war is failing‚ and people arrested and imprisoned for marijuana use are not cured of their habit during time spent in jail. Since 1971 when President Richard Nixon declared a war on drug abuse‚ the government has been ineffectual in their fight against illegal drug abuse. From 1997 to 2006‚ the New York City Police Department arrested and jailed more than 353‚000 people simply for possessing small amounts of marijuana. This was eleven times more marijuana arrests than in the previous decade‚ and
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Paper 1 Question 1 One of the most significant philosophers in today’s world by the name of Immanuel Kant established an ethical theory with Utilitarianism. Kant’s moral theory was identified as difficult to learn‚ but once understood people understanding it must know the necessities as well. I will be explaining an argument that can support these views‚ as well as disprove them. One formula that Kant uses is the Formula of the End in Itself. We must recognize what it initially means to treat a person
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Deafness has consistently been perceived and represented incorrectly in American media. It is important to note that deaf individuals have created their own culture based on their set of social beliefs‚ behaviors‚ art‚ literary traditions‚ history‚ and values. Deaf Culture focuses on deaf individuals who use American Sign Language (ASL) and consider being Deaf a cultural lifestyle choice. However‚ not all individuals who have experienced hearing loss are emerged in Deaf culture and that distinction
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Rhonda Caton History 362 The Main Argument of Procopius The Secret History Procopius is considered to be a historian‚ who lived in the 6th century. From his works we are able to visit back into the Byzantine Empire‚ when Emperor Justinian reigned. Through the three books he created: “History of the Wars”‚ “The Buildings of Justinian”‚ and “The Secret History”‚ he is our primary source of information about the reign of Emperor Justinian. After reading “The Secret History”‚ I found the tone
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Have you heard any of the debates about racism going on right now? Things like racism don’t show the equality that most Americans are looking for in their country. The main person that I think made everyone realize that everyone is the same no matter what your skin color might be is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I think once he was murdered everyone including the people he couldn’t convince realized that this was just a ridiculous thing going on. The America I believe in has very hard working people
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survey taken in 2009. While seemingly a worthwhile service‚ payday loans provide emergency cash to an age group that is generally described as under 45‚ with children under the age of 18‚ and a household income under $50‚000. The primary complaint against these loans is regarding the exorbitant interest rates associated with them. Also of interest is that most loans obtained are usually for the payment of regular bills and not for emergency purposes. Salleh et al. (2014) espouse the reasons according
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determine the level of toxicity before releasing them into human hands. Although medical testing is said to be done to ensure the safety of drugs for humans‚ innocent animals are still being subjects to these drugs. With medical testing‚ there are two types of different procedures. The Draize Eye Irritancy Test and The Dermal Irritancy Tests. The Draize test involves putting a significant amount of a substance into the animal’s eye to test the level of irritation it causes (Lindsay III). The Dermal
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in the workplace." This just shows that standardized testing is undependable since it creates an atmosphere of dullness‚ because students already know what to expect on the standardized exams. This also promotes a way of thinking that there are only two choices to every problem‚ which is either right or wrong‚ and this does not apply in real-life circumstances. Also‚ this displays that standardized testing only calculates the performance of a student during that day‚ and not the complete development
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progress of society in the past and present (Yo‚ 2015). Nonetheless‚ as appropriation can harm cultures if they are disrespected‚ these acts can become outlets for discriminatory behaviors. Considering the tension around racial concerns‚ the uproar against cultural appropriation is understandable (Yo‚ 2015). However‚ it needs to be made clear the definition itself does not imply negative intentions. Rather‚ the cause of its wrongdoings is the deeply rooted discriminatory views and habits of segregation
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Karen Ann Quinlan‚ a twenty-two year old from New Jersey‚ went to a friend’s birthday party at a club‚ took Diazepam and Quaalude‚ in addition to consuming alcohol while on a diet. Later that night‚ she went into a coma and was in and out of vegetative state for months. Her parents then asked the doctors to take her off the ventilator so she could die peacefully‚ but the physicians refused. Quinlan’s family took the situation to the courts‚ and then won so she was removed from the ventilator‚ and
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