PSY215: DRUGS AND DEPENDENCY ESSAY ONE WHY DO PEOPLE USE DRUGS? LACHLAN SLOAN 30790798 Throughout history‚ people have used different kinds of drugs to alter the way they feel or experience consciousness. Ritualistic use of drugs has been commonly practiced by various cultures such as the mushroom induced trance state utilised by Native American Indians to commune with the Great Spirit. Pacific Islanders drink Kava as a means of connecting with the supernatural‚ healing illness
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denominations don’t seem to agree on "what the gospel is." Many of them don’t know what "gospel" means [glad tidings or good news]. Many of them don’t know what "gospel" means [glad tidings or good news]. Many think "gospel" means "truth‚" when they say things like‚ "I’m speakin’ the gospel." Many denominations mention Jesus’ name... and tell Bible stories about Him‚ thinking that is "gospel" [calling it ’the gospel of Jesus Christ’]. The "gospel" is the "good news" that Jesus Christ preached. The
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I believe that most people learn from their mistakes.I am aware of several mistakes that I have leraned from‚and I have watched my family and friends learn and grow from their mistakes.In fact‚I believe that most of the progress we have made in science and technology is the result of people learning from mistakes.When I was 18 years old‚i rushed into a marriage with a man whom I did not know well enough.We thought we loved each other ‚but it turned out that we were not well-matched at all‚and eventually
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Today‚ the Bible is not favorably viewed. People will often state that they believe it is a fairytale or a book of mythology. Those who use the Bible as their source of truth are mocked and ridiculed with sayings such as‚ “You still believe in a magic sky-daddy who ‘blesses’ you?” or “Anyone who trusts a 2‚000-year-old book cannot be taken seriously.” Understandably‚ there is a reason people feel this way. In the past‚ many religious people have peddled the Bible for control‚ power‚ and money. Unfortunately
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Most people believe that free will is something that all humans have. Many religions even teach that people have free will. Children are told by their parents that they have free will. However‚ free will is nothing more than a myth. It is only an illusion. Humans only believe that they have free will. The play‚ Oedipus Rex‚ by Sophocles brings this idea up. In the play‚ Oedipus believes he has free will in choosing to run away from the town he calls his home because he is afraid of a prophecy
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The short story The Things People Say‚ written by Elizabeth Kolbert examines the consequences of group polarization and cyber polarization using the outbreak surrounding President Obama’s birthplace and citizenship. During the 2008 elections the media spread the concept that President Obama was not born in the United States and that the birth certificate he produced was a fake. The author analyzes not only the falsehood of the story itself‚ but also the larger idea regarding the internet’s interference
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MariJUANa is a drug that shouldn’t be used for recreational purposes due to all the effects it gives the user and how some users abuse it. The more that is taken the greater the effects are which can cause short and long term problems. One of the reasons that people use this drug is for the feeling that it offers to them and get some users addicted. The use of marijuana causes THC to flow from your bloodstream to your brain in which gives the user the “high” they feel. “It acts much like the cannabinoid
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People measure intelligence based on race and class‚ but those factors have nothing to do with mental capacity. Many people think that a person is intelligent because they went to a university‚ got a degree‚ and have a good paying job‚ so they must be smart and know everything however that’s not true. People can achieve intelligence by learning or by following their passion in whatever they love it doesn’t matter where you fall with race and class. Judgements about intelligence carry great weight
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1. Why did people push west? There are many reasons the pushed people to head west. The fist reason was that the land was rare in the east‚ especially in New England were it became overpopulated. Land was productive and expensive in the Mid-Atlantic States. Also‚ farmers in the south held the best lands. In addition‚ the need to move west was the highest in the slave states because small farmers could not stand against slave labor. Finally‚ the land in the west was rich and abundant‚ accessible and
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created by man struggled with the problem of crime. The one provocative question from Jack the Ripper to O.J. Simpson is why do people commit crime? In most of our modern societies‚ laws have been developed over time‚ to maintain order. I personally think the law forms a social contract between individuals and society. I know that there are many competing theories on why people commit crime. I personally believe that they all can be summed up and placed into three broad categories. The three classifications
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