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The Genetics Of Violence
<view this essay>.... and observation, otherwise, people will begin to see this
new genetic power as a dangerous drawback, rather than an advancement of human
culture.
One of the most highly contested and objectionable topics of genetic
power is the analysis of crime, violence, and impulsivity. Doubtless, most will
agree that children are not born with a natural affinity for violence and crime;
yet, new genetic studies are beginning down a long road of finding the
hereditary basis for impulsivity. While these studies continue to search for the
genetic source of aggression, child testing programs, drug manufacturers, civil
rights activists, lawyers, and anxious citizens await .....
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Cancer In American
<view this essay>.... each year. The most common fatal form was stomach cancer
(prevalent in Asia), but lung cancer has risen rapidly, because of the
spread of cigarette smoking in developing countries, to become the leading
fatal cancer in the world today. Also on the increase is the third-
greatest killer, breast cancer, particularly in China and Japan. The
fourth on the list is colon or rectum cancer, a disease that mainly strikes
the elderly. In the United States in the mid-1980s, more than one-fifth of
all deaths were caused by cancer; only the cardiovascular diseases
accounted for a higher percentage. In 1990 the American Cancer Society
predicted that about .....
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Lucid Dreams: The First Virtual Reality
<view this essay>.... nightmare has been where my family and
friends have been taken control of by evil monsters that cannot be stopped.
Rather than kill me they make me watch old 1970's television shows over and over.
For years, men have thought that there should be a way of preventing or
controlling these nightly events.
Humans must, like any animal, sleep. We do not fully understand why we
must sleep. We only know that if we are deprived of sleep long enough that we
will most certainly die. The same is true for dreams and dreaming(1). If we
sleep long enough we will reach an advanced stage of sleep where our body begins
to experience rapid eye movement (REM). It is during .....
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The History Of Birth Control
<view this essay>.... the
time. That being said, I would NOT recommend any of the types of birth
control that have fallen out of use over the centuries. There is a reason
they are no longer in use. Some of them were ineffective at best, some of
them could be downright deadly. We have better technology today (tons
better).
Now you might be asking about the different types of birth control.
The forms of birth control that have been used over the years and currently
include pesssaries, plants, condoms, and birth control pills. While there
have been others it is best that we not discuss them here(trust me you
don't want to know).
Pessaries are vaginal suppositories. Used from ancient .....
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The Physical And Psychological Effects Of Marijuana
<view this essay>.... structural changes in the
brain, depresses male sperm counts, causes chromosome damage, lowers
testosterone levels, and damages the lungs. Most of these claims, however,
have been unreplicated in humans or have been contradicted by other work.
This section will address each of these reported negative side-effects.
Various studies have claimed that cannabis destroys brain cells. However,
several other studies found no structural or neurochemical atrophy in the
brain at all. Furthermore, it should be noted that Heath's work was
sharply criticized for avoiding safeguards of bias and reporting "changes"
that occur normally in the mammalian brain. Wu et al. foun .....
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The AIDS Virus
<view this essay>.... were 65,000 new cases every year. The only way to fight AIDS is through education and safety. AIDS is a very serious disease and should not be taken lightly.
Early on there was a struggle to learn about , but things soon became clearer, although not all is still known. When it was first discovered researchers had named it the T-lymphotropic virus, type III ( HTLV-III ), but later they renamed it HIV-1 because several more forms were discovered. After the virus enters the bloodstream, it destroys white blood cells ( T-lymphocytes). Since they play a big role in the immune system, their presence is very damaging. also infects another part of the immune syst .....
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Euthanasia: The Right To Die
<view this essay>.... head of the loved one who has finally died many months
after they were diagnose as terminally ill, is a memory of a person lying there
helpless, not able to feed themselves, get out of bed, or talk to you.
One notable euthanasia case would be Sue Rodrigous. She had a disease known as
Lou Gehrig's disease or ALS, which is a rare incurable disease of the nervous
system. ALS gradually destroys the nerves that control the muscles. The results
of which are weakness, paralysis, and eventually death. That is what Sue
Rodrigous was suffering from for well over a year. Knowing that her condition
was only going to get worse, and eventually, after the pain and suff .....
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The Dangers Of Smoking Marijuana
<view this essay>.... Marijuana users are not easily detectable, nor is the drug just used
in one area of society. The Indian Hemp plant is found all over the world,
including the US. There are three different types of Indian Hemp. They
are Cannabis Sativa, Cannabis Indica, and Cannabis Rudderalis. These three
plants vary in size and mood altering effect. The hemp plant ha s many
uses and has been farmed for centuries. Marijuana can be taken in three
ways, by eating, made into a tea, or smoking (the most popular). Smoking
it can be done three ways, through a pipe, a joint, blunt. A joint is a
rolled piece of paper that is twisted at the ends. A blunt is normally an
empt .....
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