1. Identification of the issue. Alcoholism is a chronic‚ progressive and potentially fatal disorder which leads to physical and psychological harm‚ and impaired social and vocational functioning. It is characterized by tolerance‚ physical dependence and/or pathological organ changes‚ all of which are the direct/indirect consequence of the alcohol ingested (Light 5). Alcoholism‚ also known as "alcohol dependence‚" can be recognized by four obvious symptoms. The four symptoms of alcoholism are loss
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Of all the events in Homer’s Odyssey (Dover 1999)‚ the most significant event is the manner in which Odysseus carries out his retribution of the maids and suitors. Odysseus disguises himself and lies to everyone he cares about to see who is loyal to him and who is not. He tests the qualities of others‚ all the while showing none of them himself. His untrustworthy behavior makes him hypocritical when it comes to proving others loyalty. Odysseus is not justified in his retribution of the maids and
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have. Second‚ homosexual couples don’t have the same legal benefits as married couples. The first charge is simply false. Any homosexual can marry in any state of the Union and receive every one of the privileges and benefits of state sanctioned marriage. He just cannot marry someone of the same sex. These are rights and restrictions all citizens share equally. I realize that for homosexuals this is an intensely unsatisfying response but‚ regardless‚ it is a legitimate one. Allow me to illustrate
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Plastic Perfection In 1956‚ Ruth Handler‚ an American businesswoman‚ was vacationing in Switzerland when she came across Bild Lilli‚ a doll that‚ unlike popular baby dolls at the time‚ had long‚ shapely legs and wore heavy makeup. Lilli‚ in fact‚ was based on a prostitute in a postwar German cartoon‚ but Handler was inspired. She bought three Lilli dolls‚ returned to California and in 1959 created the world ’s first Barbie doll (Lowen). Since her debut in 1959‚ over one billion Barbie
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innovations and developments which could potentially give one nuclear state a unilateral advantage. Moreover‚ the increasing use of super-computers has essentially eliminated the need for actual testing. [Section B should discuss your country’s position/history on topic] The Republic of Sierra Leone believes disarmament to be crucial for the maintenance of worldwide security and considers a nuclear test ban to be an important step in the process of reaching that goal. Sierra Leone is not a nuclear
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“You will always have the poor among you‚ but you will not always have me.” (John 12:8 from the New Living Translation). Even Jesus Christ said that the poor will always live among us‚ and that poverty will always be an issue in our society. One of the stated goals of the Canadian Government was to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000. It is now 2010 and this goal has still not been met. From my limited research on poverty I have come to believe that this social change will not be possible
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* INTRODUCTION The word education is defined as the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge‚ developing the powers of reasoning and judgment‚ and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life‚ it is also an art of teaching; pedagogics. Education signify the activity‚ process‚ or enterprise of educating or being educated and sometimes to signify the discipline or field of study taught in different schools of education that concerns itself with this activity
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MKT 301-2 April 1‚ 2013 Revenge TV Show STP Revenge is an American television primetime soap opera that first airs on ABC on September 21‚ 2011‚ the show has two seasons. The episode also aired on Wednesday nights at 10 PM Eastern Time. Revenge becomes ABC’s highest-rated series in Wednesday’s 10 P.M timeslot. Revenge is American Drama episodes created by Mike Kelley‚ the major location of the scene is Los Angeles‚ California and Southampton‚ New York. Each shows is approximately 43 minutes
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Name : MUHAMMAD ROHAN Delegation ID : PMUN-114 Committee : SPECIAL POLITICAL AND DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE (SPECPOL) Country : VENEZUELA Institution : THE CITY SCHOOL PAF CHAPTER Topic Area A : SYRIAN CRISIS Venezuela believes that the Syrian Civil War is a matter of immense concern. On 2 January 2013‚ the United Nations stated that the war’s death toll had exceeded 60‚000. According to various opposition activist groups‚ between 50‚000 and 63‚735 people have been killed‚ of which
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same-sex marriage I want you to imagine a life where you’ll never be truly equal‚ a life where you will never have the same rights as the majority. You may find love‚ but you will be denied the same fundamental rights every heterosexual couple has. You will be unable to marry because both law and society do not accept who you are‚ who you were born as. This is the issue that plagues homosexual couples not only in Australia‚ but in the majority of the developed world. Same-sex marriage has been
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