C.S. Lewis wrote the book Mere Christianity‚ where he based his knowledge and ideas of religion and God. In the video‚ we begin by not learning about what Christians believe; rather‚ what Christians do not need to believe. We learn‚ that Christians do not need to believe that every other religion is wrong. On the contrary‚ atheists‚ must believe that all of the worldwide religions and their beliefs are a mistake; in other words‚ they must believe that everything these religions teach are wrong. However
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The Cause of Addiction COM/156 Each year‚ there are more deaths and disabilities in the U.S. from substance abuse than from any other cause. In the United States alone‚ it is reported that roughly 18 million Americans have alcohol problems; 5 to 6 million have drug problems‚ and more than 9 million children live with a parent addicted to alcohol or illicit drugs. Drug addiction continues to be a growing concern‚ prompting medical and scientific research on a global scale into the possible
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Hell “Cold as Ice vs. hot as hell” is a metaphor that is applied to our daily lives. At times we are not in its control. The following metaphors described‚ “Cold as ice vs. hot as hell” as a characteristic or personality. Allow me to explain the differences between both of the following metaphors meanings. It is with in our nature to remain either calm or peaceful‚ yet at times we have the most complex mental personalities. This metaphor would be an alteration of “cold as ice vs. hot as
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Genetic explanations for the Initiation of addictions Heritability of addictions such as alcoholism and gambling can be studied through family and twin studies. The presumptions of twin and family studies are that if family members share similar behaviours‚ then the degree to which the behaviours are caused by genetic factors can be examined. There are two types of twins‚ identical and non-identical. Identical twins are monozygotic (MZ) as they came from the same egg‚ and therefore share an identical
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Addiction The Tabers medical dictionary defines drug addiction as a compulsive and maladaptive dependence on a drug that produces adverse psychological‚ physical‚ economic‚ social‚ or legal ramifications(5). In the U.S.‚ the abuse or misuse of prescription drugs has been identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a growing problem. In 2007‚ for example‚ the CDC reported that more than 27‚500 Americans died of drug overdose‚ an increase of more than 100% in the preceding
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Addiction We are going to talk about addiction and what it means. There are a couple text book definitions to what this means. Addiction in one form or another is common to most people. Addiction in the dictionary says‚ “The quality or state of being addicted.” With that being the case‚ look at what addicted means. Addicted also means to devote or surrender to something habitually or obsessively. Most of the time we hear this word is because we associate it with drugs. When most people think of
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Man’s greatest achievement? Perhaps not‚ but can you afford not to read on when I am about to tell you about Television? Many an afternoon has been enjoyed by a family‚ bonding over the discussion of Television. Cited by many as the single most important influence on post modern micro eco compartmentalism‚ Television is featuring more and more in the ideals of the young and upwardly mobile. Often it is seen as both a help and a hinderence to the over 50‚ who are likely to form a major stronghold
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view regarding abuse/addiction is superficial and during this time I think it’s merely a wrong decision. But as I grew and exposed to this through peers‚ school and church teachings I saw that there are a lot of factors to consider why an individual resort to drug and/or alcohol abuse/addiction. Emotional factors: I learned this in-depth during my college life (a couple of years ago) when I was introduced to Maslow’s pyramid of human needs. There is a high risk for addiction for people who have
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CHEM 1660 BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY Part III Addiction Dr. Susan Y. LIANG Email: ytliang@hkbu.edu.hk Office: FSC 702B Opium – Catholicon or Toxin • Evidence suggests that more than 5‚000 years ago the properties of opium were known in the Euphrates River (幼发拉底河) delta. • Around 330 B. C.‚ Alexander the Great took opium to Persia and India‚ from where cultivation slowly spread eastward and reached China in about the 7th century (唐朝). 13th century‚ India The opium poppy
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In the past‚ television is a luxurious item to a number of families; however‚ it gradually becomes popular nowadays because it does not cost an arm and a leg any more as before‚ so most of the homes have already accessed to it. According to scientists‚ watching TV has nothing benefit for people‚ particularly for children. They also assert that watching too much TV often does have negative effects on youngsters. The first effect is children turn to be lazier in view of watching TV exceedingly. For
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