Benzene

A.) Introduction Oxycodone is a narcotic medicine similar to Morphine. Oxycodone helps dull the intensity of pain by increasing the bodies’ pain tolerance or eliminating the pain completely. Oxycodone is usually prescribed to people who require constant pain relief for their everyday lives. Oxycodone is a semi-synthetic opioid, which means it is made in a lab from natural opiates. Oxycodone was first made in 1916 from thebaine, an opioid alkaloid, by two German scientists named, Freund and…

General Goal: To Persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to stop smoking. Thesis Statement: The harmful effects smoking has on your body can be reversed if you stop smoking today. I. INTRODUCTION I. “I’m more proud of quitting smoking than of anything else I’ve done in my life, including winning an Oscar “, Christine Lahti. “I stopped smoking. When I stopped smoking, my voice changed….so drastically, I couldn’t believe it myself”, Bob Dylan. “Smoking Kills, If you’re killed, you’ve…

local area (Hoffman). The excess water from this waste can then be absorbed through surrounding area. Along with this factor, is the contamination of a town’s water supply when located near a fracking site. The exposure to the pollutants such as, benzene, toluene, and methane can lead to organ damage, birth defects, and nervous system disorders (Hoffman). With the major effects of both the burning of fossil fuels and hydrofracking, the outcome these actions have on the earth altogether are…

Dedication You know how it is. You pick up a book or a research, flip to the dedication, and find that, once again, the author has dedicated his research to someone else and not to you. Not this time. Because this time it is dedicated to you for taking a time to read this research. To my parents: thank you for your unconditional support with my studies I am honored to have you as my parents Thank you for giving me a chance to prove and improve myself through all my life please don 't ever…

reasons which caused people to stand against and protest this drilling process known as “fracking” by carefully researching and analyzing by the areas and the people residing nearby. In some studies, that were conducted revealed “that the carcinogen benzene was 55 times higher than the recommended safe levels”, contamination of the water supply, as well as pollutants in the air. Some of the pollutants found in the air were said to cause health issues such as silicosis, which is an incurable lung…

Patient History In April 2010, a 53 year-old male patient was admitted into the hospital for diagnostic testing. He is a cigar smoker and enjoyed an occasional alcoholic beverage. The patient is 68 inches tall and 190 lbs. He lives an active lifestyle but has been complaining of mild sweating, shortness of breath, and chest pain. The patient has a family history of heart disease and diabetes, however patient test results are negative for diabetes. The patient has had a history of heart problems…

Is hydraulic fracturing ruining your life? Hydraulic fracturing is also known as fracking. It is the process of extracting natural gases and petroleum. The gases are contained in rock formations underground. So to get them out they use a mixture of sand, chemical, and water at high pressure to trap the gases. This process has been used since the 1940s, but has recently had some of the process upgraded to save money. Proponents of hydraulic fracturing want hydraulic fracturing to be expanded,…

During an individual’s lifespan there will be many times that they undergo tough times and begin to feel distraught. Over the past couple of decades there has been an astronomical rise in the number of individuals that have succumb to drug use, while some individuals claiming that this is due to their social status and environments, while others argue that it’s because of their addictive personalities. Regardless of one’s point of view, it is very clear that drug usage in today’s society is…

There has been an increase in the use of alternative medicine worldwide, however a big part of the population do not still recognize and accept this type of medicine. This makes the future of alternative medicine uncertain, but we could make some predictions about its future if we know the factors that can shape it. Therefore, this part of the presentation will deal with the future of alternative medicine in two parts, the first part is the factors shaping the future of alternative medicine, and…

With its beautiful cascading waters, Niagara Falls draws over twelve million visitors a year to stare awestruck at the falls and drink wine from any one of its sixty wineries. In addition to being a tourist attraction, Niagara Falls doubles as an inexpensive source of hydroelectric power for a planned industrial community. However, in the early 1940s the United States government diminished the beauty of this once pristine place. They allowed the Hooker Chemical Company to dump twenty-one tons of…