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Our first president, George Washington’s, birth took place on February 22, 1732. Washington’s original birth place was in Pope’s Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Washington's birthday is strenuous to figure out because he was born twenty years before the introduction to the calendar. Americans honor Washington's day of birth the Monday before his actual birthday. When Washington was eleven his father, Augustine Washington, died leaving most of the property to George’s older brothers.…

Introduction Thesis Development and Purpose The Affordable Care Act (ACA), which is commonly known by the unofficial name of ObamaCare is an American healthcare transformation law of the land expanding and improving access to care while minimizing spending through government regulation and taxes. This is a Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and a health modification law signed on March 23, 2010 by President Barack Obama. The main reason why this healthcare reform was started is to…

Marijuana is the most popular recreational drug globally and the third in America (Stuart). It is, however, unique because unlike many others recreational drugs, it also has a range of medical uses. The separation of medical from recreational marijuana is a challenging and confusing task, which has affected its legal status significantly. Consequently, nearly half of the United States has legalized marijuana for medical uses while a few others have legalized it both for medicinal and…

Drug control policies Thesis statement There has been an ongoing debate on drug decriminalization, legalization and laying of stricter illicit drug control policies. Whereas some countries feel that decriminalizing illicit drugs will increase their consumption, some countries believe that it is important to put in place stricter rules. To proponents of putting stricter, it will reduce the consumption of these drugs thereby reducing the general damage that they pause to those who consume them.…

Over time, healthcare costs and needs have exponentially increased. Therefore, there are variations in health insurance costs, based on the type of provider public or private. Furthermore, healthcare being one of the basic necessities has progressively experienced various healthcare reforms and challenges. One such revolutionizing reform was the passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010, after which it was ambiguous how exactly the employment based plans will be…

Saibhuvaneswari RA1611014010048 JUMPING GENES Transposable elements (TEs), also known as "jumping genes" or transposons, are sequences of DNA that move (or jump) from one location in the genome to another. A transposable element (TE or transposon) is a DNA sequence that can change its position within a genome, sometimes creating or reversing mutations and altering the cell's genetic identity and genome size. Transposition often results in duplication of the TE. The transposable elements make…

According to Machado et al., "marijuana has been used throughout human history for many purposes" (432). Cannabis is not a foreign substance to the human population, so we should not fear it's medical contributions. Marijuana has been proven to reduce chronic pain in terminally ill individuals (Ault 1077). Patients who undergo chemotherapy treatment suffer from nausea and pain. Machado et al. say that, "up until now, two medications Marinol (dronabinol delta-9-THC) and cesamet (nabilone) have…

On a wet spring day in 1787, a group of powerful men gathered together to revise the articles of confederation. Instead however, they covertly framed an entirely different form of government, a republic made up of three different branches, judicial, executive, and legislative. Once released to the public, many citizens had extreme doubts about this new government. They feared that because of the government’s size and lack of diverse representation, that it would fail to represent the concerns…

What is gender inequality? Gender inequality is defined as the disparity in status, power and prestige between people who identify as women and men (Laura). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, women made up 50.8% of the population in 2010. Also in 2010, women became half of all workers in the U.S. (Laura) But still this doesn’t change anything in our society and that is why gender inequality still persists in US. Gender inequality is seen as one of the causes which has been blocking the…

Revolutionary War In 1776, Washington was guarding the city of New York with his army of 28,000 men. General William Howe’s army, composed of several British regiments and upwards of 9,000 German mercenaries, took New York from Washington with ease. George Washington’s army over the long winter months, dwindled to a mere 3,000 volunteers. Because of this lack of troops, Washington resulted to guerilla warfare, avoiding direct combat. At the start of the Revolutionary War, many wealthy merchants…