history associated with drug criminalization in America contains more political motivators than concerns for public health and safety. The biggest politically motivated aspect to drug deterrence comes from Richard Nixon’s s war on drugs in 1971 which has created a system that discriminates against minority groups and has had little effect on deterring drug use. The war on drugs has thus far been notoriously noted for discriminating against people of color by pumping drugs into their communities and
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Kelsey Fiely Composition 1 Cause/Effect November 12‚ 2014 Single Parent Families Single parenting has several effects on both the children and the parent. These can include the risk‚ from the quality of parenting to the exposure of stress; the advantages‚ from the confidence of both the child and parent to the strong bond they have with each other; and the disadvantages‚ from the poor financial status to the effects that take place for both the child and the parent. These choices that parents make
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what they want without straying from the set rules of the constitution. However‚ sometimes these compromises can have the opposite effect and stir unkind feelings that could lead to something as horrible as war. The Civil War occurred for many reasons; certain compromises being some of them. New experimentations in government around the beginning period of the Civil War were being used. The Great Compromise of 1787 or Sherman’s Compromise was an agreement that large and small states reached during
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Carpenter‚ Ted. "Undermining Mexico’s Dangerous Drug Cartels." Cato Institute. N.p.. Web. 23 Jul 2013. <http://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/undermining-mexicos-dangerous-drug-cartels>. Al-Eryani‚ Ausan. "Mexico’s drug war effects US as well." Collegiate Times. Virginia Tech. Web. 23 Jul 2013. <http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/18328/mexicos-drug-war-effects-us-as-well/p2>. Grillo‚ Ioan. "US troops aid Mexico in drug war." Global Post. N.p.. Web. 23 Jul 2013. <http://www
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define a world war as “a war involving many nations of the world.” World War I‚ also known in Great Britain as “The Great War‚” had a tremendous financial and psychological impact on western civilization and the world. World War I marked the beginning of great technological achievements‚ which lead to the inventions and use of mustard gas‚ tanks‚ submarines‚ and airplane bombs. However‚ World War I merits the title “The Great War” because of its immediate and long-term causes‚ devastating major
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Jackie Sager Comp 1 October 26‚ 2013 The Effects of Teen Pregnancy Becoming a teen parent is always a scary thing to go through‚ but over the years‚ the United States has been trying new and different ways to lower the occurrence of unplanned pregnancies among teens. There has always been a high rate of teen pregnancies in the United States‚ and according to The Los Angeles Times‚ “Teen pregnancy rates in the United States have fallen in recent years‚ but the country still has a higher rate
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other was finally acted out when President Madison declared war on Great Britain on June 14‚ 1812‚ thus beginning the War of 1812. The Unites States was tired of getting harassed on the seas‚ had a strong will to expand‚ and felt too much pride to let Great Britain get away with everything they had done. Three causes of the War of 1812 were maritime problems‚ Manifest Destiny‚ and national pride. One of the three main causes of the War of 1812 was maritime problems between the United States and
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outside of baseball. During the beginning the NBA playoffs are going on and towards the end the NFL season starts‚ two better viewing options than the MLB. Baseball starts too early because the leftover effects of winter are still felt in April with snowed out games and in October fall nights cause very low temperatures. Fans also are upset when they’re teams are already out of the playoff chase half way through the season. A sign that points to the non competitiveness of the MLB; the season always
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led the United States into civil war? There are many factors that lead into the beginning of the Civil War‚ but most of the disagreements arose from one problem: slavery. During this time‚ the nation was split into two: half of which supported slavery‚ and the other strongly against it. The Northerners were strongly against slavery while the Southerners supported it. Not only are there many causes of the Civil War; there were also many effects that emerged from the war (The American Vision 345). One
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Kebum Period 0 12/2/13 Causes of the Civil War The American Civil War was a major turning point in the history of the United States of America that lasted from 1861 to 1865. Fought between Southern states that separated themselves from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America‚ and the Northern States‚ this war almost permanently split this “land of the free” in two. Sectionalism‚ the precursor of separatism‚ and debates over States’ rights through examples such as court cases provided
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