“’What do you fear‚ lady?’ He asked. ‘A cage‚’ she said. ‘To stay behind bars‚ until use and old age accept them‚ and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire.’” -J. R. R. Tolkien‚ The Return of the King (Tolkien‚ 767) Many people refuse to believe that the expectations that society’s gender roles enforce upon us do more harm than good. But these cages have been the undoing of many. An excellent example of this occurrence is the character of Mary Karr’s mother in Karr’s memoir
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Miranda Rights Everyone has heard the term Miranda Rights‚ whether that be when taking a law class‚ during the course of a television show‚ or perhaps through personal experience with their use‚ but what do these two words really mean‚ where did they come from and how to they apply to an individual’s everyday life? The answers to this question are neither simple nor fully answered today‚ as challenges to Miranda Rights appear in courtrooms routinely. However‚ the basis for Miranda Rights can
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through the compulsion of addiction will buy drugs no matter the price. So consequently by attempting to limit the supply of drugs coming in from cartels current drug laws are actually contributing to increasing the worth of drugs like cocaine and methamphetamine‚ as well as increasing the frequency with which the cartels work to recruit new members in an ever more bloody battle to supply the addicts of
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Identify the different substances which individuals might use‚ how they are used and their likely effects. Abused substances produce some form of intoxication that alters judgment‚ attention‚ perception‚ or physical control. Psychoactive drugs can be categorised into three broad groups: 1 Stimulants: Amphetamines‚ Cocaine‚ Crack‚ Ecstasy‚ Anabolic steroids 2 Depressants: Cannabis‚ Alcohol‚ Benzodiazepines GHB etc. 3 Hallucinogens: LSD‚ Magic Mushrooms (Psilocybin)‚ Skunk. Drugs also have street
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The statement‚ “The Fourth Amendment protects people‚ not places‚” is one of the most controversial statements in Criminal Procedure. The amendment’s purpose is to secure individuals’ rights to privacy within their houses‚ papers‚ and defends them against unreasonable searches and seizures. However‚ to what extent does the law preserve a person’s privacy? The Law of Search and Seizure and the Search Warrant‚ give the government strict to stipulations as to how they are able to rightfully obtain information
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Argument 1 Prescription drugs are the second most commonly abused category of drugs‚ behind marijuana and ahead of cocaine‚ heroin‚ methamphetamine and other drugs. The National Institutes of Health estimates that nearly 20 percent of people in the United States have used prescription drugs for non-medical reasons (Longley par.8). Some prescription drugs can become addictive‚ especially when they are used in a manner inconsistent with their labeling or for reasons they were not prescribed. Those
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wants and warrants check on Dixon with negative results. Dixon had a valid Florida driver’s license. I then conducted a wants and warrants check on Vescuso with positive results. Vescuso had a felony warrant out of Pasco County for VOP-poss of methamphetamine‚ poss of methodone‚ and poss of paraphernalia‚ warrant #16-01531CFAWS. The warrant had full-extradition in the U.S. with a $0 bond. I returned to the vehicle and detained Vescuso in handcuff before placing him into my patrol vehicle. I then provided
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Trauma Activity Quiz Activity Generously Provided By: © 2013 Edheads 1. Which of the following functions is NOT performed by an Emergency Department (ED) pharmacist? a. researching cases of suspected overdose b. recommending and drawing up medications as needed c. counting pills into bottles for the patient to take home with them d. making sure that prescribed medications are administered correctly B 2. The patient’s breathing was depressed when he arrived at the hospital. The ED team determines
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One of the major issues facing Latin America is the production and distribution of illegal drugs‚ which include cocaine‚ marijuana‚ heroin and more recently methamphetamine. This geographic area is crucial to the illegal drug industry because it is the world’s only source region for coca‚ which is used to produce cocaine (this is harvested in Colombia‚ Peru and Bolivia). Also‚ Central America‚ Mexico and the Caribbean are the main corridors for transporting drugs to the United States and Europe
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Westchester Community College This paper was prepared for: General Psychology‚ instructed by Dr. Anthony Yankowski The documentary Fresno - A City Addicted to Crystal Meth‚ by Louis Theroux addresses the epidemic of crystal methamphetamine addiction that is overwhelming the streets of this low socioeconomic city in California. The diversity Theroux finds in each of his encounters is both fascinating and startling: from a mother who wants nothing more than to get her children back
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