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Does parental exposure to cocaine predispose offspring to develop a cocaine addiction? The effect of cocaine use on fetal development has been a hot topic since the drug reached the height of its popularity from the 1970s to the mid-1980s. A large number of research studies on the teratogenic effect of cocaine emerged in response to the so-called “crack baby epidemic.” The results of these studies were often exaggerated or flawed, reporting that populations exposed in utero would have severe…

The NCAA is a Multi- Billion Dollar Association with Monopolistic powers. The NCAA has no competition and a one of a kind association. According to Dominic Alessi the author of the article “5 Reasons Why NCAA Athletes Should Be Paid” Alessi states that the NCAA is a “Cash Cow”. He then goes on to say that the NCAA takes so much and gives so little in return. They control of all the college and university…

The Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition, established in fifteen-forty-two by Pope Paul III (the pontifical incumbent who was also responsible for the authorization of the Jesuit Order), was the primary institution to maintain and implement Papal bulls, in addition to their function of administering legalistic ramifications upon deviants of Catholic orthodoxy within the Papal States, and ostensibly exhibiting proper procedure to Catholic states in the process of…

In his essay, “Interrogating the Manipulation of Fear”, Andrew Schopp claims that Chief Inspector Finch (Stephen Rea) is the V for Vendetta’s “moral center”, partially because of the way he “voices [the film’s] most crucial ideas, including the central question of whether we would even want to know if our government caused the deaths of thousands of its own citizens to create the kind of fear that would lead the populace to elect a new administration” (272). For a character to be a film’s moral…

“You see, I have a story too, Mr. Bailey. I had a friend once. A dear friend. I turned him in to save his life. He died. But he wanted it that way. Things went bad for my friend, and they went bad for me, too (Once Upon A Time in America). Once Upon A Time in America centers around a group of young Jewish thugs who embark on a quest to make it large and more importantly, rise to the absolute top of the hierarchy. While the film explores the lives of these young Jewish individuals, the plot…

One of the leading artists in the Impressionist movement, Mary Stevenson Cassatt was born on May 22, 1844, in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. She was born and growing in a comfortably upper-middle-class family: her mother belonged to a prosperous banking family, and her father was well-to-do real estate and stockbroker. Her elementary schooling prepared her to be a proper wife and mother, included such classes like embroidery, music, homemaking, painting and sketching. Her upbringing reflected her…

I got word that my dad cried the entire day after I left. I had broken his heart. I hated myself for that. I was so mixed with regret for leaving my dad’s, but the pain and hurt I felt from him kept me away. At times I longed to be back with him but again, the pain and fear always won. When I got to my mom’s she had moved to an older home that she was purchasing through A Government Assistance Program. It had a living room, kitchen, 4 bedrooms, and 1 bathroom. The washer and dryer were in our…

I was born on July 5, 2000, my birth mother decided to put my up for adoption. About two to three weeks later I was adopted by a 40 year old woman, Nanette and her similarly aged husband, Robert. From what my parents tell me about when I was younger was that I was a quiet, well behaved kid, but when I saw someone my age I would become friend with them right away. Some of my earliest memories I can recall are in preschool. The things I remember are just small clips of what the actual events…

The theories I wish to compare-and-contrast are victim precipitation theory and behavior genetics. Victim precipitation theory can only be applied to violent victimization but it is a theory that says by acting in certain ways that you are making yourself vulnerable for victimization and opening a chain of events that lead to your assault, homicide, rape, or robbery. Like all criminology theories, victim precipitation relates to how and why crime happens. While most theories focus on the acts…

Intro - what/history - how, when, who, examples/chosen film Surrealism is an artistic cinema style that purposely deviates from traditional, Hollywood-style film conventions. Originally a literary movement, surrealism was first introduced to cinema in the 1920s by filmmakers André Breton, Salvador Dali and Luis Buñuel. Early filmmaking was often experimental, with directors and producers exploring the technical processes of mise en scène, narratives and post-production alterations. Surrealist…