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    As if addiction and an overdose death are not bad enough, there are many other dangers stemming from the abuse of opioids. BODILY DAMAGE FROM AN OVERDOSE Death is only one of the possible outcomes of an overdose. Low oxygen levels from respiratory depression can lead to a stroke, brain death, heart attack, and damage to other organs (such as the pancreas, liver and kidneys). These complications are common, under-appreciated, and under-reported by news media. Medical complications can be catastrophic:

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    Identity and reality are both often skewed and/or compromised to meet the needs and wants of a person or platform. More often than not do people and markets put on fronts to be perceived in a certain way to gain favor in the public eye. They adapt because they have to in order to stay afloat in the ever changing world of fleeting beauty and immediate gratification. The world of Panem in The Hunger Games is not much different, in fact, it’s more similar than not. In the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne

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    List of literary devices chapter 6/7/8 Brave words – Personification, the authors way of telling what he’s saying without writing it directly He was surrounded on all sides by chasms of empty air. - Metaphor – Relates to the headline of the chapter “beast from the air”, the word empty might refer to the fact that the beast from the air really isn 't a threat. like the breathing of some stupendous creature – a very picturesquely simile that the reader easily can relate to – gives

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    What Makes A Conscience?

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    potentially lose their ability to think or act rationally and become numb towards society. The ability to ignore one’s conscience can also be evident with people who are suffering from mental illness. This imbalanced state can cause a separation between reality and social norms, resulting in a person overlooking actions and morals that are inappropriate. Largely the ability to ignore one’s conscience is an extension of being desensitized to society’s norms. A conscience and truth begin

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    Persuasive Speech Outline YOU SHOULD SLEEP FOR 8 HOURS Proposition: To persuade the audience to sleep for 8 hours Introduction (Attention Getter) Do you have ever thought that why you feel dizzy even when you take a sleep of up to 6 hours? Why you cannot concentrate at your workplace, or cannot perform your academic activities as you want them to be? Why you often feel sleepy while the lecture is being delivered? Why even after a sleep of 6 hours, you do not feel fresh and vigilant? (Proposition

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    the most significant motifs, is the parallel between the White Witch and Satan. The Witch uses her skill in deception to tempt Edmund into following her down a path of evil. In the book, the Witch is portrayed as beautiful, white, and pure when in reality she is a dark and destructive being with no concept of love. Satan is the same in some ways, showing himself as desirable in the form of sin. The turkish delight that the Witch gives Edmund represents sin. Edmund is ensnared by the turkish delight;

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    Cloning, Lets Do It Essay

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    Imagine if a new procedure were developed that could lead not only to a cure for cancer, but would provide an unlimited source of organ donors and could lead to the first effective treatment of nerve damage. Now adding to this scenario, imagine our government was taking action to ban this new procedure because of a few myths and exaggerations. This scenario is true and is taking place with human cloning at this very moment. If action is not taken, this crowning achievement of medical science could

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    Absolutism Essay 9

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    "God is holiness itself, goodness itself, and the power itself. In these things lies the majesty of God. In the image of these things lies the majesty of the prince." The thesis statement above by Jacques-Benigne Bossuet clearly illustrates the concept or theory of the ‘Divine Right of Kings' which basically argues that certain kings ruled because they were chosen (by God) to do so and that these kings were accountable to no person except God respecting only the fundamental laws. Because

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    You have just been diagnosed with whopping cough. You can feel your chest caving in, you have difficulty breathing, and every time you breathe your body makes a whopping noise. You could stop breathing at any time. Unfortunately, this is the sad reality of many babies today, as babies cannot immunise until at least 2 months of age. Like most of you, I love my family and I would do anything to protect them. That is why my family chooses to vaccinate. Vaccines not only protect those who can immunise

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    Macbeth Human Nature

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    through the duration of the play; including honor, deceitfulness, and corruption. William Shakespeare accomplishes his goal beautifully in The Tragedy of Macbeth through his use of imagery. His writing depicts how even the pinnacle of society is not immune to falling as low as the scum of the earth. At first, everyone who meets Macbeth considers him a strong soldier and he is well respected by all. He fought for what he believed was right. A trait everyone has, to one extent or another is justice:

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