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    Eyejan Saadoon ALCE 1605 King and Chaplin 30 November 2010 The Cause of the Civil War The United States Civil War was the result of conflictive ideologies between the Northern states and the Southern states. The North was abolitionist and heavily developed while the South was poorly industrialized and strongly dependent on agriculture. More than being a social issue slavery was the basis of economy in the Southern part of the United States. The problem was not about whether slavery was morally

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    Introduction The war on drugs‚ declared by Richard Nixon in 1971‚ has cost the US more than just a trillion dollars. The war on drugs was the US government’s attempt to solve the drug epidemic raging in America‚ yet it caused more problems than it solved. A supply side war on illegal drugs has generated a large array of problems that no US politician is willing to acknowledge. Yet most of these problems such as more dangerous drugs‚ an increase in organized crime‚ and wasted government spending‚

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    Causes Of The Civil War What do you think caused the civil war?Was it slavery or states rights?A very good question don’t you think‚well the north and the south are the key ingredients to this cause. As I can tell from information I’ve gathered slavery is by far the biggest cause of the civil war. Slavery haunts the north‚the north are all against slavery and see this irritates the south. This caused major issue’s.[Just a hook no doc] With all this happening

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    Causes of the Civil War The Civil War is an immense part of American history. It grasped battles all over the States with the Union against the Confederates‚ both fighting for the morals they believed were correct. Slavery was a big factor in the Civil War‚ with triggers that took a part in sparking the War such as‚ the Dred Scott v. Sanford case‚ the election of Abraham Lincoln‚ and the battle of Fort Sumter‚ which was the first battle of the Civil War. All of these events hold a special place

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    at war. We have been fighting drug abuse for almost a century. Four Presidents have personally waged war on drugs. Unfortunately‚ it is a war that we are losing. Drug abusers continue to fill our courts‚ hospitals‚ and prisons. The drug trade causes violent crime that ravages our neighborhoods. Children of drug abusers are neglected‚ abused‚ and even abandoned. The only beneficiaries of this war are organized crime members and drug dealers. The United States has been engaged in a “war” for

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    America’s War on Drugs: Policy and Problems In this paper I will evaluate America’s War on Drugs. More specifically‚ I will outline our nation’s general drug history and look critically at how Congress has influenced our current ineffective drug policy. Through this analysis I hope to show that drug prohibition policies in the United States‚ for the most part‚ have failed. Additionally‚ I will highlight and evaluate the influences acting on individual legislators’ decisions to continue support

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    The War on Drug Outline for Junior Research Paper on Controversial Issue Title: The War on Drugs. Should the U.S end the war on drugs? NO Introduction Two roads diverged in a wood‚ and I— I took the one less traveled by‚ And that has made all the difference- robert frost The war on drugs is a prohibition campaign to reduce drug trade Drugs control the lifestyle of society‚ mostly the lower class. (How does it impact our society?) Opposing position: We should stop the war on drugs

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    War on drugs I agree that the drug war should be fought because many people across the globe are using these illegal drugs can lead them to abuse‚ addiction‚ serious health problems‚ and even death. It is impossible to predict the effect that drugs can have on someone‚ especially if it’s the first time they try it and even if it’s a small amount or dose. President Richard Nixon declared a "war on drugs" in 1971. The expectation then was that drug trafficking could be greatly reduced in a short

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    topic/issue in your own words (100 word minimum): The USA should end the war on drugs by decriminalizing it and regulating it. This is a major issue in my eyes. Billions of dollars are wasted on a war that has lost its effectiveness. Meanwhile instead of spending money to prohibit something‚ you can make money regulating it. Gang activity will for sure decrease as drug money is their main source of income. Also this war exists not only in the USA‚ but it seeps into other countries such as Mexico

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    negatively affect society and the way in which we live our lives. The war on drugs is one of the most violent and controversial issues in the United States current political system. Drug abuse is linked to issues such as racism‚ crime as well as economic discrimination. The “War” was properly declared in the 1970’s by President Nixon due to the server abuse of illegal substances. President Nixon in an interview stated this war as “Public enemy number one” and proposed new laws in order to try and

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