DGabe Kenworthy Mrs. Echols AP U.S History-3rd 6 December 2012 Annotated Bibliography Primary Sources: Tesla‚ Nikola‚ and David Hatcher Childress. The Fantastic Inventions of Nikola Tesla. New York: Adventures Unlimited P‚ 1993. This helpful book had descriptions and drawings of many of Tesla’s inventions and patents as well as providing modern descriptions and applications. It showed me how Tesla designed new devices to meet the challenges
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30 March 2014 Up in Smoke The legalization of marijuana in the United States has been a major issue for several years. There are many opinions on this topic‚ some people don’t give marijuana a thought. Many people including most government consider marijuana a “bad drug”. Marijuana actually has many good uses. Marijuana should be legalized for medical purposes‚ to reduce America’s prison population and to boost the economy. The use of marijuana as a medicine is rapidly becoming popular in the
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Legalizing Marijuana Can Help Boost The Economy Marijuana is a drug commonly used today by teenagers and young adults. Most people don’t acknowledge marijuana as being a drug. People use marijuana to escape from their problems‚ while others may use it just for a feeling of relaxation. Although these are not the only reasons people use marijuana‚ these are two of the most common reasons. Many people try to come up with reasons against the use of marijuana. However‚ the effects of marijuana are not
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Rachel Neverdal Professor Otoo English 091 26 January 2015 Marijuana: The Gateway to A Better Life There has been much debate on whether or not marijuana should be legalized in the United States. Marijuana has been used for centuries in numerous cultures for various reasons. The Romans and Greeks used it for its medicinal properties and the Scythians and Indians used in their spiritual ceremonies. Even the Persian founder of Sufism‚ who struggled with depression until discovering the plant
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Communication 4 January 2012 Should Marijuana be legalized in the United States of America? Marijuana “is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried‚ shredded leaves‚ stems‚ seeds‚ and flowers of Cannabis sativa- the hemp plant” (NIDA “What is Marijuana?”). It is the most widely used illegal drug in America according to the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health and was the only drug used by more than half of all drug users (NIDA “What is Marijuana?”). Marijuana is most commonly smoked in the form
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experts say the historic event altered the course of space exploration as well man’s view of itself in the universe." * "The Apollo missions also had another major effect on the world -- rapidly accelerating the pace of technology development. The work of NASA engineers at the time caused a dramatic shift in electronics and computing systems‚ scientists say." * "While Robert Noyce‚ co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and then Intel Corp. is credited with co-founding the microchip‚ Jack Kilby
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legalize the use of marijuana. While some are dismissed for being interested only in the recreational high that marijuana offers‚ others maintain legitimate reasons for using the drug. Marijuana has been proven to be effective in treating certain major illnesses such as cancer and glaucoma‚ and is instrumental in preventing symptoms such as nausea and vertigo that are often associated with such illnesses. Recently‚ medical marijuana has been legalized in many areas‚ and marijuana dispensaries have
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everywhere. Where almost everyone is going into convenient stores buying crack‚ marijuana‚ or even heroin. What kind of world would this be‚ to see junkies on the side of the road and it is perfectly legal. To see more crime than ever before from people who are trying to steal‚ kill‚ and rob just to get a fix. Believe it or not‚ but at one point all drugs were legal. People walked around taking acid and smoking marijuana. According to the website addictions.org there was a bill passed in 1970 called
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is obvious that for years marijuana has been misconceived as a harmless drug. Contrary to popular opinion marijuana should not be legalized. Though benefits like tax revenue and medical use are tempting arguments‚ marijuana is not worth the adverse destruction it causes. Marijuana is addictive‚ permitting it will lead to the legalization of other dangerous drugs‚ and it causes permanent physical and brain damage. However‚ to properly discredit the myths about marijuana we must first display the facts
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Americans‚ I believe that marijuana should be legalized. Americans believe this for many reasons. Some of these reason will affect our economy and others will affect the way people live there life’s and there last days on earth. Marijuana not only is a pain reliever it is also a great help with stress. Legalizing marijuana will save not only money but also lives. Many people are killed each year because of drug deals and other marijuana involved violence. With marijuana legalized the government could
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