Abstract
This paper analyzes the link between culture and society that is inundated with images and messages that promote an ideal of perfection and which is a direct causative factor in the increase of eating disorders. This paper examines the results of numerous professionals and researchers who contend that the media is to blame for a large percentage of reported cases of anorexia and bulimia. The writer of this paper also explores other related causes for eating disorders among females, which include adolescent turmoil and a family history of affective disorders. This paper delves into the opinion that there may be an element of genetic transmission involved in anorexia and other eating disorders. This paper contains research results, statistics and relevant information to both anorexia and bulimia, which if not treated properly can lead to death.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Causes of Anorexia Nervosa
Socio-Cultural Causes
Psychological Causes
Biological Causes
The Effects of Anorexia
Conclusion
References

From the Paper
"Research has shown that women who have a sister or mother who suffers from an eating disorder may be at a much higher risk of developing anorexia or bulimia themselves. Researchers are of the opinion that there may be an element of genetic transmission involved in anorexia and other eating disorders. In one sense this is seen by the medical profession as a positive factor as it allows the causes of anorexia to be narrowed down and offers opportunities to possibly rectify the problem. "By identifying a genetic component to those behavioral disorders, doctors can get one step closer to eventually developing a medication to try to control the sometimes devastating progression of eating disorders". Medical Practitioners state that if there is a specific biological component to an eating disorder like anorexia, then this makes the problem easier to remedy; whereas social and psychological causes are much harder to resolve."

Tags:health, women, nutrition, mental, disorder, media, perception, culture, society

Abstract
This paper studies the causes of the American Civil War. While most historians maintain that slavery was the main cause of the war, this paper argues that slavery was only responsible to a certain extent and that there were complex political and economic factors which played an important role in the Civil War. The writer discusses the South's waning ability to maintain its army of slaves and asserts that the North's growing industrial power also fueled the conflict. Political factors, including the issue of equal representation in the Congress and states' autonomy, are considered as possible causes of the war in this paper.

From the Paper
"Civil war is the most momentous and crucial period in the history of America. Not only did this war bring an end to centuries of slavery in the country but also gave way to numerous social and political changes. The country had already been torn by the negative trend in race relations and numerous cases of slave uprisings were taking their toll on the country's political and social structure. While slavery is cited as the most common cause of the Civil War, it is believed that there were several other factors involved. In other words, though slavery was the major cause it was certainly not the only cause. Civil war and abolition of slavery have become synonymous terms as the former led to the latter. But still some historians maintain that slavery has been turned into a too convenient excuse in connection with the Civil War."

Tags:blacks, causes, civil, constitution, economic, north, politics, reasons, rights, slave, slavery, south, trade, war

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This paper examines the causes of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer's murderous depravity. The paper discusses the defense attorney's insanity defense and details the biological causes, genetic disposition, mental disorders, sociological and economic causes.

From the Paper
"The Causes of Crime. Summing up the case for his client's insanity, serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer's defense lawyer, Gerald Boyle, painted a chilling picture with his words. Skulls in a locker, cannibalism, sexual urges, drilling, making zombies, necrophilia, drinking alcohol all the time, trying to create a shrine, lobotomies de fleshing, calling taxidermists going to grave yards and masturbating. This is Jeffrey Dahmer; a runaway train on a track of madness."

Tags:causes, of, crime, criminology

Abstract
The paper notes that war often seems inevitable, though there is usually a point at which it could be avoided if the two antagonists involved were willing to make concessions to avoid further conflict. The paper relates that the Civil War is viewed more and more as a conflict that could have been avoided, and part of the discussion remains what caused the Civil War in the first place. The paper discusses how that has never been a clear issue, and different historians have suggested different causes.

From the Paper
"War often seems inevitable, though there is usually a point at which it could be avoided if the two antagonists involved were willing to make concessions to avoid further conflict. The Civil War is viewed more and more as a conflict that could have been avoided, and part of the discussion remains what caused the Civil War in the first place. That has never been a clear issue, and different historians have suggested different causes. The popular view that the war was fought over slavery has never been accepted by historians, who know that the economic differences between North and South had more to do with the start of the war and that Lincoln did not issue the Emancipation Proclamation until..."

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The paper relates that we encounter attempts at a causal argument every day in the newspaper and on television news, and we also want such an argument because as we see some event take place, we want to know why it happened. The paper explains that in the case of a school shooting, the public wants almost immediately to know why this occurred, which means the public is asking for a cause-and-effect argument that explains the situation. The paper emphasizes how in truth, such clear-cut answers are often hard to come by and may not be available at all. In the case of some shooting, for instance, we may know who the shooter was by name and yet still have no way of really knowing his mentality and what caused him to act as he did.

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"The purpose of the enclosed essay is to consider the meaning of causal explanations for actions, events, and phenomenon and the way people tend to confuse cause and effect. People also often attribute a given effect to a cause just because one follows the other and not because there is clear evidence linking the cause with the effect. Such a failure can be problematic, considerably so in certain contexts. In any case, this failure can mean that people making the error will not understand the nature of what they are describing or the real cause they want to identify. We encounter attempts at a causal argument every day in the..."

Tags:cause, effect, analysis

Abstract
This paper addresses the causes behind the French Revolution of 1789, which is considered one of the most important events in the history of Europe. The paper notes that although it appeared to have failed by 1799, it nevertheless had far reaching results. The paper considers the causes, ideas and effects of the French Revolution on Europe, and how it brought an end to feudalism and the old order in France and other European countries.

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"The French Revolution of 1789 was one of the most important events in the history of France and Europe. Although it appeared to have failed by 1799, it nevertheless had far reaching results. "The French revolution mounted the first effective challenge to monarchical absolutism of behalf of popular sovereignty" (Merriman, 469). The causes, ideas and effects of the French Revolution influenced the future of Europe, brought an end to feudalism and the old order in France, but also in other European countries as the Revolutionary spirit spread. The French revolution also suppressed privileges in favour of universal rights, an idea that caught..."

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The essay discusses the causes of the American civil war. The paper argues that the different economic and political systems in the Northern and Southern states caused tensions that led to the Civil War.

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This paper examines "The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution," which reveals the complexities of the years between the signing of the treaty of Paris in 1763 and the election of George Washington in 1789. The author points out that the goal of Middlekauff's book was to analyze both the achievements and failures of the American Revolution. Some of the topics that are covered include detailed analysis of British debate about the colonies, the causes of the war as well as the evolution of the American Constitution. According to this author, Middlekauff does an excellent job of researching the different people who were intimately involved in this period in history, showing how both their strengths and their weaknesses affected this period in American history.

From the Paper
"This work, a narrative historical study of the American Revolution, and the first volume to appear in the Oxford History of the United States, reveals the complexities of the years between the signing of the treaty of Paris in 1763 and the election of George Washington in 1789. Although he does not intend his title to be ironic, the author recognizes that the cause of the American revolution "had its inglorious side, and the Americans' manner of advancing it was sometimes false to the great principles they espouse." (vii) Middlekauff s purpose is to present both the achievements and failures of the American revolution. His thesis is that our patriots and revolutionaries were not perfect, yet in learning "to see things as they are and to imagine how they might be," (665) they created a vision , fought for noble causes, endured their own imperfections and created the foundations for our country."

Tags:history, washington, george, patriots, revolutionaries, liberty, french, britain, colonies, debate, struggle, freedom, personalities, events, patriots, historical, nation, cause, independent

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In this article, the writer discusses that teen pregnancies can be the result of a variety of causes and they can have a number of deleterious effects on those involved. The writer notes that among the causes confirmed by research are sex ratios, economic opportunities and race.

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"Teen pregnancies can be the result of a variety of causes and they can have a number of deleterious effects on those involved. Among the causes confirmed by research are sex ratios economic opportunities and race. The effects of teen pregnancies on the teen mothers their children and society in general are many affecting the mothers physiologically and socioeconomically and affecting their children in a variety of ways. Barber found that the sex ratio-the ratio of men to women in a ..."

Tags:teen pregnancy, causes, effects

Abstract
This paper presents the causes of the Black Death, and explains how it was able to spread so far and so quickly. The writer maintains that changes in population in part caused the Black Death because of trends in urbanization and emigration. The writer discusses that population changes also changed the standard of living, which then brought about a high number of social and cultural developments.

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"Bridbury describes the Black Death as "an assault on the social system at its base which was infinitely deadlier than any which it had sustained at its apex". The plague not only caused high rates of mortality but also prevented many people from marrying or having children (Nightingale 34). All aspects of the Black Death have to be seen in terms of trends. "

Tags:causes, spread, results