Kiersten Deemer Teacher Class 15 April 2013 Legalization of Marijuana Close to 100 million Americans claimed to use marijuana at some point in their lives‚ and 25 million within the past year (Normal). Marijuana is the most popular illegal drug used in the United States. The legalization of marijuana has caused much controversy in this country since around the 1970’s and the debate still continues to this day. Many argue that marijuana is a gateway drug and there are no benefits of this
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Jones 1 Tracy Jones Mr. K. Smith ENG-4GN-01 16 January 2006 The Many Facets of Taboo The World Book Encyclopedia defines Taboo as "an action‚ object‚ person‚ or place forbidden by law or culture" (Dundes). As pointed out in the Occultopedia‚ another word for taboo is "tabu" a Polynesian word meaning that which is banned. The Occultopedia also points out that taboo is found among many other cultures including the ancient Egyptians‚ Jews and others ("Taboo")
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Why legalize marijuana? "I see America with half the number of prisons‚ half the number of prisoners‚ 10‚000 fewer homicides a year‚ inner cities in which there ’s a chance for these poor people to live without being afraid for their lives‚ citizens who might be respectable who are now addicts‚ not being subject to become criminals in order to get their drug‚ being able to get drugs for which they ’re sure of the quality." Isn ’t it a gateway drug to harder substances? "The effect of criminalization
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Why Marijuana should be legalized? April 9‚ 2013 Marijuana is the most common illegal drug used in the United States with roughly 100 million Americans admitting to trying marijuana at least once. The total number of individuals arrested for all violent crimes combined‚ including murder‚ rape‚ robbery and aggravated assault‚ is less than the number of individuals arrested for marijuana related crimes. In this paper I will be arguing why marijuana should be legalized for recreation use. The
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LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA Marijuana has been found on every continent‚ it is said that marijuana has been used for a long time before it was recorded as been used. But the recorded history of marijuana dates back to 2737 B.C. in China and its used spread to India‚ North African‚ and Europe. Marijuana is a psychoactive agent which was used in the early days as a medication for gout‚ malaria‚ rheumatism and also to restore absent mindedness. Its medical values was considered most important than
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Name: University: Class: Date: Mark Rothko: The Master of the Color Field Introduction Mark Rothko was a pioneer of color field painting‚ who not only can be referred to as the father of the art but also had his work standing out from those of his contemporaries. This type of work began in the late 1940s‚ just after the Second World War. The Russian-American painter played a huge role in putting New York City to the rise as a center of art in the world‚ making it stand out even from Paris
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Michael Cortinas Mrs. Page ENGL 1301.004 29 August 2013 Letter to Mrs. Page Mrs. Page‚ I would like you to know that I do not consider English as one of my strongest subjects; however‚ I still am excited to be in this class. From what I can tell‚ your particular style of instruction will definitely be helpful towards my education in literature. I feel you are someone who can help me to better myself in writing. My name is Michael Cortinas. I will be majoring in Computer Science and I am currently
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MLA Worksheet Works-Cited Page Part One: Works-Cited Page Entries Create entries for an MLA Works-Cited page using the following sources. 1. A book by Robert Akins called Greeks and Romans. It was published by Random House in Philadelphia in 1987. 2. A book by Henry Goldman and Elizabeth Howard called Ancient Civilizations. It was published in Philadelphia by Gold House in 1989. 3. An article called “Writing Utensils” in the 5th edition (published in 1985) of the Encyclopedia
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talking about is marijuana‚ and surprisingly it is all around us. Marijuana is even referred to in today’s media Mainstream media sources that people enjoy‚ like music‚ movies‚ and TV shows‚ do not even bother to leave the drug out of their system. Now being a young adult and having my own personal experience with the drug and knowing its effects on others‚ I wonder why it’s not legal. Why is it that this drug has become illegal all over the world? The debate to legalize marijuana in the United
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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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