The Epidemic Of Homelessness And The Impact It Has On The United States Jeff Damitz One of the sociologic problems that have always faced society is the presence of homelessness population in a percentage of societies’ citizens. The National Health Care of the Homeless Council (2014) describes the official definition of homeless at “an individual without permanent housing who may live on the streets; stay in a shelter‚ mission‚ single room occupancy facilities‚ abandoned building or vehicle;
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Poverty Negatively Effects Academic Achievement The epidemic of poverty amongst students has been shown to consistently have a negative impact on student’s academic opportunities and achievements. Sadly poverty affects a large amount of students found in the world today and to make matters worse poverty has the power to effect student’s progress even when it strikes in the most indirect of ways. Poverty is affecting a significantly large amount of students worldwide and even though the United
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Meth the Persistent Beast Meth addiction is a horrible beast that steals your life from you. Meth is a highly addictive drug and “Meth is now the No. 1 drug in rural America” (Got Meth?). Meth can negatively rearrange and scramble the user’s life‚ sometimes bringing complete destruction. Meth addiction will separate the individual that is using from their family and loved ones‚ will make the user have a extremely hard time obtaining and managing money‚ and meth addiction will cause physical
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Crystal Meth It is sometimes called speed‚ uppers‚ crank‚ chalk‚ ice‚ glass‚ copilots and Christmas tree‚ however it’s most commonly known name is crystal meth‚ scientifically known as methamphetamine or methyl amphetamine. One of the earliest uses of crystal meth was during World War II when the German military introduced it under the name Pervitin. It was given to elite forces‚ tank crews‚ and aircraft personnel in doses of chocolate‚ gaining the name copilots. In 1983‚ laws were passed prohibiting
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There is currently controversy between the state and federal governments regarding the legalization of medicinal marijuana. On the federal level all use or possession of marijuana is illegal‚ but in California‚ laws have recently been passed at the state level that allows the herb to be grown and distributed for medicinal purposes only. In order to avoid constant battles between the two I feel that the final decision on legalizing marijuana should be left up to the state level authorities. If the
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Walter Brodner Prof. Geerling ENC1101 5 February 2013 Energy Drinks: Liquid Meth? Over the last decade‚ drinks containing high amounts of caffeine‚ sugar‚ and other ingredients that increase energy have been rapidly growing in popularity. Clearly these beverages are known as energy drinks. Energy drinks have gotten so popular that it is extremely rare to find a convenience store that doesn’t sell a variety of them. Students use energy drinks to cram the night before a test‚ athletes use them
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“The Age of AIDS” by frontline is an apt study for two reasons. First it details the process of identifying a disease which was new and mysterious; second in doing so it gives us insight on how epidemiology plays an important role. This gives us an understanding of epidemiology and its basic concepts in force while executing this role. The objectives of epidemiology of identifying the cause of disease‚ in this case AIDS‚ extent to which it has penetrated. Finding records for similar cases for further
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TABLE 4.1: Comparison of Birla Frontline equity fund with market indicators (BSE200.) with the calculation of portfolio return & market return‚ Average fund & Index return‚ Standard deviation of fund & index return and Beta. NAV BSE200 Year Opening Closing Rp Rp^2 Opening Closing Rm Rm^2 2004 20.01 23.94 19.64 385.73 769.67 886.55 15.18 230.60 2005 24.46 33.94 38.75 1502.11 890.48 1186.23 33.21 1103.06 2006 33.98 50.13 47.52 2258.90 1188.78 1655.74 39.28 1542.96 2007 50.86 81.34 59.92 3591.51
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Annotated Bibliography Daly‚ Melissa (Sep2008). Meth isn’t worth messing with. Current Health 2. Vol.35 issue one. P 26-29. This is a magazine article that I got from the university library. In this article the author explains how teenagers get hooked on meth and the dangers that it causes to the body. Caplan‚ Joseph; Kish‚ Stephen‚ CMAJ: (Sept.2008). Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Meth Addiction. This is an article that I found in the university library. It
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world places like Germany and Japan required that everyone has insurance. In the videos‚ Sick Around the World and Sick Around America‚ Frontline examines the health care system in the United States and parts of the world such as‚ England‚ Japan‚ Germany‚ Taiwan‚ and Switzerland‚ for some responses about health care. In the video Sick Around the World‚ Frontline travel to Britain‚ Japan‚ Germany‚ Taiwan‚ and Switzerland to investigate their health care system. In Britain‚ there is no insurance
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