Essays Tagged: "severely"

Euthanasia and the robert Latimer case

asia is undoubtedly an issue that plagues the minds of those living with children or adults who are severely disabled. Rarely is one found to have a 'neutral' outlook upon it; that is, a side must be ... Tracy to 'save' her, or to save himself. While I have never experienced living with someone who is severely disabled, I have had the chance to discuss the issue with many friends and associates. From ...

(4 pages) 74 0 4.3 Feb/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

The Personality Traits of Antigone

to acknowledge the corpse of Polyneices would be given absolutely no support from the state and be severely punished. Creon stated, ?Polyneices, I say, is to have no burial: no man is to touch him or ...

(5 pages) 149 1 4.0 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Perfect Day for Bananafish--this is an analysis of the short story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" by J.D. Salinger

hat would simply be a minor disagreement. War, then in turn, takes its toll on the people involved, severely traumatizing the individuals who fight for their respective nations. This is the case in th ...

(4 pages) 99 1 4.8 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Drug and Clinical Treatments for Bipolar Disorder

ions for the causes and cure. The one fact of which we are painfully aware is that bipolar disorder severely undermines its' victims ability to obtain and maintain social and occupational success. Bec ... atment for bipolar disorder is electro-convulsive shock therapy. ECT is the preferred treatment for severely manic pregnant patients and patients who are homicidal, psychotic, catatonic, medically com ...

(8 pages) 225 1 4.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Angina Pectororis

ious condition known as myocardial infraction or commonly called a heart attack may occur. This can severely damage the heart's functionality. Which in turn effects our well being. We should be educat ...

(2 pages) 58 0 3.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

The Odyssey: Telemachus And His Development

r the epic ends with Telemachus taking part in two battles.Not having any father figures as a child severely effects Telemachus. He becomes a timid, shy and spineless boy who is greatly pampered by hi ...

(4 pages) 162 1 3.7 Mar/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Imagination is the Highest Kite One can Fly

My family has a very close friend, named Alex Wannamaker who was born with a severely damaged central nervous system. This birth defect has left him somewhat paralyzed and confi ...

(2 pages) 44 0 4.2 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

short essay on B.F. Skinner and Freud and their theories

tic about it. Both Freud andSkinner agree that human behavior is the result of outside factors that severely hinder theconcept of free will. Skinner believes that humans, in the correct environment, c ...

(3 pages) 178 1 3.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Flash memory

all have memories that are inaccurate. Instead, the syndrome may be diagnosed when the memory is so severely disoriented that it changes the individual's entire personality and lifestyle, therefore, d ...

(7 pages) 205 1 1.4 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

John Irving's "The World According to Garp"

is the prose of a poorly educated man-his vocabulary is uninspiring, his grammatical proprieties is severely limited.'(51) It has also been said that Irving's "instincts are so basically sound, his ta ...

(4 pages) 34 0 3.5 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Alzheimer's Disease, includes a .bmp diagram not visible in ansii

eareddiseases afflicting the elderly community. AD, once thought to be a natural part of aging, is aseverely debilitating form of mental dementia. Although some other types of dementia are curableor e ...

(10 pages) 203 1 2.5 Feb/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Censorship: A Growing Issue

he 1970's. The case that most affected this issue was the case of Hazelwood v. Khulmeier. This case severely restricted students' free-speech and students' newspaper rights. Although many states are r ...

(5 pages) 136 0 3.7 Mar/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Extremists takes matters into their own hands in Margaret Arwood's "The handmaids tale"

women had a lot to be afraid of. They had freedom to do whatever they wanted, but this freedom was severely inhibited by maniacs who could strike at any time. Women followed rules to keep them out of ...

(6 pages) 70 0 4.3 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Schizophrenia Discusses all of the signs and symptoms of the disease, as well as the physiological and social effects that it has on an individual.

ind of psychosis, which is an impairment of thinking in which your interpretation of reality can be severely abnormal. Schizophrenia causes a slowly progressive deterioration in your ability to functi ...

(6 pages) 176 3 3.5 May/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Pros and Cons of the Atomic Bomb in WWII

rred during the course of World War II. The security of our nation and of other allied nations was severely threatened, not only by the Germans, but by the Japanese. The Japanese were a strong peopl ...

(4 pages) 148 1 4.8 Feb/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

"There Should be Stricter Smoking Laws" Overall good essay discussing the pros of stricter smoking and tobacco laws.

polluted, and it will make more people quit. Also, the death rates, caused by tobacco will decrease severely. There should be stricter tobacco laws and regulations!First of all, at least 4.5 million a ...

(3 pages) 252 3 4.0 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Report on Fortran as a programming language. Kreitzberg, C & Shnediderman, B. (1982). FORTRAN Programming. New York: Harcourt.

gned to operate with limited human attention. The comparatively slow reactions of human users would severely reduce the computer's tremendous productivity.Because computers operate without human inter ...

(5 pages) 115 0 3.2 Aug/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Programming Languages

What went wrong with America's schools

, as well as the future of the US's work force.During that 15 year period, US students' test scores severely dropped in comparison to other industrial countries. After 1980, the dropping scores levele ... , as well as the future of the US's work force.During that 15 year period, US students' test scores severely dropped in comparison to other industrial countries. After 1980, the dropping scores levele ...

(12 pages) 222 0 3.7 Nov/1994

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Treatments for Bipolar Disorder

ions for the causes and cure. The one fact of which we are painfully aware is that bipolar disorder severely undermines its' victims ability to obtain and maintain social and occupational success. Bec ... atment for bipolar disorder is electro-convulsive shock therapy. ECT is the preferred treatment for severely manic pregnant patients and patients who are homicidal, psychotic, catatonic, medically com ...

(8 pages) 137 0 4.3 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

About autism and other similar disorders

Autism is a disorder that severely impairs development of a person's ability to communicate, interact with other people, and m ...

(6 pages) 108 1 3.4 Nov/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health