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  • Should Stimulant Medications Be Used to Treat Our Children?

    Should Stimulant Medications Be Used to Treat Our Children?

    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Should Stimulant Medications be used to treat our Children? What is Attention deficit Hyperactivity Disorder? With no cure for ADHD, stimulant medication should be considered for the overall management of the disruptive symptoms associated with the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common mental health problem in children. Children with ADHD often have problems with attention span, hyperactivity, and impulsive behavior. It is often called

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    Essay Length: 410 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 5, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Adhd in Children

    Adhd in Children

    In this day and age, drugs are being prescribed without hesitation. In fact, many of these drugs are being prescribed for children with various disorders. One of these disorders is called Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). An estimated five to ten percent of children are diagnosed with this syndrome. One of the methods to treat this disorder is to use stimulants, specifically Ritalin. This method is controversial because it has many side effects and its

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    Essay Length: 333 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Ethics and Values in America

    Ethics and Values in America

    Ethics and Values in America Ethics and values play an essential role in the American culture. Ethics are defined as the study of the general nature of morals and of specific morals and choices. We are faced with ethical delimits around every corner and they put stress on our emotions. Values on the other hand are such things we expect to encounter every day. Values are happiness, freedom, cooperation, and competition. The movie Ethics in

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    Essay Length: 384 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Вђњthe Most Dangerous Jobвђќ: A Look into the Dangerous Jobs in America

    Вђњthe Most Dangerous Jobвђќ: A Look into the Dangerous Jobs in America

    In the book “The Most Dangerous Job,” Eric Schlosser writes about his most recent trip to a slaughter house where he sees the horrible work conditions that are present. He starts off by setting the scene where the slaughter house is located and describing the building. He recalls that the building had no windows and that there was no way to see what’s happening inside. He then goes on to describe the clothes that he

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    Essay Length: 523 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Max
  • Children Obesity

    Children Obesity

    Obesity Over the last decade children and adults, in the United States, have been gaining more and more weight. Obesity is rapidly becoming an epidemic in our youngsters' lives. Whether it's all the fast food or lack of exercise, adults and especially children are heavier than ever. This increase in the national girth is giving way to such debilitating and chronic disease diabetes, joint and muscle ailments, and even heart disease. Beside that, there is

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    Essay Length: 1,081 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Stenly
  • America 1930

    America 1930

    How did Stalin create a personal dictatorship in his rule of the USSR in the period from 1924 to 1941? Background In my essay I will discuss how Josef Vissarionovich Djugashvilli came to power after Lenin died. He was not initially the favourite to succeed into the leadership but through his strengths and his opponents’ weaknesses he defied the odds. Once in power, he used fear and force to maintain his rule over the USSR

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    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Out Sourcing America

    Out Sourcing America

    America was built on the system that it was classless society in which an immigrant, who only has the shirt on his back, can have a comfortable living. This thought process has been called the “American Dream”, which is most often seen in the middle class of America (Klepp). Middle class society started in the 19th century and was embraced after World War II when the troops returned home to find America’s market full

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    Essay Length: 2,083 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Steve
  • Deaf Culture in America

    Deaf Culture in America

    ASL-1 Thoughts on Voices from A Culture When I finished reading the book I realized that I had just learned way more than I had been expecting. Just reading the first chapter was enough for me to be awestruck by the intricacies of the Deaf culture, but as I continued reading I realized that the depth and many levels of social structure are so detailed that being able to fully understand them would be simply

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    Essay Length: 971 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Jessica
  • American Homeless and Poverty Issues

    American Homeless and Poverty Issues

    American Homeless and Poverty Issues There is a dilemma in our country it affects all of society it is called homelessness. Each night in America there is over “500,000 families are sleeping in shelters, hotels and in the streets and over the course of a year 3.5 million will experience homelessness”. (National Collation for the Homeless) It is hard to get an accurate number on the homeless population, due to the fact that the census

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    Essay Length: 1,776 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Jon
  • Us Involvelment in Latin America During Teddy Roosevelt’s Time

    Us Involvelment in Latin America During Teddy Roosevelt’s Time

    US Involvelment in Latin America During Teddy Roosevelt’s Time US primary concern in Latin America was to maintain political stability in order to protect ourselves as well as our business and trade interests. To accomplish this, the Monroe doctrine was expanded to include the Roosevelt Corollary. The Roosevelt Corollary said that the United States would intervene in the internal affairs of Latin America through Military and Diplomatic actions in order to protect political stability and

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    Essay Length: 383 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Janna
  • Eating and Children

    Eating and Children

    “You are what you eat”, is a common old adage heard in western culture, which promotes healthy living and eating. It is certainly not uncommon to hear the latter with the latest health and fitness fervor held my many westerners. There is evidence to suggest that primitive humans believed that physical strength and abilitiy could be attained by consuming certain animals. For example, the early Cherokee Indian tribes believed that by eating venison one could

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    Essay Length: 1,457 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Obesity Among Children and Pets

    Obesity Among Children and Pets

    An overwhelmingly large number of inhabitants of this country are obese. Obesity can be observed in everyone from the newspaper boy or girl to the poodle next door. However, small children and animals have no ability to control their weight. They depend completely on their parents or caregivers to supply them with food. Why then, would any person, thin or fat, want to make their child or pet overweight? Perhaps the best way to find

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    Submitted: February 8, 2010 By: Edward
  • Divorce and Children, Affects Of

    Divorce and Children, Affects Of

    Divorce And Children, Affects Of The Affects of Divorce on Children As a child, there are many things that affect a view, memory, opinion, or attitude. Children have many of their own daily struggles to cope with, as peer pressures are an example. As an adult, we sometimes forget what it is like to be a child dealing with some of the childhood pressures. Many parents do not realize how something like divorce could possibly

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    Essay Length: 2,782 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: February 8, 2010 By: Max
  • Teen Alcoholism: Problems for America’s Youth

    Teen Alcoholism: Problems for America’s Youth

    Teen Alcoholism: Problems for America’s Youth “In 1991, a study by the United States Surgeon General’s office stated that 8 million out of the 20.7 million young people in grades 7 through 12 drank alcoholic beverages every week. It went on to say that 454,000 of those youngsters reported weekly binges (Claypool 21).” In the United States and all over the world underage teens are drinking, and it may be because they just don’t know

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    Submitted: February 8, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Homelessness and Poor

    Homelessness and Poor

    Homelessness and poor is an issue that has been going on worldwide. We must not treat homeless and poor people any different than we treat any one else. Homeless people and people are human beings just like we are. We should not treat them like animals. We must not discriminate against the homeless and the poor. God did not put us here to pass judgment on anyone. God wants us to treat everyone equally

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    Submitted: February 8, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Orthodoxy and Progressivism: America's Battle over Education and a Silent Majority

    Orthodoxy and Progressivism: America's Battle over Education and a Silent Majority

    There are many polarizing debates over the quality and content of the curriculum taught in Public Schools and Universities, typically there are two clearly predictable groups that emerge and square off for battle, the conservative orthodoxy and the secular or liberal progressives. As each side vigorously defends the extremes of their positions, they have apparently and unwittingly created a silent majority that may also wish to be heard. A recognized educational policy maker acknowledges a

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    Submitted: February 8, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Discontinue the Celebration of Columbus Day in America

    Discontinue the Celebration of Columbus Day in America

    Topic: To discontinue the celebration of “Columbus Day General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To enlighten the unaware of the malicious acts committed by Christopher Columbus in hopes of putting an end to the celebration of Columbus Day. Thesis Statement: Celebrating “Columbus Day” is a horrendous tradition commemorating an evil man who is not worthy of such a prestigious honor, canceling the holiday in the remaining 33 active states would be a step in the

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    Essay Length: 939 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: February 9, 2010 By: Mike
  • Latin America: A Legacy of Oppression

    Latin America: A Legacy of Oppression

    Latin America: A Legacy of Oppression When the Europeans first arrived in Latin America, they didn't realize the immensity of their actions. As history has proven, the Europeans have imposed many things on the Latin American territory have had a long, devastating effect on the indigenous people. In the centuries after 1492, Europeans would control much of South America and impose a foreign culture upon the already established civilizations that existed before their arrival. These

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    Essay Length: 2,118 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: February 9, 2010 By: Mike
  • A Contemporary Look at Capital Punishment in America Today

    A Contemporary Look at Capital Punishment in America Today

    A Contemporary Look at Capital Punishment in America Today Capital punishment is a form of punishment that dates back as far as the eighteenth century B.C. It is a form of punishment that is irreversible. The abolitionist movement to cease the use of capital punishment received a big push in 1767. Cesare Beccaria’s essay, “On Crime and Punishment” explained why there was no justification for the state to take a life. Since its reinstatement

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    Submitted: February 10, 2010 By: Anna
  • The Social Security Problem in the United States of America

    The Social Security Problem in the United States of America

    THE SOCIAL SECURITY PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ABSTRACT This research presents the Social Security problem in the United States of America. It includes what the Social Security problem is in the United States of America, what kind of dangers it brings, what should be done about it. Reader can find information about the reasons of the Social Security problem and the solutions which might be done for this problem. In addition,

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    Submitted: February 10, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • I Too Sing America

    I Too Sing America

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    Submitted: February 10, 2010 By: Steve
  • Managing and Preventing Obesity in Children

    Managing and Preventing Obesity in Children

    Managing and Preventing Obesity in Children Childhood obesity (overweight) is a common problem.Children need to be taught to develop good eating habits to avoid gaining excess weight. Check with your child's doctor to confirm that his obesity isn't due to genetics or some other medical problem. Parents can help the child by being supportive of him. Never make fun of him. Explain why he has to lose weight. Gather family support for him. The parent

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    Submitted: February 10, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Hunger and Homelessness

    Hunger and Homelessness

    Hunger and Homelessness 1) The Problem - As we all know, hunger and homelessness have always been a problem. Anyone from a metropolitan area has probably been haggled for money on more than one occasion. But the issue has become bigger than the beggars in the street. According to the U.S. Conference of Mayors/Sodexho Survey on Hunger and Homelessness, a 24-city survey, requests for emergency food assistance increased by 12%, with 18% of requests having

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    Submitted: February 11, 2010 By: Yan
  • Parents: Their Relationships with Each Other, Their Children, and the Affects

    Parents: Their Relationships with Each Other, Their Children, and the Affects

    Parents: Their relationships with each other, their children, and the affects. Every household is different in every way. Children come from different ethnic backgrounds, have different genetics, and also have different families. The way their families interact with each other, as well as outside parties, have an everlasting impact on children. Children, quite naturally, respond different the each parent as well as to different types of parents and living situations. Not to mention that family

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    Submitted: February 11, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Are Children with Special Needs More Likely to Commit School Violence?

    Are Children with Special Needs More Likely to Commit School Violence?

    Are Children with Special Needs More Likely to Commit School Violence? 1. Denise (Smith) Skarbek Denise (Smith) Skarbek worked as a special education teacher for children with mild disabilities before becoming a professor in the department of special education at Indiana University at South Bend. Her interest in special education led her to research the relationship between children with special needs and school violence. In this selection, she explores whether children with certain emotional and

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    Submitted: February 11, 2010 By: Victor