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- 161: Teenage Pregnancy
- ... The Truth About Teen Pregnancy Although the rate of teenage pregnancy in the United States has declined greatly within the past few years, it is still an enormous problem that needs to be addressed. These rates are still higher in the 1990's than they were only a decade ago. The United State's teenage birthrate exceeds that of most other industrialized nations, even though American teenagers are no more sexually ... inner city ghettoes, the number of births to teenagers is highest among white, nonpoor young women who live in small cities and towns. (Calhoun 309) In addition to the question of which teenagers become pregnant, interest is shown in the social consequences of early parenthood. Adolescent parents (mostly mothers) may find that they have a "lost or limited opportunity for education." (Johnson 4) The higher a woman's level of education ... sometimes score lower on development tests than the children of older mothers. It seems that "rather than declining over time, educational deficits increase in severity and the children show lower academic achievement, higher drop out rates, and are more likely to be held back in school." (Calhoun 310) Teenage pregnancy comes with not only a child, but also many consequences. Teen mothers face greater health risks than older mothers, such ...
- 162: Canada- Facts And Figures
- ... of this contribution is the Canada Student Loans Program, which assists students who do not have sufficient resources to pursue their studies. The program provides loan guarantees and, in the case of full-time students, interest subsidies to help meet the cost of studies at the post-secondary level. Provinces have complementary programs of loans and bursaries. Another federal initiative, scheduled to take effect in the year 2000, is Canada Millennium ... Canada's social and economic development through funding for research and training in fields such as health care, social and legal issues, culture and heritage, economics, and the environment. This research, besides being of academic interest, furnishes an important part of the practical knowledge required for sound decisions in matters affecting our standard of living and quality of life. National Gallery of Canada Founded in 1880, the National Gallery of Canada ... on the British parliamentary system, with a Governor General (the Crown's representative) and a Parliament consisting of the House of Commons and the Senate. Parliament received the power to legislate over matters of national interest (such as taxes and national defence), while the provinces were given legislative powers over matters of "particular" interest (such as property, civil rights and education). Westward Expansion Soon after Confederation, Canada expanded into the ...
- 163: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- ... Between 1980 and 1986 a large metropolitan hospital in Atlanta examined babies born at the hospital using a systematic checklist specific to the features of FAS. The MACDP surveillance program allowed a comparison of their rates of diagnosis. 38 percent of the FAS cases diagnosed by the longitudinal study also were diagnosed by the MACDP. This could indicate a lack of clinical recognition, a failure to record finding in the medical ... of variable criteria for the case definition or a combination of all of these by the MACDP program. Another bias that occurs is that FAS may be recognized and recorded in medical records at different rates in different populations. It has been estimated that 75 percent of all recorded cases of FAS in the MACDP came from a large inner-city that serves the poor and uninsured. The inner-city hospital ... its incidence such an approach may be adequate. Finally, we take a look at representativeness the ability of the surveillance program to reflect accurately the occurrence of the condition over time in the population of interest. The purpose of FAS surveillance on a national level is to gauge the trends in the U.S. population. Reflecting the picture of the nation is why we use representiveness. BDMP, Chavez and colleagues ...
- 164: Depressioo
- ... Such forms of pleasure as food, friends, and sex no longer hold an appeal to people who suffer from depression. It has also been proven that 77% of people who suffer from depression lack an interest in usual activities (Winokur 6). People who suffer from depression simply loose their joy for life (Kim 13). Many people who suffer from depression entertain the thought of suicide (Robbins 6). Estimates are that the ... isn t a risk factor of depression. The studies results showed that whites were more likely to suffer from depression than blacks (Winokur 21). When the overall results were compared, it was concluded that the rates of depression among minorities and whites are consistent with one another and are very close to being the same (Robbins 27-29). From these studies it has also been concluded that rates of depression are strongly affected by social status. Those in the studies that were of the lower social or economic classes experienced higher rates of depression (Robbins 28). Another proven fact is that less ...
- 165: Depressioo
- ... Such forms of pleasure as food, friends, and sex no longer hold an appeal to people who suffer from depression. It has also been proven that 77% of people who suffer from depression lack an interest in usual activities (Winokur 6). People who suffer from depression simply loose their joy for life (Kim 13). Many people who suffer from depression entertain the thought of suicide (Robbins 6). Estimates are that the ... isn t a risk factor of depression. The studies results showed that whites were more likely to suffer from depression than blacks (Winokur 21). When the overall results were compared, it was concluded that the rates of depression among minorities and whites are consistent with one another and are very close to being the same (Robbins 27-29). From these studies it has also been concluded that rates of depression are strongly affected by social status. Those in the studies that were of the lower social or economic classes experienced higher rates of depression (Robbins 28). Another proven fact is that less ...
- 166: Individual Retirement Accounts: Why Bother?
- ... income from Social Security and money saved in bank accounts, most people are unable to achieve this goal. Furthermore, one must also consider, for a retirement account to be effective the account has to maintain interest rates above that of inflation. Inflation increases approximately four percent annually; and standard bank accounts barely beat this rate. In fact, at present, most savings accounts have an interest rate below four percent. Thus, regular savings accounts are not a practical method to save for retirement; however, IRA's offer deferred taxes on the interest earned until the money is withdrawn from the ...
- 167: India 2
- ... s GDP. Production, trade, and investment reforms since 1991 have given new opportunities for Indian business persons and an average of 300 million middle class consumers. Many of the country's fundamentals which includes saving rates (26 percent of GDP) and reserves (now about $24 billion) are healthy. Inflation eased to 7 percent in 1997, and interest rates dropped to between 10 percent and 13 percent. However, the Indian government still needs to restore the early momentum of reform, especially in continuing to reduce the remaining government regulations. Furthermore economic policy changes ...
- 168: Oxygen
- ... as water and carbon dioxide. This oxidative destruction, or rusting, of iron and steel--which are among our most important structural materials--is extremely costly to modern societies. Biological Oxidation Another important aspect of the rates of oxygen reactions concerns the rate of reaction with organic materials. Such oxidation reactions are, ultimately, the sources of energy for the higher plants and animals, are responsible for the cleansing of streams of biodegradable wastes, and are responsible for the natural decomposition of organic material. The rates of reactions in this category are selectively controlled by enzymes in the organisms that facilitate the reactions. Thus waste products and dead plants and animals decompose (are oxidized) principally through the agency of microorganisms, and energy-bearing foods are metabolized (oxidized) by means of biological processes. Reactivity There is a marked difference between the rates of reactions with oxygen at room temperature and the rates at elevated temperatures. Many substances that do not react rapidly with oxygen in air at temperatures below 100 deg C will do so at ...
- 169: Alcohol and Its Effects On Humans
- ... aggression. Graphs showed the results of the experiments. They show alcohol does cause aggression. Larger efforts might be obtained if a higher alcohol dose was given. Alcohol influences other social risk taking, moral judgement, sexual interest and nonsocial behaviors (Steele 1985). References: Adler J: Kids growing up scared. Newsweek 43-50, 1994 January 10. Buss AH: The Psychology of Aggression, New York, Wilroy, 1961. Permanen K: Alcohol in Human Violence. New ... were binge drinkers but 19% of these were frequent binge drinkers (Wechsler 1994). The survey also revealed that colleges located in the northeast or North Central region of the U.S. tended to have higher rates of binging. Commuter schools, where 90% or more of students lived off campus, also had higher binging rates. Black institutions and womens colleges had lower binge rates than schools that were not traditionally black or were coeducated colleges (Presley 1989-1991). Binge drinking was the highest in the college age group ...
- 170: Adam Smith
- ... An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations I not only hold him in a new light, but I have arrived at three heavily debated conclusions. First, he believed that self-interest is the singular motivation that effectively leads to public prosperity. Second, although Smith feels that the one s pursuit of self interest should be their primary concern, he knew that humans are inclined to take interest in and enjoyment from kind and charitable acts. Lastly, when Smith developed the concept of the invisible hand he assumed that the economy would relatively remain unchanged. Let us start with my first hypothesis. ...
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