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    Reductions Treaty are considered to be positive steps‚ but it is also acknowledged that the road to the ultimate goal remains tenuous and full of difficult twists and turns. In rhetoric if not in substance‚ China is no stranger to the idea of nuclear disarmament. China’s 2008 Defense White Paper reiterates the position that “China holds that all nuclear-weapon states should make an unequivocal commitment to the thorough destruction of nuclear weapons‚ undertake to stop research into and development of new

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    Group‚ LLC ISSN: 0279-1072 print / 2159-9777 online DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2013.763560 Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents: How are Family Factors Related to Substance Use Change? Karine Bertrand‚ Ph.D.a ; Isabelle Richer‚ Ph.D.b ; Natacha Brunelle‚ Ph.D.c ; Isabelle Beaudoin‚ Ph.D.d ; Annie Lemieux‚ M.Sc.e & Jean-Marc Ménard‚ M.A.f Abstract — Parental involvement in adolescents’ substance abuse treatment is highly recommended‚ even though the mechanisms explaining how this favors

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    included such as I am sayings‚ Jesus talk with various people like Samaritan woman‚ Nicodemus‚ Greeks etc.‚ Christological aspects and the author’s purpose in portraying the divinity of Jesus appears wonderful. The usage of riddles‚ parallelism‚ dualism etc‚ make this gospel unique and different from the synoptics. There are things like wedding at Cana‚ Lazarus narration‚ high priestly prayer are described which were omitted or unwritten by the other evangelists. Coming at the end of the first half

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    Dualism and monism is a famous philosophy topic from ancient to now. The word "Dualism" means that our physical and our mental are independent. And our body and our mind cannot be the same. It is because of mind and body is two separate substances. In the contract‚ the "monism" means that both of the physical and mental are combined being one. And our mind and body are indivisible and are each influenced by the other. The monism and dualism individually has its strengths and weaknesses. The mind

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    In the 17th century‚ Descartes presented the philosophy of Cartesian Dualism‚ with the trademark of “I think therefore I am”. Cartesian Dualism is fundamentally saying that the mind‚ which is an active substance‚ and the body‚ a passive substance‚ combine to make the living human. Thus‚ believing that the mind directly and absolutely affects the body‚ and any physical variation that may occur‚ while also believing that the body and physical aspects can have an affect on the mind. In Franz Kafka’s

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    I will be arguing for Cartesian dualism in this paper. I will argue that Cartesian dualism offers a more reasonable explanation of reality than Darwinian monism. I believe that the mind and the body are two separate things. Life did not just happen by chance. Someone or someone’s mind‚ created this universe. For anything to take place someone has to have made the first move. “Now whatever is in motion is put in motion by another‚ for nothing can be in motion except it is in potentially to that towards

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    Substance Abuse Crystal Imbornone PSY/270 June 23‚ 2015 Deborah Eastwood Substance Abuse I think that many people who are stricken with substance abuse have undergone a traumatic event that has changed their life. These events can be such things as: divorce‚ death of someone close‚ rough childhood‚ and predisposed disposition.This idea gives them the feeling of doing things that they would normally not do. Divorce is another one of those things that people go through that causes them to rethink

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    It is acknowledged that not all substance users have problems with parenting. However in many cases it will be necessary to make an assessment‚ which includes the substance use and behaviour of the parents‚ and any impact from this upon their parenting‚ before deciding what help‚ if any‚ is required‚ and whether child protection procedures should be initiated. Child in Need – A child i.e. a person under 18 years is in need if they are unlikely to achieve or maintain‚ or to have the opportunity

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    Substance Abuse among Juveniles Unit 9 Final Project Substance abuse by juveniles is a major problem in our communities. Substance abuse among juveniles 12 and older is on rise (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration‚ 2010). For some juveniles‚ drinking or using drugs is the only way they feel they can cope with problems in their lives. The rise of substance abuse by juveniles is contributing to a number of problems such as increased crime and school dropout rates. The

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    Properties of Substances- Gr.12 Chemistry Final Lab Report Lab: Properties of Substances M. Nguyen SCH4U April 27‚ 2012 Abstract The purpose of this experiment was to use a variety of tests to identity the type of bonds which are present in each solid. Various substances (paraffin wax‚ sucrose‚ sodium chloride‚ tin‚ and silicon dioxide) were experimented and identified with tests for hardness‚ solubility‚ conductivity‚ and the time for the solid to melt with a candle and Bunsen burner

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