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Nerve Cells Withdrawal Symptoms
606 words
If you have ever seen "The Wizard of Oz" then you
" ve seen the poppy plant. This plant is the
source of a group of drugs called opiates. The
Latin name for this poppy, Paper Somniferum,
literally means "the poppy that makes you sleepy.
" This class of drugs has many legitimate medical
uses, but it is often abused. Many people find the
effects of the opiate narcotics very desirable,
and it for this reason that the opiates are often
abused. Opiates are made from opium, a white
liquid in the poppy...
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World War Ii Jan 2001
756 words
Audie Leon Murphy, son of poor Texas
sharecroppers, rose to national fame as the most
decorated U. S. combat soldier of World War II
(Audie L). At age 12 as an orphan growing up in
Texas, he was already a fair shot with a rifle. At
that time, his family was very poor, so he quit
school to work for a neighboring farmer, himself
an ex-marine, and who influentially always said,
"my biggest mistake I ever made was gettin' out
(of the Military) ." Audie's mom approved of him
quitting school to work b...
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Call My Mom Life
678 words
Cellphones... The complexity of my life came when
I began to own my first cellphone. I acquired it
last December 7. I thought that it could bring me
good benefits like to call my mom if I get home
late. I desired it to be of simple use but then it
had become part of my stressful life. You see,
some of my well-meaning friends miss-call or
drop-call me late at night! Oh, I really hate
those times when I'd wake-up and answer those
calls... I get really busted when they just want
to say "hello" and ...
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Bad Guy Good Guy
1,745 words
Beneath the world we know is the world they
inhabit. They penetrate; ravage private and
publicly owned computer systems. Its not something
they do to pass the time but it is their life.
They can crack any code and get inside any system.
They infect computers with viruses and steal
information for their personal usage. They posses
a superior intelligence and use it in a
destructive and anti social manner. They are
domestic terrorists. They are a culture of their
own they are hackers. The movie co...
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Genetic Engineering Right Or Wrong
1,272 words
Genetic engineering has been one of the most
controversial ethical issues since 1997; when
Dolly the first successfully cloned sheep was
announced. Dolly has redefined the meaning of
"identical twin"; not only does she look exactly
like her mother she also has the same genetic make
up. This experiment was not only impossible but
unthinkable. Yet, Dr. Ian Wilmut revealed Dolly on
February 23, 1997, at seven months old (Travis 1).
On the surface genetic engineering may appear to
be the solution to...
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Bar Mitzvah Invitations Didnt
444 words
My story begins in November of the year 2000. I
was asking my mom if I was going to have a bar
mitzvah. At first she said no, but I told her that
every Jewish boy deserves to become a man with a
true bar mitzvah. She spoke to me and I explained
to her that I would really like to have one
because I can only have it once in my life. She
agreed and then all the planning began for my Bar
Mitzvah. First we had to send out the invitations.
It took us like forever to find an invitation that
looked nice...
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Hollow Cedar Tree Love With Hatsue Ishmael
704 words
In the novel Snow falling on Cedars, by David
Guterson, the theme of the novel is the love
conflict between Ishmael and Hatsue. Ishmael is in
love with Hatsue from when they are very little to
when they are grown up. Ishmael thinks that Hatsue
will love him just like he loves her. As children
Ishmael and Hatsue play together in a hollow cedar
tree. They have many memories in the hollow cedar
tree, which turn into many complications about
racial issues. Ishmael is in love with Hatsue as
soon as h...
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Time Of Death Santa Claus
1,487 words
People have had near death experiences for
thousands of years, but they have become more
common in the last several years because of the
medical technology that can bring more people back
to life. (Jaegers 158) A near death experience can
be called a NDE for short, but what exactly is an
NDE? Jaegers answered that question. She states
that Nde's are visions that people of all ages and
races can have. They mostly occur after an
accident or traumatic injury patients. The visions
consist of a dark ...
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The Life Of Bill Cosby
630 words
Bill Cosby came from a poor neighborhood as a
child. He grew up with a lot of humor. He did not
know that he would make a career of it as a child.
As he later grew up he tried stand up comedy and
succeeded. in the 1960 s I Spy came out and broke
the racial barrier by featuring Cosby, the first
ever black man to lead a weekly dramatic series.
So he started a television show called The Bill
Cosby Show. The Show brought NBC from last place
in the ratings to first. His show was a great
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Mother And Daughter Mother Thinks Poem
644 words
I know you arent a huge fan of poetry but I think
you would change your mind if you just took one
look at this poem. I was looking through my
Literature book and saw this poem and thought that
it fit what I am always telling you; if it is my
turn to die I am going to die regardless of what I
am doing. The poem, Ballad of Birmingham by Dudley
Randall is about a little girl and her mom
discussing why she cant go downtown. The mother
thinks it is too dangerous for the little girl and
says that she ...
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Chevy Malibu Car Heres To You Mom Argument
379 words
Arguments surround us everyday. Whether we are
having a conversation, walking down the street, or
simply reading a magazine, arguments are being
made. There are two common types of arguments,
verbal and visual. A print ad out of Prevention
magazine advertising Chevrolet Malibu cars makes a
strong argument using one of the four lines of
argument; emotion. The first thing this Chevy car
ad does to effectively grab emotions is picture a
mother sitting next to her newborn child. In a
silent desert s...
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Made To Belive Conditioning
455 words
English Essay Brave New World I think we, like the
characters in the book we are also conditioned to
accept certain things in our lives without
questioning them. The problem is it is very hard
to identify them, how can we say what we are made
to belive? Because if we are made to belive in it,
we would not think that it is conditioning. It
would take a outside person, like the salvage s
(john) to tell us what we do that is influenced by
society. Then again the salvage s are conditioned
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Group Of People American People
652 words
Does the entertainment media reflect the standards
of the American people, or does the entertainment
media define the standards of the American people?
This question is difficult to answer because of
the complex interaction between American culture
and the entertainment industry. To some extent,
the entertainment media does gets feedback on what
viewers want to see in the form of Nielson ratings
and box office returns. But the simple fact
remains that the content produced and delivered by
way of...
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Sees The Crops Shaves Dodge Secret
1,174 words
It? s amazing what a secret can do to a person.
Keeping secrets among friends can be fun, or
helpful when you need to confide in someone you
trust. Other secrets can do more harm than good.
They can fester inside you and cause endless pain.
In " Buried Child, " this is the case.
The family is permanently altered by their secret,
which becomes a growing moral cancer to them,
leaving each impotent in their own way. The play
takes place on Dodge? s farm. About thirty years
ago, the farm w...
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Dolphins Readis Book
581 words
Book Report Anne McCaffery created a great book
series, The Dragon Riders of Pern, and the one I?
m reviewing is, The Dolphins of Pern, she made me
think that I was on another planet trying to
become a Dolphineer. This 340 page, Sci-fi/Fantasy
book has everything, adventure, danger, surgery
and dragons. This book starts on the planet Pern,
a land where Earth? s descendants started to
colonize. Pern is a planet with dragons and
dolphins and many other strange things. The
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Ten Commandments Doesn T
979 words
The American Heritage Dictionary defines jealousy
as apprehensive of losing affection or position;
Resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious.
Throughout the novel of East of Eden there are
many unfortunate incidents which happen that are
caused by anger, hatred, and wickedness. Anger,
hatred, and wickedness are all fruits of jealousy.
They are the children of jealousy that grow into
teenagers, wild and out of control . Steinbeck
shows through series of events that jealousy leads
to sin (the transg...
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Lindo Jong Amy Tan
636 words
Amy tan s vision of an ideal women differs from
the two different time periods, in the first story
involving June, she depicts an ideal women of that
time period as being independent and relying on
herself, but as in the case of the other stories
the children had lots of respect for their parents
and did exactly as their parents told them to do.
In Junes case she did have lots of respect for her
parents but not as much as An-Mei and Lindo Jong.
For example on page 14 she is explaining her
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Don T Kid Day
355 words
Basketball By Holly Bromeland I started out as a
brand new shiny basketball. But since then I have
gotten old and worn. I have had a hard life. You
don? t know how cruel kids can be. I have been
through everything. Once I was nearly ran over by
a car. One day they left me outside, it was okay
for a couple of day but then it started raining.
Not just sprinkling we? re talking major downpour.
Then the next day the kid sees me and just kicks
me in mud. How rude, kids just don? t respect
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Dedicates All Of His Time High School James
521 words
The Protagonist of a novel is the main character.
The Protagonist of, The Color of Water, is James
Mc Bride, also the author. He tells about his life
story and about how he had to deal with a hard
lifestyle growing up. He also tells the story from
his mother, who also talks in the book. This novel
is like a diary because James, in every chapter,
writes about a different account in his life, just
as one would write in their diary about what
happened in a day. James describes his life in
great det...
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Lot Of Time Life
671 words
A lot of people are very important and special in
my life. One of them is my grandpa. I was very
small when it was my summer vacation and I went
with him on vacation at his place. It was after
that and he became my best friend, advisor and
closest colleague. At first time when I saw him I
was very small. I remembered I was looking at him
as if he was stranger. Big white moustache all
dressed up and white curly hairs. I was thinking
he is policeman and he is here to take my mom in
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