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    With the rapid growth of technology‚ there has been a debate on how we are using technology in our life. Many people think that we are now abusing modern devices to support for our own life; while others reckon that using technology brings us just good things and make our life easier. According to what I have observed and experienced‚ I believe that people‚ nowadays‚ have been overly dependent on technology. To begin with‚ it is not hard to recognize the intergral role of technology in houses. Housewives

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    The main of the premise of the film is the ‘Triumph of Human Spirit.’ Support with knowledge of main characters in the film. The main premise or central idea of the film‚ ‘Gattaca’‚ is the ‘Triumph of Human Spirit’. This is illustrated by Andrew Niccol’s use of film techniques to emphasise ideas surrounding characters within the film. For example‚ Niccol emphasises the triumph of the human spirit by using lighter colours to accentuate the theme of belonging in scenes where Vincent feels a sense

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    National Institute on Drug Abuse‚ drug abuse can be a cause of other diseases such as cancer‚ heart disease‚ and HIV/AIDS. Addiction to a substance can lead to those diseases or worse‚ death. Globally‚ the misuse of legal and illegal drugs kills around 200‚000 people annually (Drug Abuse Kills). Addiction should not be taken lightly or treated like the addict’s own fault. As such‚ substance abuse should be considered a disease and treated as such in order to effectively rehabilitate addicts. Substance

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    CSEC BIOLOGY SUMMER RESEARCH PAPER DISEASE & ITS IMPACT ON HUMANS This research is aimed at informing the reader on different types of diseases and the impact it has on humans. Enclosed herein are details on the types‚ treatments‚ transmissions and descriptions of different diseases in the region and around the world.

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    Human Behaviour Psychology According to Sigmund Freud‚ (1856-1939)‚ human beings are just mechanical creatures‚ whom he views as prisoners of primitive instincts and powers‚ which we can barely control. He states that our purpose is to control these instincts and powers. Freud explained these concepts by comparing the human spirit to an iceberg. The visible part of the iceberg (spirit) is the conscious part‚ which consists of everything we know and remember and the thinking processes through which

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    The brain disease model of addiction (BDMA) is an approach that describes an addiction as a chronic relapsing brain disease with biological‚ neurological‚ genetic‚ and environmental sources of origin (Leshner‚ 1997). This new definition of addiction was proposed through discovery of evidence that the brain drastically changes through repeated use of addictive substances (in terms of this essay‚ drugs)‚ such as altering the brain’s mesolimbic pathway through constant release of dopamine (CITATION

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    Writer Steve Maraboli once wrote‚ “Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving‚ we get stronger and more resilient.” This quote shows the understanding this writer has for the human spirit and all the amazing things it is capable of. Throughout the book A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah‚ Ishmael’s life that was once filled with making music and playing soccer with friends quickly became a life of a child solider. Ishmael shows that he can come back from anything life throws at him and inspires the reader

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    Running head: CONTROLLED DRUG USE: IS ADDICTION A “DISEASE”? Application: Controlled Drug Use: Is Addiction A “Disease”? 5/15/2011 Controlled Drug Use: Is Addiction a “Disease”? Alcoholism is a disease in which the intake of alcohol becomes intense. Many of us drink alcohol to socialize which is not alcoholism. In the United States more than half of all individuals at least from time to time drink beverages that contain alcohol (NSDUH‚ 2008). An alcoholic is a recurrent usual. Alcohol

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    Success is the journey not the destination. “A strong human spirit essential for an imaginative journey.” Imaginative journeys take us from the reality now to unreal existences that can exist in our minds. A strong human spirit is essential for an imaginative journey to flow through our mind. The success is the journey that is being taken not the destination. This can be expressed through the poems “Frost at Midnight and Kubla Khan‚” by Sammuel Taylor Coleridge and “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou

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    AddictionAddiction is not a disease of will power. It’s a disease of instinct. It lives in the part of the brain that tells you to breathe.” Addiction is a brain disease that affects and starts to control your limbic system which is located in the brain. When this happens your brain is tricked into believing that the substance and or object you’re addicted to is a necessity and when not taken can cause people to forget how to act with morals. Yet‚ most people almost always link addiction to drug

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