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    helpful in some circumstances. Some researchers use the gambling to make a useful reason to discuss about legalizing marijuana. The researchers show that” legalized gambling has not reduced illegal gambling in the United States: rather‚ it has increased it. This is particularly evident in sports gambling‚ most of which is illegal. Legal gambling is taxed and regulated and illegal gambling is not. Legal gambling sets the stage for illegal gambling just the way legal marijuana would set the stage for

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    Merv Pickles · Merv and Sam slept together (in the same bed) · Merv died whilst in a drunken state in bed with Sam · The image of his father‚ dead‚ lying next to him haunts him throughout his life. · Merv was a gambler · Sam inherited his (Merv’s) gambling addiction · Sam’s mother didn’t want Sam to be a jockey · Sam works on the island Albohros · Shovels guao phosphate on the island · Has 3 kids‚ Chub Rose Ted · Sam’s wife is Dolly · Dolly is unfaithful · Dolly is often depicted as a tramp or a slut

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    ABOUT THE CASE Harrah’s is the world largest provider of branded casino entertainment; it has around 25 million customers (2001) 25 casino with 40‚000 gambling machines in 12 states. For years it had been a fairly small gambling company but‚ by 2001‚ had emerged as the second largest in the industry. By the mid-1990s‚ the gambling Business was flourishing and it was difficult for Harrah’s to survive in the markets due to intense competition‚ so they came up with a strategy of introducing

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    tried to stop gambling on several occasions. Usually there are several distinct phases of this addiction:the winning phase‚ the losing phase and the desperation phase(Benassu‚ 2011). I have unfortunately experienced all of these phases‚ and all though I have not quit my interactions with gambling have been limited. According to the behavioral personality theory this habit is formed by the personality trait of impulsivity that plays a key role in the evolution of pathological gambling and is one of

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    do I think about pokie machines and give several recommendations on my own idea. As we all know‚ pokie machines are a kind of popular gambling machine which are an important part of many clubs‚ casinos and bars nowadays. So many people want to use this machine to get a lot of money by spending a little. In fact‚ pokie machines are not only used for gambling‚ but also used for provide funding for sports clubs or other groups. A description of the current situation According to reports‚ there

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    Uncertainty (Gharar) عقد الغرر Definition of Gharar: Literally: Gharar means risk‚ deceit‚ or hazard. Taghrir is the verbal noun of Gharar. Legitimate definition: Ibn Hazm said‚ Gharar in sales occurs when the purchaser does not know what he has bought and the seller does not know what he has sold. Al-Sarkhasy: One of the most famous jurists of Hanafi school said:" Gharar occurs when consequences are concealed." Al-Zailii: A famous jurist of the same school said’ "Gharar occurs when consequences

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    went against the principles of Islam. The Muslim religion denounces drugs‚ adultery‚ alcohol‚ gambling‚ renouncing Islam‚ and the consumption of certain animals. During the 1980’s‚ American music encompassed and advertised most of the themes that Islam disapproves of. This is a no brainer as to why a song like” Love in an Elevator” by Aerosmith would be banned by Iran because it displays images of gambling‚ partying and fornication/adultery. In the first stanza‚ Steven Tyler opens the song talking

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    more he suffers from his unrequited love. As a teenager I was greedy‚ and gambling was a short and easy way to get money. I expected to make a lot of money but it turned out that I lost all of my saving‚ and I suffered from my greed. From “The Things They Carried‚”‚ just like Lieutenant Cross coped with adversity by repressing his addiction of love for Martha‚ I learned my lesson by repressing my greed‚ I quit a gambling and being back on track. In “The Things They Carried‚” Lieutenant Cross learned

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    Anorexia nervosa (AN): an eating disorder characterized by an in ability to maintain normal weight‚ an intense fear of gaining weight‚ and distorted body perception. Clinicians diagnose an individual with anorexia nervosa when he or she shows three basic types of symptoms: severely restricted eating‚ which leads the person to have an abnormally low body weight‚ intense and unrealistic fear of getting fat or gaining weight‚ and disturbed self-perception of body shape or weight. In other words people

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    Addiction and Human Life Human addiction can come in many forms and can affect our very way of life. Addiction can be something as small as playing video games excessively or as threatening as taking heroin. The truth behind addiction starts at the source of how we cope with the everyday stress and boredom in our lives. Drug abuse is a chronic‚ often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive drug seeking and use‚ despite harmful consequences to the drug addict and those around them. (WebMD

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