economic level. Although we do have ideas as to what alcoholism is, what we do not know is the exact cause(s) of this problem. Researchers are continually seeking answers to the long-standing nature versus nurture debate. Different views are split between a biological paradigm and a psychological paradigm. No one explanation seems to be better than another is. I will present views of the effects alcoholism has on society and an insight to the factors that serve to fuel the nature or nurture debate
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factors can analysed by practical, ethical and theoretical limitations and strengths that can be considered. This essay will be looking at each of these in detail. But, firstly what is an experiment? An experiment is a way of investigation a cause and effect relationship between independent variable and dependent variable. The first type of experiment that sociologist may choose to use in their research is, laboratory experiment. Laboratory experiments are conducted in a control setting, (this means
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severely. Drugs should be considered a mitigating factor in situations when the individual took them unknowingly, as a result of a prescription requirement, etc. Sometimes an individual’s prescription can have unknown effects on their body, thus all of the never ending lists of side effects on medications. Therefore, this could affect some individuals so severely that they could act in an unfavorable way. Certain drugs can affect an individual’s mental capacity so severely that they act in ways they might
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2100 kids engage in behavior such as accidental abuse of unsecured medication for the first time (Betar, 2012). Accidental use of drugs and wrong medication by toddlers is a result of unsecured drugs lying somewhere in the house. Literature review Unintentional poisonings at home are a major cause of fatal or nonfatal injuries in children aged 0-24months. Reports from studies carried out in 2003 showed that 49.6% of all poisonings exposure reported in the USA occurred amongst school going children
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material used for building is non-reflective and therefore absorbs heat, also road surfaces such as tarmac and concrete have a high thermal capacity and result in large insulation due to the albedo effect, where only light surfaces reflect more heat. Therefore urban heat islands have a low albedo effect due to the dark coloured nature of the area, only 5-10% of radiation is reflected due to the dark colours. There are large amounts of buildings with glass windows within urban areas due to high building
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different as those images betrayed usually show unhonest thoughts and images as many have had to undergo a large amount of photoshop and editing to get them to look like what they do. I believe that this peer pressure is worldwidely recognised as it causes people to suffer just as much or more as friends and family peer pressure, as it makes us downgrade ourselves and not believe in ourselves and it’s then only us or people we are very close to that can put faith, honest opinions and belief back in
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these changes. If one were to peer through the curtain of a 17 year old girl’s bedroom in the year 1977 you would see the normal things, bed, bureau, maybe a desk and night table. On the bureau sits a record player and a small radio. The girl is lying on the bed reading a book and listening to the music on the radio. The pink princess phone rings and the girl reaches over to answer it. Her laughter rings out as she talks to her friend, making plans for the weekend. When the teen hangs up the
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Layers of Ocean: The ocean contains 40000 billion tones of carbon, whereas only 750 billion tones of carbon was in atmosphere,and 2200 billion tones of carbon in terrestrial biosphere. So the amount that doubles the carbon content in atmosphere will cause only 2% increase in carbon content in ocean. The temperature and density profiles of ocean vary with season and location, in broad ocean can be categorized into three strata, they are upper mixed layer about 100m depth, thermocline region extending
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gambling, is a disorder in which you cannot control yourself. Gambling addictions come in many forms such as going to the casino, logging into the internet or even purchasing lottery tickets. Because of the hold it has on a person, it can cause several harmful effects such as health issues, emotional instability and astronomical financial burdens. Even though some have fooled themselves in believing that it is just for fun and enjoyment, the real truth is it can be a life changing experience. In 1998
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is caused by venous hypertension which is high blood pressure exerted in the veins of the legs which causes damage to the skin. Fluid can leak from the veins and pool under the skin causing swelling and thickening, this then leads to the skin breaking down to form an ulcer. Before a venous ulcer can be treated it is important to rule out peripheral arterial disease being the cause of the ulcer. Symptoms of peripheral arterial disease include pain in limb when exercising or walking,
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