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    Forced marriage is a crime in Australia‚ and is punishable by up to seven years in prison. Under Commonwealth law a forced marriage is one where a person gets married without fully and freely consenting because they have been coerced

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    Calculated Killer or Mentally Insane? Good and evil go hand in hand in everything‚ including those that have claimed to be perfectly twisted. In “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the short story shows that even the most perfect crimes can turn twisted and evil. During the 1840’s there is a caregiver and a narrator who is also a cold-blooded killer who develops a hate towards the eye of the old man he was taking care of. The narrator claims it made his “blood run cold”‚ and so he decides

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    The Pros & Cons To Anxiety Treatments By Bowe Packer Aug 16‚ 2009 If you have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder‚ chances are that you will be given an option of different treatments. These treatments may include anti-depressants‚ anti-anxiety medication and therapy. There are pros and cons to all of these types of anxiety treatments. Here is a run-down of what to expect with each: Anti-Depressants Today‚ most anti-Depressants are used in combination with anti-anxiety medication. Anxiety does

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    Pregnant‚ and Forced to Stay on Life Support A Texas woman is now brain-dead after collapsing on her kitchen floor in November from what appeared to be a blood clot in her lungs. She was found by her husband and taking to the John Peter Smith Hospital. Marlise Munoz was also 14 weeks pregnant. At the hospital she was in Intensive care unit where she remains connected to live-support. Her husband and parents planed to take her off life support. In November as they plan to

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    about the surroundings. The brain signals and activity in common person under sleep is much variant than in patient under coma sleep. A person in comatose condition is not waked up but the normal person in sleep can be. There are chances that after treatment patient can normally start his life when he is out of comma but it not always happen. The condition of comatose is difficult to understand. Coma patients have spontaneous effect and activities that impersonate conscious activities. (Steven Dowshen

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    9 keys to stay mentally healthy A healthy mind can only reside in a healthy body. Mental health encompasses everything related to mind. It seriously affects the way a person thinks‚ feels‚ acts‚ or reacts. A mind that is not healthy can never function properly at the emotional‚ social and psychological levels. Why is it important to stay mentally healthy? If a person is not mentally healthy‚ it can lead to fatal mental conditions like suicide tendency‚ depression‚ addiction‚ schizophrenia‚ trauma

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    HONG KONG INSTITUE OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINSTRARION ASSIGNMENT FOR EXHIBITION AND EVENT MANAGEMENT Module Code: MPR4505 Enrichment Module 2014-2015 (Semester 4) Individual Assignment 2 Prepared for Mr. Leo Kwan Prepared by Chan Wing Yu BA 124012/2B 130170942 <Submitted on 21 November 2014> The Main Theme of the Event From 31 October 2014- 1 November 2014‚ there is a The Guangzhou / Hong Kong / Macao / Chengdu Youth Skills Competition cum carnival which is

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    ENG112-96 Research Essay – Final Draft October 22‚ 2013 Hook‚ Line‚ and Sinker: The Effect of Commercial Fishing on the Marine Ecosystem Every day‚ millions of people around the globe rely on fish and other aquatic species as their number one source of protein. Fishing has become one of the most profitable businesses in the world‚ and provides millions of people with a continual food source. Along with its success‚ commercial fishing at its very core‚ has wreaked havoc on the marine ecosystem

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    teenager being forced into chemotherapy at the age of seventeen. This case is a difficult one‚ due to Cassandra still being underaged. With all these components in mind‚ I disagree with what the law/court decided Cassandra’s solution be. She should not have been forced into being administered chemotherapy by any means‚ even if she was still technically a minor. The law states that if you are a minor‚ you have to have parental permission to undergo a certain task or in this case‚ refuse treatment. So‚ it

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    The Ultimate Choice for a Terminally Ill Patient “I’m going to die Monday at 6:15pm.” These were the words of Marc Weide’s mother when she chose euthanasia after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. In an astonishingly direct portrayal of his mother’s last days leading up to her appointment‚ Weide quotes his mother regarding the option of chemo-therapy‚ “I’m not going bald - I don’t want people saying‚ ‘How sad‚ that beautiful hair is all gone.’ Never” (Theguardian.com). The option for one to

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