level; many states have mandatory minimums and similar policies. But that is changing. It is simply ineffective and inappropriate for states to focus only on new drug legislation. Twenty-three states have recently repealed drug penalties‚ including revision or even elimination of mandatory minimums‚ reclassifying what constitutes a drug offense‚ revising sentencing enhancements (being convicted of the same crime twice results in harsher penalties the second time)‚ modifying sentencing guidelines
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towards climate change‚ it helps in making the north and south poles smaller and the oceans bigger. Oil is also a toxin in the oil wells that kills animals‚ wildlife and the ecosystem that may never be the same again. Nevertheless‚ oil does have its positive impacts on the environment. When an oil spill occurs obviously the ocean wild life and the ecosystems are damaged for months on end however when oil is spilt in the ocean it can also locate significant deposits of oil. Also because there has been
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Marijuana is an illegal schedule 1 drug that has been known to cause health problems. Most people think pot is safer than tobacco‚ but that is not true. It’s smoke contains 50% to 70% more cancer causing substances that tobacco smoke and 1 cannabis joint can cause as much damage as 5 tobacco cigarettes. As far as the effects on your mental state goes‚ the main active ingredient in Marijuana is Tetrahydrocannabinol better known as thc and this disrupts nerve cells in the brain affecting memory. It
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Scholar. For distance education‚ help with homework and other assignments‚ self-guided learning‚ whiling away spare time‚ or just looking up more detail on an interesting fact‚ it has never been easier for people to access educational information at any level from anywhere. The Internet in general and the World Wide Web in particular are important enablers of both formal and
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Being held in the prison system also has a very negative impact on the prisoners’ emotions. As a prisoner told the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health‚ “Being in prison and not knowing when you’re coming home-it smashes your head to pieces (SCMH‚ 2008).” It can be difficult to offer quality mental health
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example in order to influence their organizations to become better. I feel every leader should be self-aware and acknowledge their personal leadership attributes and competencies. We as leaders must study and incorporate the positive aspects‚ and avoid the negative aspects‚ from past leaders of history. As such‚ throughout this narrative‚ I will analyze and discuss the core attributes‚ competencies‚ and personal leadership examples portrayed by George Washington during
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Research is the most important aspect of any science. Research refers to the organized‚ structured‚ and purposeful attempt to gain knowledge about a suspected relationship (AllPsych Online‚ n.d.). There are two types of research methods‚ action research and traditional scientific. Each method is unique and I will discuss the similarities and differences of both. I will also describe the role of a researcher in both methods. Action research method is regarded as research that is carried out by
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”Winston Churchill. Positive thinking not only changes the mind‚ it also affects the body in many ways. If a person allows negative thoughts such as anxiety‚ anger‚ or bitterness to control their mind‚ these thoughts will lead a person to make negative decisions that will affect many lives in a negative way. If a person chooses to develop and maintain positive thoughts‚ their life will end in a positive result. Knowing the different effects of negative thinking and positive thinking can make a difference
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process in‚ makes it as an act of vandalism‚ which is an involvement of deliberate damage to public or private properties. This essay will attempt to determine whether graffiti should be classified as a form of vandalism or art by focusing on several aspects such as the artistry of graffiti‚ problems occurring from graffiti tagging‚ the aim of graffiti creation and the cost of graffiti removals. Firstly‚ the social motives and creation process of graffiti can regard it as a form of art. Most graffitists
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* How would Functionalists and Conflict theorists differ in their analysis of socialization by the mass media? Mass Media: Mass media is media which is intended for a large audience. It may take the form of broadcast media‚ as in the case of television and radio‚ or print media‚ like newspapers and magazines. Internet media can also attain mass media status‚ and many mass media outlets maintain a web presence to take advantage of the ready availability of Internet in many regions of the world. Some
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