The Causes and Impact of the Protestant Reformation Prior to the sixteenth century‚ Catholicism dominated social‚ political‚ and religious life in many parts of Europe. During this pre-Renaissance period known as the Dark Ages‚ Christians were united under Catholicism and discouraged from questioning their religious authority. In the movement known as the Reformation‚ protestors voiced their criticisms of the Catholic Church and separated into newly founded denominations of Christianity. By the 1500s
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Probably‚ the most important advance in the history of sleep medicine was the discovery of sleep apnea in 1965. For years‚ specialists looked into obstruction sleep apnea (OSA) as a simple‚ intermittent closure of the upper airway; hence; early treatments focused mainly on eliminating airway obstruction. Sleep apnea is a breathing pause for brief period during sleep. This sleep disorder causes irregular breathing and snoring patterns which is where person momentarily stops breathing. It
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Sleep in my life Introduction In my everyday life‚ I find that I don’t usually get enough sleep. As a teenager‚ I feel that I sleep deprived because my body is still getting used to coming off of my summer sleep schedule. I also feel that I am sleep deprived because of distractions such as my cell phone‚ iPod‚ computer‚ etc. I wake up 5 days a week at 5:45 to get ready for school. I occasionally find myself waking up during the night at around 1. When this happens‚ I check my phone in anticipation
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The Cause and Effects of Anorexia Anorexia nervosa‚ commonly referred to simply as anorexia‚ is one type of eating disorder. More importantly‚ it is also a psychological disorder. Anorexia is a condition that goes beyond out-of-control dieting. A person with anorexia often initially begins dieting to lose weight. Over time‚ the weight loss becomes a sign of mastery and control. The drive to become thinner is actually secondary to concerns about control and/or fears relating to one’s body. The individual
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Cause and effect essay It’s Not Just a Sunday thing More than 40% of Americans claim to attend church or synagogue regularly‚ and only about 15% say they never attend. Easter is one of two times a year‚ along with Christmas‚ when pews are filled to capacity in many churches‚ bringing to mind the question: Just why do Americans attend church? Some of the reasons include: to worship God to establish a social connection within the
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happens when the driver is distracted while driver a vehicle. It is dangerous because almost every driver does it every time they are driving and it is very easy to cause fatal accidents while being distracted during driving. Cell phones have greatly impacted distracted driving because texting and driving has become the most common cause of distracted driving accidents and fatalities. Distracted driving is dangerous and needs
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to hallucinogens has range of implications that affect physical‚ psychological‚ sexual and spiritual aspects of an individual. Hallucinogens act on neural points of the brain and create effects that alter perception of individuals. The dominant impacts that are produced involve mood swings‚ cognitive effects and perception- changing consequences. The drugs act on serotonin‚ which is a neurotransmitter. It also affects other areas of the brain that monitor arousal and psychological response to stress
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locked up for many reasons‚ but‚ sometimes they are not even guilty for anything. It has happened to so many people that they don’t want to pay bail because they are not guilty at all. Others have been locked up because of mental illness. One of the causes of mass incarcerations is Bail. Bail is when there is a temporary release of a person waiting for trial. Sometimes the prisoner has to pay and will get their money back when they present in court. The incarceration rate in the United States is 716
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killed in alcohol related accidents‚ 90 percent of those people were innocent bystanders who were going on about their day minding their own business. Drunk drivers are people who make stupid mistakes ...mistakes they can’t fix. Those drivers are the cause of many deaths of innocent bystanders...drunk drivers are the killers of themselves and others. Drunk drivers are murderers...they earn a title that haunts them to the day they die. This title takes away all trust people had for these drinkers..
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School Shooting Many things can cause school shootings‚ bullying is one major cause and one person bullying another can lead to a lot of people getting hurt. So however horrific‚ the actions of other schoolyard gunmen such as Kip Kinkel or Luke Woodham can be readily understood as stemming from individual pathologies and‚ hence‚ not particularly reflective of broader social issues. In contrast‚ the Columbine shootings can be seen as implicating not only the killers’ own sick‚ twisted minds‚ but
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