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Number Of Other Women Plural Marriage One
608 words
We have been recently studying the country of
Africa and one aspect that I have found rather
interesting is how commonly polygamous marriages
are practiced there. We were able to understand
these situations in better detail from studying
Things Fall Apart and reading about Okonkwos many
wives and his different relationship with each one
of them. I was unaware of the fact that this is
also taking place in the United States before
reading the article, My Husbands Nine Wives,
written by Elizabeth J...
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Central Nervous System Psychedelic Drugs
676 words
A Hallucinogen is defined as a substance that
causes excitation of the central nervous system,
characterized by hallucination. Mood change,
anxiety, sensory distortion, delusion,
depersonalization; increased pulse, temperature,
increased blood pressure, and dilation of the
pupils are the many effects that occur. Psychic
dependence may occur, and depressive or suicidal
psychotic states may result from the ingestion of
hallucinogenic substances. Some kinds of
hallucinogens are lysergic acid, commo...
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N Word Words People
380 words
What is a word? A word is defined as a speech
sound, or series of them, serving to communicate
meaning. People have been taught that certain
words have certain meanings, some good, some bad
and some both. A word is not responsible for the
meaning it is intended to have, and therefore, no
word is a bad word. The evolution of slang has
played a pivotal role is this. An example of a
word that has two different meanings, both as
different as day and night, is the N. word. the
reason for my abbreviat...
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Geometric Shapes Commonly Called
511 words
Graphics are pictures, still and moving, such as
illustrations, photographs, animations, and films.
In 1963, Ivan Sutherland, a graduate student at
MIT, created the first graphics program for small
computers. Sutherland's Sketchpad, which ran on a
minicomputer and used a light pen to draw lines on
a screen, was the first of a long line of graphics
software programs that have revolutionized
commercial and, to some extent, noncommercial
illustration and design. In the early days of
personal comput...
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Tuvan Throat Singing Fundamental Lower Pitch Sound
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Throat singing is a unique method of singing, or
vocal art in which a singer can simultaneously
sing, creating two, sometimes three or four notes.
This miraculous method of singing is exercised by
a number of Asian tribes, and a rich tradition
survives in Tuvan. Located deep in Siberia
surrounded by grasslands, forests and mountains,
the presence of humans is rare, in fact the whole
population numbers only 150, 000. The people who
occupy this land, seem to be one with nature, and
have a deep her...
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Recorded Using Analog Benefit Of Compact Discs Vinyl
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At the beginning of the last decade of the
Twentieth century a new media for the storage and
playback of music came into the picture. The
compact disc was a phenomenon of sorts, causing
people to completely rebuild record collections
that had taken years to build. It was a situation
of, "out with the old in with the new. " There
seemed to be no place for the vinyl records that
had been so true to so many for so long. Compact
discs do have several benefits over the vinyl
records of the past, but ...
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Subatomic Particles Quantum Mechanics
756 words
Quantum Mechanics is the science of subatomic
particles and their behavior patterns that are
observed in nature. As the foundation of
scientific knowledge approached the start of the
twentieth century, problems began to arise over
the fact that classic physical ideas were not
capable of explaining the observed behavior of
subatomic particles. In 1913, the Danish physicist
Neil's Bohr, proposed a successful quantum model
of the atom that began the process of a more
defined understanding of its su...
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Taught Through My Family Family And Church God
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I believe that I am agnostic because I dont know
what to think about religion. When it comes to
saying whether I believe in God or not, I feel
that I have not yet come to a complete
understanding of Gods existence. This tends to be
a vicious cycle which constantly runs through my
head. Ever since I can remember, I was taught
through my family and church that this being does
exist, but as I grew older I began to question
whether this almighty being really does exist. How
can I believe that this b...
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Silent But Violent Recently Had A Genital Operation Forties
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Why cant a weapon be developed upon the flatulence
of man. Why do people continue to spray air
freshener in the toilet despite making it worse?
Nobody knows. It may just well be the nature of
man. Males, when it comes to flatulence would
undoubtedly be the dominant species between the
two. We are the masters of dropping our lunch,
letting it rip or whatever you prefer to call it.
Don't you just love it when somebody lets of
flatulence right in your proximity? The little
fart particles are just l...
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Urine Sample Fifteen Minutes
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Some call it the demon weed some call it just
plane fun well here is the official statistics on
the plant known as Marijuana. For starters we " ll
go with the health part of the plant. Many
"Educational" and or other health videos in school
have you believe that Marijuana is going to ruin
your life and leave you brain dead, but there has
been no known proof that it has had any long term
brain damage to the human brain. The only damage
suggested by American Medical Association (AMA) is
that it ef...
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Australopithecus Afarenis Apelike Brain Monkeys
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I. Types of Primates A. New World monkey 1.
Examples: Spider Monkeys, Golden Lion Tamarins,
and Squirrel Monkeys. 2. Diet usually consists of
fruit, insects, and other small animals 3. Very
Diverse in size and ecology 4. Uses tail as a
fifth limb to help climb 5. First modern
anthropoids to evolve 6. Successfully crossed the
Atlantic Ocean 1. Either by rafting on floating
Islands or by crossing bridges when sea level was
low B. Old World Monkeys 1. Examples: Mandrills,
Proboscis Monkeys, Grey La...
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Extrasensory Perception Human Mind
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Derived from the term 'paranormal', parapsychology
is the science that lies beside or beyond
psychology; the field of psychology which studies
those unique experiences and unknown capabilities
of the human mind that suggest consciousness is
capable of interacting with the physical world in
ways not yet recognized by science, but not beyond
science's ability to investigate. Two types of
parapsychological phenomena have been described.
The first and less common is psychokinesis (PK)
which is the d...
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Withdrawal Symptoms Addictive Drug
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Abuse of drugs can have effects on the user even
after the use of drugs has stopped. Different
drugs produce different effects, depending on the
user, type of drug, and severity of abuse. New
research is done every day in the area of drug
abuse that makes finding accurate results on the
broad topic of drug abuse very difficult. From the
most recent studies only can one find data that is
presently accepted as correct. These numerous
studies provide enough data to explain the effects
of both legal...
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Greater Risk Study Suggests
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Ecstasy: Are Women More Susceptible To Brain
Damage? The rave scene. Its becoming a popular way
to kick-back for high school and college kids.
Everyone is doing it at parties. Unfortunately,
this party isnt all fun and games. Drugs are
prevalent at raves. Ecstasy, one of the most
popular drugs abused there is like the tiny
insects that arent widely feared, but can be
deadly. It looks small and innocent, but its more
harmful than you may think. Ecstasy is actually C
11 H 15 NO 2, which means. New...
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Computer Games On Young People
680 words
The effects computer games have on young people.
Good or bad? Effects of computerised gaming have a
wide range on young people today and like anything
else the effects you get out is in the way they
are used. If we look at how computer games are
made and what they are intended for we can get a
better understand for the effects that come out of
them. Computer games today are created on a bases
of entertainment but what are computer games? They
are most commonly a simulation of a real life or
exag...
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Changing The American Language
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My brother and i are alike in that we both often
have very strange dreams. A couple of months back,
he dreamed that he was driving in Mexico with his
best friend Jacob, when he got pulled over by the
Mexican police. When asked if he was drunk, he
replied with, "Of course not, sir. I dislike drunk
drivers. I disapprove of drunk drivers. I disc
ringe drunk drivers. " Hearing this, the police
simply let him go. As he was driving away,
however, Jacob turned to him and said, "Dude...
disc ringe?" Aft...
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The Bottle Nosed Dolphin
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The Bottle-nosed Dolphin is the most studied and
generally the best-known species of dolphin.
Bottle-nosed dolphins are classified "Tursiops
truncates" in scientific name, and belong to the
family Delphinidae, in the suborder Odontoceti,
order Cetacea. This animal is a very intelligent
individual. Bottle-nosed dolphins are commonly
found in zoos or marine parks because of their
capability to perform tricks. They can jump
through hoops 5 meters high because of their
incredibly powerful tail. As w...
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Romance Fear Of Death Gives An Like Effect
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There are many ideals related to romance,
including such things as love, excitement,
violence, fear and commonly war. This is presented
in such texts such as the Trojan war where men are
fighting for the love of a woman. In Romeo and
Juliet where Romeo is excited by fear of the
Capulets, or in My Sweet old Etcetera where the
soldier is thinking of his lady rather than of the
ensuing battle. Thus it is evident that romance is
commonly related to violence, danger, and fear of
death (particularly i...
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Shakespeare Finds Love On A Midsummer Night
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The forest outside Athens is filled with
changelings, magic, and ancient myth: in other
words, the stage is set. The night is silent and
still as four mortals alternately hate and love,
monarchs of the faerie world clash wills, and the
mischief of one irrepressible woodland sprite
weaves a spell over all. The breath of the
darkness is lit with the glow of foxfire; hearts
are broken and mended within the span of short
hours. In the bower of the Faerie Queen a man
transformed by magic slumbers pea...
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Shakespeare And Frost Masters Of Their Trade
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The art of the poet is to explore the very
questions of human existence. The art of poetry is
a deep and involved process, which when used
properly to infer an existentialist message, can
turn lines of ink into a work of art. Major and
famous authors of times past and present have
frequently, and continue to deal with these issues
of human existence. Two of these masters, William
Shakespeare and Robert Frost are examples of
writers who have made the step from poetry to
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