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- 211: Argument Against Euthanasia
- ... same time assenting to requests to take other lives. Such confidence reflects, perhaps, a high opinion of doctor's psychic robustness, but it is a confidence seriously undermined by the shocking rates of depression, suicide, alcoholism, drug addiction, and marital discord consistently recorded among this group. "Dangers of Societal Acceptance". It must never be forgotten that doctors, nurses, and hospital administrators have personal lives, homes and families, or that they are ...
- 212: And Justice For All
- ... who runs a similar Christian program on television, equates homosexuality with an “abomination,” a “pathology,” “Satanists,” and even “Adolf Hitler.” Even the Republican Majority Leader Trent Lott speaks out against homosexuality. He compares it to alcoholism, kleptomania, and sexual addiction. Sadly these views can have devastating effects on both the majority and the minority. Organizations have been formed out of hate for homosexuals, insisting gay bashings, outspoken speeches against homosexuals, and ...
- 213: Young Adults And Alcohol
- ... brought up by parents who let their children experience alcohol moderately. Whelan observes, "Though the per capita consumption of alcohol in France, Spain and Portugal is higher than in the United States, the rate of alcoholism and alcohol abuse is lower "(84). United States parents should take the hint from Europe and educate their children about alcohol. Parents should not just say alcohol is bad and evil. Parents should teach about ...
- 214: Gambling
- ... gambling and then quit, but there are a substantial number of people that can't control their gambling. To these people gambling is an addiction that can't be controlled and has been compared to alcoholism. In a survey of gamblers anonymous, twenty-six percent said they had been divorced or separated because of gambling; thirty-four percent had lost or quit a job; twenty-one percent had filed for bankruptcy ...
- 215: Delinquints
- ... on the way individuals become delinquents. A series of studies have shown that delinquency rates are above average in the poorest sections of cities. Such areas have many broken homes and a high rate of alcoholism. They also have poor schools, high unemployment, few recreational facilities, and high crime rates. Many young people see delinquency as their only escape from boredom, poverty, and other problems. Social scientists have also studied the ...
- 216: Hate Crimes
- ... conviction, released on condition he be treated for an undisclosed mental illness. All three had tattoos or personal items with the special markings of a white supremacist (Pressley A1). For all of his personal problems- alcoholism, petty thievery, an inability to hold a job- James Byrd was well liked and had never been involved in any kind of racial incident. What then set the three Jasper men off and led them ...
- 217: Human Genetic Engineering
- Introduction What if you could design your child before it was even born? What if you could cut out any life threatening diseases, make sure that your child is not susceptible to smoking addictions or alcoholism, and then make your child genius? Would you? Are you asking yourself how this could be done? Have you ever considered human genetic engineering? What is Human Genetic Engineering? Lets start by looking at the ...
- 218: Bulimia Nervosa
- ... males.) Like anorexia nervosa, it too involves extreme weight-preoccupation, but with alternate side effects of binging and fasting, vomiting and purging being common place after binges. Factors of Bulimia include a family history of alcoholism and depression. National Institute of Mental Health (1993) reported that even though it’s easier to talk about anorexia and bulimia being different conditions, individual patients often suffer from symptoms of both. Indeed, it often ...
- 219: Neal Cassady
- ... up and down, sideways, in every direction; making complex structures in the air with his hands; walking, sitting, standing, sitting again." (Plummer 53). When the Beat Generation faded away circa 1960, Jack Kerouac sank into alcoholism, and his wife Carolyn divorced him, Cassady wasted no time finding an activity to prove he was "pulsatingly alive." He befriended Ken Kesey, author and famed leader of the Merry Pranksters and joined them on ...
- 220: Dylan Thomas
- ... the United States in 1953, he collapsed in his New York hotel. He was but a few days past his 39th birthday. He died on Noovenber 9th, 1953 at St. Vincents Hospital, New York. His alcoholism was legendary and no doubt played a significant role in his demise. His Body was sent back to Laugharne, Wales, where his grave is marked by a simple wooden cross- the way he would have ...
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