industry continues to succeed in its marketing strategy to hook youth on their products‚ its market success will trigger bigger avalanches of academic warning letters every December -- unless college leaders take action to address this worsening epidemic. For the past six years as an administrator at a large community college‚ I’ve focused on developing workforce education programs that have helped hundreds of at-risk students succeed in college programs. However‚ as a parent of a game-addicted
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only plant-based psychoactive substance that is still used. C. All plants that yield psychoactive substances are illegal today. D. About 4‚000 plants yield psychoactive substances‚ and the vast majority are not illegal. 2. The Gin Epidemic… E. is a myth F. was brought under control through high taxes and the strict regulation of the sale of gin G. devastated the Middle East H. is a current problem 3. The British encouraged the planting of hemp in the new
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city but also to my very own neighborhood. I wanted to understand how this phenomenon has occurred‚ when did it occur‚ why it is occurring‚ and what can be done to combat it. I understand there are many unexplainable factors contributing to this epidemic. I want to find real answers to put an end finally to the continuous cycle. While nobody knows for certain‚ many scholars believe that youth gangs originated from either Europe or Mexico and appeared in the United States shortly after the American
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dirty businesses in New York‚ whether it’s pimping‚ selling drugs or other malicious crimes. There are many famous mobsters that contributed to the drug business in New York‚ from Al Capone to Frank Lucas. But every time the law enforcement would crack them down and bring justice back to NY. The French Connection is a great example of the New York City law enforcement bringing down the heads of the drug industry. The story finds a tough New York City cop named Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle and his partner
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Earthquakes Geography project Done by: DESHER TROTMAN Introduction Definition: An earthquake is a sudden tremor or movement of the earth’s crust‚ which originates naturally at or below the Earth’s surface. They can occur from fault lines where tectonic plates meet or from volcanic activity. Earthquakes are very common in areas of volcanic activity where they either proceed or accompany eruptions. Earthquakes caused by volcanic eruptions are rare since all volcanoes are not prone to violent
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has killed more than 25 million people between 1981 and 2007‚[1] and an estimated 33.2 million people worldwide live with HIV as of 2007‚[2] making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history. Despite recent‚ improved access to antiretroviral treatment and care in many regions of the world‚ the AIDS epidemic claimed an estimated 2 million lives in 2007‚[3] of which about 270‚000 were children.[4] World AIDS Day was first conceived in August 1987 by James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter‚
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international instrument of Human rights clearly layouts‚ articles about the correct treatment of any child. Child Soldiers defy all the article‚ especially article 36 protection from harm and 9 separation from parents. Currently‚ the child soldiers epidemic occurs all around the world‚ however‚ Somalia
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“They don’t even know it’s Christmas” sung and performed by the members of band aid in 1984’s is about third world countries suffering from famine and continually dying‚ and the people in those counties not even knowing or caring that it is Christmas and that the greatest gift to them is life. During the song the singers used and sung lyrics such as “And there won’t be any snow in Africa‚ the greatest gift they’ll get this year is life” and “Where nothing ever grows‚ no rain or river flows”. These
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prison. Prison sentences for blacks and Latino males has never been equally distributed as black and Latino males find themselves more harshly prosecuted for crimes than whites e.g. during the war on drugs policy of the 80’s black men dealing and using crack cocaine were more harshly prosecuted than those found in possessions of powder cocaine who were generally
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overlooking the abuse of smart drugs as an alternative for enhancing exam scores or higher GPA should not be one of the methods of choice. These easy to obtain‚ contribution and sale smart drugs are not just an individual student issue or only an epidemic educational concern‚ the risks and consequence can affect students’ lives beyond their academic quest or student life. Aside from another form of suicide‚ it can endanger others’ lives‚ effect friends and family relationships‚ or lead to further
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