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The Problem Of Suicide
Words: 343 / Pages: 2 .... article in the Gazette stated that Mr.Steel, a parent
blames his son's suicide on Nirvana's music. He said "Cobain's dark,
nilistic lyrics forced his son to end his life. I find this excuse
unacceptable. If your child is dead at least try to figure out why they
are dead instead for looking to point the finger at someone.
Problems like these have been around since the ‘80's. They started
at the death of Beatles star John Lennon. After the singer's death
numerous fans formed suicide pacts and many teenagers died. Authorities
were at a loss for what to do. Eventually the problem died out.
Parents who point the finger at others should exami .....
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Memory
Words: 1562 / Pages: 6 .... burn and therefore
memory would convey a message to not repeat again. All of this is effected by
the development of short-term memory (STM) and long-term memory (LTM).
Memories can be positive, like memories of girlfriends and special events,
or they can be negative, such as suppressed memories. Sexual abuse of children
and adolescents is known to cause severe psychological and emotional damage.
Adults who were sexually abused in childhood are at a higher risk for developing
a variety of psychiatric disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders,
and mood disorders. To understand the essential issues about traumatic memory,
the human min .....
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Physician Assisted Suicide
Words: 778 / Pages: 3 .... made the choice to either partake in physician-assisted suicide or euthanasia. "Physician-assisted suicide occurs when the physician provides the patient with the means and/or knowledge to commit suicide"(Death and Dying,91). "Euthanasia is when the physician administers the death causing drug or agent"(Death and Dying,92). The most recent case is that of The State of Florida v. Charles Hall. "Charles Hall is dying of AIDS and challenged the State of Florida to let him die by a self-administered lethal injection without fear of prosecution"(http://www.rights.org/ deathnet/open.html). On January 31, 1997, a Judge ruled that Charles Hall could .....
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Anorexia Nervosa
Words: 486 / Pages: 2 .... disorder. Many anorexic people are usually good students, and involved in many things, to keep them busy and moving. However, the pressure comes out when a grade drops, or when an emotion triggers. Many anorectics seem to be part of a very close, constricted families, having a special relationship with one of the parents. Anorectics are often highly conforming people an anxious to please, even obsession in their habits.
There are also many problems caused by . Girls with stop having their menstrual periods, which is also called amenorrhea People with anorexia have excessively dry skin, and have thinning hair on their heads. They .....
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Abortion
Words: 1430 / Pages: 6 .... very little or no
physical discomfort. Pro-lifers immediately say that emotional trauma and
guilt haunts every woman after she has an abortion. However, during my
research, I found numerous women who led (and continue to lead) prominent
and scot-free lives after their abortions. I think that the mental state of
the mother depends very much on her personal feelings toward abortion, and
the actual experience the had before and during the abortion.
Pro-life propaganda
In my study of pro-lifers, I have found that most of the time, they
employ the use of a few strategies for making their views known. One tactic
pro-lifers use to convince peopl .....
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Anthrax: Chemical Warfare
Words: 455 / Pages: 2 .... days later he will have severe troubles breathing, sweat profusely, and his skin will turn a bluish tint. Within 24 to 36 hours after that, he’s usually dead.
Anthrax can be sprayed into the air in a subway of any other public places with something as simple as an aerosol can or a pesticide spray device. Anthrax spores can be placed in a artillery shell that could explode and spray the bacteria over a wide area. Engineers also reportedly built small unmanned planes that could deliver anthrax to neighboring countries, flying low and undetected. Similar unmanned aircraft can be used as a inexpensive biological warfare arsenal.
"If you delivered .....
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Drugs And Steroids In Sports
Words: 1248 / Pages: 5 .... growth and repair body tissue. It comes from the Greek word anabolikos meaning "constructive." Steroids are basically made up of hormones. One woman training to make the 1984 US women's basketball team used them, her muscles started to bulge, her voice grew deeper, and she even had the beginnings of a mustache. These are all the usual symptoms of anabolic steroids. Steroids were not always used for sports, they started out the same way most drugs did, medicinal purposes. Victims of starvation and severe injury profited from it's ability to build new tissue quickly. They also helped prevent muscle tissue from withering in patients who had .....
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Assisted Suicide
Words: 1273 / Pages: 5 .... act in
thirty four states(Rosen 1). In my opinion, doctor assisted suicide should be
made legal throughout the nation. If a terminally ill patient wants to take his
or her life due to excruciating pain, he or she should have the ability to
utilize euthanasia. Ultimately, the decision should be that of the terminally
ill individual.
The main controversy over this issue, is the question of morality. Is
it morally right for a doctor to assist in suicide? Many individuals feel that
it is not. It is thought if assisted suicide is legalized throughout the states,
it will encourage families with terminally ill relatives to push them
prematurely to the .....
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Words: 2366 / Pages: 9 .... skills training, is most helpful form of treatment for this disorder.
In the last decade, scientists have learned much about the course of the disorder and are now able to identify and treat children, adolescents, and adults who have it. A variety of medications, behavior-changing therapies, and educational options are already available to help people with ADHD focus their attention, build self-esteem, and function in new ways.
There are also new avenues of research promising to further improve diagnosis and treatment. With so many American children diagnosed as having attention disorder, research on ADHD has become a national priority.
ADHD .....
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Acquired Immune Difficiency Syndrome
Words: 684 / Pages: 3 .... originated somewhere in Africa about 20 years ago. There
it first appeared as a mysterious ailment afflicting primarily heterosexuals
of both sexes. It probably was spread especially fast by primarily female
prostitutes there. AIDS has already become a crisis of STAGGERING proportions
in parts of Africa. In Zaire, it is estimated that over twenty percent of
the adults currently carry the virus. That figure is increasing. And what
occurred there will, if no cure is found, most likely occur here among
heterosexual folks.
AIDS was first seen as a disease of gay males in this country.
This was a result of the fac .....
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