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Nutrition In Schools
Number of pages: 8 | Number of words: 2003

.... cheeseburgers and tater tots or french fries. Another student held up a napkin soaked with grease from a piece of pizza served at his school! Other students complained about canned vegetables being drenched in butter(Norvell, 1995). Many of the school meals sacrifice taste and appearance. When this happens it leads to the children to neglect their main course and go to class hungry. In a study conducted for The American School Food Service Association and sponsored by Sabetasso Foods, taste of food was the number one variable influencing the decision to eat sch .....


The Right To Die
Number of pages: 6 | Number of words: 1564

.... 5). Opponents agree it is all right for a doctor to opt to not resuscitate, or to cut off life support. However, they say it is not all right to chose to use PAS when suffering with a terminal illness. Opponents fear that if PAS is legalized for use with terminally ill patients, it will not be very long before its uses broaden and people other than the terminally ill decide to try and benefit from the law (Kamisar 409). They are worried that PAS will become a dinnertime conversation, as common as football or music. Some fear that by legalizing PAS, the physician wi .....


Tuberculosis
Number of pages: 6 | Number of words: 1416

.... but not have active disease. Only about 10% of those infected will actually develop TB in their lifetimes. Active disease can occur in an infected person when the body's resistance is low or if there is a large or prolonged exposure to the germs that overcome the body's natural defenses. The body's response to active TB infection produces inflammation which can eventually damage the lungs. The amount of damage may be quite extensive, yet the symptoms may be minimal. The usual symptoms of disease due to TB are: -Fever -Night sweats -Cough -Loss of appetite -Weight Loss -Blood .....


Euthanasia Is Religious, Medically, And Legally Wrong
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1358

.... perform both voluntary euthanasia on their children. In the United States, euthanasia was voted on for the first time in the state of Washington. Although polls before the vote revealed strong support for it,the ballot was defeated by fifty-four to forty-six percent,and euthanasia remains illegal in Noth America. In addition to violating civil law,euthanasia also contradicts the laws of many religions of the world. It is God who controlls life and death. Man will take this responsibility if euthanasia is permitted. It is stated in the ten commandments,"Do not commit murder". .....


Legalization Of Abortion
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 959

.... stems from the inconsistencies which come from the case of Roe v. Wade. The Supreme Court interrupted that by the ninth and fourteenth amendments that a woman has the right to an abortion. The court that day, however, did not rule when a life begins for a human. If society is to assume that a fetus is a human the second it leaves the uterus, then what is the unborn baby three minutes from birth , a monkey. When an unborn baby is aborted, society must realize that an organ was not taken out, but a living human being. This would make abortion wrong because according .....


Legalization Of Marijuana For Medicinal Purposes
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 1084

.... like other drugs, such as, cocaine or methanfedamines. Marijuana as opposed to cocaine and methanfedamines is not addictive. Cocaine and methanfedamines are however legal for specific medical uses. When marijuana is mentioned in emergency room episodes, it is only in conjunction with other drugs. This is because marijuana can not induce overdoses like other, more harmful drugs. Harvard psychiatrist Lester Grinspoon describes several possible benefits of marijuana which include, easing nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy, improving appetite of people with AIDS and loweri .....


Birth Control At Schools
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 476

.... young adults view sex. In high school, young adult's emotions and feelings are still very immature; therefore, passing out condoms may be promoting teenagers to have sex. Parents think giving free condoms to children sends mixed messages on what to think about sex education or how to have sex. Promoting safe sex and distributing free condoms in high schools are great ways to control the rampant spread of sexually transmitted diseases and high levels of teen childbirth. Whether it is a lack of knowledge or a lack of not caring, it is prominent that children need to be in .....


Reproductive Technologies: Does Choice Mean Freedom?
Number of pages: 7 | Number of words: 1715

.... or by the men which are directly involved with them in the decision. In order to truly understand this issue we must look at it's core, reproductive technology. This is a vast area to discuss because it ranges from artificial insemination to abortion to contraception to genetic engineering with many area in between. Artificial insemination is the introduction of sperm to an ovum artificially either inside or outside the female genital tract. Abortion is the "extermination of pregnancy before the fetus is capable of independent life." Birth control is a huge area of repro .....



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