Articles for tag: Mercury Poisoning, Northeastern University

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Mercury Poisoning in a Japanese Village

In the post-war era, Japan became a major industrial country. In part, this was due to the ethic of production before people. In 1932, in the small fishing village of Minamata, the chemical company Chisso decided to use their plant to manufacture acetaldehyde, used to produce plastics. A byproduct of this process was methyl mercury, ...

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Death Penalty: Pros and Cons

Let me set the scene for you. Stanley “Tookie” Williams, the co-founder of the most notorious gangs in LA, accused of killing 4 persons in an armed robbery, is on death row. His case is about to be reopened (now supposedly a changed man after years in solitary confinement) and his only way to escape ...

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Affordable Neighborhoods in Boston

Moving from suburban Pennsylvania to Boston Massachusetts and trying to find an affordable apartment as a college student is nothing short of world changing. The excitement of Boston is invigorating, but the cost of living is shocking. I looked at apartments in virtually every neighborhood of this world-class metropolis and one thing you seldom find ...

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Little Girls Lost – Love Letters to Murderers

I recently heard about the many letters that convicted killer Scott Peterson has received from different women. Many who offered to marry him. Charlie Manson has had proposals in the past as well. The famous Night-stalker (Richard Ramirez), who killed 13 people and raped 30 women, had lines of women outside his jail. Finally after ...