Ecstasy or MDMA (3.4 MethyleneDioxyMethAmphetamine) is a stimulant type of drug‚ that comes in a tablet that is often branded. This drug also comes in powder‚ gel capsule‚ or liquid form. Ecstasy has a short history and is first found being used medically‚ until being using an illegal drug. Originally‚ it was developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912‚ and was named MDMA. In 1953‚ Ecstasy is used as psychological warfare tests by the US Army‚ and then revise as a psychotherapy medication to
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Genocide The year is 2017 and you have just been informed that you have three weeks to evacuate your community with whatever you can fit inside a suitcase. What would you do if a genocide began that targeted you? The concept of genocide and the actions taken have created many deaths and mass atrocities throughout history. Defined during the Holocaust era‚ genocide has had a direct impact on history; however‚ future genocides can be preventing by following Dr. Gregory Stanton’s 10 stage process.
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Late-Term Abortions of Fetuses with Severe Birth Defects Congenital malformations‚ deformations‚ and chromosomal abnormalities are the leading cause of infant mortality in the United States. Depending on the severity of the defect(s) the fetus can be diagnosed as being incompatible with life; a term used when a fetus is nonviable or will never have quality of life. Unfortunately‚ the first trimester ultrasound does not usually reveal birth defects as it is too early in the pregnancy. In the third
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RESEARCH PROPOSAL LCDR BVBCH SHANTHA 1. Importance and prospects of Lights House in the North and Eastern area of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka being Island and located in the international main sea route‚ in good olden days established many light houses around it for safe ocean navigation. Those are in the South and Western area still functioning and guiding all the ships passing closer to the land. With new technology purpose of the light houses are not much important to the safe navigation. During
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centertopFormal analysis Francisco Goya: The Third of May‚ 1808 76500Formal analysis Francisco Goya: The Third of May‚ 1808 2200017094203000030175207060056600 leftbottom00 Formal Analysis This is a painting of the Spanish painter Francisco Goya entitled El 3 de Mayo de 1808 (The Third of May‚ 1808). The work was painted in 1814. It is an Oil on canvas and it is dimensions are 8’9” x 3’4”. It is located at the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid‚ Spain. It is not known very well for what
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A transition in to midlife can be hard for some adults because in this part of their lives adults have to accept their youth years ending. Adults that cannot cope with the transition usually suffer with midlife crisis. “First identified by Elliot Jacques in 1965‚ the term "midlife crisis" became popular after it began to be used by Freudian psychologists”(Diller). Adults can experience midlife crisis when they noticed that about half their life has gone by. There are also events and mild stones
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8Developmental & Research Designs * Human development - the scientific study of the changes that occur in people as they age from conception until death. * How is human development studied? * Longitudinal design - research design in which one participant or group of participants is studied over a long period of time. * Cross-sectional design - research design in which several different age groups of participants are studied at one particular point in time. * Cross-sequential
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categorized as a “teenager” or “young adult” by a majority of people. Ages of youth are from 13 years of age to 21 years of age. Noticeably‚ Annie‚ like a lot of other adolescent girls during this phase‚ comes across a lot of transformation in her life as she gets ready to mature. Throughout this period in Annie’s existence‚ she’ll commence puberty bringing on many emotional‚ physical and cognitive changes to her personality and body. “Puberty” is the moment in the maturity at which the person is
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SOCIOLOGY 101 MIDLIFE What’s a midlife crisis? It’s the stuff of jokes and stereotypes . The time in life when you do outrageous‚ impractical things like quit a job impulsively‚ buy a red sports car‚ or dump your spouse. For years‚ midlife crisis conjured those images. But these days‚ the old midlife crisis is more likely to be called a midlife transition and it’s not all bad. The term crisis often doesn’t fit‚ mental health experts say‚ because while it can be accompanied by serious depression
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Childhood development and it ’s implications to entire continents‚ nations‚ or more specifically‚ societies and cultures has gone through much research and development in the past decades. To illustrate‚ the research and development of childhood theories today involves theorists such as Jean Piaget (1920‚ e.g. child intellectual development) and Freud (1933‚ e.g. components of personality) to more recent theorists such as Lev Vygotsky (1934/1962‚ e.g. stages of cognitive development) and Urie Bronfenbrenner
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