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    the Father‚ Son‚ and Grandson: Succession Patterns and the Kim Dynasty This paper seeks to understand North Korea’s Kim Il Sung to Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un’s hereditary transition by proposing a comparative analysis of several dictatorship families. The paper utilizes totalitarian

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    Addiction

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    is an illness that requires‚ for most‚ professional help and that once you are an addict you are always an addict.   Addiction is everywhere‚ from celebrity tabloids‚ to television‚ and possibly to a family member or close friend. There is alcoholism‚ drug abuse‚ and gambling addiction; the effects of such are devastating. The purpose of this paper is to address some of the different forms of addiction and types of addictive behaviors. Addiction is defined as a persistent‚ compulsive dependence

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    Teenage Life

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    An alcoholic beverage is a drink containing chemicals from the alcohol family. Mostly ethyl alcohol (ethanol‚ EtOH)‚ other alcohols are usually present only in small quantities‚ notably consumable t-Amyl alcohol (t-Amylol‚ t-AmOH) which is about 20X more potent than ethanol‚ and hazardous methanol with much weaker sedative effect than ethanol‚ thus are not prohibited by law or regulated by taxation in most if not all countries. However‚ alcoholic beverages are divided into three general classes for

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    Research done by The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence(NCADD) says that; “Numerous scientific studies reveal that alcohol and drug dependence runs in families. Research conducted on twins and adopted children has shown the impact of genetics in relation to alcohol and drug dependence

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    A PROJECT REPORT ON Youth alcohol usage PREPARED BY:- Albina saifee‚ roll no 37 TY.BA ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-12 UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART’S‚ SCIENCE‚ COMMERCE MIRA ROAD(EAST) Youth alcohol usage preface Alcohol consumption by young people has a profound effect on our nation‚ our communities‚ our families‚ and our children. Alcohol use by teens is related to traffic crashes‚ crime‚ teenage pregnancies‚ sexually transmitted diseases‚ suicides‚ drownings‚ and poor performance

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    in continued consumption of alcoholic beverages despite health problems and negative social consequences of it’s use. Alcoholism is considered by many to be a disease which needs medical treatment. Major Discussion It is estimated by the World Health Organization that 140 million people throughout the world suffer from alcohol dependence. The primary effect of alcoholism is to encourage the drinker to drink at times and in amounts that are damaging to their bodies and to society as a whole

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    What Is Rotten In Hamlet

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    the state of Denmark”‚ which is very prevalent throughout the whole play. From alcoholism‚ corruption‚ and straight-forward murder‚ all these vices plague the state of Denmark. Hamlet directly stated that he thinks Denmark is full of “drunken swine” which is not a trait any Country wishes to possess. As for the corruption the whole hierarchy of Denmark is threatened with the uprising of Claudius‚ and his

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    many of his stories‚ Alexie’s uses the motifs‚ imagery and figurative language to underscore the theme. Three of these stories are “Every Little Hurricane”‚ “A Drug Called Tradition”‚ and “Indian Education”; Alexie uses the motifs of storytelling‚ alcoholism‚ and the warrior to explore how the outsider status of his Native American characters affects them as individuals and shows the resiliency of their community. Alexie’s use of imagery and figurative language help depict the distance between reservation

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    Horner The Lifestyle Difference between an Alcoholic and a Non-alcoholic A person’s body that is physically dependent on alcohol is known as alcoholism. An alcoholic can be called an addict; someone who is addicted to alcohol. (More on the definition of “addict” is further in this essay). Alcoholism is a very serious illness that affects about 30 percent of people; 10 percent of women and 20 percent of men (Green Health Edition‚ Chapter8‚ page 222H). People all over the

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    main types of disease: pathogenic disease‚ deficiency disease‚ hereditary disease‚ and physiological disease. Pathogenic diseases are caused by what is called a pathogen. Pathogens are parasitic organisms that cause disease in their host. For example the pathogen e.coli which can make people ill or kill them. Deficiency diseases are caused by a deficiency of a particular nutrient in the diet. A lack of vitamin c causes scurvy. Hereditary diseases are passed on through generations via their genes

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