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Part Of China Lot Of Money
984 wordsWhy would a communist country want to have a capitalist country? Well I think it is because Hong Kong has a lot of money, because they are one of the major trade centers of the world. Another reason is that Hong Kong was a part of China until 1842 when the British defeated China in the first Opium War and took possession of Hong Kong. In this report I will be talking about how the Communist Chinese government regained possession of Hong Kong, a capitalist Colony, after 156 years of British rule....
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Alice In Wonderland Lewis Carroll
1,107 wordsCharles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, is recognized by all as the silly fairy-tale author of stories such as Alice in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking Glass. However, little is known about what drove him to write such obviously fantastic stories. Themes such as nonsense and fantasy, education, drug abuse, racism and prejudice, money, malnutrition and public health are touched upon throughout his works. While only speculation can be offered, it is clear that these ...
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1,089 wordsIn the past twenty years heroin use has grown dramatically. Psychoactive drugs have become the young person's largest problem to face. Drugs have become a part of even the most stereotypically normal family's life. No workplace, home, or school can be completely "drug proofed." To live with these drugs one must learn about them. Not knowing the facts about heroin will ultimately lead to the drugs winning the game. Heroin is an opiate, which comes from the opium poppy. When the opium poppy dies, ...
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Afford To Pay Heroin Addicts
2,057 wordsAdding to Pakistan's Misery, a Heroin EpidemicRaees Khan sleeps most nights on a pillow of dust. His home is a median strip along the busy Liaquadabad Road, across from a mosque. A little before dawn a loudspeaker announces the first call to prayer, a reminder to the holy that before Allah all men are naught. This noisy summons fails to awaken Mr. Khan. Though a Muslim, he does not pray five times a day. Other rituals command him: emptying a tiny bag of heroin into a plastic bottle cap, adding w...
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Literary Critic Bad Reputation
383 wordsEdgar Allan Poe was a famous American poet, short story writer, journalist, and literary critic who lived from 1809 - 1849. He was born in Boston on January 19 th, 1809 and was orphaned at an early age, after which he was sent to live with a foster family (The Allan's) in Richmond. He was never officially adopted by the Allan's and he was eventually disowned by the family. Poe won a short story contest in 1833, and two years later became a literary critic for the magazine (The Southern Literary ...
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La Cosa Nostra Don Corleone
1,570 wordsThe Accuracy of Drugs as portrayed in the Godfather by Mario Puzo, as opposed to reality Throughout history Writers have been writing fictional novels based on real historical events. The Godfather by Mario Puzo is such a book in which Puzo portrays Mafia life and business starting at the late 40 's. The Corleone crime Family in this novel is shown having troubles with the other organized crime syndicates concerning drugs. Many of the other families are pushing the idea of joining the narcotics ...
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Long Term Effects J J
451 wordsThe drug codeine is manufactured by the drug morphine, and could be made from the drug opium. The effects of codeine are similar to the effects of morphine, but codeine is not as potent and retains effectiveness when taken orally. Codeine is primarily used to relieve pain and to suppress coughing. A person that is on the drug codeine could build a tolerance and become addicted to it. Codeine is considered a narcotic drug when not prescribed by a doctor. Codeine is not usually taken by itself. It...
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Medicinal Purposes Legalize Drugs
1,715 wordsDrug laws help to ensure that all drugs used in Canada are safe, effective and wisely administered. The Food and drugs Act and the Narcotic Control Act govern the manufacture, distribution advertising and sale of drugs in Canada. These two acts evolved from earlier pieces of legislation known respectively as the Inland Revenue Act and the Opium Act. The Inland Revenue Act of 1876, which dealt primarily with the use of alcohol, did not define drugs. This legislation was the forerunner of the more...
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Central Nervous System Psychological Dependence
1,765 wordsDrug dependence is psychological and sometimes physical need to use a drug in order to experience psychological or physical effects. Psychological addiction is more difficult to treat than the physical one and often continues after the physical addiction has been dealt with. Each day there are a lot of new drug addicts, but also there are a lot of those who die because of using this evil, white pleasure. Drug addiction has several forms in expressing the dependency. Also there are a lot of diffe...
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Sex Appeal Opposite Sex
929 wordsAdvertisement is a very important tool of economic growth, the main purpose of which is to sell goods and products. The average American sees about 1500 ads a day. Ads can promote much more than just a product: they promote images, reputation, morals, principles, ideas or models of success, including feelings, perceptions, attractiveness and sexuality. Our mass media are filled with ads and the collective effect of them can be incredible. Men who watched a video cut from "Charlie's Angels" TV-se...
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Wang Lung Youngest Son
1,165 wordsThe Good Earth: Summary Wang Lung was the son of a peasant farmer. When it came for him to marry, his father chose a slave girl from the house of Hwang who was hardworking. O- lan, Wang Lungs wife was a good wife for Wang Lung. She did not waste anything, and made items such as shoes for the family so Wang Lung could save his money for other things... She worked endlessly for Wang Lung and his father, and even helped Wang Lung plow the field. One day while helping on the field, O-lan went inside...
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Central Nervous System Anabolic Steroids
1,483 wordsDrug Drug Abuse Drug Abuse Drug abuse is the nonmedical use of a drug that interferes with a healthy and productive life. Drug abuse occurs from the rich to the poor and among young people as well as adults. Any drug may be abused, including alcohol and medications prescribed by a doctor. After continued use of certain drugs, some people develop drug dependence. Drug dependence can be psychological, physical, or both. A person with a psychological dependence craves a drug for the feeling of well...
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Edgar Allen Poe Stories And Poems
1,177 wordsEdgar Allen Poe's life problems had a profound impact on his various short stories and poems. Poe's problems started seemingly right after birth. His biological father, David Poe, Jr. , was an alcoholic and often abused Poe (Encyclopedia Americana, 274 - 275). Shortly after the age of two, Poe's mother died. He only had memories of her vomiting and being carried away by sinister men dressed in black, as he put it (American Writers III). There has been some speculation as to how this affected Poe...
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Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allen Poe
2,783 wordsThe influences of Edgar Allen Poe Edgar Allen Poe is considered to be one of the best when it comes to Early American Literature. He is most famous for the short stories and poems that he had written. The question posed here is why did Edgar Allen Poe write poems and short stories that are filled with horror and the presence of Death. Many believe that it was his addiction to alcohol and the events that he had to endure during his lifetime. Events such as the death of his mother and abandonment ...
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Peoples Republic Of China Part Of China
1,363 wordsThe Chinese Takeover of Hong Kong By: Trevor Moore The history as to who controls Hong Kong has been debated for nearly 170 years. In the 1830 s, the British sale of opium to China was creating a nation of drug addicts. Because of this, the Chinese imperial government banned all imports of opium to China. Many private British ships continued to sell opium to China and eventually conflict erupted. The Opium War (1839 - 1842) ended with the defeat of China and the signing of the Treaty of Nanking....
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Severe Actions During Their Domination Actions During Their Domination People
581 wordsBy the 1900 s, Europe was already underway with its imperialistic conquests abroad. Colonies were forcefully taken and undeveloped nations were carved apart by so-called " racial crusaders" , who were on a mission to civilize the barbaric. Along with expansion, however, came abuses from the invading powers. These flaws in European dominance can easily be noted, especially when examining Africa and Asia; the consequences, in some cases, being death by the thousands. Therefore, due to th...
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1,147 wordsIn the past Heroin Heroin In the past twenty years heroin use has grown dramatically. Psychoactive drugs have become the young persons largest problem to face. Drugs have become a part of even the most stereotypically normal family's life. No workplace, home, or school can be completely drug proofed. To live with these drugs one must learn about them. Not knowing the facts about heroin will ultimately lead to the drugs winning the game. What is heroin? Heroin is an opiate, which comes from the o...
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Karl Marx Religious Belief
864 wordsWhen Karl Marx said, Religion is the sign of the oppressed creature, the feeling of a heartless world, just as it is the spirit of unspiritual conditions. It is the opium of the people. He was trying to summarize his very controversial point of view, that religion is a crutch that people fall back on to escape the physical reality. People use it as a reason to get up in the morning and suffer another day of backbreaking labor so they can afford to buy bread to feed their families, as opposed to ...
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Chinese Communist Party Republic Of China
466 wordsAfter Marco Polo traveled to China in the early 1200 s the Chinese called westerners hairy, white barbarians. Portuguese barbarians then named what is now Taiwan Formosa in the 1590 s. In 1644 the Manchu people invaded China and established the Qing dynasty. They were the last dynasty. In 1793 King George III of Britain send lord Mccartney to negotiate a more open trading system with China. In 1796 there was a rebellion because of political dishonesty. It lasted until 1804. Ci Xi started to rule...
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Rime Of The Ancient Mariner Kubla Khan
1,285 wordsEnglish lyrical poet, critic, and philosopher, whose LYRICAL BALLADS, written with William Wordsworth, started the English Romantic movement. Although Coleridge's poetic achievement was small in quantity, his metaphysical anxiety, anticipating modern existentialism, has gained him reputation as an authentic visionary. Shelley called him hooded eagle among blinking owls. The influence of Coleridge, like that of Bentham, extends far beyond those who share in the peculiarities of his religious or p...
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