Brittany Garner Mr. McAuley English 191 October 19‚ 2006 Fast Food: Your Arteries Worst Enemy. In Morgan Spurlock’s documentary "Super Size Me" Spurlock risks’ his life to inform Americans of how a small hamburger; can transform into a dramatic super-sized problem. Surgeon General David Satcher: "Fast food is a major contributor to the obesity epidemic." The number of obese humans is increasing rapidly. What really lures us into fast food restaurants? I find it hard to believe it’s the
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HEART ATTACKS & HOT WATER: A very good article which takes two minutes to read. Heart Attacks And Drinking Warm Water This is a very good article. Not only about the warm water after your meal‚ but about Heart Attacks. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals‚ not cold water‚ maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating. For those who like to drink cold water‚ this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However
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Firearm suicide. Firearm suicide has the highest fatality rate since individuals who select this method have a very low chance of survival (Kposowa‚ 2013; Streib et al‚ 200;). According to latest statistical data‚ firearm suicide has accounted for 6.7 deaths per 100‚ 000 population globally (CDC‚ 2015). In the United States‚ firearm suicide has contributed to 51% of all suicides in 2013 (ASFP‚ 2015). When referring to firearm suicide‚ handguns have been the most frequently used class of firearm
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Science Case Study: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Introduction: CAD is defined as the impairment of the flow of blood to the myocardium and is a vascular disease but directly impacts cardiac function by reducing oxygenation of cardiac tissue (Porth‚ 2005). Mrs. X has been experiencing episodes of chest pain for the last 18 months and has been diagnosed with stable angina resulting from CAD. She has been admitted to the ward prior to undergoing an off pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) of her
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This story is about story about the tragic consequences of post-traumatic stress disorder‚ but the narrator never comes out and says so. Erdrich describes post-traumatic stress symptoms as a narrator than a factual description. The theme of the story is there are bigger forces that can come between brotherly love and…..?. The Red Convertible is about Lyman‚ who narrates the story about his memories and relationship with his brother. They go on a road trip over the summer‚ next Henry is
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In “On suicide” Hume examines whether suicide is always a criminal act. Hume states that “if suicide is a criminal act it must be transgression of our duty either to God‚ our neighbor or ourselves” (Hume‚ p.1). According to Hume‚ suicide is not always a transgression against God‚ our neighbor and ourselves‚ therefore suicide is sometimes permissible. A defender of impermissibility would argue that while Hume’s argument is valid it is not sound. After critically examining each premise one will find
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“Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.” An innumerable amount of people believe suicide is a growing epidemic in today’s society. In fact‚ statistics show in the year 2013‚ 41‚149 suicides had been reported as well as many that went unreported. Although there are suicide prevention tactics‚ there is not a known solution for the rapid increase of suicide deaths. One of the leading causes of suicide is depression‚ which can be caused by numerous reasons. Some of the reasons include:
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The Comparison between Septimus’s Suicide and Okonkwo’s Suicide Glory Li Tongyu 1155054266 I. Introduction Septimus is one of the main characters in Mrs. Dalloway which is a story happened in western society after World War I‚ and Okonkwo is the protagonist in Things Fall Apart which is a book about the traditional African society in about 17th century. It seems like there are no connections between Septimus and Okonkwo‚ since they are from different eras and different social backgrounds; but in
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Today teen suicide is a big tragedy that is getting bigger. Teens all around the world are getting depressed from many causes and take their lives‚ which is a sad thing for everyone around them. The problem is that nobody knows it will happen or even expects the teens they know to do it. There are ways for people to stop or even prevent teens from committing suicide. People around the world could make a difference in people’s lives and possibly save their lives. There are also many different
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life in doing so. 14-year-old Brandon Bitner committed suicide by jumping out in front of a southbound tractor-trailer on routes 11/15‚ hoping that it would leave an impact and that people will realize how much bullying truly affects people. Bitner‚ a freshman at Midd-West High School‚ left his house in Mount Pleasant Mills on November 5th and walked 13 miles until he reached the highway. His parents contacted police when they found his suicide note that he had left behind‚ but they were too late
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