since she is now labeled as a felon‚ illegal discrimination such as‚ denial of the right to vote‚ denial of public assistance‚ and employment discrimination have now become legal (Alexander). The Jim Crow system has been redesigned in America today‚ legalizing discrimination against people with criminal backgrounds (Alexander). Jim Crow was the practice of discriminating against African Americans‚ after slavery was in abolished between the 1870’s to the mid 1960’s in the Southern States. This system
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Marijuana is an illegal substance that can make you see things that are not real or damage your lungs. Marijuana is also an addictive substance. Marijuana can be used in helpful ways for example marijuana helps with glaucoma but that’s about it. The reason people start smoking marijuana can be from bad parenting or hanging out with the wrong people in school they can all lead to the addition of marijuana or there are many more reasons why people smoke the substance. Also you may even go to jail on
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Hello‚ my name is ___________‚ and I am going to talk to you today about why marijuana should be legalized in the United States. Marijuana legalization is a very heated topic that has great controversy and is rarely discussed or taken seriously among US politicians because politicians are too preoccupied in preserving their seats in congress‚ and taking on marijuana legalization would be political suicide. Politicians and the media want the public‚ to believe that marijuana is a ”gateway drug”
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Abortion is a possibility that many women have taken it and thus become a more popular choice; abortion could be used as an escape. The women have a right to choose‚ the pregnancy could be accidental or the women were raped. Then abortion should be allowed tenet it could cause an adverse impact on the mother’s life. Abortion was illegal before the 1973 Supreme Court hearing of Roe v. Wade. Now that abortion is legalized‚ women have the right and the option to lead the way they want. Abortion should
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Jessica Beltran Ms. Overbey English 10A 9 November 2011 “CAPTIAN SAVE A PROSTITUTE!” When talking of the legalization of prostitution‚ ‚any say that it should be banned from America completely. But in my opinion‚ Prostitution should be legalized in all 50 states of the U.S. this being illegal is discriminating against Americans rights‚ and wants as what they choose as heir profession. The government should allow regulated prostitution. Stating that prostitution is “wrong”‚ and that anyone
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In a sense many people (regardless of color or nationality) are accustomed to having things done for them. When they were babies their mothers used run behind them picking up all the loose pieces and putting all the toys back where they should be. And even when they grow up to be supposedly “responsible adults”‚ they continue to depend on “Sanitation workers" and "Sweepers" to pick up all the litter strewn all over the parks‚ roadsides‚ parking lots‚ etc… The Bahamian government employs companies
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Marijuana: Medication or Threat to society? By Ciro R.Wong Ms. Mims English 1302 8 May. 2012 Ciro R. Wong Ms. Mims English 1302 8 May 2012 Marijuana: Medication or Threat to society? As we all know the United States has made marijuana also known as cannabis illegal‚ but should they re-legalize it? There is a high demand for marijuana even though it’s against the law. It can be very profitable. For each gram of marijuana the street value is $17.20‚ but the production cost was only
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there? Once i turned 18 i got into gambling and started pursuing the “so called easy money”. After about 2 months of gambling i had pretty decent luck and made 2‚000 off 20 dollars. One night me and my family went gambling‚ I really at the time didn’t know much about poker but they introduced me to it that night which changed my life. That night off of 100 dollars i turned it into 18‚000 dollars and that’s what set my miniature career off. After about a year of gambling the adrenaline slowly dissipated
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Many people think legalizing performance enhancing drugs will make professional sports and recreational sports better. They think sports as a whole will be brought to the next level of entertainment. Despite this belief‚ sports can only be brought down from the use of these drugs; if an athlete has no skill or natural ability these drugs will not enhance anything‚ only hurt the user. The first reason that performance enhancing drugs should not be legal for professional and recreational use is medical
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America and the idea of a woman’s right to choose came out boldly to defy the “misogynistic society”. By 1973‚ the world had progressed and was ready to take on the debate of a woman’s right to choose and ultimately the Supreme Court ruled in favor of legalizing abortion in the landmark court case Roe v. Wade. However‚ with the indispensable amount of technology we have today the fetus is still deemed not protected until the third trimester of the pregnancy even though by around week 3 of conception the
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