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Substance Essays and Term Papers
Antibiotics And Their Role In SocietyAntibiotics have played a major role in our society thanks to Sir Alexander Fleming's careful observations in 1928. Without it, many lives would be in danger due to infectious diseases. Antibiotics are chemical substances produced by various species of microorganisms and other living systems that ...
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DNA: The Thread Of LifeThe "thread of life", is deoxyribonucleic acid, otherwise known as DNA.
It is the spiral shaped molecule found in the nucleus of cells. Scientists have
known since 1952 that DNA is the basic substance of heredity. This was
hypothesized, and later confirmed by James D. Watson and Francis Crick. ...
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Semiconductors : The Silicon ChipSilicon is the raw material most often used in integrated circuit (IC)
fabrication. It is the second most abundant substance on the earth. It is
extracted from rocks and common beach sand and put through an exhaustive
purification process. In this form, silicon is the purist ...
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Anabolic Steroids Just The FactsAnabolic steroids are widely abused drugs that promote protein synthesis and decrease protein catabolism in muscle cells. They have been also called performance enhancing drugs because of their ability to dramatically aid the increase of strength, endurance and recovery in athletes. Recent ...
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ElizabethHistorical Time of the Film: 1552 – Mid sixteenth century.
Historical Place Setting of the Film: England
Theme of the Film: How managed to gain the throne through turmoil, and then maintain it through even greater conflict and opposition.
Greatest Surprise of the Film: The attention to detail ...
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CancerRight now, is one of the most feared diseases in the world. In
the early 1990s almost 6 million new cases developed and more than 4
million deaths from s occurred. Also more than one-fifth of all deaths
were caused by and it has been predicted, by the American Society,
that about 33% of ...
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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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Anti-Social Personality DisorderIn 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 the one that has or in laymen's terms the psychopath. The psychopath is probably the most deviant mind that exists and treatment is not very ...
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AntibioticsAn antibiotic, is defined to be a drug produced by certain microbes.
Most doctors use to help fight the germs in a patient.
are obtained from plants, fungi, air, water, soil, just about anything on earth.
kill and attack the germ or virus in the body, but do not hurt the
human cells, ...
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Congresswoman Rep. Maxine Waters
"A woman who will simply not go unheard"
CIA/Crontras Connection to DrugTrafficking in the US (South Central Los Angeles)
Congresswoman Maxine Waters is considered by many to be the most powerful Black woman in American politics today. She has gained a reputation as a fearless and outspoken ...
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Rude Strength[T]he bleding continued a while til it migt be sene with avisement. And this was so plenteous to my sight that methowte, if it had be so in kind and in substance for that tyme, it should have made the bed al on blode and a passid over aboute.1
This passage, which I affectionately refer to as "the ...
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Johnny Got His GunExistence is like a creature that hides and then reveals itself. Existence is defined in Webster’s New World Dictionary as the "state or fact of being." This existence strives to reach truth which is located beyond space and time, yet truth must be grasped by existence nevertheless. This is ...
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DrugsA drug, broadly speaking, is any substance that, when absorbed into the body of a living organism, alters normal bodily function.[3] There is no single, precise definition, as there are different meanings in drug control law, government regulations, medicine, and colloquial usage.[4]
In ...
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Vietnam WarIntroduction:
Australia’s decision to assist the United States in the Vietnam War was a result of the threat of communism, however, it left horrid, inhumane scars upon not only the people but also their environment. The decision to send troops to Vietnam was based on a perceived threat of the ...
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Legalizing MarijuanaMarijuana has been a very controversial topic in the United States for many years now. From jail time for dealers, to medicinal marijuana beginning to arrive on the scene in California, people have many alternative opinions. I believe that marijuana should be legalized because its effects are less ...
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Drug AbuseA drug is a substance that modifies one or more of the body’s functions when it is consumed. Therefore, many common foods qualify as drugs. According to this definition, some of our most cherished beverages such as tea, coffee, and cola are drugs. However this paper focuses on drugs that are abused ...
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Heroin Addiction - As A Social ProblemMillions of Americans struggle with addiction. Heroin addiction in particular can be especially detrimental to the life of the addict, family, friends and community. In the past, Heroin addiction was viewed as a moral failing, rather than an actual medical condition. Over the last 20 years it has ...
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VolumeVolume is how much three-dimensional space a substance (solid, liquid, gas, or plasma) or shape occupies or contains,[1] often quantified numerically using the SI derived unit, the cubic metre. The volume of a container is generally understood to be the capacity of the container, i. e. the amount ...
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Constantine’s Struggle with Himself and His EmpireSincere people are always a joy to be around, because you do not feel like you have to protect yourself in their presence, unless you were in the presence of the Roman Emperor Constantine, who was unpredictable in his display of sincerity and humanitarian actions. As Roman Emperor, Constantine ...
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