Lithium
Though the drug lithium is used for a number of disorders ranging
from acute depression to eating and personality disorders (Paykel,
1992), it's primary use is for bipolar disorder, also known as
manic depression. Patients with bipolar disorder "between two
poles: depression and its opposite, mania" (Kalat,2004), often
with periods of normal behavior in between (Jamison,1993). In
addition, the patient is also prone to "mixed episodes" in which
symptoms of both mania and depression are present. Intensity of
these episodes can range from mild to dangerous, as in the case of
a manic depressive mother who severed the arms of her 10 month old
daughter (Associated Press, 2005). Despite its genetic origin
(Kalat. 2004; Jamison, 1993; DBSA, 2005), the onset of symptoms
and behavior is rather late, averaging 18 years of age (Jamison,
1993).
There are two types of manic episodes: manic and hypomanic. The
DSM describes a manic episode as "a distinct period of abnormally
and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood,"
(Jamison, 1993). Symptoms include inflated self esteem, a reduced
need for sleep, increased talkativeness and sociability, flight of
ideas, distractibility, an increase in goal directed activities
(such as work, school or sex), and an excessive involvement in
pleasurable activities (PsychologyNet, 2003). The occurrence of
these symptoms must not be able be confused with a mixed state
(see description below), must impair the individual's ability to
function normally, and cannot be explained by the effects of a
substance (i.e. alcohol, hallucinogenics) or a medical condition
(i.e. hyperthyroidism) in order for the episode to be considered
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CONCLUSION
Lithium, or, more commonly, Lithium Salt, is an element used to
treat bipolar disorder in humans. Bipolar disorder consists of
severe highs and lows of mood, ranging from deep depression to
extreme mania. The cycling of the disorder depends on the person,
but it can vary from many shifts within one day (rapid cycling) to
extended periods of each. Lithium is indicated primarily for
patients who are not rapid cycling. Like many other medications,
the exact effects of Lithium are unknown. Psychiatrists and
Chemists have isolated many of the physiological and behavioral
changes that occur after the administration of Lithium, and yet
the exact cause of its therapeutic effect is not fully understood.
Zoloft was first introduced to the United States in 1980’s. Another name for Zoloft is sertraline and is in a group of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. At first Zoloft was made to treat major depressive disorder, but as the drug progressed over time it can now treat panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Zoloft is the most commonly used antidepressant because it works extremely well, it is safe, and its side effects are not as serious as other antidepressants.
The Salvation Army uses the Aristotelian appeals, ethos, logos, and pathos to convince the audience that donating to their company will provide hope to underprivileged people around the world. Utilizing the image of distressed children for provides the use of pathos, logical facts for logos, and their company’s creditability for ethos. Affecting the advertisement the most dramatically, is the idea that donating to the Salvation Army is a way to give hope to individuals who are affected from natural disasters. Visually, a young boy is holding another young boy, who is most likely, his brother in his arms. Covered in dirt and cuts, the boys are also wearing tattered and ripped clothing. In addition the boys have no shoes, showing their damaged dirty feet. A bottle on the side near the boys has dirty water in it, displaying the idea of no clean drinking water. Correspondently, the children are sleeping on dirty stairs showing they are homeless with no food, clean water, and no clean clothing. On the bottom right corner of the ad there is the Salvation Army logo. Near the bottom there is the contact information to donate and learn more about the charity. Similarity, there is also a small memo describing what the donation provides to individuals in natural disasters and what they will receive from the Salvation Army. For example, it provides emotional support and helps the injured and heartbroken people. In bold font “Giving Hope Today”, is written on the advertisement, providing the idea that donation to the Salvation Army is more than just providing necessary support and needs to individuals affected by natural disasters, but it provides hope and a future.
Even though college athletes feel the need to be paid, they do not realize what problems they are creating for the schools. If schools cannot pay athletes, it looks bad on the program and they will lose out on other talented players who want to attend and play for that school (King 1). The reputation of the school is on the line.
College athletes juggle busy academic and practice schedules all throughout their stressful weeks, so why shouldn't they be compensated for their time dedicated to sports? NCAA rules strictly prohibits players from being paid for all the hard work they do to protect “amateurism”, but are you really an amateur putting in over 40 hours a week between practice and other activities? Although students earn a college scholarship, that doesn’t cover living expenses, and access to a degree at the end of their career, players should be paid because schools, coaching staffs and major corporations are profiting off their free labor.
In today’s society, one of the big controversies with sports is, should student athletes be be paid a salary? Some people believe that they should be paid and others would completely disagree. Even though they technically are being paid, they really are not. The only type of way the athletes would be paid is through financial aid or if they have a job. Only their education is being paid by the school. Although some people believe that they should be paid, it would not be a good idea at all. So college athletes should not be paid at all because they are basically being paid to study and play a sport.
There is much controversy about this topic lately. Some feel that yes, college athletes should be paid. While others think, they should not. I feel that college athletes should not get paid.
Despite the strength of the reasons as to why student-athletes should not be paid, there are certain problems with the current NCAA system which can and should be cured. The gap between a full scholarship and the cost of attendance should be covered by the academic institution, especially when a student athlete does not qualify for a loan. Such a policy will go a long way in ensuring that student-athletes are not leaving school to become professional athletes because they cannot pay their bills. Academic institutions should be able to provide at least that much for their athletes. Ultimately, this is a form of payment, but it is not the type of payment that some individuals are advocating. The primary purpose of these institutions is to educate; it is the coach's job to teach, and not just in terms of the sport a student athlete plays. These schools should facilitate the educations of student-athletes through scholarship grants, but not through a system of salaries dependent on supply and demand, which ultimately detracts a student-athlete from picking a school, and detracts them from attending a school, for the right reasons.
LSD stands for Iysergic acid diethylamide. LSD is a hallucinate know to be the most powerful drug of this kind. LSD is commonly known as acid. This drug changes a person’s mental state by distorting the perception of reality to the point where at high doses hallucination occurs. Acid is derived from a fungus that grows on rye and other grains. It is semi-synthetic. It’s manufactured chemically in illicit laboratories, except for a small percent, which is produced legally for research.
First, student athletes should be paid because they make a large sum of money for their universities. Not only does the school make a large sum of money, but the cities where these schools are located make a large sum of money. Brazos Country where Texas A&M is located generated $86 million in business in 2012. College football and men’s college basketball alone generate more than $6 billion dollars in annual revenue. These student athletes are not stupid, they see that the university sells jerseys with their names on them in the school’s bookstores. These student athletes do not make a dime on jersey sales. They are not even allowed to sign their name for any form of compensation. Any other student at a university can sign their name and charge someone a fee for their signature. Student athletes are held to a completely different, higher standard than almost all of the other student at these universities. Former Tennessee running back and current Houston Texan said, “It’s funny, I looked up the definition of indentured servant and it is exactly what a student athlete is…” The definition of an indentured student is, “A person ...
either have mania or depression, while other people can have them equally. Some episodes can
Methylenedioxymethamhetamine, the compound used in the drug Ecstasy, was developed in Germany in 1914 as an intermediary substance to pave the way to alternative therapeutic medicines. Presently, MDMA is used for a subculture in America and all over the world of "ravers" who spend their weekends taking this unique drug because of its seemingly mind- expanding properties. The truth about this drug is that it fools the body's senses by releasing too much serotonin and possibly permanently damaging important nerve cells in the process.
According to a report by CNBC, “In 2013, the average amount of money awarded to NCAA Division 1 athletes was $13,821 for men and $14,660 for women.” College athletes receive scholarships to participate in sports which cover their tuition, books and even room and board while many non-athlete students struggle to attend college and many families even go into debt to send their family member to college. Many believe college athletes should be paid to play because the athletes cannot work due to the amount of time they spend practicing and playing their sport leaving them with no money. However, this would be unfair to the rest of the student body and smaller schools. That is why college athletes should not be paid to play.
On the issue of college athletes getting paid, I believe they should. When I mean getting paid I only mean a stipend or weekly check, not thousands or millions. All the hard work and dedication they put into their sport and academics are worthy enough. I have had a chance to play collegiate sports and it takes a lot out of you mentally and physically. The student athletes deserve at least enough money to have a normal student life. $300-$400 a month should give athletes enough money to get the required necessities. All this does is replace the notion of the athlete getting a job for a source of income. This will also help reduce the rate at which athletes accept money, cars, and gifts from boosters. When athletes get caught accepting something from a booster it looks bad on the athlete and the college. So, in my opinion yes college athletes should get paid, there is too much money that the universities have earned floating around going unanswered for the athletes not to get their cut.
College athletes should be paid because of the hard work, dedication and effort they put into their respective sports. These athletes are a major source of income for their schools and they are not receiving a penny for it. These college athletes deserved to be paid, colleges are using these athletes to get money and they are never given anything but a pat on the back and a good job. College athletes work and train extremely hard to perform at the highest level possible. In most cases, they spend more time training and preparing for their sport than they actually do learning and studying. They put so much on the line to play and they get nothing in return. These college athletes literally make their schools millions of dollars every single year off of things like ticket sales and selling player merchandise. They can use these athletes for anything they want to while they are still enrolled in their sports program and that athlete is not allowed to accept any form of payment for what he contributed to that particular program and are given crazy looks when they even ask for it. Sports are an enormous source of income for many different colleges around the country and help keep these colleges afloat. Sports generate millions every single year, but where is all this money going if it is not going toward paying these athletes?