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Inhalants

... or "poppers". Amyl nitrite is medically used for heart patients because it dilates the blood vessels and makes the heart beat faster. It can, therefore, be classified as a stimulant. Butyl nitrite is packaged in small bottles and sold under many names such as "locker room" and "rush". It is also classified as a stimulant, and like amyl nitrite, it produces a "high" that lasts from a few seconds to several minutes. The immediate effects include decreased blood pressure, followed by an increased heart rate, flushed face and neck, dizziness, ...

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The Importance Of A College Ed

... program if they are to be productive enough in the new knowledge-based economy to earn for themselves and their families a decent standard of living. And understanding this led me to my decision to return to school. Upon graduation from high school in 1987, and I immediately began working. My first job was was with the United States Navy where I stayed for almost 7 years. I attended Central Texas College as well during this time. Unfortunately, my heart and mind were not in my studies. I was more or less going to please othe ...

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3rd World Essay

... mental abuse (Saadawi 42-45). Nawal El Saadawi, an Egyptian novelist, doctor and militant writer on Arab woman's problems and their struggle for liberation, was born in the village of Kafr Tahla on October 27, 1931 (Speace 1,3). She has been married three times and is now living with her present husband Sherif Hetata, who is also the translator of this book (Speace 1). When Saadawi was younger, she refused to accept the limitations imposed by both religion and colonial oppression on most women of rural origin. She qualified as a medical ...

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Existentialism 2

... and fashion trends, which existentialists tend to follow, one must ask, what is the point of doing all this, living that is, if nothing matters, if it goes nowhere. In existentialism it is said that the traditional distinction between soul and body is completely eliminated; thus the body is a lived-through experience that is an integral part of man's existence in its relationship with the world. Therefore consciences do not exist, existentialists counter this by “renouncing the use of the term consciences, preferring the term Das ...

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Cigarrete Kills

... There are more have been more researches done studying social and psychological problems that lead people to consume tobacco. There are also researches about consequences of smoking and addiction to it. But the question here is do all people know about this consequences… well the answer is no. In the present there are more ads that encourage people to smoke rather than no to smoke. Every year billions of dollars are spend in this ads and specially focusing then on teenagers since they are the most direct consumer in the society. Teenag ...

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Horse Slaughter

... place from the time killer-buyers get hold of them, to the time they become another dish, has been kept from the public. Horses are inhumanely transported and held, for no other reason than enjoyment of those in other countries. What can be done to end this violation of animal rights, and why has it been allowed until now? These are the questions racing through avid horse fans' minds. Exposed to the eyes of the people is the slaughter of pregnant mares, foals, potential pets, and young but not-fast-enough racehorses. The need for explana ...

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Sex On Television

... of California- Santa Barbara, is described as the most comprehensive study of sex on TV. According to this news study of sex on TV, over half (fifty-six) percent of all programming contains sexual content. In prime time, over two- thirds (sixty-seven) percent of all shows deal with sex. Sitcoms, surprisingly, deal with sex, only (fifty-six) percent of the time. The study also found that most of the sexual content is talk. About one- fourth of the shows (twenty- three) percent actually depict sexual behavior- usually passionate kissing- an ...

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The Greek-Trojan War In The Iliad

... poem, The Iliad, the intervention of such divine powers as Athena, Apollo, and Zeus play significant roles in the lives of the characters and the events of the Greek- Trojan War. Athena plays a very influential role in the Greek-Trojan War. She is the most constant divine supporter of the Greeks and divine enemy of the Trojans. Athena's function is to be a goddess of pro-Greek warfare. She came to the aid of the Greeks many times throughout the war. For instance, Athena came down from the sky to stop Achilleus from attacking Agamemnon ( ...

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The Importance Of Solitude In

... be around forever. A good marriage must have communication to work properly. Rainer Maria Rilke wrote "A good marriage is that in which each appoints the other the guardian of his solitude." This means that for a good relationship to work both people must have good enough communication with another to show each other nicely that people must be independent to a certain point. In a good relationship the time spent together must be regulated wisely. Like Rainer Rilke's quotation says, each person basically says how much time alone the other pe ...

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Jump School

... running in place. In between the running, they filled the day with tumbling and rolling, to practice my falls, in saw dust pits. Being August and very hot ,the saw dust stuck to me like breading. I had saw dust coming out of my ears by the time it was over. This doesn't sound like it's to hard but try doing it over and over again, my falls had to be perfect. Once the weekend came around again, I was ready for the rest The second week, or "Tower Week”, was more of a mental challenge. I thought the running part was over ,but unfo ...

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Castro

... with a low degree on 1950 (One Biography n. Page) many of his friends and associated pushed him to become a member of the orthodox party of Cuba where be became the leader and was about to go up against Batista in a federal election but the election was called of by Fulgencia Batista. tried many times to take legal action against Batista but failed. This led him to use violence. On July 26, 1953 he led an attack on Moncada army barracks which failed. was charged and sentenced to fifteen years in prison. While being arrested Fidel ...

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Knowledge

... verifying it. In everyday, nonprofessional life there may be some people who care about beliefs, but if the beliefs are not justified true beliefs than the professional world will never recognize it. is a term that goes as far back as the fourth and fifth centuries, B.C. To know what a justified true belief is it must be understood that p is to believe that p. If it is not understood and has no incline to accept p as true, than it is not known. To make a belief a justified true belief, it must be purely public and objective. Having tho ...

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