In the year 2008 1.21 million innocent lives were lost. These lives were not lost due to disease‚ a natural disaster or worldwide epidemic but by choice. 23% of pregnant women will make the choice to end their pregnancy by having an abortion. By having an abortion a mother is choosing to end their own child’s life. The majority of society will agree that any kind of murder is inhumane so why is it that you can end the life of an unborn baby but it is against the law to take away the life of another
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Introduction According to studies there has been an increase of unprotected intercourse in adolescents that leads to sexually transmitted diseases‚ psychological disorders‚ and the use of substance abuse (Jemmott‚ Fong‚ G. T. (2005)). Adolescents typically go to the use of drugs to throw away the feelings they encounter in everyday situations. Studies also show that most adolescents that involve their selves in intercourse at an early age will have a larger number of sexual partners‚ and use condoms
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Submitted by: Tariq Sunnia Reg. No. BSBB02143008 Submitted to: Ma’am Zain Fatima Drug Addiction (Abstract) Drug addiction is intake of harmful drugs that prove very lethal to us. It directly affects our brain‚ nerves‚ senses etc. It is like a perfume (scent) that attracts others as having different flavors. People become addicted to this because of many reasons. Lack of attachment‚ bonding and attention to youngsters by their parents causes them to use drug and become addicted to them. Physically
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Lorries‚ boats‚ and small planes and even in the post. Why did people even make drugs? There are many reasons why people made drugs. First‚ by World War II‚ American drug use had become so rare; it was seen as a marginal social problem. The first epidemic was forgotten. During the 1960s‚ drugs like marijuana‚ amphetamines‚ and psychedelics came on the scene‚
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Sarah Forsyth’s Slave Girl Reviewed Many people do not see slavery as a current issue of concern. However‚ “Globally‚ the International Labor Organization estimates that about 20.9 million people are trafficked and that 22% of them are victims of forced sexual exploitation”(Alcindor). Readers are forced to acknowledge the existence of slavery in today’s world through the personal experiences told in Sarah Forsyth’s book‚ Slave Girl. Forsyth presents readers with the sad‚ shocking‚ and gory details
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A virus breaks out in “I Am Legend”‚ virtually wiping out the human race‚ leaving only a select few to return order to the world. Instead of being contractible through contact‚ in “The Stand”‚ the strain of influenza is an airborne virus. This epidemic wipes out over 99% of the earth’s population‚ sparing a limited number of immune survivors that endure many trials and tribulations on their extensive journey. These stories are alike in many ways‚ but are also very different in comparison. The differences
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Juvenile Detainees Acorn T Fautanu CRJ 303 Corrections Prof. Theresa Cruz November 20‚ 2012 Criminal Justice and the juvenile justice systems are almost the same but are different. When corrections’ officials have to deal with juvenile detainees‚ such a situation needs to be dealt with care. In identifying such situations‚ we will look at child development‚ punishment and deterrence. Juvenile detention officers work with incarcerated youth. Although juvenile
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Elder Abuse in the United States According to Bonnie and Wallce (2002)‚ "between 1 and 2 million Americans 65 or older have been injured‚ exploited or otherwise mistreated by someone on whom they depended for care or protection" (p. 9). This abuse ranges from physical abuse and sexual abuse to financial exploitation. If the range of victims seems overly broad — there is a 100% variance between the low and high estimates — it is worth noting that some forms of elder abuse are not reported as
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The job of a police officer requires them to put their lives at risk to protect others and the threat seems to end when the uniform is off. Does the threat really end for officers of color? Eric Adams opens a small window into his world as a colored officer with his article‚ “The Thin Blue Line Between Us.” Though he takes his job seriously and upholds his badge with honor‚ he is aware that not all police actions are for the best. He recognizes the brokenness of the system that he must fight against
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Kobe Earthquake – Case Study Kobe Earthquake – Case Study In the early morning of January the 17th 1995 instruments in a lab in western Japan picked up a burst of intense electro-magnetic radiation. It was the signature of a massive earthquake which had just struck the City of Kobe from its epicentre 20 kilometres to the south west. There was no warning‚ 180‚000 buildings were destroyed‚ an urban area 20 kilometres long and 4 kilometres wide was totally wrecked. Nothing moved in or out of Kobe
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