Why Marijuana over Tobacco - English Persuasive Essay About 50 percent of incoming college freshmen have admitted to using marijuana. And about 40 percent of them smoke it on a regular basis. The question is why is marijuana illegal and tobacco legal? Marijuana has been known as a “gateway drug”‚ meaning it leads to use of other harder drugs. This is not true. It truly depends on the person whether they are going to do otherdrugs. People who smoke marijuana do not have a higher chance of getting
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The specter of ISIS and the oppressive Assad regime have ravaged Syria’s cities and forced millions of citizens to flee the country. Now‚ as masses of newly-minted refugees search for a new home‚ our country’s leaders are debating how to respond. The United States has historically been a refuge for the oppressed‚ a haven for Emma Lazarus’s “huddled masses” to turn to in times of trouble. These huddled masses‚ however‚ hail from a land so synonymous with terrorism that it has been dubbed a “factory
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Each high school student looks forward to her largest fall event‚ homecoming. Homecoming is a time of celebration‚ and a way to go out for the best time of your lives with the peers you have grown up with. For some‚ this is an event where some are defined through senior superlatives and other a time just to retreat from the real world to relax and dance the night away. Your date and closest friends all will splurge on an event that you will forever look back on at reunions down the road. Managing
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PERSONAL CODE OF ETHICS In the process of growing up‚ humans create a conscience of what our society‚ family and culture perceive as good and bad‚ as allowed and not allowed. But we also have a lot of influence from the media and other sources that may impact in our behaviors and beliefs. Our first and main influence is our family‚ or the ones we grow up with‚ because is the first interaction we have with other people‚ and they are the first ones to teach us how to behave in the different situations
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The first code of laws In a land far‚ far away‚ in a place called Mesopotamia‚ The people were scattered and never worked together until‚ Hammurabi came and changed everything. Hammurabi is known for his code of laws. A code of laws is a collection of written laws and rules. He made these laws because the gods told him to. Hammurabi was known for one big reason. He made the first code of laws that brought the city states together. First‚ he started writing the laws in 1792 B.C.E and he finished
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affected us all. 4. Many people don’t stop to consider how current events affect their everyday lives. 5. The snowstorm had an adverse effect on the economy. 6. Inflation affects the buying power of the dollar. 7. How do you think the new school dress code will affect the students? 8. The managers needed to effect change in the manufacturing department. 9. Alice was surprised that her book could affect people so profoundly. 10. What effect will this restructuring have on our profits? 11. The coach’s
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Persuasive Lying Essay People often say that honesty is the best policy. You should listen to them they know what they’re talking about. Lying. In the dictionary the definition of lying is an “intentionally told false statement” but the dictionary doesn’t list the consequences of a lie or why said false statements were used. So‚ I’ll have to do it. I know that no one wants to hear that they look fat or grotesque ‚ or that the ugly sweater they gave someone for Christmas will never see anything
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Comparative Essay Fitting in is always an issue in the world of teenage girls and some girls have better outcomes than others. “Snow White” by Grace Hu is a story about a teenage girl named Mary who is an albino. Mary struggles to be accepted because of her scary white exterior. Also she has low self confidence from being teased by her peers. Mary also only has one true friend that begins to drift apart from her. Another story that deals with the issue of acceptance is the story “Red Dress”. “Red Dress”
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Ashleigh McCloskey 10/5/2011 Professor Conaway Midterm Essay Comparing the Sun to the Moon Easy Rawlins from Devil in a Blue Dress was a black private detective. He was a man who worked for what he had. Unlike most of the African American population‚ he had his own house‚ but he was lacking money. Rawlins did not have a steady job so when a man came along proposing work‚ he immediately took it. This is much different from the amateur detective‚ Sherlock Holmes‚ in “Silver Blaze.” In “Silver
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As a child‚ have you ever copied your favorite singer‚ wanting to be just like them? Brittney Spears was my idol. She hung all over my room and her CD was on a continuous replay. If I played any pretend game‚ of course my name was Brittney. At the time‚ I didn’t know this was so wrong. I wanted to be someone else at such a young age. As a child‚ I wish I was taught to not conform to be someone else and to follow my own path. I now know this truly important rule of individuality. As Henry David Thoreau
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