comfortable in social settings‚ and to feel good about whom they are. Adolescents are no different. They too use drugs to gain these temporary feelings and sensations. “Drug abuse among young people is one of the greatest challenges of our time” (Shedler and Black‚ 1990). The prevalence of drug use among adolescents is a disturbing phenomenon that has been investigated for decades. When adolescents abuse drugs‚ their lives can be adversely affected (Jenkins
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Unknown 2 Scheme “ Fair game” ions Cations: Na+‚ K+‚ NH4+ ‚ Ca2+‚ Mg(OH2)62+ ‚ Al(OH2)63+ Anions: SO42-‚ HSO4-‚ NO3-‚ OH-‚ Cl-‚ CO32-‚ HCO3- Insoluble Compounds: Ca(OH)2‚ CaSO4•2H2O‚ CaCO3‚ MgCO3‚ Mg(OH)2 I. Describe Sample a. Quick description of sample. Ex: Phase‚ color‚ odor‚ crystalline‚ amorphous‚ gel-like‚ powdery‚ etc. II. Flame Test a. Part 1 i. Orange Flame: Na+ is present. K+ ‚ NH4+ ‚ Ca2+‚ Mg(OH2)62 ‚ Al(OH2)63+ may also be present. ii. Purple Flame: K+ is present (no Na+
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Tool Use Among Chimpanzees Jane Goodall was the first person to ever document seeing a non-human animal create and use tools. (Atkinson) We now see that tool use among chimpanzees is not uncommon. Upon this discovery we have figured out they have many ways to use and craft tools. There is a bit of a difference between tool uses and acquisition among wild and captive Pan troglodytes. The wild chimpanzees have all types of materials to choose and work from in the wild and rely more on tool use for
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Running head: SUICIDE AMONG ADOLESCENTS Suicide Among Adolescents The taking of one’s life‚ as hard as it is for some to fathom‚ is becoming increasingly common. Suicide is even the third leading cause of death among adolescents age fifteen to nineteen (Hallfors‚ PhD‚ et al.‚ 2006). Suicide in general is hard enough to swallow‚ but children and adolescents are now turning to taking their own life instead of facing the life they have ahead of them. Their thoughts about suicide
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that our fellow citizens need to support the 1 Malaysia’s go in order to achieve excellence and the integrity among Malaysians. Thus‚ each of us‚ despite our differences has to unite together to show our Malaysian identity. There are several suggestions on how we are going to promote unity and tolerance among Malaysians. One of the ways on how to promote unity and tolerance among Malaysians is by holding cultural events; occasions which are related to the cultures of the society. Lantern
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A Lonely World Loneliness refers to being in the state of solitary isolation. Throughout the book‚ Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ many characters portrayed different sides of loneliness that reflected their lives and the hardships they faced. Each one reacted and showed their loneliness in various ways‚ which played a huge part in the characters they became. Ironically‚ all of the characters live near a town called Soledad‚ which means “loneliness.” Lennie is one of the most important characters
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Depression Among the Elderly Though depression and anxiety are common throughout the life cycle; depression and older age have commonly been associated with one another (Mulsant‚ 1998). Unfortunately‚ many elderly people are not satisfied and look at this stage as depressing. After years of planning‚ dreaming‚ and expecting the golden years to be the highlight of one ’s life‚ the increased number of stressors related to aging causes feelings of depression. Depression can happen at any age from
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References: Asia News. (2009). Healthcare costs rise and rise. Retrieved December 2‚ 2012‚ from asiaonenews. BERNAMA (2010).1‚046 Bankruptcy Cases Among 25 Year-Olds Since 2005. Retrieved September 24‚ 2012 from http://blis2.bernama.com/mainHomeBypass.do Bianco‚ C. A.‚ & Bosco‚ S. M. (2012). Financial (IL) Literacy of College Students. The Journal of American Academy of Business‚ Cambridge‚ Vol
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There are known unknowns. That is to say there are things that we now know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we don’t know. So when we do the best we can and we pull all this information together‚ and we then say well that’s basically what we see as the situation‚ that is really only the known knowns and the known unknowns. And each year‚ we discover a few more of those unknown unknowns.” I would have told you that I thought I was employing best
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many class lab days‚ I concluded my unknown was Calcium Carbonate due to results from the Flame Test and Anion I Test. Throughout our lab days‚ my friends would help me determine various odors and colors of the substances which allowed me to confirm my answer. Also‚ I looked select test results up on the internet to see if they matched my observations. On our first lab day‚ I received my bottle and noticed a white precipitate in the bottom therefore‚ my unknown was insoluble. I started my testing
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