“The USA was not a ‘melting pot’ but a ‘mosaic’ of different cultures in the period 1890-1910’ Do you agree? According to some historians‚ the USA in 1890 had become a ‘melting pot’ of different cultures‚ meaning that the people who had immigrated to America had left their old traditions behind to start a new country free from outdated laws; this idea was also linked to American Exceptionalism as America was ‘Exceptional’ for these reasons. Many historians argue against this idea as there is plenty
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Adedeji Taylor 10/16/2014 Legalization of marijuana. Growing Up‚ everyone said that‚ “Drugs are bad for you”‚ time and time again. Now as a kid you don’t really understand the reasoning behind it‚ they listen to your authority figures regardless. This people are being told this their entire life‚ when they get older they realized that people would still use drugs even though it’s illegal. Why would someone go against the law and jeopardize his life just to use drugs‚ the drug that I am talking
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Morgan Glass Mrs. Edwards 11 Honors‚ Block 4 2 March 2015 Controversial Issue Essay Bullying is a reoccurring issue for children and young people that go through it every day at school‚ or out of school. Bullying encompasses a wide range of malicious aggressive behaviors‚ including physical violence‚ verbal mockery‚ threats‚ ostracism‚ and rumors spread either orally or by other means of communication‚ such as the internet (“Bullying”). It may rise as a response to low self-esteem‚ loss of confidence
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Strayer University | The legalization of marijuana | English 215 | Bateney Avril Cassandra Dettman7/25/2011 | Fifty years from now‚ the United States (U.S.) population started to know some new drugs like marijuana‚ amphetamines‚ and psychedelics. So the drug started to explode and the U.S. Government needs to find an effective way to solve the problems. In 1973‚ the U.S. created the Drug Enforcement
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these factors have been all been at the core of the marijuana debate at one time or another‚ or at times simultaneously. There has been a constant state of conflict between law makers‚ and the citizens of the United States surrounding marijuana legalization ever since Harry J. Anslinger became the first commissioner of the U.S Treasury Departments Federal Bureau of Narcotics. How has the
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The Legalization of Marijuana Many years ago the average person did not think of marijuana as a harmful drug‚ but as a useful substance. The fiber of hemp is used for medicine‚ paper‚ fuel‚ and food. George Washington‚ the first President of the Unites States of America‚ even encouraged people to sow the Indian hemp seed everywhere. Marijuana was not prohibited in the United States until 1937 when Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937. Today‚ many American citizens want this
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will be the outcome of this and who will it affect? "The controversial topic of "medical marijuana" is surrounded with confusing and contradicting information." (Benavie 1) Many say that it has medical benefits and should be made legal. While many say that it can be abusive and addicting and for that reason it should remain illegal. The main concerns of legalizing marijuana in the U.S. are prohibition‚ decriminalization‚ and legalization. Prohibition focuses on the federal policy toward marijuana
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In today’s world which is full of controversial topics or issue which can be found in the mass media. This does continue towards the future for the timeline of any controversial issue during the history and for the public changed in time. The media does present the topic for the public. There is many portrayal of the subject which can demonize a topic so the mindset of the people is listening to the presentation of any story. This controversial topic which has the bias from this is the Freedom of
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number of heroin addicts (“Against the Legalization of Drugs Pg.150”). This number staying the same indicates that the system we have now is working in the sense of not raising the addiction number. In Harlem many young blacks were on heroin in 1970 to 1971 but the rate decreased from eight percent to three percent in 1975 to 1976. When asked why they stopped using heroin more than half of them mentioned “trouble with the law” or “high cost” (“Against the Legalization of Drugs”). With hard drugs being
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to revive the economy‚ and to help minimize crime. The first reason medical marijuana should be legalized is because of its proven health benefits. There are many questions as to whether or not marijuana holds any medical value. Without the legalization of medical marijuana‚ doctors and scientists are not able to fully grasp marijuana’s medical potentials. Luckily marijuana has been proven to help with some illnesses such as Glaucoma‚ Alzheimer’s‚ and Multiple Sclerosis. Glaucoma is group of
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