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    Poppy Seeds

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    Kas) Kas-kas or it’s scientific name Semen Papaveris also known as Opium Poppy in English‚ is an erect annual herb‚ growing up to a meter and a half in height with large hairless‚ almost grayish-green‚ serrated leaves. Poppy seed‚ tiny dried seed of the opium poppy‚ used as food‚ food flavouring‚ and the source of poppy-seed oil. Poppy seeds have no narcotic properties‚ because the fluid contained in the bud that becomes opium is present only before the seeds are fully formed. The plant‚ Papaver

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    Wars

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    Essay on Wars – Destructive for Humanity. War is‚ without argument the worst collective experience of humanity. It has created new nations on the rubbles of destroyed cities and humans dead. It involves mass killing without humane feelings even if short and swift. Our recent experience with Kargil‚ which was not even not even a full-fledged war‚ reopened the sordidness of military action. Wars‚ when prolonged like the World Wars‚ result in human brutality‚ mass extermination of races and

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    Ironically‚ one of the most well known ways to cure drug addiction is by taking other drugs. These drugs‚ however‚ are legal and are administered to the patient by a professional(T). An anonymous author‚ who had experiences with drug addiction himself‚ wrote an article for the Very Well website. It was also reviewed by a board certified physician. The article talked about some common drugs taken to help with addiction. Two of the most used include Methadone and Buprenorphine‚ both of which specifically

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    Xanax is one of the most highly prescribed and used drugs today. With over “50 million prescriptions per year” and rapidly growing according to GoodTherapy.org. The Company is doing well for itself with that statistic. Xanax also has a very rich history and reputation‚ mostly in hip-hop culture‚ Xanax also has a variety of effects. Its mostly being used for Medical uses‚ but it has been widely in use for abuse. Both can result in negative sign effects and withdrawal symptoms. The Creation of Xanax

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    Heroin Addiction Paper

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    Heroin Addiction in Utah: Understanding the Problem Heroin is a powerful illegal opiate drug. Some opiates have legitimate medical uses for surgery and pain management. However‚ all opiates are highly-addictive. According to the National Center for Health‚ 80% of heroin users first started their addiction by misusing prescription pain medication. After a doctor stops prescribing the pills‚ someone with an addiction to opiates may begin buying prescription pills on the street. Once they run out of

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    The Heroin Research Paper

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    The heroin is a very addictive illegal drug. Not only is the opiate more abusive‚ it is also the fastest-acting opiate. The heroin is processed from morphine‚ a substance that occurs naturally and is extracted from the acorn of certain varieties of poppies. It is typically sold in the form of white and brown powder‚ or as a sticky black substance known in the street as "rubber" or "black tar heroin". However‚ heroin is usually injected‚ inhaled or aspirated‚ or smoked. Typically‚ the addict can be

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    Opium Nation: Child Brides‚ Drug Lords‚ and One Woman’s Journey Through Afghanistan‚ is indeed a very long name for a book. However‚ Fariba Nawa does a fabulous job depicting the disturbing picture of present-day Afghanistan and taking the ( what are you trying to say? Reread the whole sentence)women’s role in it as the main role. Fariba(always use the whole name) Nawa is a journalist who was born in Herat‚ Afghanistan and by the age of nine she and her family escaped (Try: Migrated to the United

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    Money Laundering Act

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    THE PREVENTION OF MONEY-LAUNDERING (AMENDMENT)ACT‚ 2009 NO. 21 OF 2009 [6th March‚ 2009.] An Act further to amend the Prevention of Money-laundering Act‚ 2002. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixtieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:@ 1. ! Short title and commencement. ! 1. Short title and commencement. – (1) This Act may be called the Prevention of Money-laundering (Amendment) Act‚ 2009. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may‚ by notification in the Official

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    What is War?

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    CLAUSEWITZ‚ ON WAR NOTES BOOK 1‚ CHAPTER 1 – WHAT IS WAR? 1-INTRODUCTION: When considering the each individual part of war‚ its relation to war as an entirety must also be kept in view 2-DEFINITION: ‘War is nothing but a duel on an extensive scale.’ Metaphor of two wrestlers: ‘Each strives by physical force to compel the other to submit to his will: each endeavours to throw his adversary‚ and thus render him incapable of further resistance.’ ‘War therefore is an act of violence intended to

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    The Wars

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    War is a fact of life. As long as there are humans‚ there will be war. In past times‚ for a man to go to war‚ it was viewed as romantic and heroic. But‚ these ideas have faded and vanished throughout the course of the 20th century. War can be horrific‚ like a bad nightmare‚ and can easily break the human spirit‚ which is not a t all fragile. In his novel‚ "The Wars"‚ Timothy Findley develops the idea that war‚ in and of itself‚ is meaningless‚ unjustified‚ and irrational. PART I "The Wars" is

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