When it comes to energy there are so many different options. Do you go for renewable energy and plan for the future? Or do you go for nonrenewable and do what is best right now. I believe that the city of Houston should use nuclear energy to provide energy to the fourth largest city in America. Nuclear energy is the most efficient and reliable source of large-scale‚ around-the-clock source of power. Nuclear power plants maintain a national average reliability between 85 and 90 percent. Many power
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Drugs: Should Their Sale and Use Be Legalized? Within the last 50 years‚ drug legalization has been a very hotly debated topic in the United States society. It almost seems that every "street drug" was once legal‚ but banned soon after its introduction in society. Illegal substances that one sees today were once synthesized and created by chemist such as LSD‚ ecstasy‚ methamphetamine‚ cocaine‚ and etc.‚ and at some point used for medical reasons‚ however during many circumstances were deemed illegal
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Should officials be able to use information they find on personal devices or social media to protect communities? Officials have the right to search a guilty person’s device and use information from it to protect the community. Although‚ officials searching personal devices would be an invasion of privacy‚ and people won’t feel like they are able to do what they want. Officials should be able to search personal devices and use the information to ensure people’s safety. For example‚ whatever is
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The social issue I will be talking about is marijuana addiction. Nowadays marijuana usage is very common throughout the United States because of its legalization in some states. It is also very common throughout teens and is very likely for them and many others to become addicted. In my opinion I believe marijuana is addictive because I went to school with many people who had tried it one time and suddenly became addicted and started changing‚ drastically. It began to affect their social life because
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Psychology November 27‚ 2012 Marijuana What is marijuana? Marijuana is a psychoactive drug also known as weed‚ pot‚ grass‚ etc. The main ingredient in marijuana is called THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)‚ which travels through the bloodstream to the brain and other organs. Marijuana has various effects when being used. It can also have both long term and short term effect on your body. There are multiple ways to treat this when people get addicted to the drug. The effects of marijuana usually depend on differing
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(a) Does the law depend on moral values? (b) Should the law depend on moral values? before establishing any degree of societal acknowledgement. Since time immemorial‚ there has always been an argument concerning the ways in which the law is affected by morality and consequently there is obviously a continuous societal debate establishing the development of this so-called relationship. This begs questions such as; ‘What are moral values? What is meant by the law ? How are these laws formulated?
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Should the Law Treat Kids and Adults Differently? By Jessica Reaves Thursday‚ May 17‚ 2001 Follow @TIME When a child kills‚ does he instantly become an adult? Or does he maintain some trappings of childhood‚ despite the gravity of his actions? These are the questions plaguing the American legal system today‚ as the violent acts of juvenile offenders continue to make headlines. Wednesday‚ 14-year-old Nathaniel Brazill was found guilty of second-degree murder for killing his English teacher
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citizens have already become victims to over 10 mass shootings throughout the country. I‚ like many Americans‚ believe in the 2nd amendment which states that citizens have a right to bear arms‚ however‚ I do believe that there needs to be stricter gun laws. So how do we stop innocent people from becoming just another story on the 5’o clock news? While there is probably no way to prevent all mass shootings without revoking the citizen’s right to bear arms‚ a good place to start would be paying more attention
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WE SHOULD NOT USE TORTURE ON SUSPECTED TERRORISTS Torture‚ as a simple definition‚ is the action or practice of inflicting severe pain on someone as punishment or in order to force them to do or say something. When we see it done on our TV screens we think it’s revolting; we find it hard to watch‚ even though it’s faked and censored in comparison to actual methods used. This practice is usually done using covert methods‚ and is ineffective. It’s unethical and damaging‚ especially when it is practiced
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END THE PROHIBITION ON MARIJUANA AND INDUSTRIAL HEMP Outline Thesis Statement: Legalization of industrialized hemp and marijuana benefits our economy‚ decriminalizes a 35 billion dollar a year industry‚ creates jobs‚ and makes sense for the environment. I. Marijuana has been illegal in the United States since the Marihuana Stamp Tax Act was enacted by congress in 1937 A. A Brief History B. Marijuana Cash Crop II. The prohibition of marijuana contributes to a black market system‚ which
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