health problems. Most people think pot is safer than tobacco‚ but that is not true. It’s smoke contains 50% to 70% more cancer causing substances that tobacco smoke and 1 cannabis joint can cause as much damage as 5 tobacco cigarettes. As far as the effects on your mental state goes‚ the main active ingredient in Marijuana is Tetrahydrocannabinol better known as thc and this disrupts nerve cells in the brain affecting memory. It also releases more dopamine while under the influence of pot‚ dopamine is
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In this essay I will discuss the adaptations on human evolution‚ this includes skin color‚ disease‚ Lactase Persistence‚ and the negative effects of the Neolithic Revolution. I will focus mostly on the diseased portion the most because this plays a vital role in natural selection. Natural selection is the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring (dictionary.com). Without disease natural selection would play less of a part in how species
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These are the major laws that affect the incarceration at the federal level; many states have mandatory minimums and similar policies. But that is changing. It is simply ineffective and inappropriate for states to focus only on new drug legislation. Twenty-three states have recently repealed drug penalties‚ including revision or even elimination of mandatory minimums‚ reclassifying what constitutes a drug offense‚ revising sentencing enhancements (being convicted of the same crime twice results
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Introduction to Globalisation Definitions: The word Globalisation is defined by the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary as – (a) the increase of trade around the world‚ especially by large companies producing and trading goods in many different countries (b) when available goods and services‚ or social and cultural influences‚ gradually become similar in all parts of the world The term has been defined by The NCERT Social Science Text Book followed by the Central Board of Secondary Education
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strangers. The introduction of social media has changed the world in many ways. It affects each individual in different ways. Today it can be used as a very helpful tool in changing a person’s life‚ but at the same time cause such conflicts which can negatively impact a person. While there are some negatives associated with social media‚ the positives in communication all around‚ has made the world stronger and a better place to live in. Social media has many positive effects on the society
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Possessing a functional or dysfunctional family is of much importance to a healthy development‚ helping children through peer pressure‚ acceptance‚ and the anxiety of belonging. Yet how important is the environment that a child is raised on‚ this being shared or non-shared? How difficult or easy can peer pressure be? Will peer pressure help or deter a child from being functional. How much do these factors affect development from childhood to adolescence? This paper will explain the different stages
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TOPIC: THE POSITIVE EFFECTS OF COMPETITION CAN OUTWEIGH ITS NEGATIVE EFFECTS We can clearly see that in today’s world‚ competition is the ultimate force‚ which is driving each and every person towards the development of the society. Indeed‚ we can say without any doubt that the positive impact of competition can outweigh its negative impact. Competition provides fair chance‚ zeal to work hard and ultimately to come up with the best upshot. However‚ many people have firm believe that competition
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Imperialism is usually seen as having a positive effect on society‚ but in the long run it can have negative effects. Although some may believe differently‚ imperialism in Africa‚ India and China had very negative effects. Africa got divided‚ lost their independence‚ and many new diseases emerged causing Africans to be killed. In India‚ there was a drastic loss of money‚ famine‚ racism‚ and British dominance. Lastly‚ China lost a lot of their culture and tradition‚ trade weakened‚ opium caused deaths
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Positive and Negative Impacts of the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was a change in the mid-18th century from small scale‚ domestic production of goods to machine-based‚ mass production of goods. It is usually thought of as having mostly or only positive impacts on Europe. Although the revolution did have many positive impacts‚ it had its fair share of negative impacts as well. Some of the positive outcomes included the overall increase in production and value of
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The 1800’s were a time of innovation and immigration to cities for the new factory jobs‚ because the Agricultural Revolution changed farms. There were many positive and negative effects of the Industrial Revolution. One positive effect of the Industrial Revolution‚ was urbanization. Urbanization was when cities were built because of all the jobs the factories were offering. Many people wanted these jobs‚ and went from farms to these new cities. They needed homes for these new comers‚ so they
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