Essays on Regulating

The internet has become a sore spot for many after it has been continuously romanticized as a corner to practice freedom of speech. Many libertarians as well as communitarians have been amazed and bothered by the alluring and unstoppable combination of law barriers and the sophisticated technology that has become of the internet today. This very alluring combination ensures that millions and millions are drawn to the internet every day. Lawmakers have just the same furthered, the ‘monstrosity’ by fighting for, and passing the of the Communication Decency act that allows the providers of the internet services to allow all sorts ...

Boudjeltia et al., in their study “Sleep restriction increases white blood cells, mainly neutrophil count, in young healthy men: A pilot study,” examined what would happen if sleep were restricted to around four hours a night. The title itself is extremely appropriate; it gets directly to the point, and even indicates the results of the study, thus intriguing the reader and making them want to know how this was determined. It focuses on the results moreso than the purpose of the study, which is interesting and intriguing – the big picture (atherosclerosis and/or cardiovascular events) is not elaborated upon, which could ...

Negative Impacts of Video Games on the Youth

Video games are a popular form of entertainment among the young generation. However, repeated exposure to video games with violent content has been identified as a cause of increasingly aggressive and antisocial behaviors among the youth. The addictive nature of these games causes young people to waste a lot of time playing their favorite games. This may lead to low performance in academics. Though video games are an effective tool of learning in schools, majority of the youth use it for entertainment purposes only. Given that these games enhance visual attention skills that promote learning, it is expected that the youth may ...

The brain regulates the choice of a person to be physically active. Stimuli from the environment and from the tissues excite receptors and nerves which in turn excite the muscles. The central nervous system has three general areas that are associated with the complexity of the movement and the familiarity of the various stimuli. The areas include the spinal cord which handles simple reflex actions, the lower brain which organizes more complex responses while the cerebral cortex controls the most complicated responses and stores general motor programs. The spinal cord consists of two-way tracks of nerve fibers which carries both ...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) commonly known as the Obamacare was enacted on the 23rd of March, the year 2010 as a reform to the healthcare plan. The Obama administration was being true to its campaign pledges in formulation, enactment and implementation (Alliance Defending Freedom). The Obamacare has been marred by a lot of legal as well as technical issues that were laid to rest on 28th of June, 2012 when the high court ruled that Obamacare was indeed constitutional. The scope of this thesis shall be limited to the role of ...