any substance taken by some people to get certain effect‚ such as happiness and excitement. Driving from these definitions above‚ drugs can be classified into two categories; 1] the soft Drug e.g. antibiotics and analgesics. 2] The hard drugs e.g. cocaine‚ marijuana heroin e.t.c. Consequently‚ a drug addict is said to be someone whose life has become dependent on drugs‚ hence drug abuse. Cause of drug abuse among youth; There are two primary causes of drug abuse among the youths. These are 1] peer
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The Causes and Effects of Childhood Obesity Karla Bertram ENG122: English Composition II Instructor Tamara Dorris September 21‚ 2011 The Causes and Effects of Childhood Obesity Recently‚ childhood obesity has grown to epidemic proportions. It has tripled in the last three decades and now approximately one in three children are overweight or obese. According to Black’s Medical Dictionary‚ obesity is “a condition in which the energy stores of the body (mainly fat) are too great” (A&C
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Out of all the horrible things that the colonists brought to the Native Americans‚ alcohol and guns were two of the worst. While alcohol destroyed their livers and killed their people‚ guns killed their people and their culture. The World Turned Upside Down gives several accounts of the Native Americans’ lives and the destruction of them as well. I believe that guns had a bigger impact on Native Americans. Not only could they defend themselves against the colonists‚ but they could hunt better as
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Dusan Micovic EN105 Prof. Rutt 13/10/2012 The Causes and Effects of Academic Cheating Cheating has been an issue for years in academic settings‚ whether in the primary grades‚ high school or college. However‚ definition of cheating remains unclear. It is so widespread and it overlaps with so many academic activities that it does not have a specific‚ clear‚ uniform policy on what constitutes academic dishonesty. Parental pressure can also
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Tiffany Nali Period 3 May 20‚2012 Cause and Effect Essay on Obesity Obesity is one of the main topics in America including one of the main reasons of death.-(begin with a subject) Detecting obesity is easy‚ but treating it can be very hard to do. Never have there have been so many teens and children not only overweight but obese. In some ways‚ it could be called the plague of the twenty- first century due to adolescents and teenagers indulging
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times‚ people use the systems for home enjoyments‚ parties etc. The noise is just jarring and harmful for the ears. It can cause sleep disruption. It can also cause deafening. The machinery and generators‚ mobiles have a great impact on central nervous system of the humans.The causes of noise pollution are many. In rural areas‚ trains and airplanes’ noise can disturb wildlife habits. In urban areas‚ one of the major sources of noise pollution is the traffic noise. Transportation systems create noise
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active volcanos left in the world today. Have you ever wondered or learned about what causes a volcano? Volcanic eruptions can be a huge deal for the environment and the people around it. What causes do volcanos have on the environment and what cause does it have on the people? Well the truth is‚ the causes of active volcanos there are today‚ do have effects on its surroundings. What is a volcano‚ and what causes it to erupt? Volcanoes occur at weak points in the Earth ’s crust. The outer layer‚
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MID-TERM EXAM Cause and Effect Essay: Acid Rain Pisal Sorn Advanced Writing Skills - ELT 114 Section 1 Professor: Robert Flinn April 11‚ 2014 Cause and Effect Essay: Acid Rain Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitation that unusually acidic‚ meaning that the level of pH is below 7. Acid rains can happen due to the emission of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide‚ which it reach to water molecules in the atmosphere to form acids. Acid rain is
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the stereotypical life of a drug dealer. This is what drug dealers so call "work". Work meaning a job where money is made selling drugs to whoever chooses to buy their products. It is hard to differentiate which is worse‚ the causes or effects of selling drugs. The causes of selling drugs are the desperate need for money in most cases. They think they can get rich overnight and that will solve their problems. Most of the "ghetto" drug dealers happen to grow up in that type environment all their
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What is internet addiction? * Internet Addiction: Destroying your mind. “Your Brain on Clicks” There are a lot of people today in the world‚ especially in the Philippines who may have been addicted to different kinds of vices. One of these may probably be called “internet addiction.” Men and women‚ even youngsters these days are being pulled out from their spiritual lives by the wickedness of this world and even‚ I myself have been greatly affected by this. Satan is attacking us slowly‚ that
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