will look into the current laws and policies about the drug and explain how it is a flawed system and how it harms the user more than the drug does. In my third and final section‚ I will explain my proposed policy about the drug and explain how it should be regulated in our country. The Science Behind the Drug Background First and foremost‚ what is marijuana? “Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the world; various forms of the drug have been used for thousands of years for their
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toll booths‚ slot machines… none of them take pennies. They rattle around in your purse or pocket‚ find their way into every crevice of your car and often end up being sucked up by a vacuum never to be seen again. The mere uselessness of the coin should be a reason in of itself to get rid of this small hassle. However‚ it also wastes the United States millions a year. Today‚ it costs the U.S about 1.7 cents to make a penny. The amount of pennies minted each year varies‚ but it usually ranges between
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argument. One group thinks voting should be a mandatory law to the American citizens and the other group think going out to vote is a personal freedom. All American citizens should be required to vote in any elections‚ so the citizens can be satisfied with their choice. “Democracy is about freedom” (Text 4‚ line 11). Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. All citizens should be required
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History 1301 Why you should not smoke Have you ever been walking into a store and a pungent smell slaps you across the face? You turn around only to see that someone is smoking a cigarette. Have you ever wondered the affects that smoking would cause? How would smoking affect a person’s appearance and health? Have you ever wondered just how many people smoke worldwide? According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)‚ about 43.8 million US adults (21.6 percent of men and 16.5 percent
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society that is educated is better equipped to deal with the upcoming of a more globalized world. Eventually‚ countries will need to compete against people from other countries whose educational systems may be superior to theirs‚ which is why every government should pay for college for its own citizens. Currently‚ over 12 million people in the United States are unemployed‚ where only eight percent of them are college graduates. Evidently‚ people that graduate from college are much more likely
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would be like and after that day I’ve never wanted to be in the army again. In the texts‚ “Armed and Underage” and “The Perfect Weapon” they show that children are being forced to be soldiers. I don’t believe that children should be in the army at such a young age. The reason why I say this is because these young kids that aren’t even teenagers are having to listen to what people tell them and have them fight for others protection and not their own. Another reason I believe kids shouldn’t be in the
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Why Marijuana Should Be Legal COM/220 June 16th 2010 William Blick Why Marijuana Should Be Legal In the United States laws are in place to protect the citizens from the government‚ other citizens‚ and our own selves. The federal and state government put laws into place to prevent citizens from ingesting harmful contents‚ such as controlled substances. Every year over four hundred thousand people die from tobacco‚ another eighty-five thousand from alcohol‚ and another three hundred sixty-five
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and their families. Guns do many things in the United States‚ like stopping criminal acts‚ giving people a sense of protection‚ and establishes every American with gun rights. It is also known as The Second Amendment. The proposition in our society should be for guns in American and not to be banned. As soon as a person is born into this world they acquire their own rights. One of the rights is called The Second Amendment. “The rights of the people to keep and bear arms shall not infringe...”. The
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too much can severely harm the body. What if I told you there was another substance that a lot of people consume everyday. I am talking about soda and the recent soda cap size ban. The soda ban helps to inform people on what a healthy amount of soda should look like and also helps raise awareness on important consequences that could occur when overindulge. With the knowledge of how much is too much and what damage could occur in your body‚ you can make sound healthy decisions that can help better your
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on my surfing skills for a while now. A few months back I watched Waveriders which convinced me even more to surf‚ after all the North West is known for being one of the best surf spots in the world. My family are big into athletics‚ competing at national and international level‚ but I want to make surfing my own sport. I have missed out on the opportunity to come back here over the last few years. This is the first year in a long time that we will be home for the summer. I saw this competition this
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