Term Paper 12/7/11 Biology 205 The Causes and Effects of Alcoholism In the United States there are approximately 79‚000 deaths annually attributed to excessive alcohol use (NASAIC‚ 2011). Alcoholism is defined as a medical disease or a neurological disorder. Alcoholism is essentially when a person continues to drink‚ even when health‚ work‚ or family are being harmed (NCBI et al‚ 2011). Alcohol is not an issue when enjoyed in moderation and responsibly‚ this however is not always the case.
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millions of years. Data shows that earth’s average air temperature has changed by about 1.4 degrees fahrenheit (Citation). Climate change is about abnormal variations into the climate‚ and the effects of these variations on other parts of the Earth. One example is the melting of the ice caps at the South Pole and North Pole. These changes may take tens‚ hundreds or perhaps millions of years. The greenhouse effect occurs when certain gases in
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life as well as society is being complex more and more. Many researches have been carried out to discover what are causes and effects of this symptom. My writing will soundly focus not only two major causes: life situation and inputs of human body; but also two effects: serious health problems and behavior impact of sleeplessness. They are according to some researches. The first cause of sleeplessness is life situation. It includes stress‚ depressed‚ anxious‚ or other psychological problems. Many
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The Cause and Effect of Divorce The American Dream for your young girl is to grow up one day and meet their prince charming and to get married and live happily ever after. Marriage is the legal and binding union between a man and woman. Yet when couples marry‚ they vow to stay by their partner’s side ‘till death do us part.’ Currently that vow seems to have little or no value in today’s society. Statistics shows‚ that the divorce rate hit a low of 3.4 divorces per 1000 population (0.68% of
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Cause and Effect: Anorexia “I look like a normal‚ well-adjusted 15-year-old high school sophomore. I like talking to friends on the phone‚ riding my bike‚ watching TV‚ and spending time with my boyfriend. I make above average grades and like math and science classes the best. However‚ about a year ago‚ my weight dropped to 72 pounds. I lay in a hospital bed with unkempt hair‚ fragile limbs and a sunken face. I was seriously ill. The villainous disease was not cancer or AIDS. I had anorexia‚ a condition
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| | The Population Explosion: Causes and Consequences by Carolyn Kinder Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute (2012) Until recently‚ birth rates and death rates were about the same‚ keeping the population stable. People had many children‚ but a large number of them died before age five. During the Industrial Revolution‚ a period of history in Europe and North America where there were great advances in science and technology‚ the success in reducing death rates was attributable to several factors
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Causes and Effects of Homelessness Tera Penrod Purpose: To help people understand homelessness. Audience: Readers interested in learning about some causes of homelessness and some effects it has. Homelessness is living without a home‚ be it on the streets or in shelters. There are many causes for people becoming homeless‚ and the combination of factors that lead to homelessness are different for every individual. Some of the factors that contribute to homelessness for youth‚ single adults
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Today‚ people are so unsure about the causes and effect of acne. Acne causes & effect can vary in different people. Many people have the misconception that acne is caused due to poor diet such as the consumption of greasy foods. Understanding the causes and effects of acne can help us deal with our acne problems better. What is acne? How and why does acne develop? And‚ most importantly‚ what can be done to treat acne? According to the American Academy of Dermatology‚ acne is a disorder of the pilosebaceous
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CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF THE POPULARITY OF FAST FOOD Nowadays‚ most people -especially kids and young people- prefer to eat fast food‚ such as hamburgers‚ pizza‚ fried food‚ etc. Why it has become so popular? It tastes better than homemade food? We do not believe it is only the taste the reason of the popularity of fast food. There are several reasons why fast food had become popular over the years. It is popular because it is cheap‚ quick and convenient to those who have
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some are becoming more serious than others. Some of these predicaments can cause long term effects for our future generation in numerous ways. One of the main issues among teens is underage drinking. The outcome from this issue may be critical not only for our teen but also for our communities. Some consequences caused from underage drinking are alcohol addiction‚ medical problems‚ and accidents. Underage drinking can cause teenagers to develop an alcoholic addiction. Addiction changes a person’s
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