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    STUDY GUIDE FOR EXAM 1

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    HISTORY The first part of this chapter provides a historical survey of the pharmacologic and political influences on the use of psychoactive substances and compulsive behaviors in all civilizations. The second part presents a system for classifying these psychoactive substances along with major legislation impacting use of drugs and treatment of addictions. Throughout the last 10‚000 years‚ humans have used psychoactive drugs to alter their perception of reality for a variety of reasons. By

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    Therefore‚ acting on this notion‚ a comprehensive analysis of law and order theme brings in the issue of cowboys and gangsters in the society and their influence in civilization. According to the article‚ how the West got wild‚ there is a critical assessment of how the West was established. Acting as per the article considerations‚ it is clear that the West

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    perspective. The key theme or word is cowboy. The whole essay deals with trying to explain the stereotypes that accompany of cowboy or rancher. Gretel is trying to show more than one side to a rancher‚ a side that is not obvious to an outsider or a person who does not know much about a cowboy. When someone says the word "cowboy" certain things come to mind‚ tough‚ rough‚ and a male who rides a horse. Gretel is trying to add more depth to the word. That a cowboy can be nurturing‚ and kind‚ even gentle

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    Genre Buffalo Bill’s Defunct is a short poem; it tells a story and creates a picture of a hardworking cowboy named Bill. The poem is about a dead‚ handsome blue eyed cowboy. It is written in the narrative form and in the first person. The author personifies death and he is upset with death for taking away Bill the cowboy: “… and what i want to know is how do you like your blueeyed boy Mister Death.” (Clugston‚ 2010) Theme The theme is about death; however the author did not take

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    Test Review 2 Party Drugs: 1. Roofies 2. Ketamine 3. Ecstasy Stimulants: • Methamphetimes o Street names: speed‚ ice‚ smoked‚ crystal meth o Source: man made o MOST POWERFUL STIMULANT o Administration: inject‚ snort‚ smoke‚ oral o Schedule 1 drug—highly addictive and no med use-- (meth) but other amphetimes are schedule 2 drugs since they sometimes have medical use o 50% of drug is removed from body in 12 hours

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    Stars Within Society There are a lot of movies with a main character stereo-typed as a cowboy that might have dark skin from working in the sun‚ is muscular‚ has rough hands‚ and a southern drawl. He might ride a horse‚ work really hard in the barn or on a tractor‚ sing or play a classic country song‚ and is gentleman to all woman. This is an image that comes in the mind of many people who think of cowboys‚ and there could be some out there like this description. Based upon movies with characters

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    “Bad Company” The time of the classic cowboy was so short‚ less than 50 years‚ and yet the rebels and outsiders of the old west live on as a key icon of American history. The glorification of the cowboy stands alone in history; Europe’s knights and Japan’s samurai were warriors not outlaws or bandits. Due to their unique position of being both honored and despised‚ the cowboy experienced pressures unlike any other icon in history. This position allowed them to become glorified as a classic hero in

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    Centre for the Arts‚ this picture of cowboys rounding up cows on a ranch instantly caught my eye. The picture is a standard size of 3x3‚ and is square shaped. It is enclosed within a golden frame‚ which makes it more conspicuous. I was drawn to the picture by the cowboy who is wearing the red scarf‚ and sky blue shirt. The artist James Spurlock‚ has used him to capture the observer’s attention by using bold colors on his clothes as opposed to the other two cowboys‚ and the cows. The artist has also

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    to be used in rodeos. When those horses do reach the age it is a testimony to how well they are looked after.” The cowboys and ranchers purposely breed these horses for bucking stock. The horses‚ indeed‚ not broke to ride on a trail course or to go mosey around on in the yard. These are not kid horses ‚ they are trained and breed to prevail as hard core buckers. When the cowboys or ranchers notices a horse becoming stiff and not bucking like a true bucking horse should‚ the horse moved to a nice

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    be a man. Schafer creates such a perfect hero that there is no visible flaw. What a classic hero is to me would be something like a cowboy. With the media that’s what anyone would think. When thinking of a classic hero what comes to mind is the good guy in the shootouts‚ on the horse‚ in the middle of the desert. What comes to mind is a mysterious guy with a cowboy hat walking into a bar drinking until he passes out and then waking up to go help the town. A classic hero is seen as more of someone

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