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    The Road Not Taken

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    Robert Locke made a clear statement when he wrote the poem‚ The Road Not Taken .The ending of his poem truly embraces what I interpret as the American Dream. The last stanza states‚ “I took the one less traveled by‚ and that has made all the difference”. The ability to take the road less travelled by is what the American Dream offers. In America‚ there isn’t one set path to fulfillment‚ citizens have options and have the freedom to make choices. Our ancestors have made these opportunities available

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    Michael Fulcher Professor Pecora English 1413 24 July 2012 The Truth about Anabolic Steroids When someone thinks about drug related deaths they might think of cocaine‚ ecstasy‚ or heroin but very few people think of anabolic steroids. Some people wonder‚ what is an anabolic steroid? A steroid is a basic four-ring carbon structure‚ but different types differ in the number of carbon atoms attached to the number 17 carbon atom in the molecule‚ and in the way which hydrogen (H)‚ oxygen (O)‚ and

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    Anabolic Steroids Anabolic steroids are synthetic coumpounds formulated to be like the male sex hormone testosterone. Many athletes use anabolic steroids male and female alike‚ such as body builders ‚ weightlifters‚ baseball players‚ football players‚ swimmers‚ and runners. They do so because they mistakenly believe that they will gain strength and size. In a male testosterone is released by the leydig cells in the testes. The testosterone has two main functions androgenic and anabolic. Androgenic

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    Step 1: Go online‚ head to the library or search an academic database. Don’t hesitate to ask a reference librarian to help you. That’s why they’re there. •Know which sources are acceptable to your teacher. •Does your teacher want a certain number of primary sources and secondary sources? •Can you use Wikipedia? Wikipedia is often a good starting point for learning about a topic‚ but many teachers won’t let you cite it because they want you to find more authoritative sources. •Take detailed

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    Walking Reduces Stress

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    Walking Reduces Stress Many think the only thing walking can help people with is their physical health. For instance‚ most people who walk do it to lose weight‚ or maybe just to be more active in their daily lives. Not many realize that walking can benefit their mental. Walking can put people in a better mood‚ and it can help clear the tension they are feeling. Overall walking is a really good way to reduce stress. An article titled “Healthy Steps” by Kevin Sykes‚ from Occupational Health‚ discusses

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    Anabolic Steroids: And the High School Athlete Anabolic steroid abuse has become a national concern among high school athletes. There has been a dramatic increase in the number of athletes using these performance enhancing drugs in high school almost double the number using since the 1980’s. These athletes feel that steroids gives them the competitive edge that they think they need to boost themselves past the competition. Steroids have been used in bodybuilding and other sports since the 1950’s

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    Reduce Premature Birth

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    around the world. So doctors everywhere have been wondering is there anything at all we can do to reduce premature birth. Well‚ there is a way to reduce premature labor and birth. A new study in California found that better sleep might just be the best way to address premature birth. The researchers working on the study are hoping to identify medical and social interventions that could help reduce preterm birth. The researchers found that “Women who have been diagnosed with insomnia or

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    Topics such as Testosterone and the use of anabolic steroids in today’s society reach beyond the boundary of controversial aspects in modern society. Hoberman’s book‚ Testosterone dream: Rejuvenation‚ aphrodisiac‚ doping attacks the social attitude towards the effort to improve the mental‚ physical‚ and sexual abilities of the average human. Many people take synthetic testosterone is commonly accepted in society and is often sold as a doping steroid‚ or a sexually stimulating drug that increases

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    Dubai: Globalization on Steroids by William Morehouse in The American Scholar‚ Winter 2008‚ 1st December Promotions for Dubai on CNN‚ BBC World‚ and other satellite channels show a shimmering skyline of glass and steel office towers with their graceful curves and aquiline shapes‚ suggesting a distant galaxy where all the unpleasantness of urban life has been airbrushed away. But advertising almost always offers more promise than reality‚ whether the product is potato chips or a city or a country

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    Steroids and professional athletes Period 9 In scientific terms “Steroids are a group of naturally occurring or synthetic fat-soluble organic compounds‚ whose structure is chemically based on steroid nucleus‚ the nucleus is a hydrogenated cycloplentanoperhydrophenanthrene ring system which is seventeen carbon atoms arranged in four rings” (types of steroids‚ Androgenic‚ Cortico‚ Anabolic-Side effects of steroids). In layman’s terms “Steroids are a class of chemical substances that all

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