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    and how education has changed over the years. There are many advantages and disadvantages having the Internet so prominent in our lives. For most of us the Internet plays a very important role in our lives. The growth of the Internet has helped the medical field advance enormously. Without the needed technology a lot of people would struggle with their health. In addition it saves many innocent lives (“Technology Advancements”‚ n.d. para 6). A big factor in the advancing medical field‚ is how more

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    Life consists of many hardships and obstacles‚ that we call troubling conflicts. This year I had experienced a very prolonged conflict that affected my school life‚ social life‚ and family life. In addition‚ I decided to take this course online because of my conflict that affected my life. On February 14‚ Valentines Day‚ I left school early because I was in great pain. I complained to my mother that I had pain in my stomach and abdomen‚ so we immediately went to the walk-in clinic close by. Once

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    their substance abuse and parenting style. The adolescents were questioned about alcohol‚ marijuana‚ crack/cocaine‚ and heroin. Surveys were utilized for this study. The neglectful parenting style‚ which researchers defined as showing the least amount of affection and effort spent disciplining your child‚ was found to lead to the highest rates of alcohol and substance abuse in these adolescents. This study also surveyed the teens about days they had problems from the alcohol or substance abuse. The

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    sports. Have you ever thought of the long term affects when becoming a sports fan. People watch sports to get away from the world for 2 hours‚ bond with friends‚ and even getting away from annoying significant others. Sports today has changed my life significantly because of how passionate and dedicated I am to all sports fans. Also‚ when being a sports fan you can meet amazing people with the same interest as you in a random sports bar. When watching sports it tends to be enjoyable no matter the outcome

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    Have you ever had an event that completely altered your life? Events can change your attitude toward life‚ your perspective on people‚ and your ability to function emotionally. I‚ personally‚ had three major events that transformed my way of life. In my eighteen years of living I have discovered that most of the time I can be a pretty pessimistic‚ negative‚ emotionless person. It not the best personality to have‚ but I make it work. Now being a negative person‚ I am used to negative thoughts and

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    Getting my license has changed my life forever. This event has allowed me to prove to myself and my parents that I am capable of being on my own and ready to function in the real world. My whole life my parents have regretted the decision to start me in school early. They always worried that I would be unable to handle the stresses of adult life at such a young age. Whenever I would talk to my mom about applying for college she would always say to me‚ “I can’t believe you have to deal with this so

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    Sam Doueiri Edgar Allan Poe and substance abuse The Bottled Curse Edgar Allan Poe was one of America’s most celebrated poet and story teller. His life started early with misfortune. Both of his parents were already dead‚ when Edgar was 3 years old. His father died of tuberculosis and his mother died of tuberculosis and pneumonia. He was adopted and attended school until he was 17 years old. He started the abuse of alcohol with 17 and he started gambling. As his adopting father figured out

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    Role of Social Workers and Substance Abuse Abstract Social workers promote social justice and social change with and on behalf of clients. “Clients” is used inclusively to refer to individuals‚ families‚ groups‚ organizations‚ and communities. Social workers are sensitive to cultural and ethnic diversity and strive to end discrimination‚ oppression‚ poverty‚ and other forms of social injustice. These activities may be in the form of direct practice‚ community organizing‚ supervision‚ consultation

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    The field of substance abuse counseling is growing exponentially. With the opioid epidemic booming and synthetic drugs flooding the market‚ there is a dire need for counselors with education‚ training‚ and strong work ethics. But that is not why I am choosing to become a Substance Abuse Counselor‚ there is a little more to it. They say those that have lived it are the ones who can help others during their struggles. I am 45 years old‚ a mother to 3 beautiful children‚ one with special needs. I am

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    face was an 11. I had missed the end of my friend Kyle’s theory about how our history teacher is definitely going to grade our DBQ harder this time‚ because an upperclassmen just had to get his friend to notice him. Unbeknownst to me‚ a small shoulder-level freshman‚ an unspoken rule of high school is that the only surefire way of getting someone to notice you in a crowded hallway is to hit them on the shoulder. Of course‚ my freshman naivety convinced me that being the same height as a certain someone’s

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