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  • Critique on Aids in Africa

    Critique on Aids in Africa

    There is one method of pricing called non-linear pricing, among many others. In this, the area below the demand curve (Y axis is Price$ and X axis represents Quantity demanded) is the contribution (after subtracting costs or expenses). For a price-demand combination we get a certain contribution, while the area above this rectangle is the “passed up profit” to customers and the area right of it is “money left on table”. When these areas are

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    Essay Length: 756 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Bred
  • Hpv: Environmental Co-Factors and Prevention in the United States

    Hpv: Environmental Co-Factors and Prevention in the United States

    HPV: Environmental co-factors and prevention in the United States Introduction Current uses of medical technologies to prevent Cervical Cancer (CC) have proven inadequate in the further reduction of morbidity. Current medical methods are effective enough to almost completely prevent mortality from CC, but due to the inability of the US Health Care System to implement preventative measures in a timely and thorough manner, an estimated 10,400 woman will be diagnosed with CC and more than

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    Essay Length: 2,934 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Victor
  • Aids

    Aids

    The virus that is supposedly known to kill millions of people around the world called AIDS, is continuing to inhabit people's bodies each and every day. People look to blame the other person when getting the virus, but is there another source of why this disease is continuing to kill so many? Maybe the world needs to look at the fact that there is not enough education to inform people of how to prevent this

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    Essay Length: 357 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Mike
  • Aids in South Africa

    Aids in South Africa

    Introduction: AIDS/HIV (auto-immunodeficiency syndrome) is quickly becoming the worst disease the world has ever seen, pulling in numbers of death tolls that exceed those of the bubonic plague. “By 2010 its death toll will be higher than that of the two world wars combined, and it will soon be worse than the total claimed by all wars put together,” (Hunter 7). HIV is the virus that causes AIDS; symptoms only become apparent after the virus

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    Essay Length: 3,182 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Mike
  • Could Genocide Have Been Prevented

    Could Genocide Have Been Prevented

    Proposal for paper Could Genocide have been prevented? Introduction - The meaning of Genocide, and the impact it has on a single person and society. - Start out with a few interesting facts about the war in Bosnia - Information on the key players that were involved in the war and genocide - Talk about how the war began/ conflict of interest and religion in area. Thesis - Specifically state to the reader if there

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    Essay Length: 667 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Edward
  • Pharmaceutical Companies, Intellectual Property, and the Global Aids Epidemic

    Pharmaceutical Companies, Intellectual Property, and the Global Aids Epidemic

    IBUS 3312 - International Management Pharmaceutical Companies, Intellectual Property, and the Global AIDS Epidemic Analysis While this case is literally full of negative aspects, we will only focus on the main points for both arguments. Pharmaceutical companies want to be sure that the products they spend years and millions of dollars to create are not easily reproduced and sold at discount prices. The profits pharmaceuticals make of their patented products are supposed to refinance new

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    Essay Length: 2,442 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Hiv Among Young Women

    Hiv Among Young Women

    It has been more than two decades since the commencement of the HIV/AIDS epidemic; over 60 million people have been infected with the HIV virus, including more than 20 million people who have died from it. Currently in the United States of America, close to one million people are know living with the HIV virus that are reported cases. Think about how many cases that go every year that is not repoted. This virus

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    Essay Length: 2,385 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Aids

    Aids

    On Friday 18th November, 2005, I put all studies aside and made up my mind to relax. On this night in question, I decided to attend an AIDS lock-in. It was the first time I was attending of that nature so I had no idea of what to expect. I did not want to attend this event alone so I rallied two of my friends and cajoled them to come with me. The lock-in was

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    Essay Length: 262 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Top
  • Aids in Africa

    Aids in Africa

    Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is one of the most deadly viruses in the world. No country in Africa has escaped the virus. Some have been effected more then others though. The spread of AIDS in Africa is because of poor medical treatment and a lack of education on the part of the people. HIV is the virus which causes AIDS. (Aids in Africa, 1994) HIV stands for Human Immune-deficiency Virus. The virus attacks the

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    Essay Length: 1,509 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Fire Prevention

    Fire Prevention

    “We have failed as firefighters”. Though very real to many, it still is the last thing on most firefighters minds when they are interrupted from their daily duties by the ringing tones of a structure fire. On December 1, 1958, at the horrific Our Lady of the Angels Fire in Chicago, Illinois, firefighters did fail. However, it was not only the firefighters who failed, it was all of society. Why were they not prepared for

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    Essay Length: 3,390 Words / 14 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Suicide in Adolescents

    Suicide in Adolescents

    Suicide in Adolescents INTRODUCTION Suicide is intentional self-inflicted acts that end in death. Each year, an average of 30,000 suicide deaths occur in the United States and it is estimated that 6,000 of those suicides are committed by teenagers (CDC, 2002). Psychologists have identified the teenage years as one of the most difficult phases of human life. During this phase, new social roles are being learned, new relationships are being developed, bodily changes are occurring

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    Essay Length: 1,766 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Janna
  • Welfare Reform Vs. Employment: A Permanent Solution or A Temporary Band-Aid?

    Welfare Reform Vs. Employment: A Permanent Solution or A Temporary Band-Aid?

    Welfare Reform vs. Employment: A Permanent Solution or a Temporary Band-Aid? Welfare: handouts to the lazy, or a helping hand to those facing hard times? The debate continues, even in the face of sweeping welfare reform, which, for all of its sound and fury, has not helped or changed much. What's wrong with welfare and how can we fix it? This is not a simple question, and there is no simple answer. However, one thing

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    Essay Length: 3,373 Words / 14 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Rhetoric: Visual Aid Final Draft

    Rhetoric: Visual Aid Final Draft

    Rhetoric: Visual Aid Final Draft 399 T & TH 11:40-12:55 2/26/08 Dangerous Liaisons It was a typical Sunday evening. Fortunately for me I managed to find time in my hectic schedule to successfully DVR my previously aired guilty pleasure (Project Runway), and sit down with all my gays to catch up on this weeks fashion foe pas. As we watched all the grotesquely skinny model enter for their fitting , my friend Jeffrey suggests that

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    Essay Length: 915 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Bred
  • Does Effective Classroom Management Prevent Discipline Problems?

    Does Effective Classroom Management Prevent Discipline Problems?

    Abstract If strategies are implemented into the curriculum, whereby students are involved in meaningful learning, will discipline problems be prevented and controlled by teachers? Teachers prevent discipline problems from occurring by investing in good classroom management techniques, such as planning effective lessons to meet the needs and interests of the students, managing classroom time during instruction, creating a positive learning environment, and finally establishing rules and procedures for smooth operation within the classroom. (Effective classroom

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    Essay Length: 2,116 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Jon
  • What Is the Impacts of the Aids Panemic

    What Is the Impacts of the Aids Panemic

    What is the Impact of the AIDS Pandemic? The AIDS pandemic (world-wide disease) was first identified a little over twenty years ago. In the years since that first diagnosis and description, the disease has spread to all corners of the world, with the African continent being the area where the problem is the most serious. The impact of this disease is widespread and covers virtually all areas of society. The government has responded by creating

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    Essay Length: 460 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Navy Medicine Steps up to Help Prevent Ecstasy Abuse

    Navy Medicine Steps up to Help Prevent Ecstasy Abuse

    Article 1 C) Source of Article: Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Title of Article: Navy Medicine Steps Up to Help Prevent Ecstasy Abuse Date: 1/17/2002 Author: Bryan Badura A) Talks about how the military is not protected by ecstasy abuse. They may have a zero tolerance mentality about it but that still does not stop people from accessing it. The Navy found a medicine that makes hiding of having the trace of ecstasy on a

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Mike
  • Rule Number one: Do Not Drink Kool-Aid While in Guyana

    Rule Number one: Do Not Drink Kool-Aid While in Guyana

    Rule Number One: Do Not Drink Kool-Aid While in Guyana If someone can believe their own "lie" the theory goes, they will consequently be better able to persuade others of its "truth”. In humans, awareness of the fact that one is acting deceptively often leads to tell-tale signs of deception. Therefore, if self-deception enables someone to believe their distortions, they will not present such signs of deception and will therefore appear to be telling the

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    Essay Length: 384 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Mike
  • Aids in Africa: Mission Control - Pres. Bush's Plan to Triple Us Spending on Fighting Aids in Africa

    Aids in Africa: Mission Control - Pres. Bush's Plan to Triple Us Spending on Fighting Aids in Africa

    AIDS IN AFRICA: Mission Control - Pres. Bush's plan to triple US spending on fighting AIDS in Africa President Bush's new $15 billion AIDS-fighting initiative for Africa will triple U.S. spending on the crisis. It is a "work of mercy," says Bush-a mission-one undertaken by a "blessed country" that recognizes its moral responsibility to help the wretched of the earth. It's no surprise that Bush speaks of the plan in the language of religious mission.

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    Essay Length: 477 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Top
  • Aids Epidemic in Africa

    Aids Epidemic in Africa

    Aids Epidemic In Africa My initial thought on how to solve the AIDS epidemic was to increase the amount of education and medical aid in the area. AIDS education is crucial to stop the spreading of the disease. There are myths that exist in Africa about HIV, such as “Some believe that you can rid yourself of HIV through sex with virgins, or flush it out of your system through repeated intercourse.” It is obvious

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    Essay Length: 956 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Janna
  • Plan B-The Emergency Prevention

    Plan B-The Emergency Prevention

    Plan B-The Emergency Prevention The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is allowing a popular contraceptive to be sold over-the-counter, enabling women to pick the drug up immediately after intercourse or even keep it on-hand in case of emergency. According to Nicole Lombardo, the FDA has announced that it will permit the over-the-counter (OTC) sale of the highly, effective, prevention pill, "Plan B" to citizens above 18 years of age (1). The approval of

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    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Aids

    Aids

    AIDS Aids stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Acquired means you can get infected with it. Immune Deficiency means a weakness in the body's system that fights diseases. Syndrome means a group of health problems that make up a disease. AIDS is caused by a virus called HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. If you get infected with HIV, your body will try to fight the infection. It will make "antibodies" -- special molecules to fight

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    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Jessica
  • The Benefits of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy When Used with Children and Adolescents

    The Benefits of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy When Used with Children and Adolescents

    The benefits of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy when used with children and adolescents “People don’t just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness. They always have the power to think, and to think about their thinking, and to think about thinking about their thinking, which the goddamn dolphin, as far as we know, can’t do. Therefore they have much greater ability to change themselves than any other animal has, and I hope that REBT teaches

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    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Victor
  • Adolescent Victimization and Associated Suicidal and Violent Behaviors

    Adolescent Victimization and Associated Suicidal and Violent Behaviors

    Required Reading #2: Adolescent Victimization and Associated Suicidal and Violent Behaviors. Summary In this study the relationship between victimization and both suicidal and violent behaviors was studied in high school students across New York State with the exception of the city of New York. It was also sought to be seen if there are differences between male and females in this area. Females were shown to have a higher prevalence of suicidal tendencies only.

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    Essay Length: 1,453 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Computer Crime: Prevention and Innovation

    Computer Crime: Prevention and Innovation

    Computer Crime: Prevention and Innovation Since the introduction of computers to our society, and in the early 80’s the Internet, the world has never been the same. Suddenly our physical world got smaller and the electronic world set its foundations for an endless electronic reality. As we approach the year 2000, the turn of the millenium, humanity has already well established itself into the “Information Age.” So much in fact that as a nation we

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    Essay Length: 3,602 Words / 15 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Adolescent Depression and Suicide

    Adolescent Depression and Suicide

    SUMMARY: Only in the past two decades, have depression and suicide been taken seriously. Depression is an illness that involves the body, mood and thoughts. Depression affects the way a person eats and sleeps, feels about themselves, and the way they think of the things around them. It comes as no surprise to discover that adolescent depression is strongly linked to teen suicide. Adolescent suicide is now responsible for more deaths in youths aged 15

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    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Janna

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