Why Marijuana should be legalized? April 9‚ 2013 Marijuana is the most common illegal drug used in the United States with roughly 100 million Americans admitting to trying marijuana at least once. The total number of individuals arrested for all violent crimes combined‚ including murder‚ rape‚ robbery and aggravated assault‚ is less than the number of individuals arrested for marijuana related crimes. In this paper I will be arguing why marijuana should be legalized for recreation use. The
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Jean Kilbourne “Jesus Is A Brand Of Jeans” is an interesting article that explains how a person can have so much love toward an object‚ and love being mistaken for something else. She also goes into detail and explains her point of view of how and why someone can fall in love with an object than a human being. Throughout this article the reader catches an idea why she gets an idea of rejection as well. Kilbourne shows mixed feelings about relationships and products‚ and how advertisements make
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Communication 4 January 2012 Should Marijuana be legalized in the United States of America? Marijuana “is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried‚ shredded leaves‚ stems‚ seeds‚ and flowers of Cannabis sativa- the hemp plant” (NIDA “What is Marijuana?”). It is the most widely used illegal drug in America according to the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health and was the only drug used by more than half of all drug users (NIDA “What is Marijuana?”). Marijuana is most commonly smoked in the form
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JOURNAL ARTICLE 1 Purpose of study The purpose of the study was to generate attitudes toward a brand by using classical conditioning procedures and examine whether or not conditioned attitudes persist over time What others have investigated and Gap in literature a. Researchers have expressed concern that measurements of advertising effectiveness taken immediately after exposure may lack generalizability to actual advertising contexts (Haugtvedt 1989) and may overestimate the effect of
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The article titled “ Introductions in Biomedical Research Articles” was written by Deng Xudong and She Qiongze‚ George and published in 2005‚ Singapore Tertiary English Teachers Society (STETS) & Communication Review‚ Vol. 4‚ No. 1. This study aims to find out whether biomedical research articles adhere to Swales’ (1990) Create-A-Research-Space (CARS) model by analysing the introductions of ten biomedical research articles. The introduction of the article is generally well-written in my opinion as
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Harnessing the Science of Persuasion Article Critique/Analysis I chose to critique the article “Harnessing the Science of Persuasion” by Robert B. Cialdini. As an undergraduate I was planning on a profession in the medical field‚ and I enjoy exploring how the science and business worlds correlate. In this article‚ Cialdini describes six scientific/psychological factors that contribute to enhancing one’s ability to increase influence on others. I interpret that pure motives are the main
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The benefits of marijuana There is no plant on Earth more condemned than marijuana. We’re talking about a living organism which governments have taken upon themselves to designate as an illegal substance. Despite no existing evidence of anyone ever dying of a marijuana overdose‚ possession of this plant is still illegal in many parts. Marijuana has been found to suppress cancer‚ reduce blood pressure‚ treat glaucoma‚ alleviate pain and even inhibit HIV. It is an antioxidant‚ anti-inflammatory
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The Dangers of the Drinking Age In this article‚ Jeffrey A. Miron and Elina Tetelbaum argue against the belief that a drinking age of 21 years old saves lives and prevents students from drinking. Their argument is that raising the drinking age to 21 has had many unintended consequences. These consequences include: a rise in binge drinking and disrespect for the law. They use statistics to support their major points and counteract opposing views. “For the past 20 years‚ the United States has kept a Minimum Legal Drinking Age
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their state of mind. Medical marijuana is like soma because it has some of the same effects as soma. It is used commonly throughout America between legal and illegal use. States are also trying to make it have a recreational use. This is the big debate now. Should marijuana be legal? Marijuana is already used by millions throughout the country. There are "15.2 million current marijuana users" today and as it becomes legal those numbers continue to grow. In "Medical Marijuana"‚ by Peter Grinspoon
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Prescription Painkillers vs. Medical Marijuana Enough prescription painkillers were prescribed in 2010 alone to medicate every American adult around-the-clock for an entire month. The United States of America is also responsible for more than 80% of the worlds prescription painkiller use. Prescription painkillers and medical marijuana are both forms of pain treatment and today I’ll be talking about the differences between the two of them when it comes to effectiveness‚ ability to regulate‚ and
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