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    ALCOHOL: SHOULD IT BE ABOLISHED? Malaysia is known as the tenth largest consumer of alcohol in the world and very few studies have been done to find the accurate magnitude of the problems caused by this consumption. Although not many studies have been carried‚ the facts and figures show that it is increasing each year. Malaysians spend about USD$500 million on alcohol yearly and among the drinking population‚ the Malaysian Indians who are 8 per cent of the country’s population are

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    Should Animals Be Used for Medical Research? Advances in medical technology are fueled by animal testing. Throughout history‚ animals have been utilized to benefit the well-being of humans. Animals are vital to the advancement of medical science‚ and must‚ therefore‚ continue to be used for medical research. It is quite easy to see that animal testing is the most humane option for humans‚ thus being the greatest solution. In the past‚ people have suffered from illnesses too advanced for medical

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    Our group has conducted valid research and all agree that the high price and ever-rising cost of textbooks in the state of New Mexico has become an issue. Luis Argon Castro‚ Catherine Ponce‚ Mathew Hagman‚ Saul Velez‚ and Hannes Harmon have conducted thorough research to bring this problem to the forefront of issues in New Mexico. We wish to open the public’s eyes to the knowledge and information produced by us on this matter. It feels as if commercial companies‚ publishers‚ and authors are taking

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    According to Accounting Theory: Contemporary Accounting Issues by Evans‚ accountants have developed two alternative approaches to accounting for income taxes‚ which are the cash method and the allocation method. The cash method is described as a simple and direct approach. The amount of income taxes actually paid for the year is reported on the Income Statement. The amount comes from the firm ’s income tax return and fit is not adjusted in any way. Therefore‚ the firm ’s actual transaction to

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    Alcohols

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    is green‚ when an alcohol is oxidized by the reagent. A change in color of the reagent from orange to green represents a positive test. Primary alcohols are oxidized by the reagent to carboxylic aicds; secondary alcohols are oxidized to ketones. Tertiary alcohols are not oxidized at all by the reagent. Hence‚ this reaction can be used to distinguish tertiary alcohols form primary and secondary alcohols. Procedures: 1. Place ethanol‚ isopropyl alcohol and tert-butyl alcohol in three different

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    Alcohol Facts and statistics ( www.niaaa.nih.gov-2012 ) Global Burden of alcohol abuse‚ In 2012‚ 3.3 million deaths‚ or 5.9 percent of all global deaths (7.6 percent for men and 4 percent for women)‚ were attributable to alcohol consumption.. Alcohol contributes to over 200 diseases and injury-related health conditions‚ most notably alcohol dependence‚ liver cirrhosis‚ cancers‚ and injuries. In 2012‚ alcohol accounted for 5.1 percent of disability adjusted life years (DALYs) worldwide. Globally‚

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    Katie Simer Professor M. Harutunian English 101 21 September 2011 The Ethics of Tobacco Advertising Can one limit what is advertised? Who is to say whether cigarette advertising is ethical? There have been many bans on tobacco advertising. There is a notion that advertising cigarettes is unethical because society has claimed it to be. Smoking has been one of the biggest parts of advertising for decades. Doctors would promote certain cigarettes. Many believed cigarette smoking to be a way to relieve

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    The Problem of Rising Prices Price rise is a world phenomenon today and inflation is affecting every section (rich and poor) of society. About three decades ago we could purchase wheat at thirty rupees a quintal‚ but today we cannot get it at less than three hundred rupees a quintal in big cities. Everything was within the reach of man until a few years ago. Today there is no limit to the price rise of all kinds of items. Millions of people in the world have to go hungry. They have to work hard

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    needing to get government help. The minimum wage for california as of July 1‚ 2014 is $9.00 an hour. You may wonder why you are reading this for those who get paid more than minimum wage. Well every action has a reaction. Therefore ‚ even if u get paid way more than minimum wage the debate raising minimum wage and not raising minimum wage will affect you. As an effect everyone has begun to chime in there opinions on the topic of minimum wage shedding

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    the cash crop they had been searching for. Tobacco exports climbed exponentially when the first cargo of Virginia-grown tobacco arrived in England and land became the most valuable commodity the New World had to offer. As the supply grew‚ the price per pound plummeted. Now fully dependent on this crop‚ the only solution was to grow even more‚ pushing exports over the limit. This new lifestyle became characteristic of the Southern settlements and tobacco would play a very central role in the development

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