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Marijuana and its Effects

been absolutely established is that THC does attach itself to brain receptors associated with "thought, memory, concentration, and...

Children and the Impact of Television

products regardless of what purpose they served" (Trotter, 1992, p. 27). Targeting children leaves the door wide open to pl...

Australia's Prime Minister John Howard

which adopts laissez-faire strategies, or reticence. Howard sees national achievement as the result of firm government and by impl...

Foreign Direct Investment and Effects Upon Developing Countries

and studies by Moran (1998, 2001) and Lipsey (2002) (all quoted Erdilek, 2003). The view of FDI can be seen as changing, the vie...

TBI and its Effects

TBI is defined by Clark (1996) as: "an acquired injury to the brain caused...

Fashion, Safari Themes, and Ethnic Trends

as music and the mass media contribute to the development of fashion trends. It is also important to remember that we are talking ...

Popular Culture, Gender Constructs, and 'New Femininities'

and behaviours, and seen as being in direct opposition to "femininity", which is equally constrained in its parameters, and define...

Warfare Turning Point, The Tet Offensive

the action was the straw that broke the Camels back. In fact, not only was it a turning point for the Vietnam conflict, but if one...

Avoiding Most Devastating Tsunami Effects

island of Sumatra" (Tsunami Quakes Force Revised Higher). A scientist on duty at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawa...

Skeletal Joints and the Impact of Exercise

number of bone related problems even with just moderate exercise (McCord, 1996). Osteoporosis, a condition also known as "Brittle...

Effects of Banking Deregulation

there are so many fewer distinct banks now than at the end of the 1980s. One of the casualties of the "new economy" was to be the...

Difficulties Experienced in 2000 and 2001 by Polaroid

During this time we see the stock value become more erratic and fall, and with earnings falling there had to be the suspension of ...

Causes and Effects of Violence in Schools

to violent acts in the news and other programming content. Television is not alone in this respect, however. Newspapers and even...

Pneumonia and its Connection with the reuse of Suction Catheters in Children

controlled trials, systematic reviews, meta analyses, clearly defined hypothesis, and a definitive and strong conclusion. If one ...

United Kingdom and the Effects of Domestic Violence on Women and Children

who is over the age of sixteen at the time the violence takes place. Children are defined as individuals under the age of 18 who a...

Victims of Child Abuse and the After Effects

these characteristics are the fact that women tend to bond more strongly with children then men do; they tend to prefer "older and...

Memory and Brain Effects of Classical Music

two separated mood dimensions - arousal and pleasantness - as they related to mood-dependent memory (MDM), having respondents spea...

Worldwide Negative Effects of Media Advances

more beneficial than the solitary activity of watching television, or have people merely altered their focus from one screen to an...

Historical and Economic Effects of Lean Manufacturing

was that great amounts of capital were invested in parts and product that no one was certain would sell. PC manufacturers learned...

School Excusism

students not being able to complete an assignment either as directed or as scheduled. In these cases, teachers must have a measur...

Overview of Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma affects mainly the men who worked in construction trades including shipbuilding, where asbestos was most often used. ...

Chemotherapy and Side Effects

it may be used to reduce tumors ("What is Chemotherapy"). The chemotherapy drugs used in this way destroy the cancer cells "by st...

The Authoritarian Specter by Bob Altemeyer

is referring not to a political orientation, but rather to a general stance toward society. This is the same sentiment expressed ...

Existence of God

goodness and evil. They are the opposite ends of a pendulum. If God existed there would be no observable evil. Since we know there...

Behavioral Changes in Families With Newborn Siblings, a Case Study

development theory provides for a number of beneficial elements that will ultimately help bring about positive change in her abili...

Exercise as a Counter for Stress

The individual experiences a stress response that causes muscles to tense. The stimulus ends and so the individuals muscles cease...

Essay Themes and Background Effects

of the Moth," and George Orwells "Such, Such Were the Joys," and in American essays like Henry David Thoreaus "Walking," William Z...

Lobbyists and Their Role in Presidential Elections

an active part in politics and even to help change laws or create new ones. For this reason, AARP - whose "current top national l...

African Societies and European Imperialism's Effects

indignities at the hands of the overpowering Europeans as they struggled to fend off the inevitable cultural transformation. Reco...

Overview of the Placebo Effect

cure a disease or disorder, and the patient gets better by taking a pill without the tested medication, that speaks volumes abut t...