The Insanity of the Defense I. The Insanity Defense “It is an ill thing to knock against a deaf-mute, an imbecile, or a minor. He that wounds them is culpable, but if they wound him they are not culpable.” (Mishna, Babylonian Talmud) If mental illness is culture-dependent and mostly serves as an organizing social principle […]
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The Balance of Lives George Bush is ready to spend .5 billion dollars to protect the US from a disease that currently poses no danger and has so far killed no Americans, and only 62 people worldwide. Meanwhile, Bill Gates, much maligned by the media and internet geeks, is spending over 8 million in research
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Ebay’s History And Beginnings When talking about online auction services, the eBay is the cream of the crop. eBay is one of the most popular websites in the Internet these days, and the most successful among hundreds of online auction sites. eBay is an online auction and shopping website which allows individuals and business companies
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Air Purifiers Cleaning The Air The 21st Century has brought us many advances. The progress industry has been through changed everything around it and the environment is suffering its effects. The air is the means of transportation – and consequently, the means by which microorganisms get spread, more commonly that ever before. It’s pretty easy
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Questioning The Obesity Myth The Fleshiness Myth: Why United States’s Obsession with Weight Is Hazardous to Your Health. Gotham Books, New York, 2004. At a June 2, 2005, press conference, Dr. Julie Gerberding, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, apologized for the mixed messages the populace has been getting approximately the
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How You Can Support Your Immune System Media coverage of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has incited fear among the American public, emptied Chinatowns all over North America and stopped much of the travel between the U.S., Toronto, Canada, China, Taiwan and southeast Asia. While SARS is an urgent concern for the World Health Organization,
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Garcinia Cambogia Garcinia cambogia is a diminutive purple flowering plant that has been used historically in India for treatment of edema, delayed menstruation, constipation, and intestinal parasites. The plant is known by several names, such as Garcinia kola, bitter kola, and Malabar tamarind. It is native to Southeast Asia and the Western and Central regions