Bangor, Maine

An addict just injected himself with the potent drug of heroin. Dopamine, a neurotransmitter is then released. This is the "feel good feeling" receptor in your brain. Addictive drugs can release two to ten times the amount of dopamine that natural rewards do. In a person who becomes addicted, brain receptors become overwhelmed. The brain responds by producing less dopamine causing less impact on the brain's reward center. In time, the desired substance no longer gives them as much pleasure.…

The purpose of this paper is to identify my cultural history and how it affects me as well as my master statuses. I will identify where my ancestors are from, my family’s values and traditions, which traditions I chose to pass on or not, how the traditions stand up to traditional versions of the culture, how my worldview has been affected, and where I land in terms of master statuses and privilege. This paper will be used as a tool to explore the diversity in my family and how it will affect me…

Even though there are several eminent horror story authors such as Edgar Allen Poe, and Arthur Machen, Stephen King is one of the most prolific and commercially successful horror authors of the past half century. Renowned author Stephen King has written numerous novels and short stories that have sold many millions of copies. He continues to produce frightening page turners. Stephen King has been influenced,influenced others,faced challenges, been inspired,writes horror stories and many other…

Throughout American history, immigrants from all over the world have traveled to this country in search of a better way of life. The immigrants brought with them a vast range, as well as varied levels of commitment to their native cultures and ideologies. The speed at which the immigrants, both assimilated into, as well as helped create the new culture in which they found themselves, were as diverse as the immigrants themselves. Two respected scholars put forth differing theories to explain the…

She attended Job Corps in Bangor and met her future husband, Ralph there. From that experience, the two headed south to Central Maine where they held different jobs until she settled into a career as a CNA and Ralph became a professional painter. They have one son. Together they have volunteered hundreds perhaps thousands of hours to the community they live in and the city at large . . . to name a few: Mid Maine Homeless Shelter, Warming Center, United Way, Soup Kitchen…

assesment of individuals in an aggregate and determine their effect on the person. Biological: “Biological determinants of health are factors related to human biology that influence health and illness” (Clark, 2015). While ages range in down east Maine, the aggregate group was the elderly. The ages of the people in this group are more susceptible to illness and injury and are more likely to need stable health care for chronic disease. Relating to their biophysical determinants, this specific…

Horsemeat has been discovered in the U.S food supply. Over the course of their lives they receive a wide variety of drugs and other substances that cause their meat to be contaminated. Not only do Americans oppose the slaughtering of horses, but the equine are not raised for food. Every day it is dumped on the dinner plates of unsuspecting consumers. Horses are still being slaughtered but most are being sent to Mexico, Canada and other countries. We have no regulations regarding how these…

Welfare Recipients Drug Testing Should it be mandatory for welfare recipients to be drug tested? This is one of the questions that is being asked all over the country. Many are concerned about whether or not it will cost more or save the government money by taking the drug addicts off welfare programs and giving them to people who really need the benefits. While many believe it is okay to drug test welfare recipients, others feel that drug testing is wrong because they consider it…

All over the world people suffer from mental illness, but no one really likes to talk about it. There are a wide variety of disorders that people suffer from. Loved ones can be suffering from a disorder but choose not say anything because he/her does not want anyone to think something is wrong with him/herself. Some people do not even think it is real, but it is. In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini readers are able to get insight to some of the mental illness that people suffer from…

com.ezproxy.southtexascollege.edu:2048/ps/i.do?p=LitRC&sw=w&u=txshracd2547&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CH1420008691&asid=4b8ef761d61f07f71f0ea790f2b984cc. Accessed 22 Mar. 2017. Williams, William Carlos, “The Use of Force.” Published by B&L Associates, Bangor, Maine, USA…