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Gulf War Syndrome Vaccinations
916 words
During Operation Desert Shield Desert Storm other
service-members including myself, received a
series of two shots. We were told to protect us
from anthrax. These inoculations were never
recorded in our medical records. We were even told
by the medical staff that these shots were
experimental and non-FDA approved. For several
years now the government have been trying to
explain or cover-up the truth of The Gulf War
Syndrome. The inoculations that veterans received
for anthrax are linked with the...
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Shih Huang Ti Han Dynasty
1,589 words
1. Shang: Also called Yin, dynasty that was
China's earliest historically verifiable state
1766 B. C. to 1122 B. C. A. Reason's for Rise:
Unlike the early accounts of history by the
Chinese, there is archaeological evidence of the
Shang, who built their cities in northern China
around the eastern parts of the Yellow River. For
this reason they are called the Yellow River
civilization. They were a bronze age people;
bronze-working seems to have entered China around
2000 BC (about one thousand yea...
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Magna Carta King John
722 words
The Magna Carta was a major step in the evolution
of democratic government. It set a precedent for
many other governmental constitutions to come.
Issued by King John on June 15 th, 1212, the Great
Charter gave written recognition to the concept
that the monarch's power should be limited instead
of an absolute power (Speilvogel p 285). The
document also guaranteed the freedom of the church
and that the king could not intervene on baronial
privileges. The creation of the Magna Carta was
spurred by...
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Miles An Hour Police Officers
1,233 words
Imagine being a police officer doing your daily
routine job. You are in a patrol car on the
highway, watching the cars and trucks drive by.
You are also looking for speeders to warn them to
be more careful and maybe youll ticket them. It
has been a very boring day for you, since you have
only been called on your radio once, and it was
for an accident (fender bender). Almost at the end
of your shift, a blue car drives by going ninety
miles an hour, but you know the speed limit is
only fifty-five ...
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Encyclopaedia Britannica Soluble Vitamins
1,215 words
Dietary and activity habits were self evaluated
over three days (one week day and a weekend).
Analysis of 3 -day diet records showed mean daily
energy and carbohydrate intake to be insufficient
to support estimated requirements. Mean intakes of
vitamins and most minerals exceeded the
Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) except
Retinol Eq. which was 66 % of RDA, Vitamin B 12,
Vitamin B 6, Vitamin C, Folate, Iron, and
Phosphorous were 300 % of the RDA. Introduction
There is a natural linkage betw...
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Physician Assisted Suicide Quality Of Life
882 words
Originally, the term "physician assisted suicide"
meant the provision by a physician of the means of
which a suffering, terminally ill patient could
initiate his or her death. The "euthanasia" means
the killing of a terminally ill person to end his
or her suffering. Now, by practice, the term
"physician assisted suicide" has been expanded in
meaning to include the administration of a lethal
substance by a physician to a suffering patient-a
form of euthanasia. Thus, physician assisted
suicide can...
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Twenty Five Fourteenth Amendment
1,351 words
Fresh off flight number six-two-one from New York
City, twenty-four-year-old Marketing
Representative Jim Smith needs to rent a car to
get to a business convention in hectic downtown
Los Angeles. He tries several car-rental companies
near the airport with no luck. Finally, Ryder
graciously rents him a huge moving truck. Nearly
relieved, Smith hauls down to his meeting, where
he bumps into parking problems. He begins worrying
about his professional image when he takes half an
hour shifting back a...
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Great Warrior P 1
427 words
Menelaus (Born 70 (possibly) died 130) Menelaus
although a great warrior was also a great observer
and thinker. Menelaus was the son of Atreus.
Menelaus brother was the leader of the Trojan
army, Agamemnon. Although he was not a major
warrior in the war, his brother was the commander
in chief of the forces against Troy (Parada, p.
2). Although little is known about Menelauss life
in Alexandria, other records show that he recorded
astrological records. Menelaus observed the
occultation of the sta...
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Major League Baseball Coors Brewing Company
1,115 words
... d factor was the 1994 - 1995 -baseball strike
causing one of the most controversial seasons in
baseball history. The National media concentrated
on strike developments and became resentful
towards baseball and was not interested in
Colorado's new ballpark. Because of the strike the
Rockies's public relations staff was not planning
a proactive program for the field. This led Coors
to take opportunity to take on publicity efforts
on the field capitalizing on its significant
investment. Another...
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Cd Rom Drive Mp 3 Files
1,482 words
Motion-Picture-Experts Group, Audio Level 3 (or
more commonly known as MP 3) -- this new form of
audio compression has become a wide topic of
controversy over the past few years. MP 3 has
caused a wide debate over legal and ethical issues
since its release in January 1995. Many court
cases and lawsuits have resulted from the release
of this new technological innovation and there are
sure to be many more. MP 3 s are highly compressed
audio files that can be stored on any computer
storage medium. ...
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Aids Virus Health Insurance
515 words
Against the Mandatory Registration of Known AIDS
Carriers As it is, finding out that you have a
terminal disease is a seriously disheartening
circumstance. It is a hard hit of realizations
that you will be losing your distant future, your
personal goals, life becomes frail and
subordinate. If you can imagine learning the
simple statement that your life is ending much
sooner than you had expected due to a disease that
will slowly materialize throughout your body and
stop the production of everyth...
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Cell Phones Modern Technology
773 words
In a society where technology is rapidly growing,
controversy over our privacy rights has also
cultivated. With the popularity of the Internet,
cell phones, ATM and credit cards it is evident
that Americans enjoy the convenience that has come
along with technology. What some people may not
know is that we are watched by computers when we
simply browse a web site, we are posting our
whereabouts every time we use our ATM card, and we
freely give out our address and phone number when
we allow ourse...
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Atmospheric Co 2 Global Warming
1,107 words
We are all going to die. Run, Chicken Little, the
sky is falling! We have all heard the horror story
of global warming, some of us so much that by now
it seems only a fanciful tale imposed upon the
world by radical environmentalists. Despite what
little evidence we see of global warming in our
day-to-day lives, it is a major issue in todays
society. The leaders of hundreds of countries have
met to discuss the problem and what is to be done
about it in the future. Air emissions regulations
have b...
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Free Women Of Petersburg
558 words
The Free Women of Petersburg, Status and Culture
in a Southern Town, 1784 - 1861, was written by
Suzanne Lebsock in 1984 and won the Bancroft Prize
in 1985. Lebsock focuses on Petersburg, Virginia
between 1784 and 1860 to recount the status of
women in society, and how that status changed. She
also examines the views of women during that time.
The author did extensive research of Petersburg
local records to obtain a comprehensive study of
the female culture during the antebellum years.
Lesbocks ...
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Elvis Presley Radio Station
415 words
Sam Phillips, a very successful man, accomplished
so much in just one lifetime that most people
could only dream about doing. Sam had worked at a
radio station called WREC, but was fired for
frequently being absent. While working at the
radio station he had met a girl named Marian.
Marian was with Sam when he discovered an empty
store, which he would turn into a studio. Marian
then quit her job at the radio station and single
handedly staffed the business. Many people came to
Sams tiny studio to...
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Janis Joplin Port Arthur
1,324 words
Blues legend Janis Lyn Joplin was born on January
19 th 1943, the eldest child of parents Seth and
Dorothy Joplin. Janis was born and raised in the
small Southern petroleum industry town of Port
Arthur, Texas. Her father was a canning factory
worker, her mother a registrar at a local business
college. Her non-abbe rational upbringing coupled
with the atmosphere of Port Arthur at the time;
generally restrictive, intolerant, and un
nurturing must " ve made even Janis' early
childhood difficult. By...
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Rock And Roll Brian Epstein
775 words
The Beatles started as a small boy, rock and roll
band in high school. Brian Epstein discovered them
in 1964. They stayed as a strong group until 1968,
after that they started going down hill and the
group finally broke up in 1970. This band stood
out because their music was different from
everyone else. It was clean and fun; the group had
a lot of enthusiasm that influenced many teens. I
interviewed Deborah Santos, who was affected by
the break up of the Beatles. By 1965, the Beatles
got so big...
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Childhood Onset Bipolar Disorder
1,471 words
Childhood Onset Bipolar Disorder (COBPD) is one of
the most debilitating mental disorders affecting
children today. Bipolar Disorder is a mood
disorder usually affecting adults that causes
sometimes severe changes in mood. Childhood Onset
Bipolar disorder is just what it sounds like, a
bipolar disorder that occurs during childhood.
Persons suffering from a bipolar disorder
experience mood swings ranging from depression to
mania. During a depressive episode patients can
experience feelings of ext...
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The Evolution Vs Creationism Conflict
1,373 words
(This is an inquiry that I wrote for a high school
composition class - use it for reference, but I
wouldn't recommend or appreciate it being
submitted into a professor. ) The merits of the
arguments between the theory of evolution and the
belief in creationism is a topic that has
bestirred an interest in me for several years. I
think that most people have an opinion on the
topic or are trying to form one. An example of
this is the Christian fish that emphasizes a
creationist view found on the ba...
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Birth Parents Financially Stable
1,489 words
... ild you must be between the ages of
twenty-five and forty-five. If you are between the
ages of twenty one to twenty-five or over
forty-five you may be allowed to adopt with the
consent of the Social Welfare Department. You must
be married for at least three years if it is the
first marriage. If it is the second marriage you
must be married for at least five years. You also
have to be financially stable. All of this is
required to insure that the child will be cared
for properly and to show t...
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