process take several weeks to a month, the cost of physician-assisted suicide is quite high. Seconal costs about $125 for a lethal 10 gram dose, which comes in the form of 100 individual caplets that must be broken apart to produce about three tablespoons of powder. If the patient is using Seconal, it is either mixed in water to create a bitter drink or stirred into pudding or applesauce to hide the taste. The patient will slip into a coma about five minutes after taking the drug, with death…
Can you imagine being put in a concentration camp at Auschwitz, where you could be split up from your family? Life wouldn’t be the same. You would not see your family and if you see someone dying in the Camp, you couldn’t help them unless you wanted to be shot. Life at Auschwitz was not the same as if you were living your normal life. There were no toilets, no clean showers, and not even clean drinking water. The Nazis made all the prisoners were slaves to them. If they didn’t follow orders,…
During the developing years of life, the importance of maintaining a balanced diet is stressed and children are encouraged to eat more fruits and vegetables. Many parents place an emphasis on the idea that eating sugar is bad, but fail to see how other aspects of nutrition play a vital role in the major functions of the body. It is important that parents be informed of how essential nutrition is to weight loss, the ability to concentrate, and how even mood can be affected by the foods a child…
The market for avocados has grown exponentially in the past few years, thanks to the mounting trend created by hipsters and health mongers across the nation by popularizing them through social media. Avocados are some of the most versatile fruits consumers have access to, as they can be eaten plain, in salads or sandwiches, or mixed into sauces, dips, and dressing. More recently, health conscious, vegan consumers have found ways to even use them as substitutes for butter in baking,…
Imagine a world where your garden isn't plagued by ravenous Japanese beetles who eat every plant in sight. If you lived in America prior to 1912, you wouldn't have to imagine this scenario because you would be living it. As their name suggests, Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) are native to Japan. The water surrounding the island and the insect's natural predators kept them contained there until the fateful day that a plant was shipped from Japan to the United States. Hiding in the soil of…
Sugar- Nutella contains processed sugar by weight. As you can suppose, Nutella contains an enormous amount of calories (approximately 100 calories per tablespoon). The sugar is made out of sugar beet which is filled with pesticides and this type can only harm your organism. Refined sugar is related to ADHD, anxiety, autism, depression, ADD and migraine. I don`t think that you will need a better reason to…
The Poisoner's Handbook involved many stories of dramatic poison murder cases. Medical examineer Charles Norris and toxicologist Alexander Gettler investigated the mysterious murders. Poison was a common use of killing during this era. Some of the poisons commonly used were: chloroform, wood alcohol, cyanides, arsenic, and mercury. Norris and Gettler go against unbeatable odds to solve these mysteries and decrease poison use during this deadly time. Key Idea 1 The basic chloroform molecule…
Muhammad Ali had the biggest influence on United States since the 1900’s. Muhammad Ali did a lot of things during his life, some good and some bad. He became one of the best known boxers around the world, he converted to Islam, and he battled Parkinson's disease. Muhammad Ali wasn’t always his name. His birth name was Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky and that's where he started his long journey into boxing. His bike was stolen, and Ali told a police officer,…
Do you always feel starved after a two-hour fitness, especially after swimming? I know you try very hard to restrain yourself from eating any food, and in general, there are two results when you come out from the gym. One is that you keep being hungry and do not eat anything; therefore, you must be suffering during the next day’s work out because you do not have the strength. Another is that you could not help eating like a greedy prince and failed to live up to your two-hour fitness. I had…
Mac and cheese on a collage budget There comes a time in every broke collage kid’s life where you get sick of cafeteria food. There is nothing wrong with it, you just can’t seem to make yourself go down to that dining hall and eat another slice of pizza. Being a broke collage kid comes with many hurtles to jump over. Can 't afford to take your significant other out for a nice meal? Macaroni and cheese can solve most of your problems. But why have just any old mac and cheese? Spruce it up a…