authenticity of the evidence presented in court. Topic 2 The drug policy of Portugal was put in place in 2000‚ and was legally effective from July 2001. The new law maintained the status of illegality for using or possessing any drug for personal use without authorization. However‚ the offense was changed from a criminal one‚ with prison a possible punishment‚ to an administrative one if the amount possessed was no more than ten days’ supply of that substance. In 1999‚ Portugal had the highest rate
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Rape survivors who speak out about their assault experience are often punished for doing so. They are subjected to negative reactions from support providers. These negative reactions may thereby serve a silencing function‚ leading some rape survivors to stop talking about their experiences to anyone at all. For example‚ Courtney Ahrens (2006) examined the impact of negative social reactions on the disclosure of rape. The study focused on the qualitative narratives of eight rape survivors who initially
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Negative effects: The implementation of the local government in 1992 provided the impetus for local government units to assume greater roles and responsibilities in bringing about socio-economic development for their respective constituents. This is in view of the devolution in the provision of basic services such as health‚ social welfare‚ socialized housing‚ agricultural extension‚ tourism development‚ among others‚ from the national to local governments. The devolution of health services of
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Different Types of Computer Viruses Computer virus is a software program written with malicious intentions. There are number of computer viruses that can impede the functioning of your computer system. Let us find out the different types of computer viruses. Did You Know? In 2010‚ Stuxnet virus targeted Siemens Industrial Software and Equipment. There are allegations that this virus is a part of a U.S. and Israeli intelligence operation named "Operation Olympic Games" and it hit Iran’s nuclear
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realize how much impact it has on us. Other forms of advertising include radio commercials‚ billboards‚ labels‚ coupons‚ magazines‚ newspapers‚ and the Internet. It only takes one person to look at one of these advertisement and buy the item‚ which can later cause peer pressure on everyone else to purchase the same item. Buying and consuming is an unacceptable system that affects our everyday lifestyle and the environment in which we live in. The big corporate businesses have a negative impact on
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Andrew Talsma Amanda Kornacki English 111 6 February 2013 Negative Effects of Technology How often do you use technology? Probably quite a bit more than you actually realize. Technology has had a drastic impact on our day to day life. While most people praise technology as a positive advancement‚ or progression‚ in many ways it has had a negative effect on society. Today’s technology has made people lazy‚ and less willing to put forth effort‚ it has created a generation of teenagers who are
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burning problem in modern society. It is increasing at a very fast rate. The invention of computer and internet has reduced the time and space. It has made the world smaller but it has also brought unemployment. Internet has contributed to the decline of creativity in human beings. Human beings for their every work depend on computers. Even for smaller calculations or information he seeks the help of computer. We have forgotten manual labour which could keep us physically fit. We do not like to walk
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Immigration The Positive Side of Immigration Immigration‚ especially in mass numbers is fueled by a number of reasons. Each event is bound to have positive and negative effects but when the positive effects outweigh the cons‚ the event is good and advantageous. Whatever the push and the pull reasons for immigration are‚ both the immigrants and the country hosting them get to gain. Take for example the great migration of the 19th and 20th century into the
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Urban gathered all Christians in England to declare war against the Muslims which started the first Crusade. There were nine Crusades starting in 1095 and ending in 1099. The Crusades had many effects‚ both positive and negative. The Crusades had many positive impacts on the lands it took place on. One good effect is it lifted Europe out of the Dark Ages‚ they were a time where there was disappearance of life and goods. For instance “The Crusades hastened Europe’s emerge from the so called Dark Ages
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uproar and complete chaos. You feel as if there’s little worth living for because nothing is as it used to be. This is the typical situation of a young boy whose tribe was invaded by European Imperialists. Imperialism in Africa had many negative effects on the natives such as poverty and famine‚ destruction of entire ethnic groups and loss of important culture; it also eventually led to civil war. During the mid 1800’s Africa became a key point of interest for many imperialistic European
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