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"I now have absolute proof that smoking even one marijuana cigarette is equal in brain damage to being on Bikini Island during an H-bomb blast.” -- Ronald Reagan. There has been so many different types of research on this specific plant about the positive and negative possibilities it can have on our world. Many people argue about how it can benefit for medical studies. Marijuana. Weed. Pot. Whatever you want to name it, it 's one of the most popular illegal substances in the world,…

Color Blindness Most humans share the ability to sense and perceive the world in a similar way. However, a select number of people view the world differently than the average person. Some people can visualize the same depth and shape of an object, but they do not see the same color. Color Blindness is the abnormal inability to distinguish different colors, and it can be genetically inherited or caused by a disease or damage to the eye. The human eye is able to perceive differences among…

In the psychological field, thought reform has been studied, proving that social influence has been able to change people’s attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. In the government, propaganda has been used to influence their citizens by altering the environment around them. In history, Hitler manipulates and molds the minds of the German population to follow his ideals and support his actions, therefore creating and elongating one of the world’s most terrifying times. In literature, George Orwell’s…

Throughout psychological healthcare, art and design-oriented fields, the alternative/holistic medicine industry, and the American economic market are the implementation of colors to promote a particular product or service. First introduced by ancient Egyptians in the sixth millennium BC, color has been utilized to capture one’s attention and to inspire emotions within the observer. Although a lack of scientific research exists, the research that is in existence supports color theory. It has…

In Descartes meditations he argues the mind is a single unified phenomenon. The context of this argument is in favor of Dualism, he argues in favor of it using Liebniz’s “Principle of the Indiscernibility of Identicals”, the principle asserts that for two things to be identical then they must share all of the same properties. Descartes argues that since his body has parts it can be divided, but the mind has no parts and cannot be divided. “For in truth, when I consider the mind, that is, when I…

other treatments, but are not compliant with all types of surgery. (Vertut and Coiffet 72) A useful helping hand when you need it, robotic tools at this point and time are only effective in areas where you have a sort of technical dissection with the nerves, or places requiring a lot of reconstruction and sewing. (Vertut and Coiffet 72) As physicians become more familiar with system advantages, drawbacks and overall capabilities of robots in general, they may become more of a common thing in…

Smoking can cause autoimmune diseases such as Crohn’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis. In particular, smoking can double a persons’ risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. Tobacco use can also be accredited for the periodic flare-ups of particular symptoms and signs of certain autoimmune diseases. Recently, smoking cigarettes has been linked to type two diabetes, which is also known as adult-onset diabetes. Research shows that those who smoke are 30% to 40% more likely to develop type than…

Michelangelo has been dubbed one of the most brilliant painters in all of history. With his work ranging from paintings to statues, including the statue of David, the last judgement painting, and his amazing works in the Sistine Chapel. His most notable painting is in that very chapel, the Creation of Adam. Many scholars have put Michelangelo’s painting at the same level of importance and value as the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. With the rare and grand display of significance, it is a highly…

In the following excerpt from “Sociopath Divine” by Richard King Perkins II, the speaker, describes himself: I’m not known for caring. I’m starved by empathy, friends, the light of dusk. You never noticed me until I switched on; an optic nerve black out waiting for the orange trucks and moments of sacrilege; a wind stream where the night sweeps away like Jägermeister and Grand Marnier. (qtd. in Perkins 33) Who is he? He is a man with antisocial personality disorder (APD). The…

Basset Hounds have short legs and heavy bones. They have loose skin with a hard, dense coat that comes in several combinations of colors such as white, tan, and black (Gerstenfeld and Schultz 204). The breed is around fourteen inches in height and should weigh anywhere from forty to sixty pounds (Colie 32). Basset Hounds have thick, hanging lips and soft, sad eyes along with ears that hang low to the ground. On its head, there is loosely wrinkled skin and a domed skull that is most clearly seen…