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Down Syndrome Essays and Term Papers
Premature InfancyPremature babies, otherwise known as preterm babies, or preemies, are
babies that are born earlier than the full-term of thirty-eight to forty-two
weeks of pregnancy. These babies are generally born between the twentieth and
thirty-eighth week. Almost 250,000 babies, nearly seven percent of ...
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Serial Killers 3At a time when violent crime is dropping, one category of deceptively dangerous people -- serial killers -- is causing alarm from coast to coast with seemingly motiveless murders. These people are not creatures or animals who can easily be identified. Serial killers are hard to find and ...
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Cost Of The Golf WarHow much did the Gulf War cost the US
How much did the US pay for the Gulf War above and beyond the yearly
cost for supporting its military? The US Department of Defense estimated
the incremental cost at $61 billion. This additional cost included
deployment, construction and operations in the ...
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Birth Controlis defined as various ways used to prevent pregnancy from occurring. has been a concern for humans for thousands of years. The first contraception devices were mechanical barriers in the vagina that prevented the male sperm from fertilizing the female egg. Other methods of that were used in the ...
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Abortion: Pro Choice ViewAbortion is a growing issue in America among women and their right to
reproduce children. Approximately one to three million abortions are done each
year. Women get abortions for many reasons such as for rape, teen pregnancy and
health reasons.
Rape is one of many reasons that cause women to ...
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Chromosome Probes At The University Of TorontoSensitive chromosome probes recently discovered by a University of
Toronto geneticist will make it easier to detect certain types of genetic
and prenatal diseases, as well as being used to determine paternity and
provide forensic evidence in criminal cases.
Probes are short pieces of DNA ...
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Sexual AbstinenceToday's world is full of worries and problems which did not affect teens a generation ago. New problems keep appearing in today's world, such as STDs, increased pregnancy rates, and other factors facing teens who choose to have sex. Emotionally and physically teens and getting less developed ...
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Death Can Come Too Late: Active And Passive EuthanasiaDeath is deeply personal, generally feared, and wholly inescapable,
but medical technology now can prolong our biological existence virtually
indefinitely, and, with these advances, comes the question of whether we
should pursue the extension of life in all cases. Most people would agree
that, ...
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Ethical Values And The ClassroomMetal detectors used to be confined to high security areas like airports to guard against terrorists. Now they are installed in our schools to guard against terrorists; the students. Many of California's schools have become institutions of violence, intimidation, and fear instead of institutions ...
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Shop Online Or At The Malls?? Radiation, sore eyes, fatigue carpal tunnel syndrome and characteristics of a hermit. These are the common “sickness” people get when working with computers too long. Shopping is one of the largest industries in the world. For the people who decide to shop on the Internet, have to face many ...
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Disability In The Workplace"The Americans With Disabilities Act is one of the most significant laws
in American History. The preamble to the law states that it covers 43,000,000
Americans."(Frierson, p.3) Before the Americans With Disabilities Act(A.D.A.)
was passed, employers were able to deny employment to a disabled ...
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Drug Abuseis generally defined as the use of a drug with such frequency
that the user has physical or mental harm or it impairs social abilities. The
substances that are discussed in this report are called psychoactive drugs;
those drugs that influence or alter the workings of the mind, affect ...
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Alzheimer’s DiseaseAlzheimer's Disease is a progressive and irreversible brain disease that destroys mental and physical functioning in human beings, and invariably leads to death. It is the fourth leading cause of adult death in the United States. Alzheimer's creates emotional and financial catastrophe for many ...
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Alternative MedicineThe health care industry has a variety of policies and
standards regarding coverages for
modalities. From a sociological standpoint, unconventional,
alternative, or unorthodox therapies refer to medical practices
that are not in conformity with the standards of the medical
community. The New ...
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Is There Hope For The PsychopaIn a world full of fears, perhaps the worst one a human being should have is that to be afraid of his fellow man. The human that should be most feared is possibly he who has Anti-Social Personality Disorder, or in layman's terms, the psychopath. The psychopath has probably the most deviant mind ...
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The Safety Of BloodA five-year old girl is riding down the street, on her way to her best
friend's house. She doesn't have a care in the world and is quietly humming to
herself. Suddenly a car whips around the corner and swerves to avoid the child,
but he looses control and squarely hits the girl, causing the her ...
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Alzheimer's DiseaseIntroduction to Alzheimer's
is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain.
It is first described by the German neuropathologist Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915)
in 1905. This disease worsens with advancing age, although there is no evidence
that it is cause by the aging process.
The average ...
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AIDS(acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is a disease caused by a
virus- HIV (human immunodiciency virus). The first cases in this country came to
light in the early eighties. Although the origins of remains uncertain it
is thought to have emerged decades ago in sub-Saharan Africa. There is ...
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Euthanasiais a controversial subject, not only because there are many different moral dilemmas associated with it, but also in what constitutes its definition. At the extreme ends of disagreement, advocates say (which in Greek means "easy death") is a good, or merciful, death. Opponents of say it is a ...
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Alzheimer's Diseaseis a progressive and irreversible brain disease
that destroys mental and physical functioning in human beings, and
invariably leads to death. It is the fourth leading cause of adult death in
the United States. Alzheimer's creates emotional and financial catastrophe
for many American families ...
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