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    is the death penalty more cruel than life imprisonment? kill a man in few second is more cruel than let him die day by day? these are the points of a discussion between some people in a tale of Anton Chekhov. this discussion end with a bet between a rich banker and a joung lawyer. The joung man has to stay in solitary confinement for fifteen years to win two million rubles. after the fifteen years the banker, became poor, has no money to pay the bet and meantime, few hours before the end, the lawyer

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    “Yes, people pull the trigger - but guns are the instrument of death. Gun control is necessary, and delay means more death and horror.” This was written by the former New York Governor, Eliot Spitzer, just after the 2012 shooting in Oak Creek Wisconsin. Because I agree with Spitzer, I would like to affirm the resolution which states Resolved: In the United States, private ownership of handguns ought to be banned. For simplicity in the debate today, I would like to offer the following definitions:

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    Using the death penalty cost more than life in prison. Having to execute someone costs about 1.26 million dollars while life in prison costs 740,000 thousand dollars. 31 states out of 19 still use the death penalty. There is a noticeable difference between the states that use and those that do not use the death penalty like lower homicide rates and the effects it has on society. The death penalty is a tool that people say helps stop crime and makes the world a safer place but studies show that the

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    More than 50,000 deaths in America each year are caused by drug overdoses. Americans for years have abused drugs despite the fact that they are illegal to sell and use in the United States. In Shakespeare 's time as well as present day many illegal substances have circulated throughout history and are able to affect and alter personalities and decisions made by those in society. Notwithstanding the fact that these substances and drugs are illegal those who feel that there is no other way to go about

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    Arthur Miller (1915-2005) born in Manhattan, but lived in Brooklyn when he was a teenager. He lived with his father during, the depression. This play “ Death of a salesman” makes me think that growing up in such an eventful time has a lot to do with how the elements of his drama revolves around life. His drama portrays the gloom and the sadness with some happy moments. Life brings out the elements, where the author stages the event and the characters play them out. The drama of

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    Prozac Causes More Deaths than Any Other Drug   Something is wrong with the focus on the "drug war" when 200,000 people die each year from prescription drugs, yet only 20,000 die from illegal drug use. Adverse reactions of prescription drugs are the third leading cause of death in America. In fact, people have a seven times greater chance of dying walking into their doctor's office than they do getting behind the wheel of their car! Every year approximately 200,000 souls die from prescription

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    “Valvular heart disease is responsible for more than 22 000 deaths each year in the United States. (Patel, Green et al 2014). Thousands of people live long and healthy lives not knowing the they have valvular disease. Due to this, majority of these deaths are from the elderly population. Those who have succumbed to this disease, apart from those who attained it due to congenital reasons, usually have another disease of the heart or vascular system such as coronary disease or hypertension. The risk

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    introduced in the earth’s atmosphere are harmful in the sense of having the potency to cause death and disease to humans, and flora and fauna. Apart from this fact, the earth’s atmosphere is a complexity of gaseous system that occurs naturally and is critical for the sustenance of life on the planet. The 2014 World Health Organization Report states that air pollution was responsible for the deaths of more than 7 million people globally, in 2012. Purpose: 1. Developing Research Skills by Reviewing

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    Are people worth more dead than alive ? Do you believe that people are worth more dead than alive? Or more alive than dead? In the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller Willy one of the main characters believes that people are worth more dead than alive. However I disagree with Charleys claim and I agree with Willys claim on being worth more dead than alive. In act two of the play Willy states” Funny, y'know? After all the highways, and the trains, and the appointments, and the years, you

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    Changes in the brain-death statute were made relatively recently by the governor; there is now more reliance on clinical evaluations and trancranial Doppler tests. Doppler ultrasound assesses measurements of blood flow. Used noninvasively, an ultrasonic signal transmission is carried through the body. The echo signal returns from red blood cells – the return signal yields a Doppler shift signal (Bay, 1999). Ambiguity and lack of regulatory control is echoed in David Powner’s article published in

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