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and focus their attention on fair taxes, proper tariffs and locally generated policies (Raymond, 2011). The United States needs to take a step back and work to properly allocate foreign aid in a way that will slowly diminish Haiti’s dependence (Raymond, 2011). Foreign aid must not stop all at once; distribution of aid must be removed slowly to allow the Haitians to build towards their hopes of living…

This journal addresses abstinence as an important behavioral strategy for preventing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and pregnancy among adolescents. It is a collected pool of publications and reports by a broad range of doctors and scientists. It presents background information on abstinence and its definitions, physical and psychological facts as to why adolescents choose to engage in sexual activity. The emotional and physical health outcomes…

Mandë Holford hopes to one day use venom from deadly snails to kill pain in human beings. This is the gist of headlines preceding articles based on Holford’s current research published by NPR and PBS. However, Holford's publications of her research tend to have less explosive and technical names such as “Characterization of Shared Pigments in Colorful Avian and Mollusk Shells” and “A Novel Bioactive Peptide Toxin from Terebrid Marine Snails”. For this case study Holford’s research paper titled…

The citizens love the feelies due to the realistic sensual sensations produced. These virtual 4D films are full of sexually satisfying scenes that continue to draw citizens back as new feelies are released. "I hear the new one at the Alhambra is first-rate. There's a love scene on a bearskin rug; they say it's marvelous,” ecstatically says Assistant when one of the new feelies was released (Huxley 42). The citizens in Brave New World are not only promiscuous when it comes to interactions between…

Anthrax isolated case Anthrax is caused by the bacterial spore Bacillus anthracis. Bacillus anthracis’s characteristic spore allows it to live dormant for many years without desiccation before becoming active when exposed to water. It occurs naturally and can be found on vegetation and in many products made form animals. One method of contracting anthrax is inhalation. This has been known as a prevalent pathology of the disease among infected wool workers and hide tanners. It has also been…

than oversimplifying a diverse generation cohort into a homogeneous group, the aim here is to give a deeper understanding of how the emerging young adults (Millennials) ages 18-29 years are shaping the culture with new sexual scripts. Let me begin first by explaining “sexual script”. The term “sexual scripts”, was introduced in the 1970s by John Gagnon and William Simon in their book Sexual Conduct. They define sexual scripts as action guidelines that help organize the world in the sexual arena.…

United in Anger – A History of ACT UP is a documentary film about the ACT UP organization which emerged in the United States during the AIDS epidemic. The movie follows how the organization and the activists challenged various institutions to take the epidemic seriously from 1987 to 2007. Some of the most known demonstrations were held against the Wall Street, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Catholic Church, National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Centers for Disease Control and…

Last fall actor Charlie Sheen, known for his roles in “Two & a Half Men,” “Platoon,” and “Wall Street,” became known for something else: his positive HIV status. While critics attacked Sheen for what they imagined was a risky sex life rife with unprotected encounters, the actor admitted to only having unprotected sex twice in his life. Though Sheen is a Hollywood celebrity, his announcement is a reminder that anyone who engages in unprotected sex is at risk for contracting a sexually transmitted…

Approximately one in three people living in Sub-Saharan Africa are undernourished and more than ninety percent are suffering. Poor nutrition causes nearly forty five percent of deaths in children under the age of five and three point one million children die each year. This is becoming a significant issue for the whole planet. However, it is globally within our power to prevent something bad from happening in Africa. We are one world and to say it's just happening in Africa would be false it's…

Whisper of AIDS” in order to bring awareness of the AIDS virus and the effect it has on its victims. Fisher was able to successfully achieve her goal of bringing the AIDS epidemic to the attention of the public by using powerful rhetorical appeals to establish her presence and engage the attention of her audience to increase concern for the AIDS pandemic. In “A Whisper of AIDS,” Fisher effectively expresses compelling rhetorical appeals of ethos, logos, and pathos in revealing the truth about…