Amber Delacruz Mr. Lawrence AP Psychology November 27‚ 2012 Marijuana What is marijuana? Marijuana is a psychoactive drug also known as weed‚ pot‚ grass‚ etc. The main ingredient in marijuana is called THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)‚ which travels through the bloodstream to the brain and other organs. Marijuana has various effects when being used. It can also have both long term and short term effect on your body. There are multiple ways to treat this when people get addicted to the drug. The
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Local: “It’s so hard to see him struggle” says Mother of Idaho boy severely hurt by babysitter in Idaho Falls in 2016. The babysitter was sentenced just last week‚ and the story released the 20th. In 2016 a trusted babysitter beat a 3-yr old boy with a 14 inch hard plastic toy repeatedly. When the ambulance got to their house he was bleeding and vomiting from his mouth and nose and unresponsive. Doctors examined the injuries and concluded it wasn’t an accident. Later the babysitter confessed to
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was years before its time. After setting sail on her first and only voyage‚ passenger and survivor‚ Gladys Cherry boarded the ship with no notion of what life changing events were soon to unfold. Constructed in Belfast‚ Ireland‚ the Titanic took over three years to build with 15‚000 men and $7.5 million dollars at hand (“Testimony of Joseph Bruce Ismay”). Gladys‚ the third child of Lady Emily Louisa Haworth-Leslie and James Fredrick Cherry‚ born on August 27‚ 1881 in Greenwich‚ England‚ boarded
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Salem Some things just are not fair. I moved down to Valdosta for school and have been living here for well over a month. I became acclimated to the hot weather and the humidity of the Valdosta sun. Today was Sunday‚ It’s barely the break of daylight and the morning sun rays are shining through onto my apartment wood dresser. I lay sound asleep with my beautiful girlfriend and my roommate Daniel comes barging in through my white door and messy cramped apartment saying to me and my girlfriend “Do
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Kickboxing brings a variety of images to mind‚ from the totally ripped muay thai fighter launching devastating blows within the ring to Billy Blanks yelling out encouragement to people in their living rooms as they practice Tae Bo. However‚ one thing that all these varieties have in common is the incredibly good shape kickboxing gets you into‚ from the lean‚ cut upper bodies to the powerful core to the strong legs that are necessary. Cardio kickboxing is distinct from the martial art in that you
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that if I were going to make a career change‚ it should be in a field that I would enjoy‚ instead of just working for money. I chose a career in the motion picture industry. There are many different types of makeup application‚ I would like to go over the different kinds of makeup and what exactly it is that makes them different. First‚ there is salon makeup which is the foundation of all types of makeup applications. When you learn salon makeup you learn how to make someone look their absolute
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Coughing‚ sneezing‚ and runny noses seem to be the norm this time of the year. But if you or someone in your family gets sick‚ how do you determine if it’s merely a cold or a more serious case of influenza? Knowing that there is nothing doctors can do to treat the common cold‚ most of us resist spending the time and money on an office visit. For the flu‚ however‚ prompt treatment with antiviral medications is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to deter complications that
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Are concussions the number one killer of athletes? No not quite‚ but close; concussions are proving to be the most common and dangerous injury in sports and in everyday life. Not long ago concussion weren’t thought to be as dangerous as they are now. However now‚ doctors and athletes that have or are dealing with this situation are learning that these injuries are a lot more dangerous than they seem. I happen to be one of the athletes that are sitting out for the season for an injury no one can
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CULTUREIFY Halloween dates back to Celtic rituals thousands of years ago and has long been associated with images of witches‚ ghosts‚ vampires‚ and other frighteningly mysterious objects‚ identities‚ places‚ and deeds. In America‚ today‚ while Halloween has evolved into a celebration mainly characterized by child-friendly activities‚ such as costumes‚ trick-or-treating fun and fall holiday activities to carving pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns‚ and apple bobbing….there is still a spooky edge to the
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Elephant Poaching Elephants were once a common species to see around Africa and Asia‚ but due to ivory trading elephants have become critically endangered. Every day elephants become more and more endangered and soon they will be extinct. Elephants are killed everyday and used for ivory. Elephants are beautiful creatures and it would be shameful to let them go extinct. Elephant poaching is a serious problem and is not being stopped. According to the 96 Elephants Foundation‚ “96 elephants are killed
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