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Man-made CFCs Are Jeopardizing Our Future
Number of pages: 8 | Number of words: 2014.... in the stratosphere (Gutnik 54). CFCs are most commonly used as the propellant in spray cans, the coolant in refrigerators and air conditioners, in foam and plastic insulation, and in industrial solvents (Caldara 20).
Industry began using CFCs in the World War II era. In 1973, atmospheric chemists F. Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molina of the University of California at Irvine postulated the connection between ozone depletion and CFCs. Although CFCs were found to be harmful to the ozone twenty three years ago they are still in active use today. According to The Alliance of R .....
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Female Genital Mutilation: Long Term Psychological Effects
Number of pages: 8 | Number of words: 2173.... forces. New reasoning developed through the
years to keep the ritual going on. The many reasons given for the practice are
bewildering and unfounded in any scientific or medical fact. They fall into four
main categories: psycho-sexual, religious, sociological and hygienic. Among the
psycho-sexual reasons is a belief that the clitoris is an aggressive organ that
threatens the male organ and even endangers babies during delivery. It is
believed that if a baby's head touches the mother's clitoris during birth, the
child will be born with a low IQ. Hence, a girl who is not circumc .....
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Canine Hip Dysplasia
Number of pages: 7 | Number of words: 1841.... understand the canine hip. The normal canine hip is a ball and socket joint consisting of the acetabulum and femur (Minnier, 1996). The acetabulum and femur provide for a tight fit and allow pain free movement. In a dog with CHD, the fit between the acetabulum and femur is loose causing friction between the two bones. This is manifested by varying degrees of laxity of the muscles and ligaments around the hip joint along with instability and malformation of the joint components (Anonymous, 1997). Much like Sickle- cell anemia, a genetic disease in humans, CHD is also believe .....
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Klinefelter Syndrome
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 1021.... it because they have very little or none of the typical symptoms that occur with the disease.
can be diagnosed through a karyotype-a chromosome analysis usually done on a blood sample showing 47, XXY before birth, through amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (4). Neither procedure is routinely used to check for XXY though. In later years, a semen exam showing low sperm count, decreased serum testosterone level, increased serum luteinizing hormone or increases serum follice stimulating hormone, can be suspects for a male having (1).
(2) Phenotype Characteristics .....
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Philosophy - Abortion Rectitude
Number of pages: 11 | Number of words: 2839.... that will be agreed upon by the
majority of a society is extremely difficult to determine since each
individual has the ability to decide for themselves what is morally
acceptable. It is because of this decision that our American culture
intensely debates issues of morality such as abortion. The debate over
abortion pits the rights to life of an unborn fetus against the rights of
rational women who want to control what happens to their own body. Does
the termination of a pregnancy deprive a human of their right to life?
Should our government be allowed the power to regu .....
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Cigarettes And Their Destruction Of The Brain
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 637.... cigarettes. Nicotine causes smokers'
brain cells to grow more nicotinic receptors than normal; therefore, the brain
may function normally despite the irregular amount of acetylcholine-like
chemical acting upon it. The brain is reshaped: the smoker feels normal with
nicotine in his system, and abnormal without it. A series of tests were
conducted on nonsmokers, "active" smokers, and "deprived" smokers. The "active"
smokers were given a cigarette before each test, while the "deprived" smokers
were not allowed cigarettes before tests.
The tests started simply, and then mov .....
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Acupuncture
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 940.... Nov. 30, 1996).
Acupuncture needles are typically inserted 1/10 to 4/10 on an inch deep.
Although some procedures require needles to be inserted as deep as 10 inches.
Acupuncture points are then stimulated by various forms of needle stimulation.
Acupuncture is an incredibly effective form of medicine; This essay will
present details explaining some of the uses of acupuncture.
Acupuncture; the insertion of needles into the body through specific
spots, over neurorecepters. These needles are then stimulated by either:
rotation, heat, or by a weak electrical current. Acupunct .....
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Cognitive Dissonance
Number of pages: 8 | Number of words: 2030.... at the interaction between two people (interpersonally) and
the conflicts that arose between them. When two people have conflicting opinions
or tension is felt between another person, it is more likely persuasion will
occur. Because if no tension was felt between the two parties, or there were no
conflicting opinions there would be no need to persuade each other. If you think
about it persuasion occurs only because there is tension between two facts,
ideas or people.
Charles Larson writes in his book, Persuasion, Reception and
Responsibility, “another approach to the cons .....
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