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Plants And Animals Ocean Pollution Oceans
528 words
Pollution in our oceans is a serious problem.
According to Marie Wild in her article "Ocean
Pollution", "Ocean pollution is one of the major
killers of our sea animals. ." Most of the waste
that is dumped is plastic, which takes hundreds of
years to break down (Oceanic Research Foundation
[ORF]). Everyday millions of animals are caught in
fishing nets and six pack beer rings. It is
thought that only fish are affected from getting
caught in these. In reality they also kill birds,
turtles, dolphin...
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Legalization Of Drugs Anti Drug
414 words
Mistakes to Avoid in the Legalization of Drugs If
in fact drug legalization does take place in the
United States, it is pertinent that the government
not make the same mistakes in doing so that they
did decades ago with the end of prohibition
(Schmoke 897). The government failed to take any
preventive measures against alcohol once it was
legalized, such as anti-drinking campaigns or any
kind of education programs to inform the public
about the dangers of alcohol (Schmoke 897). This
mistake canno...
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India And Pakistan Jiang Zemin
1,389 words
... ge Bush ordered the withdrawal of all US
nuclear weapons aboard US naval vessels back to
the US. Gorbachev acted in return, by withdrawing
all USSR missiles from Warsaw pact countries. This
has resulted in missiles being stored in over
crowded and unsecured conditions. 63 In September
1998, a team of US experts visiting Moscow was
shown a building containing 100 kg of highly
enriched uranium, which was completely un-guarded,
as the facility could not afford the $ 200 a month
security guard. ...
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Performance Enhancing Drugs Number Of People
1,361 words
Performance-enhancing drugs are a topic in todays
society which is currently under hot debate.
Performance-enhancing drugs are substances which
are used to stimulate certain areas of the body to
make an athlete excel in a certain event. The most
common form of performance-enhancing drugs are
called steroids. According to Hank Newer in his
book Steroids, steroids are... compounds that are
necessary for the well-being of many living
creatures, including human beings. These include
sex hormones, bi...
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Anabolic Steroids Mayo Clinic
758 words
Steroids have become a very common term in
athletic events. Steroids are a group of hormones,
which the body naturally produces in small
amounts. The body uses these hormones to help
control metabolism, inflammation, immune function,
salt and water balance, development of sexual
characteristics and a persons ability to fight
illness and injury. Steroids were first used in
the medical field to help with the pains of
arthritis. Now medical documentation is showing
the side effects of using steroid...
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Girls And Women Thin Ideal
1,060 words
Several decades ago, consistent research
demonstrated stereotypical behavioural and
personality traits associated with each of the
three somatotypes. These studies suggested that
mesomorphic (medium body build) body types were
associated with the most favourable traits whereas
the heavier endomorphs were associated with being
socially aggressive, lazy, and unattractive and
the thin ectomorphs were associated with being
nervous, socially withdrawn, and submissive.
Research has demonstrated that t...
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Teenage Smoking Smoking Causes
421 words
There are several causes for teenage smoking, as
well as many effects. There are no positive
effects of teenage smoking, so there are no only
negative causes for teenage smoking. The effects
of teenage smoking can be both physical and
mental. Despite all of the warnings there are,
teenage smoking is not on a decline. Teenage
smoking has many causes. Several teens take that
first puff just to try something new. One might
see his or her peers smoking and think it is the
coolest thing. One that has...
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U S Foreign Policy U S Government
1,212 words
The Importance of Oil In U. S. Foreign Policy
During the oil and energy crisis of the mid- 1970
s Americans became painfully aware of the
consequences of the United States dependence on
foreign sources of oil. Unfortunately, research
and exploration for alternative sources of oil in
North America has not been pursued vigorously
enough to cease such foreign dependence. As a
result, in the mid- 1990 s Americans find
themselves in the same precarious position as they
were during the 1970 s. The Per...
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Genetic Engineering Genetic Disorder
855 words
"Those who are ignorant to history are destined to
repeat it. " Although genetic engineering is an
entirely new field, it brings up issues,
especially in eugenics, that society has
previously had to deal with. It gives people the
power to change many aspects of nature and could
result in a lot of life-saving and preventative
treatments. However, if this power is misused or
abused, the damage could be very great. Therefore,
although genetic engineering is a field that
should be explored, it needs...
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Ralph Nader Presidential Debates
1,405 words
... ory nominating process has also contributed to
the Republican and Democratic domination of
electoral politics for over 140 years 1. By
winning party nominations through primary
elections, voters can gain access to the general
election ballot and thereby enhance their chances
of election victories without having to organize
third parties 1. Thus, the primary-nomination
process tends to channel dissent into the two
major parties and makes it unnecessary for
dissidents to engage in the difficul...
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Pollution Prevention Pollution Caused
847 words
There are all of types of pollution. Industrial
pollution is the air, water, and chemical
pollution caused by industries. There has always
been pollution. Industrial pollution began when
our country went through the Industrial
Revolution. Most all parts of the world are
affected in some way by industrial pollution. Big
cities with steel mills, power plants, heating
plants, or railroad stations feel the direct
effects of industrial pollution. The smog, smell,
and contamination of food or water ar...
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Scuba Diving Psychological Stress
1,084 words
... they do not recognize the symptoms of stress
before they culminate into full blown panic ("High
Anxiety"). Stress comes in two major forms one
being physical stress and the other psychological
stress. Physical stress isn't a tough one to
detect, it is simply when you are exerting
yourself at a higher level, when you are in harsh
conditions such as being in cold water, being
sick, or any number of things that affect you
physically. Psychological stress on the other hand
is not so easy to dete...
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Genetic Engineering Dna Molecules
633 words
Two years ago, genetically engineered bacteria,
which unexpectedly killed beneficial soil fungi,
escaped into sewers through human error and have
become toxic to plants and survived when expected
not to. 3 These are the sorts of consequences that
come with playing God. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
- the chemical compound that makes up the genes
and determines the type of proteins a cell can
make - is the core of genetic engineering. It can
be manipulated in ways we could never dream of
such as a ...
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Todays Teenagers Todays Society
634 words
Premature adulthood Is imposed upon teenagers in
todays society. It affects them in two different
but closely related ways. One is in which a
teenagers needs to find a sense of self and needs
protection on trying to do so. The other is the
stress that is being forced upon them. Teenagers
need to be given time, support and guidance to
form from child to adult, but that must come from
the parents. Many parents either feel powerless to
give a child what they need in life because the
child can get i...
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Middle East Peace Yitzhak Rabin
868 words
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ESSAY 1: Carnegie-Mellon, current affairs: Middle
East debate A Greek philosopher once said,
In argument, truth is born. Even though sometimes
feelings and emotions come into play that confuse
the issue at hand, usually an argument results in
a new insight on the subject. Even if a person
holds strong views that are unshaken by anything
his adversa...
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Play An Important Angel Clare
874 words
Tragedy takes the shape of many events, and
influences them in a number of ways. People also
contribute to tragedy consciously, as well as
subconsciously, unaware of the consequences that
will subsequently follow. In the novel Tess of the
d'Urberville's by Thomas Hardy, tragedy is
undoubtedly present in the protagonist, Tess
Durbeyfield's life. Although Tess is portrayed as
an innocent girl who makes wrongful decisions
which lead to her destruction, Tess' parents,
Angel Clare, and Alec d'Urbervi...
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Themes In Edgar Allen Poe Short Stories
1,423 words
In one of Edgar Allan Poe's best-known tales of
horror, The Cask of Amontillado, he suggests that
pride can be a very dangerous thing. The story
begins with Montressor's vow of revenge,
foreshadowing the future actions. The thousand
injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could;
but when ventured upon insult vowed revenge (Poe
1297). Through the use of foreshadowing, irony,
and symbolism, Poe presents the inner motive drama
of two men. One who will stop at nothing to get
the revenge that he ...
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Eating Disorders Beauty Myth
1,516 words
... en and girls. The effect was that the looks of
professional beauties appeared to be the norm.
These images were all the more important as new
standards for the ideal woman emerged. In the 1940
s, women had been empowered by the war effort.
They were proving their worth and were considering
purposeful careers. The return of the hourglass
figure seemed to again firmly draw the line
between the sexes. It also made appearance more
forward on a womans mind as the men came home and
other interests...
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Book Of The Dead Egyptian Mythology
863 words
Egyptian Mythology is the religion of ancient
Egypt. The Egyptian faith was based on a
collection of ancient myths, nature worship, and
many deities. The most interesting and famous of
these myths are a divine hierarchy that is
developed and the creation of the earth is
explained. According to the Egyptian's idea of
creation, only the ocean existed at first. Then
Ra, which is the sun, came out of an egg or a
flower, and it appeared on the surface of the
water. Ra had four children, the gods Shu ...
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Kids Who Do Not Smoke Programs Should Be Set Smoking
634 words
Although many things that kids do can be seen as
unwise or unhealthy, there are few things worse
than when a teenager smokes. However, many teens
smoke regularly, despite the risks and dangers of
smoking. This has been an ongoing problem for many
years now, and effects many people, even kids in
our own school. Many kids will go into the
restroom and smoke cigarettes, then exit, leaving
the nauseating stench of cigarette smoke in the
air for anybody that comes into the bathroom
afterwards. This a...
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