There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.” – Socrates‚ Phaedo 89d:2 Wisdom is perfect‚ beautiful and forever absolute – the efficacy of truth‚ regarding any and all subjects and temporal and metaphysical concerns of conscious being‚ does not progressively degrade1; however‚ I believe it is also conversely feasible that one’s comprehension of truth can arguably be perceived to dilute by and within the limitations manifested through the existence and effect of the
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physically and/or mentally disabled homeless back into society by providing basic housing and health support. In another study conducted in Seattle‚ it shows that homeless alcoholics provided permanent affordable housing showed a 33% decline in alcohol abuse‚ children who live in permanent homes do much better in school. Health seems to universally improve with permanent affordable housing. As a result‚ permanent homes are more than a shelter to the lives of the
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in our nation today is the use of illegal drugs. Being fought against our own citizens‚ a national effort to eliminate drug production and use has failed leaving in its wake complete chaos. Assault‚ property crime‚ murder‚ corruption and many other things are burning through society fueled by the drug war’s policies. In addition to these problems there are the initial problems that illegal drug users inflict on themselves and society; the same ones the drug war was supposed to eliminate. Prohibition
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Every year‚ States waste more than 3.5 billion dollars to enforce marijuana laws. In the year 2010 alone‚ cops made a marijuana arrest every 37 seconds (ACLU). To add to those eye opening numbers‚ 52% of all drug arrests in 2010 were for marijuana (ACLU). By looking at these statistics‚ it is evident that the government spends an abundant amount of time and resources trying to crack down on marijuana users. Our tax dollars are going towards arresting men and women for smoking marijuana‚ when there
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English 111 Argumentative Essay Have you ever thought about the things we teach at our public schools? How everything that is said to a student has an effect on the way they think or understand things. How are we sure that we teach them everything they need to know? And who decides the purpose or requirement of each class given? Education is to enlighten the young and naive to better their purpose in our society; and by teaching them both Evolution and Intelligent Design it give them more knowledge
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marijuana a “gateway” drug? What do we mean by the “gateway” drug? According to the text‚ a number of politicians and officials consider marijuana to be a dangerous drug that should be regulated and controlled since it leads to harsher drugs such as heroin cocaine (Spohn & Belenko‚ 2015‚ p. 22). Whether or not marijuana is a gateway drug depends on the person and how strong they are. Some people know that they will only smoke marijuana and do not have the urge to try any other drugs. Others may try marijuana
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Hung Ngo Professor: Vasilka Maslanka English 122 03 August‚ 2013 Metawriting Throughout this 8-week semester‚ I have been learning how to write argumentative essays using the provided articles as well as the ones I find on my own to help support my arguments. I like how the first three papers are designed as a step by step teaching tool. For example‚ paper one teaches me how to read and summarize the articles and to give a short response to each article. This is very helpful‚ because without
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Proponents and opponents of biotechnology being a distraction is argued by Frances Moore Lappe. Multiple argumentative points are presented by Lappe on what’s the right issue to focus on. The first point Lappe argues is the amount of food we have. Lappe goes on to say‚ “They were telling us that we had reached the Earth’s limits to feed ourselves‚ but in fact there was more than enough food for us all” (249). In other words‚ “they” were telling us that there is less food to eat than Lappe believes
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“Just take this to the drug store‚ and you can get his prescription filled.” The pediatrician tears off the paper and hands it to the boy’s mother. “How many medications does Tyler need to be on? He’s already taking Adderall for his hyperactivity‚ and he has a prescription for his anxiety‚ which I never noticed before the Adderall anyway. How necessary are these really?” Her eyes shoot the doctor the same look a deer gives a wolf in it’s last breath. A look of complete desperation. “Which one
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effective opioid addiction treatment while safely meeting the needs of patients experiencing pain”. Evidence was presented to the public and government with the necessary recommendations consisting of 7 categories “prescribing guidelines‚ monitor drug programs‚ manage pharmacy benefits‚ engineering strategies‚ overdose education and naloxone distribution programs‚ addiction education and community-based prevention strategies”. This comprehensive overview is said to be an avenue to prevent further
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