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    This article "should drugs be legalized"‚ which is written by William Benett‚ argues about the legalization of drugs. According to the article drug should not be legalized because they have very harmful mental and physical affects on human beings. After reading this article I had a positive reaction towards it‚ thus I have the same opinion on the legalization of drug as this article. Drugs have been the most critical problem in the U.S for many years. A majority of American population thinks that

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    Theme : Solution to a Malaysian Problem DRAFT 1 The Role of The Individual in Preventing and Reducing the Criminal Offences in Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia. Crime has always becoming a major issue in Malaysia. Crime statistics compiled by Habibullah and Baharom in 2008 showed that the crime rates in Malaysia in the last three decades (1973-2003) rose between 1 to 8% per year. Things are getting worst if none of the party was taking action in curbing this problem. Individual’s role is the most significant

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    Gambling In Spring Meadows After an application by the North Geebung football club to install pokie machines‚ the Parish Priest of St Francis gives a passionate sermon opposing the move. He aimed to persuade the parishioners by presenting himself as a social expert‚ rather than a religious figure. Throughout the sermon the priest sustains a metaphor of illness through “contagiously”‚ “cancer”‚ “sickness” and “disease”. All these words have overtones of quick-spreading illnesses. This language

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    1. Would you answer honestly if participating in a national crime survey asking about your criminal behavior‚ including drinking and drug use? 2. Why or Why not? 3. Explain how honestly and dishonest impact self –report studies. Yes I would answer honestly. The reason I say answer honestly is because it would help in the data profiles‚ and to make sure that there results are correct‚ so there will not be any confusion in the data when criminologist go to profile criminals. If false

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    deforestation levels to well below Kyoto’s meager demand‚ I wouldn’t see why any Canadian would vote against it’s decriminalization. One acre of hemp produces the same amount of cellulose fiber as 4.1 acres of trees. This not only uses less land but takes a shorter growing time period‚ producing paper at one-quarter of the cost of wood pulp and creating less pollution. The legalization of marijuana would not only benefit the environment but the government and citizens as well. Most estimates say

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    Recreational drugs should not be legalized: Introduction: A drug in a broad sense of the term is any substance that‚ when absorbed into the body of living organism‚ alters the body’s normal bodily function (Gottfried‚ 2000:10). It seems that the cry for drugs to be legalized is being heard everywhere‚ from liberals as well as conservatives‚ youth and adult alike. Some people argue that it is an individual’s choice and right to choose to use drugs or not as long as they do not harm anyone else

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    Sentences Outline Rosemarie Gordon-McKenzie Topic: would you say it is wrong to encourage the sort of betting/gambling that is promoted in your country? Narrowed Topic: Encouraging Gambling can be beneficial to one’s country I. Thesis: Positive outcomes are inevitable in major capacities for a country. Despite the positive‚ other negative implications can cause detrimental effects on individual and society. II The country is position for Economic gain A. Increase in

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    Fantasy football has become increasingly popular amongst sports fanatics‚ but it also has brought several legal matters involving illegal gambling. These sites ran for multiple years before being shut down‚ what was the reason States decided to make it illegal to gain profit from Fan Duel‚ Draft Kings or any other sports gambling site? Winning any sort of money from these sites is from a skill that you develop‚ but when you are playing in a weekly league how can you call it a skill? Players constantly

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    everyone would always tell me that “Drugs are bad”‚ every chance doctors‚ teachers and adults had to tell me drug were bad they did. As I grew up I started to see a lot of people doing mostly one illegal drug called marijuana. I could never understand why people told me it was so bad‚ and yet I see a lot of grownups doing it. Being a young adult and having a few run ins with the drug‚ and the effect it has on other people‚ the one thought that comes to my mind is why hasn’t marijuana been legalized in

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    Marijuana Should Be Legalized April Dawn Stieber Axia College of University of Phoenix Medicinal Marijuana Should Be Legalized “Marijuana is an addictive gateway drug” (Drug Policy Alliance Network‚ 2009). There is no good reason to use it‚ and it does nothing but ruin lives. These statements are frequently made by people who oppose the use of marijuana for medicinal reasons. Unfortunately‚ these statements are false. Medical breakthroughs would never be a reality

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