Pol Pot insane with power Pol Pot‚ the leader of the Red Khmer‚ ruled Cambodia from 1975 until 1979 and during that time he killed 1.7 million of his brothers and sisters by starvation‚ overwork and executions (CGP). Pol Pot wanted his idea of an utopia in Cambodia and he forced his ideas on his whole country and people. When I first heard about Pol Pot in high school‚ I could not believe that anybody would do this to their own people and country and wondered why Pol Pot would do this to his people
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The Melting Pot Cultural assimilation is the blending or fusing of minority groups into the dominant society. There are many metaphors related to the concept of cultural assimilation in the United States‚ one being the melting pot. It suggests that all of the cultures that have been brought into America melt together and become the base material of the pot. This metaphor is considered somewhat accurate‚ but some people disagree with what it implies. There are some metaphors that better represent
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Kathy Period 12/18/12 Legalization of Marijuana: Argumentative Essay Cannabis Sativa‚ or otherwise known as Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug consisting of dried leaves of the hemp plant and is smoked or chewed for euphoric affects. Currently in the U.S.‚ approximately 5 million Americans use marijuana daily. 18 states now allow marijuana to be used medicinally and as of November 2012 both Colorado and Washington permit marijuana for medicinal and recreational use. With the
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nation experiencing invasion.” (Haerens 109). For centuries‚ our nation has been a safe haven for people of different cultures and nationalities to inhabit. Since the beginning of America as we know it‚ our society has been considered a “melting pot” for all ethical backgrounds. At the beginning of the seventeenth century‚ Europeans flocked to the “New World” in hopes of a more prosperous life. Since then‚ immigration to the United States has exponentially increased. During the times of the
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The legalization of drugs has been at the center of interminable debate. Drugs have widely been perceived as a dominant threat to the moral fabric of society. Drug use has been attributed as the source responsible for a myriad of key issues. For instance‚ it is believed that drugs have exacerbated the already weak status of mental health in the United States in which some individuals suffering from mental illness administer illicit substances such as heroin or cocaine in an attempt to self-medicate
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Drug Legalization Strong drug enforcement in the United States is correlated with the reduction in crime ‚ drug use‚ and drug addiction growth rates. The impact on tougher drug sanctions has been overshadowed by a myth that U.S. drug enforcement has become too lenient. This myth has been promoted by the multi-million dollar pro-drug legalization lobby‚ civil libertarians‚ and misguided academic researchers to the public with limited review and challenge. Attacks on drug enforcement
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Marijuana Legalization When one says “Marijuana” many thoughts come to mind. Some of these thoughts include “Nothing good can come out of using that drug.” and “Isn’t that drug illegal?” What many people don’t understand about Marijuana‚ which is more commonly known as “pot”‚ is that even though it is illegal in the United States‚ it has medically helped many people and has proven to not have as many flaws as people give it the reputation of having. Due to these and other reasons‚ some people believe
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Pol Pot (Saloth Sar) was an infamous war criminal and the leader of the Cambodian communist movement called the Khmer Rouge. He was also the Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea from 1975-1979. Pol Pot’s totalitarian regime brought severe hardships on Cambodia‚ killing at least 1.5- 3 million people. This is at least one-fifth of the Cambodian population. Pol Pot brought a reign of horror with devastating effects to the people of Cambodia as a ruthless dictator for 4 years. The Khmer Rouge and
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Legalization of Marijuana * The debate over the legalization of Cannabis sativa‚ more commonly known as marijuana‚ has been one of the most controversial issues ever to occur in the United States. Its use as a medicine has existed for thousands of years in many countries worldwide and is documented as far back as 2700 BC in ancient Chinese writings. Marijuana should be legalized for several reasons. * First of all marijuana isn’t as bad as society claims it to be. The government could earn
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Legalization of Marijuana One debate that keeps coming up time and again is the topic of the legalization of marijuana. Marijuana is the most widely used illegal drug. Nearly one in three teenagers have at least tried marijuana by the time they graduate high school. It is also gets the most publicity for its legalization. Over thirty pro-legalization organizations have been displayed on the Internet alone. The legalization of marijuana ‚ although popular by today’s drug culture‚ would be a
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