Patients Are Turning to Medical Cannabis to Get off Opioids The opioid epidemic in North America is a growing public health crisis, causing devastating effects on communities across Canada and the U.S. Canada is the world’s second biggest consumer of pharmaceutical opioids, and in 2016, there were approximately 2,458 apparent opioid-related deaths in the country. What’s being done to counter this deadly health crisis? Learn why more doctors and patients are turning to medical cannabis. The…
On July 28, 1863 the army of Potomac were defeated in Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee raising the confidence of the confederates and lowering the union’s. July 1st the army of Potomac were on their way to Gettysburg Virginia, news of this: Lee planned to assemble his men to intercept the union army at the the railroads. The Union corps had arrived later that day at “Cemetery Ridge”, soon after their arrival more corps arrived to strengthen their forces. The next day they were well…
state they were entitled to pay reparations for all of the damage done to their surroundings. In order for all of the European states to come into terms, they created the Treaty of Versailles, which Germany had no say in. World War 1 was a large turning point of world history because of its length, and provoking WW2. Serbian Nationalism escalated quickly, especially…
perspective of sin is reflected through the Hebrew Scriptures as failure to place God above everything else. An example of sin through the Hebrew Scriptures comes from the story of Adam and Eve in the book of Genesis. Sin is the act of turning away from God and turning towards yourself. According to the Christian perspective, there are two distinctive types or components of sin that include mortal and venial sins. Mortal sin is to reject the decision to be a person…
How can turning points develop a character? A turning point can be described as a challenge faced or a switch that can go positively or negatively. In the autobiography “ I Never Had It Made”, by Jackie Robinson, the memoir, “ Warriors Don’t Cry”, by Melba Patillo Beals, and the article, “ The Father of Chinese Aviation”, by Rebecca Makel, each of the individuals faced a turning point. Jackie Robinson, Melba Patillo Beal, and Feng Ru all faced life-changing experiences that changed and impacted…
morning, it does sound like a Marine theme, because they wore green and black clothes. The Music background was the sound of a drum. They walked in backwards. Then they fell down as if they had passed out then got up and danced as zombies before turning into a Marine. The background music sounded like an orchestra. The girls bowed down then lifted one girl up. Finally, they put their heads down and then they marched out as the stage went black once…
In Thoughts Upon Female Education, Benjamin Rush explained his thoughts surrounding the schooling of women. Rush argued and provided many reasons why educating women was beneficial and not harmful. Throughout the reading, Rush listed reasons and activities that required women to be educated, for the purpose of advancing the nation. Rush believed that women needed schooling for multiple reasons, such as “A principle share of the instruction of children naturally devolves upon the women. It…
presented many pieces of advice that are very important to writing. It can also be utilized to enhance the writing of others including myself. One of the best pieces of advice from the article is, “To be seeking always for the picture, to be always turning general remarks into seeable examples”. What this statement means, is to explore and hunt for the picture you are trying to display, along with altering general remarks into examples people can visualize and or probably relate to. By applying…
of work, is still a business that tends to practice some shady behaviors. High metrics and expectations have lead to many stores practicing unethical tactics to meet weekly goals of the District Manager. These quotas have lead to associates even turning customers away to maintain high numbers. On one occation in my store, our General Manager would purchase packets of Liquid Armor, a liquid screen protector that is one of our metrics, on his own time to inflate the stores weekly sales of…
Colors are known to symbolize certain feelings or moods. In the novel The Great Gatsby the author F. Scott Fitzgerald uses specific colors to represent characters and feelings in many ways. On the Long Island Sound in the 1920’s, people are separated into three social classes, old money, new money, and the poor working class. West Egg is a lot less fashionable coming from new money; Nick Carraway and Mr. Jay Gatsby live in West Egg. East Egg has people who can trace their family wealth back…