Should Marijuana be Legalized? Henry Neuschwander ENG-112 12/16/2012 Professor Linda Record Should Marijuana Be Legalized? To legalize marijuana or not to legalize marijuana‚ that is the question. Marijuana has been a thorn in the side of this country for the last one hundred years. Up until the end of World War Two‚ marijuana was produced legally in a low grade form known as hemp. After the war‚ hemp was outlawed because of fear that Americans would start smoking the different types
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Watching‚ following‚ and playing sports is a tradition for families all across the world today. Sports are taken very seriously by athletes and fans and it forces players to feel the need to enhance their performance artificially. Although performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) are banned in professional sports today‚ many players feel it’s a necessity to compete vigorously with fellow players. PEDs can cause negative physical and psychological effects to the body. Athletes have used various substances
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armed forces to fight in battle‚ we would not have the freedoms to do anything that we do now‚ including playing sports. Many athletic players receive more money than most soldiers do. Many agree that athletes should‚ but I beg to differ. I think a man with a helmet defending his country should make more money than a man with a helmet defending a football. Football players make more money than soldiers do‚ they get thousands of dollars every game‚ hit‚ touchdown‚ or kick-off of each season. The Atlanta
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March 7‚ 2013 Should Singles Adopt? Imagine being a single person with no capabilities of bearing a child. The single life eventually becomes boring‚ so you weigh the options and decide that you want to adopt a child. This will be a momentous moment in your life; you start shopping for the child’s new clothes‚ furniture‚ and prepare your home for this new addition. Now‚ imagine someone telling you that you should not be allowed to adopt just because of your relationship status. You underwent
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limited or unlimited? On the subject of immigration‚ one student at J.E.B. Stuart High School in Falls Church‚ Virginia commented‚ "we make America more interesting" (Swerdlow 61). As true as these words are‚ the question of how much more interest should be allowed to cross our borders each year‚ and what exactly defines an American these days puzzle the already 281 million residents who find comfort in the freedoms of America. America is a land of immigrants‚ also referred to as the "melting pot
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2010 Raffles Institution‚ 1H Leader: Lim Shi Ping Members: Lee Chan Wai‚ Albert Li‚ Liu Bo Zhou‚ Liu Yi Heng Teacher Mentor : Miss Kong [SHOULD WRITTEN EXAMS SHOULD BE ABOLISHED?] Written Exams Should Be Abolished Lee Chan Wai‚ Albert Li‚ Lim Shi Ping‚ Liu Bo Zhou‚ Liu Yi Heng Raffles Institution Mentor: Miss Kong In the current era when students young and old are required to take written exams‚ to assess them‚ to judge them‚ life then is under tremendous demands. Little time or space is
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About twelve years ago‚ my aunt and uncle owned two dogs of the pit bull breed. These dogs might as well have been their kids; they even signed our Christmas cards every year. In one day‚ everything they knew had disappeared. A team of police officers were supposed to raid the house next door for possession of drugs‚ but instead‚ raided my aunt and uncle’s house. Their two dogs were lying on the couch when the cops broke in the door. Because of the dog’s breed‚ the cops automatically opened fire
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‘Violent Sports should be Banned’ to start with‚ Sports is basically an activity done for pleasure‚ which needs physical effort and skill. Some people‚ who dedicate themselves to this activity‚ consider it as a passion to compete against others in their skill‚ ability and spirit. Sports also help in inculcating a certain discipline as well as the spirit of brotherhood or the ‘team spirit’ in the sports persons. Sports ideally are not meant to do anything with violence. Sports for some is a mode of
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Should Vaccines Be Compulsory? Vaccines are one of the most powerful means to prevent and diminish the burden of infectious disease. Edward Jenner‚ an English physician and scientist‚ first discovered the idea of vaccination. People have an argument about being vaccinated. Proponents say that vaccination is safe and one of the greatest health developments of the 20th century. They point out that illnesses‚ including rubella‚ diphtheria‚ smallpox‚ polio‚ and whooping cough‚ are now prevented
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Bowling should be in the olympics because people play it as a recreational sports and some play it as a competitive sport. This essay will be about bowling and how bowling was created. This essay should let you make your decision should it be in the olympics or not. Bowling has a very rich history‚ it is one of the most popular sports. A british anthropologists discovered a crude form of a bowling ball in a child’s grave. There is some evidence that says that it was created 1366. The king at
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