difficult and most elusive war inflicted hardships to deal with are those involving psychological disorders or afflictions. These particular war related traumas are not ones that can be touched‚ amputated‚ surgically removed‚ or sutured. Yet to those inflicted the pain and suffering is just as tremendous. Yet‚ psychological disorders resulting from an individual’s involvement in combat are as real as any other type of war related injury. The psychological wounds of war present a situation where individuals
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Cause and Effect of Anorexia Of all girls and women in the United States‚ ten percent will be affected by an eating disorder. Men and women alike are affected‚ however it is more common in women‚ specifically those aged thirteen to twenty. The most common eating disorder among teenage girls is anorexia nervosa. This disease is mostly linked with an overwhelming desire to be thin. People take extreme measures to achieve this goal (“Causes”). Anorexia is a very mysterious and misunderstood disease
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Causes and major events of Peloponnesian War Let’s remember the earlier events. In the years when there was Persian war‚ conflict between Athens and Sparta seemed not so strong‚ Themistocles‚ whom the ancient historians considered as a talented politician‚ and person who could foresee events begins to build walls around the city. During the struggle between Greeks and Persians (457 - 446 BC.) two most powerful states in Greece had a desire to dominate and as the result they had military clashes
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War on Drugs Solution: Legalization? Proposal Much like the exclusion of alcohol back in the 20s which was aimed to evict various substances from our civilization‚ the drug war today has not only ruined its mission‚ but has made its mission unfeasible. Today various failures‚ whether it is the huge amount of money being spent erroneously or the increasing number of crimes and users‚ one thing is for sure; the war on drugs has fallen short. There is no
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Rome has risked the great flames of war It seems the the Roman republic entered a war with the conspirators and their allies‚ and endangering the populace of Philippi. Fortunately for the Macedonians‚ no known account of casualties were suffered for the people of Philippi. I can not say this war was in bad taste‚ as our triumvirates avenged our Caesar after being called too ambitious by the “noble”‚ Brutus. And being slain by him and other senators of the Roman republic. The battle was a bloody
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The effects and causes of FASD Drinking while pregnant is a bad decision. Sometimes the child will result in certain health problems‚ and at times they will be perfectly healthy. The effects are referred to as FASD (Fetal Alcohols Spectrum Disorders). FASD can take form as many various effects. Many people are aware of these effects but they do not realize that moderate alcohol exposure to the fetus can be just as harmful to the baby as frequent exposure. Though this might leave some
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Annotated Bibliography: Drug Effects Hammersley‚ Richard; Forsyth‚ Alasdair; Lavelle‚ Tara. “The criminality of new drug users in Glasgow.” British Journal of Addiction 85.12 (December 1‚ 1990): Page 1583-1584. Academic Search Complete (EBSCO). Web. 20 Oct‚ 2013. The article ‘The criminality of new drug users in Glasgow’ slightly touches my topic of drug effects. It elaborates on how drugs lead to criminal acts especially when one is a teenager and cant control their actions. The
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Cause and Effect: Smoking. Smoking causes respiratory problems‚ circulatory system difficulties‚ and urinary troubles increasing the fact that smoking causes unavoidable harms to the body. Although smoking may have the appearance of something that “is cool”‚ it causes several heath problems many of which incessant effects. Differing to what tobacco companies want citizens to believe‚ smoking does lead to perilous heath. Smoking especially causes damage to the respiratory system‚ distressing
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WHAT CAUSES A TORNADO AND THE EFFECT THEY HAVE What causes a tornado and the effect they have J.D. Busby Jr American Intercontinental University September 12‚ 2010 WHAT CAUSES A TORNADO AND THE EFFECT THEY HAVE ABSTRACT Reading this paper will give you a better understanding of what causes a tornado and the shear destructive power of tornadoes. It will also touch on some of the safety precaution involved in a tornado from sirens to getting to safety. So what does cause a tornado and
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The Effects of Meth: Psychosis Scott Houston COM/156 March‚ 2014 Michelle Salman The Effects of Meth: Psychosis Crystal Methamphetamine was invented in 1887. During WW-II it was widely used by both sides‚ The Allies and The Axis . Biker gangs in America manufactured and distributed water soluble (injectable) meth throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s. Mexican cartels opened up large manufacturing operations in Mexico and the U.S. and the abuse spread. Most people familiar with the drug knows
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