legalize marijuana‚ no need for quotas‚ because really‚ who’s gonna wanna work?” Although Stewart’s intent is to shed some laughter on this controversial subject‚ he brings up a valid point; if marijuana is legalized‚ how will the behavior of the population be altered? The mental health and social risks we take in regards to legalizing marijuana are much too large for our country to take at the point in time. Marijuana usage is known to impair the brain with the many chemicals it contains‚ and the
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young adult wish to do it? The age to obtain a drivers license needs to be raised because the amount of accidents would decrease‚ young drivers would have an opportunity to gain more experience‚ and more restrictions with a permit could save an increasing amount of teen lives. If the lawmakers of Pennsylvania changed the driving age from sixteen to seventeen or higher‚ fewer accidents would occur. Many sixteen year olds (boys in particular) have a ‘nothing can hurt me’ attitude. As a result‚ many
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The Internet: Harmful or Helpful? Ever since its inception in 1982‚ the internet has become an essential part of the average person’s life. Many people see the internet as a place for entertainment‚ research‚ and communication. Although the invention of the internet allows for easy access to information and communication‚ there are some negative effects‚ such as encouraging cheating‚ corrupting children‚ and hindering development of social skills as well. The internet allows for easy access
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The Population Problem Two hundred years ago‚ Thomas Malthus‚ in An Essay on the Principle of Population‚ reached the conclusion that the number of people in the world will increase exponentially‚ while the ability to feed these people will only increase arithmetically (21). Current evidence shows that this theory may not be far from the truth. For example‚ between 1950 and 1984‚ the total amount of grain produced more than doubled‚ much more than the increase in population in those 34 years.
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OVER POPULATION “Whether we accept it or not‚ this will likely be the century that determines what the optimal human population is for our planet. It will come about in one of two ways: Either we decide to manage our own numbers‚ to avoid a collision of every line on civilization’s graph – or nature will do it for us‚ in the form of famines‚ thirst‚ climate chaos‚ crashing ecosystems‚ opportunistic disease and wars over dwindling resources that finally cut us down to size” – Alan Weisman
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The day when the world population reached five hundred crores was 11th July‚ 1987. United Nations Organization has decided to celebrate that day as world population day. The objective of celebrating the world population day was to increase awareness in people about population control. According to United States Census bureau‚ world population has crossed 693 crores. Given below or few facts about world population. * Population growth in the last fifty years is more than the growth in the previous
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1. Populations in Transition 1.1 – Population Change Explain population trends and patterns in births and fertility in contrasting regions of the world Crude Birth Rate (CBR)= total number of births The CBR does not take into account the age and sex structure of a population. Total Fertility Rate (TFR)= Average number of children born to a women in her lifetime Case Studies: Higher fertility in LEDC’s‚ resulting in youthful populations [2nd and 3rd stage of demographic transition model] ie. Early
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that is harmful and that we should not seek/know‚ or is knowledge impartial and it is the person that is harmful or construes the knowledge as harmful? In order to answer this question‚ I first asked myself: what is knowledge? While the question is remarkably broad‚ I simply took a simple definition and considered it: knowledge is a body of truths or facts gained over time through experience and the understanding of concepts and ideas. With this in mind‚ I then contemplated: is knowledge harmful? In
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SMOKING’S IMMEDIATE EFFECTS ON THE BODY Many teenagers and adults think that there are no effects of smoking on their bodies until they reach 1 middle age. Smoking-caused lung cancer‚ other cancers‚ heart disease‚ and stroke typically do not occur until years after a person’s first cigarette. However‚ there are many serious harms from smoking that occur much sooner. In fact‚ smoking has numerous immediate health effects on the brain and on the respiratory‚ cardiovascular‚ gastrointestinal‚ immune
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Marijuana Legalization‚ Harmful or Helpful? The fact that there is an unregulated street drug that is used by millions is daunting to some. Marijuana is an illegal street drug that is not regulated by the federal government. This proves to be detrimental to marijuana users‚ and also serves an economic setback for those against marijuana legalization. The American government has not taken many key factors into consideration that are of immediate concern‚ one being that millions of Americans today
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