The Dangers of Marijuana There are many life threatening‚ as well as psychological‚ dangers due to the use of marijuana. Life threatening dangers include lung cancer‚ trouble breathing‚ a weakened immune system‚ asthma‚ poor driving ability‚ increased heart rate‚ high blood pressure‚ and reproduction problems. Effects marijuana has on the brain include poor short term memory‚ a short attention span‚ schizophrenia‚ and addiction withdrawal. These dangers are associated with the prolonged use of marijuana
Premium Tobacco smoking Immune system Cancer
Psychological Disorders’ Presentation “Psychological disorders are behaviors or mental processes that are connected with various kinds of distress or impaired functioning (Nevid & Rathus‚ 2005).” Many people battle different kinds of disorders ranging from anxiety‚ dissociative‚ somatoform‚ moodiness‚ schizophrenia‚ personality‚ and many other disorders (Nevid & Rathus‚ 2005). Some are so mild that people do not recognize when they have it‚ and some are so severe that they become a
Premium Schizophrenia
Dangers of Drugs There are many persuasive arguments you can give to convince middle school students not start using drugs. One argument is the pain you would put your family through. Not only is it dangerous to using the drugs‚ it is also very dangerous to be around the people that sell the drugs. One of the best arguments I could give it the very harmful affects that the drug does to your body. There are endless arguments that you could give to students not to buy and use drugs but I believe
Premium Drug addiction Middle school UK Singles Chart number-one singles
Some say that the world is becoming a better place in which to live‚ but we are exposed to an increasing number of dangers. Hence‚ I think that the world is an increasingly dangerous place in which to live for several reasons. Firstly‚ we are shadowed with the threat of nuclear war‚ where entire nations are at risk of being annihilated. There aren’t any extreme war cases as World War 2‚ but we hear of many acts of violence and threats of mass destruction. These are due to terrorism and experimentation
Premium World War II Nuclear weapon Nuclear warfare
There are phrases in these Christian myths that say you will go to hell if you do not believe in these myths. People who have not grown up‚ listening and knowing these myths can be seen as outsiders or even evil by the believers of the myth. Dangers are seen almost every day on the news‚ when you hear religious wars within Christianity and Islam. Many fighting for holy land generated from these myths that say‚ that particular land is holy for the Christian myth but also holy for the Islamic myth
Premium Religion Mythology Folklore
The Danger of Knowledge As he went on‚ I felt as if my soul were grappling with a palpable enemy; one by one the various keys were touched which formed the mechanism of my being; chord after chord was sounded‚ and soon my mind was filled with one thought‚ one conception‚ one purpose. So much has been done‚ exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein—more‚ far more‚ will I achieve: treading in the steps already marked‚ I will pioneer a new way‚ explore unknown powers‚ and unfold to the world the deepest
Premium Frankenstein Mary Shelley Paradise Lost
April 10‚ 2011 “Dangers of Obesity” Obesity is a leading cause for hypertension‚ diabetes‚ and heart disease. There is a growing problem with obesity in America‚ which is leading to many health problems at a younger age. Hypertension‚ diabetes‚ and heart disease is more likely to occur to someone one with poor diet. Poor diet is the leading cause of obesity. According to Roland Strum’s article “The Effects Of Obesity‚ Smoking‚ And Drinking On Medical Problems And Costs” obesity has roughly the
Premium Obesity Hypertension Diabetes mellitus
Stranger danger Social Networks are‚ on these days‚ the perfect way to communicate and keep in touch with your friends and family‚ and even to let them know about your plans and lifestyle. The disadvantages of using social networks are commonly ignored by users. I must say‚ I used to do it too‚ until one day. That morning‚ as the sun was rising from beyond the mountains and gradually changing the color of the sky from dark to blue. My day was starting like any other day; I brushed my teeth
Premium Sociology Social information processing Twitter
“Is an individual ’s personality determined by their biological nature or by their personal experiences (nurture)?” When personality is analysed within the psychological field‚ the emphasis is placed on the ‘individual’s characteristics‚ modes of thinking and feelings’(Ribeaux&Poppleton‚1978). With these three aspects that make up one’s personality differing in all individuals‚ it proves difficult to provide an all-encompassing definition of personality. Behavioural geneticists attempt to study
Free Psychology Personality psychology
that some people are willing to do almost anything to achieve. According to a recent study conducted by the Eating Disorders Organisation of Victoria it shows that 9% of the Australian population suffer with an eating disorder. That means approximately 2 million people and of that 2 million 90% are females between the ages of 13 and 24. There are many different eating disorders that have become more common in the last 13 years such as anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia‚ binge eating‚ purging the list goes
Premium Anorexia nervosa Eating disorders Bulimia nervosa