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I flick the butt of my half used cigarette to the pavement exhaling its toxic smog. My mother always told me smoking was a filthy habit that I should never have gotten into. She also told me that if I continued to smoke, all of my teeth would drop out and I’d die alone. Bitch. I find it quite amusing that she’d ever think I’d end up with anyone after my track record of one night stands with half the cheerleading squad during my senior year of high school. I know deep down that she always…

An alcoholic is an individual that has a physical or mental desire to consume alcohol beyond their capacity to control it (O’Connor, 2011). Alcoholism is the illness alcoholics suffer from. There are two different types of drinking problems, alcoholism being one and alcohol abuse being the other. Alcoholism is when an individual’s excessive drinking causes serious problems in their life, yet they keep drinking. They may also have a physical dependence on alcohol. This means that an individual…

Introduction The Soviet Union, or the USSR, has had its fair share of leaders since its conception on November 7th, 1927. Throughout the Cold War alone there was a total of seven leaders. Arguably, one of the most famous of the seven leaders was Mikhail Gorbachev. Gorbachev was the last head of the USSR, and many believe he was to blame for its ultimate downfall and the eventual dissolution of the Soviet Union. There are a variety of viewpoints when it comes to the leadership of Gorbachev. Two…

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS ID | Critical Success Factors | Reason for Importance | Steps Taken to Ensure Attainment | 1 | Communication | Failure to Complete Project | Sharing contact information, RACI, Team Charter and establishing open communication paths early | 2 | Scheduling | Failure to Complete Project, and getting work done on time | Setting up timeline in advance, and ability to work for the good of the team and final project. Each team member is willing to help each…

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a serious psychological disorder. It is characterized by many symptoms including impulsive and reckless behaviors, severe anger issues, and a pattern of unstable personal relationships (National Institute of Mental Health, 2014). Many people will be affected by borderline personality disorder at some point in their life, and those that develop BPD are at an increased chance to have other disorders including depression and eating disorders (National…

Products such as vodka (http://www.absolut.com/ca/products/absolut-colours/), fast food and foot wear, among other things have been used as marketing tools, limited edition selling items, specifically around pride month to promote to the LGBT inclusive community. An article…

A group of teenagers are starting high school the next day, and they are nervous they won’t fit in. They consult an older sibling, and he replies, and assuages their fears, by saying that they should drink a couple of beers before school; after all, that;s the cool thing to do. The fourteen year olds listen to the eighteen year old big brother, and they start their high school career with high hopes, fantastic dreams, and horrible hangovers. Flash forward to junior year, AP Exams are coming up…

As I am writing this paper, I am transcended into memories of my childhood as I am climbing, for the second time already, the highest mountain of Albania; Mount Tomor. Now when I say climbing I mean mainly being in the back of a pick up truck with at least 5 other members of my family as we are covering us faces from the dirt of the unpaved roads. Why is an 8 year old going through all of this you may ask? This journey is part of a pilgrimage that occurs every year and it symbolizes the virtues…

Between the time period of 1989 and 1990, the bodies of seven middle aged men: Richard Mallory, David Spears, Charles Carskaddon, Troy Burress, Charles Humphreys, Peter Siems and Walter Antonio were found dead in Central Florida. All seven men were victims of serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a middle aged woman. So what possibly could have led a 37-year-old woman like Wuornos to murder not only one but seven men? That is a question that is difficult to answer. However, looking at Wuornos’s life in…

The Robinson’s finally ask me to babysit for them again! I’m literally ecstatic about this, I haven’t seen little Johnny or Tessa in 4 whole months! Tessa is a cute, 6 year old, brunette munchkin. She wears these really adorable glasses that wrap around her head so they don’t fall off! Her deep blue eyes always brighten my day.Then there’s Johnny, Tessa’s twin brother. Johnny is the absolute sweetest gentleman I know. He always walks me to his bedroom when I, I mean he escorts me to his room for…