Hepatitis B is a very serious liver infection that can lead to liver cancer and sometimes even death. In the following pages, a background of the virus, how it is contracted and controlled, and the complications it causes will be thoroughly discussed and reviewed. Hepatitis B is a big concern beca...
Over the past two decades there has been an irregular rising rate of obesity in children and today, year 2014 it still continues. Moglia and Kenneth define obesity as "Having a body mass index (BMI) above the normal range for age and sex in children ". Although, obesity is more common in adults, chi...
Fat Problem A large problem in the United States of America and the rest of the world is the increase number of people with that disease called obesity. We all have and need fat tissue in our bodies. When there is too much body fat, the result is obesity. Obesity According to the American Obesity ...
Starving for Acceptance In today's society, where physical characteristics are used to measure beauty and success, people are willing to push their bodies to extremes to achieve physical perfection. As an overweight woman, I may be considered a failure of society's beauty test. However, my high self-esteem and acceptance of my body allows me to not be disturbed by what, to some, may seem as a sign of failure. Unfortunately, there are people whose desire to be accepted by society causes them to develop eating disorders. The two most common are called anorexia and bulimia (WebMD...
Is abortion ever morally justifiable? Of course there are two ways in which one can answer this question. Yes there are times in which abortion is a moral alternative to child birth, and no there is never a time in which abortion is morally justifiable. In order to determine whether or not abortion is ever morally justifiable one must look at both sides of the issue and compare them. On one side there are the Thomistic views on the morality of abortion, and on the other side you have the reasoning given by modern abortion supporters. ...
Marijuana, Users, & What You Lose The topic of marijuana use is very broad and has an intricate effect on society as a whole, however, for the purpose of this paper; the literature review is based on facts covering a brief overview of the existence, use, and effect of marijuana. The history of the Cannabis plant and the outcomes associated with the use and abuse of marijuana is the major focus of this paper. Is Marijuana? Marijuana is a drug obtained from dried and crumpled parts of the hemp plant Cannabis. Cannabis is botanically classified as a member of the family Cannabaceae...
