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INTRODUCTION The United States has currently been struggling with a great deal of political warfare, social unrest and public protest from the inside and from terrorism, global criticism and immigration battles from the outside. There are so many issues that the subjects of debate seem endless. One of the most controversial and often debated issues today is gun control. There is no doubt that it is incredibly dangerous when offenders are armed when they commit crimes like burglary or in a car-jacking; more so when these offenders have every premeditated intent to kill. At the same time, not everyone ...

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Transgenderism is a topic of heated and continuous debate for some time. There are people all around the world every day who are struggling with their gender identity. For adults it is hardly easy, for youths who experience this issues it can be mentally and physically harmful as they struggle. Transgendered youths are a group deemed to be at great risk of depression and suicide. Research shows that much of their issues they face include lack of acceptance, exclusion, physical abuses and discrimination that lead these youths into patterns of social anxieties, self harm and even suicide. The statistics ...

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Using drugs is undoubtedly a bad thing that can seriously harm people's health. However, some drugs, under special circumstances, have the ability to ease the people's suffering. In this case, it is a doubtful question whether all drugs should be prohibited. In some cases, it is rather favorable to legalize certain kinds of drugs in order to use them for good reasons. Recently, the state of Pennsylvania has been discussing an issue of whether or not marijuana should be legalized. Taking into consideration the benefits of proper use of marijuana, it seems ...

In the 2005 film adaption “King Kong,” directed by Peter Jackson, was inspired by the 1930s classic film by the same name, focusing on the arriving of an American film crew on Skull Island. The Americans are captured by the native tribes on the island and the star of the film is set to be sacrificed in some kind of ceremony. This is when we see King Kong for the first time. King Kong is a fictitious character that is recognizable worldwide. He is a 25 foot tall primate, most closely resembling a gorilla, whose massive size, strength and ...

Coursename Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a disorder which was first described in 1967. It is one of the most severe and dangerous respiratory system disorders, which is still despite advances of the modern medicine, is associated with high mortality. It may be caused by direct (pneumonia, aspiration, toxic substances inhalation) or indirect lung injury (severe hemorrhage, burns, sepsis, trauma, blood transfusions) (York and Kane 153-158). Under the influence of the above-written factors in the pulmonary capillaries and interstitial lung tissue accumulates a large number of activated leukocytes and platelets that secrete many biologically active substances. These substances include ...

In 2013, Live Science’s writer Rachael Rettner (2013) reported on the ethical issues surrounding US’ premier infant study dubbed TOP. Now, T.O.P is an acronym for Transfusion of Prematures. The study aims at recruiting over 1800 premature babies as participants to an anemic study. In this case, the researchers attempt to find the best way to offer blood transfusions as a cure for anemia in babies. They hope to assign randomly infants weighing less than 2 pounds to transfusions during mild and severe incidences of anemia (Rettner, 2013). The T.O.P study is a clinical trial that includes both ...

“No call, no text, no update is worth a life” (Jansen). With the fast development of cell phones, these little devices have become a must most of the population. We take them everywhere we go and everywhere we drive. Nevertheless, with technological progress, very often new laws need to be implemented. More and more states are introducing the law banning cell phones while driving but some people are still not convinced that this is the right way to go. I am here to set the story straight. Drivers should be forbidden to use cell phones while driving because it takes their ...