Heroin problem exploding in NW Ohio Posted: Nov 05‚ 2012 8:02 PM PST Updated: Nov 05‚ 2012 8:45 PM PST (Toledo News Now) - Heroin use and its problems is becoming a growing epidemic in northwest Ohio. The problem is hidden to many in the community. "I think a lot of people are blind to the fact that to what it really is‚" said an addict. Perrysburg Township Sgt. Gross said the epidemic is the number one problem for the department right now. "Well‚ I think law enforcement has already realized
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In the crisp autumn night of November 18th Duncan‚ King of Scotland was murdered in cold blood at the Thane of Cawdor’s castle. Duncan was attending a feast with The Thane of Cawdor the night he was killed. The king’s wounds are evidence of multiple stabbings to the chest. Two guards were stationed outside of the chambre. Duncan’s blood was covered King Duncan before his death. on their faces as well as one of the guards was clenching the dagger used to stab the king. The dagger was proof of
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George Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant’’ first appeared in 1936. The British public already knew Orwell as the socially conscious author of Down and Out in London and Paris (1933)‚ a nonfiction study of poverty‚ homelessness‚ unemployment‚ and subsistence living on poorly-paying menial jobs‚ and Burmese Days (1934)‚ a novel of British colonialism. Shooting an Elephant’’ functions as an addendum to Burmese Days. The story and novel share the same setting‚ and draw on Orwell’s experience as a colonial
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Poverty‚ Witchcraft and Witch-killing in Africa “The campaign to make poverty history- a central moral challenge of our age- cannot remain a task for the few; it must become a calling for the many”. -Kofi Annan‚ United Nations Ex- Secretary-General‚ October‚ 2006 The Kofi Annan’s challenge above is a mean one; a clarion call to every citizen of the world to do their
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"The Scarlet Ibis"‚ a short story by James Hurst‚ demonstrates how selfishness and greed can be used for the betterment of others. As shown in this short story‚ Doodle’s brother’s perseverance comes only from selfishness‚ greed and pride. In the end guilt takes over‚ bringing out the brother’s love for Doodle‚ even though Doodle was the exact opposite of what his brother had wished for. "The Scarlet Ibis" is a short story about a boy and his malformed brother‚ named Doodle. Doodle’s brother wants
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To begin with‚ Noboru is a prime example of traditional japan as he obtains honor and pride in retaining the traditional values that exist within the individuals of Japan. Notably‚ Noboru finds difficulty in accepting the western customs that have been introduced. His beliefs are in fact very adamant‚ as he is an avid believer that him and his friends “would achieve real power over existence” (Mishima 57) since they have murdered a kitten. To add to this‚ the death of the kitten assists the reader
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During the times of the apartheid movement‚ State sponsored killings were popular forms of violence that claimed lives of many civilians‚ military workers‚ and bystanders. Nowadays‚ violence has calmly absolved. However‚ there is still political violence that exists in our current society that dates back to the times of the holocaust‚ where Jews were undergoing physical and mental torture under the hands of Nazi leader‚ Adolf Hitler. Genocide was a popular form of State sponsored violence that has
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Invent a Character By Kimberly Dana‚ Award-Winning Author ©Kimberly Dana Invent a Character - Introduction About the Packet: During author visitations‚ kids will often ask me how I invent my characters. I tell them I think about someone interesting - then I think about their favorite candy bar. They chuckle and I say‚ “Seriously! This is how well you need to know and understand your characters.” In order to help kids invent their character‚ I’ve created this ready-to-use/student-friendly
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Honor Killing a Muslim Phenomenon? In communities where there is a high occurrence of honor killings‚ there is a powerful shared belief that honor is the primary value in life. Honor killing is defined as the murder of a family or community member by other members due to the belief that the victim brought shame upon the family or community. In these communities‚ people use the concepts of honor and shame as a way to assess and maintain a certain level of conduct. Although honor killing is not
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Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide Killing and Allowing to Die by Daniel Callahan 2. Do you agree with Callahan that the power of the physician much be used "only to cure or comfort‚ never to kill"? Callahan spends his essay noting the differences between killing a person and allowing them to die. He creates three separate fields that distinguish why allowing a person to die is not killing them. Metaphysically‚ Morally‚ and Medically‚ the two types of death are not equal in manner. Callahan
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