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Phineas Gage survived the accident but there was a change in him that everyone stated him as a “different man”. On September 13, 1848, 25-year-old Phineas was working as the supervisor with a group of men preparing a railroad bed near Cavendish, Vermont. He was using an iron tamping rod to pack explosive powder into a hole where the powder exploded, making the rod hurtling upward. The iron rod penetrated Gage's left cheek, tore through his brain, and left his skull before landing several feet…

As long as the slave-holding and non-slave-holding states had an equal amount of representation in the Senate neither party could dictate to the other. However, each region that had applied for statehood had threatened to destroy the balance of power that had being establish. Southerners consistently argued for states’ rights and against the weak federal government, but it was not until the 1850s that they raised the issue of secession The succession lead to a chain reaction of events such as…

What Tyler Paquette first saw when he woke up, a group of strangers trespassing on his family’s farm. Return to Sender, Julia Alvarez’s captivating and engrossing novel about family and friends takes through the life of two, sixth graders trying to deal with problems beyond their reach. Every moment I spent reading this book furthered my empathy for these characters. Their problems from 12 years ago are still very similar problems that we have on our planet to this day. After his…

with each other. Numerous college campuses have begun restricting freedom of speech to lessen conflict, costing some students the right to pray or peacefully promote their beliefs (Maloney Jr. 5). Most recently, protesters at Middlebury College in Vermont prevented Charles Murray, a conservative political scientist, from speaking and injured a professor who was escorting him off the campus (Krantz 2). The violent backlash at Middlebury isn’t isolated to this campus, unfortunately, and similar…

In America there are only 5 states that allow “death with dignity” or assisted suicide. Those states are now California, Colorado, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington. At the time of Maynard’s decision Oregon was the state of legality. This means in all other states it is currently illegal or they are in the action to make it legal. Now in the states that have “assisted suicide” illegal, the patient…

Squamous cell carcinoma is characterized as uncontrolled growths located in the very thin, flattened cells in the epidermis. SCC can range from open sores to warts in terms of identification. It is mainly caused by "cumulative UV exposure over the course of a lifetime" (Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC), 2012), tanning beds with their intense UV lights can also lead to squamous cell carcinoma. Prevention of squamous cell carcinoma is common with other type of skin cancer; cover up when outside,…

How H. H. Holmes Changed America and Its People Most events in America's past time have influenced some change in the way we feel, think, or react to everyday life. One thought in particular has now been etched into the minds of the old and young, which was inspired by one man's actions. Although long forgotten, H.H Holmes’s actions not only influenced the entertainment industry and brought forth changes in the law enforcement, but he also introduced a paranoia that was unknown before his time.…

Will the Tanning Bed be officially banned? The statistics that were recently made about tanning beds have shocked even all of the dermatologists. However people still won't give them up. Nobody believes, but there is amazingly big number of people who are dying , literally of course, for a tan. Numerous dermatologists explained that tanning like this refers to a cancer. It is a thriving source of bronzed, but also damaged skin. The United States Department of Health and Human Services and the…

Jack Kevorkian one said, “Dying is not a crime” (Top). Euthanasia is a highly debated topic all over the United States. What is euthanasia? Euthanasia is the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering. Patients should have the right to choose to end their life if they are in immense pain and suffering. Euthanasia was first used in a medical context by Francis Bacon in the 17th century. In 1870, Samuel Williams proposed using anesthetics and morphine to…

In the last couple of years, the United States of America has seen a huge increase in gun violence and an increase in trying to figure out what to do about it. In several speeches at Washington D.C. politicians spoke about the tragic accident of Sandy Hook Elementary. The politicians that spoke there all believed that no matter what the gun laws were, the violent act against innocent children and teachers could not have been prevented. There have been numerous studies that have proven that…