recreational drug for its euphoric effects. Heroin can be injected‚ snorted‚ and smoked. Some people mix cocaine with heroin and call it a speed ball. Heroin is an opioid drug made from morphine‚ a natural substance taken from the seed pod of the Asian opium poppy plant. Heroin was first made in 1898 by the bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany first used as a treatment for tuberculosis and a remedy for morphine addiction. Heroin can be a white or brown powder‚ or a black sticky substance known as black
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India as colony 1850 to 1947 Colonial India was part of the Indian subcontinent which was under the control of European colonial powers through trade and conquest. Alexander the great was one of the first European power that arrive in India. Later‚ trade was carried between Indian states and the Roman Empire‚ but Romans never sought trading settlements or territory in India. The spice trade between India and Europe was one of the best in the world. India was searching for health and prosperity and
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during the flourishing period of Qing Dynasty. The emperor sent a decree to Britain as a respond to requests of Britain on trade regulations. On contrary‚ Letter to the English Ruler‚ written before Opium War occurs‚ includes “warnings” of Qing Dynasty to Britain to no longer harm their people with toxic opium. Even though both letters were written by Qing Dynasty to Britain‚ intentions of two letters differ in consideration of different time beings; the status of the empire had changed. Believing the
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outside. In my point of view‚ the Japanese success is depending on determination of the government and the strength of it reform. So what makes Japan have the determination to reform the whole traditional society entirely? Opium War: In 1840‚ Britain started the Opium War in China. Because of corruption of the Chinese government and Advanced British army‚ in the end of the war‚ China was defeated. Japan shocked. China‚ a wealth and strong empire‚ an advanced country Japan learned from for
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est.) 8.4% (2010 est.) GDP - per capita (PPP) $1‚000 (2012 est.) $1‚000 (2011 est.) $900 (2010 est.) note: data are in 2012 US dollars GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 20% industry: 25.6% services: 54.4% note: data exclude opium production (2011 est.) Population below poverty line 36% (FY08/09) Labor force 15 million (2004 est.) Labor force - by occupation agriculture:
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Prompt 4: Guilt in each book shows a character’s true colors and impacts the plot and character arc of each character. The scene that causes Macbeth to feel guilty is when Duncan (The King) comes to their village. Previously the witches had told Macbeth that he would be King‚ which he then told Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth hears this news and is ambitious to have Macbeth seize the throne as soon as possible. Lady Macbeth devises a plan to murder Ducan‚ which Macbeth isn’t so excited to hear at first
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colonization of other countries created new markets for Great Britain. For example‚ India was colonized by Britain for their vast products‚ one being Opium. Opium was being grown in India and then traded to China for China’s many luxuries such as tea‚ silk and porcelain. Because India was a colony of Great Britain‚ all of the profits were going to Britain. Britain’s Opium exports to China started in the mid-1700s and peaked in 1832. Another product that was being used by Britain was cotton. Britain was a very
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Inc.: inside the secret world of Osama bin Laden. New York: Simon & Schuster‚ 2002. Huntington‚ Samuel P. "The Clash of Civilizations." 1993. Robert Farkasch. 15 Mar. 2010 . "Jihad." Wikipedia. Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia. 15 Mar. 2010 . "Opium." Wikipedia. Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia. . "Politics‚ Terrorism‚ and the Sunni Divide." Foreign Policy Research Institute. Sept. 2009. Samuel Helfont. 15 Mar. 2010 . "Stop the Afghan Drug trade‚ stop terrorism." Forbes.com. 26 Feb. 2009. Rachel
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horror genera. Those tragedies came to shape more than just his writings‚ but his life as well. Poe is popularly referred to as an avid drinker as well as a habitual opium user. The tragedies Poe has faced in his life lead him to self-medicate by the means of alcohol‚ which in turn became the death of him‚ but his thought to be an opium user purely derives from his fictional writings. Family members‚ classmates‚ depression and disasters influenced Poe to use alcohol. The possibilities of Poe being
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nations rely on the profits of the international drug trade as a sustaining force in their economies; this has proven to be a very difficult task. Over time‚ the problem with illicit drug trade has worsened‚ over the last decade the production of opium and marijuana nearly doubled‚ and the production of cocaine tripled. The increase in the demand for drugs‚ has led to the increase in production of synthetic drugs as well as an increase in
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