moderation‚ and it could be a source of additional tax revenues. Medical marijuana emerged as a mainstream medicine by the 19th century mostly in the West. According to URI.edu‚ the use of medical marijuana continued to spread up until 1937 when it was outlawed. The argument of legalizing medical marijuana continued to grow stronger. California became the first state to legalized medical marijuana in 1996. Then‚ Alaska‚ Oregon‚ and Washington in 1998. Maine became the 5th state in 1999 and Hawaii
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that judges make law.A judge is a public official appointed or elected to hear and decide legal matters in court[2]‚ Judges exercise judicial power. This involves making binding decisions affecting the rights and duties of citizens and institutions. In carrying out this task‚ a judge can use any of the following three sources of Ugandan law‚ Acts of Parliament or legislation‚ the common law‚ or previous decisions by the courts and a constitution Do judges make law? To ask the question “do judges
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and discussing the book “When I was Puerto Rican” by Esmeralda Santiago and some of its important themes. This book does an amazing job at giving a voice to countless minorities who have faced similar situations‚ struggles and triumphs that many of the characters in the book experience. It serves an important purpose by allowing a candid view into the lives of so many who are often misunderstood and misrepresented. There are many important themes that are addressed in this book that contribute to
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Ken was my voice teacher. I never admired anyone more than him. He meant the world to me. It would be safe to say that we did not have a typical teacher/student relationship. I was infatuated with him. He was tall dark and had the voice of an angel. But he was eleven years older than I was‚ and he was my teacher. I learned from him‚ I confided in him‚ and I trusted him. I never pictured myself being with him. I never dreamt he would think of me as a ’woman’ and not just a love-stricken seventeen
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started. War is between two or more groups of people‚ their leader usually sending out an army of a sort to attack the opponent. Whether it be internationally known countries‚ or a child playing with their action figures‚ war is violent. It causes destruction‚ tragedy‚ and loss. Hiroshima was one of the most catastrophic events that took place in history. No one knew what was happening or what to do‚ since this was the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. Some say that Hiroshima could have started
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day that goes by‚ I listen to the words of the song "I’ll Find You" and I think on how far I’ve come with my relationship with God. My parents raised me to go to church on Sundays‚ and to say my prayers every night. As a kid‚ it didn’t mean much to me until about two years ago when I hit my darkest days. One of the first verses in the song states "fight a little longer my friend‚ it’s all worth it in the end" and that’s exactly what I held onto during my rough times. I was always told God has
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Three things I want to do before I die. I’m going to talk about three things I want to do before I die. There are more than three‚ but If I have to chose‚ I say that I want to go south America‚ meet the actress from desperate housewives which is American drama‚ and find someone whom I truly love. Firstly‚ I’m going to talk about why I want to go South America. There’re two reasons to support this. As a First reason‚ I want to meet my friends with whom I studied English in Toronto. We still
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Parliamentary sovereignty is the key stone in the British Constitution. If judges were to make law then they would be contradicting this doctrine. The legislative supremacy disqualifies the courts power to review the validity of legislation‚ refer to British Railway Board v Pickin . The objective of judges is to not make law but simply declare what the law had always been. Acts of Parliament are the highest form of authority and the courts hands are tied by it. But through the doctrine of precedent
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I Told You I Was Tired I wake up at 6 am‚ tired and unfocused. Well doesn’t matter it’s time to get ready for school. Brush your teeth‚ comb your hair‚ get dressed‚ eat breakfast‚ and leave the house. I get to school‚ boom 1st period the test I forgot about. I work through the test just barely finishing. Next day I get it back and no surprise‚ C+. Many students are not getting enough sleep on a day to day basis. I believe that in order to fix this problem school start times should be pushed back
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com. 2 (A six need revised model based on Maslow‟s later writings in 1970s)‚See Amit Abraham‚ General Psychology‚ Tata McGraw Hill(2011)‚p.366; However‚ there are also other so called Maslow‟s need modelsas given in Ward‚ David and Lasen‚ Marta (2009): An Overview of Needs Theories behind Consumerism‚ MPRA.[the most famous Maslow Model being the five need model based on his writings in 1940s-50s]. 3 Mark E. Koltko-Rivera‚ “Rediscovering the Later Version of Maslow‟s Hierarchy of Needs: Self-Transcendence
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