or her life. In this country, the right to control our bodies and lives is currently being fought at the state legislature level. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide. It is a matter to be decided by the state legislature. At present, only the state of Oregon has adopted a physician ... medical treatments necessary to carry out the prescription while in a controlled hospital environment. The physician-assisted suicide could limit the emotional and psychological strain imposed on the patient and the family members. The patient’s life might actually be extended if a well-managed assisted suicide were carried out. Not knowing how long the suffering will last increases the anxiety and creates a risk for a terminally ill patient to commit suicide on their own. Instead, the family members could be present to say their good-byes and not hold guilty feelings about what could or couldn’t be done to prevent the death. The person could then make a graceful exit. The decision to die would be at the patient’s request. Religious organizations and opinions would be respected by their ...
- 20799: Illiteracy, A Problem Facing W
- Illiteracy, A Problem Facing Women I was quite amazed as I researched the topic of illiteracy in America. What exactly is illiteracy? Illiteracy is defined in the Webster’s dictionary as: 1) not educated; especially, not knowing how to read or write. 2) showing a lack of education --noun. a person who does not know how to read or write -- illiteracy. May-be someone ... illiterate cycle begins here! · Illiteracy promotes high level of criminal behavior. - Example: Correctional facilities have an average of Grade Three reading level. Not only does the definition of illiteracy mean “loss” but to me it’s the root of poverty, crime and lost productivity in our cities. Now that I have defined illiteracy, I want to raise the awareness of this problem, how it relates to women and propose a policy ... illiterate women are overlooked. According to the most recent statistics in the World Education Report, a study released last year by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, almost one-quarter of the world’s population, or 905 million individuals between 15 years of age and adulthood cannot read. Women account for 65 percent of the globe’s illiterate population. That’s more than half! Many women become and ...
- 20800: Menopause
- Menopause Menopause has been one of the fears of many women. Menopause like many other stages of a woman’s life is some times plagued by myths and untrue information. But just like any other biological process it is normal. Women have to know and understand how to control and alleviate the process of menopause ... systems come in to play because multiple environments are in constant interaction. A woman who is going through the process of menopause requires support and understanding from her family members as well as her doctor’s understanding and needs. Those needs can either be physical or psychological. Physical needs may manifest themselves as aliments and changes in the body. Psychological changes may come in changes of mood and diseases that are ... women might seek treatments that are not necessary and that can worsen the symptoms and affects of menopause. It can lead women to states of prolonged depressions and even self worthlessness because usually women don’t have children to take care of any more and they fell that they are not contributing to a cause. If a woman continues in such a state she may be withdrawal from friends and ...
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