by Skyler Sarmento Professor Brand ENC 1101 28 September 2013 Marijuana has been around since man was created. Our founding fathers grew and smoked cannabis frequently. It wasn’t until the 1900s marijuana became a problem‚ and was looked at negatively. Legalizing marijuana would prove to aid millions in the medical field and produce billions of dollars to stimulate our economy. Marijuana was very much legal back in the day‚ it wasn’t just legal it was one of the biggest agricultural
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Medical Cannabis: The Legalization The use of marijuana in human civilization dates back to 6000 B.C. In this era‚ China found that cannabis seeds are edible and later discovered a greater use as textiles. From that time period‚ humanity has made significant advancement‚ and has discovered further uses for the marijuana plant. Today‚ marijuana can be used as medical cannabis to treat ailments that other medication cannot possibly treat. Although medical cannabis has some great benefits‚ in the
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PRACTICE PERSUASIVE SPEECH GMO Transition: Today‚ 70% or more of processed foods contain genetically modified (GM) ingredients‚ which originate in a lab. Thesis Statement: GMO’s cause harm and danger to human health and life itself‚ cause animals to die in large numbers‚ and they remain in our bodies--forever. Effects of GMO’s: I. The harm and danger to human health and life itself. A. The use of GMO foods raises many concerns to health effects. 1. Long term health affects include
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Persuasive Speech Topics Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that there is a necessity for Americans to become bilingual. America has become a bilingual nation since a numerous population of Hispanics have been immigrating to the country. Since the population of Hispanics immigrants is large‚ Spanish has become American’s second language therefore many companies have Spanish speakers that are able to provide a better customer service. I would like to speak about this topic because as a
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Katie Braun Speech Persuasive Speech Outline: Volunteering Organizational Pattern: MONROE’S MOTIVATED SEQUENCE Introduction (Attention): One hundred percent: an all encompassing‚ nonexclusive percentage. It is also the very percentage of the people in this classroom who have done some type of volunteer work in their lives. Furthermore‚ it represents the percentage of individuals here today who found the volunteer work they did beneficial. Many of you additionally stated that volunteering made you
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Interpretive Walk Outline CIG Course November 27‚ 2010 PROGRAM TITLE: Frog’s Disappearing Act THEME: Frogs are a unique and important part of the world and also our southern Ohio ecosystem‚ but they are disappearing at an alarming rate. AUDIENCE: a group of frog lovers and concerned citizens ranging from small children to adults. GOAL: to raise awareness and provide knowledge of these amphibians and their role in the ecosystem. OBJECTIVES: 1. Have audience be able to be able to give an explanation
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The issue of cannabis legalization has been a long debated topic in the United States. Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia currently have laws legalizing marijuana in some form; four states and the District of Columbia have legalized the recreational use of cannabis. Whether you are for or against the use of cannabis for medicinal or recreational purposes. Research by the Food and Drug Administration could be done‚ but without the Drug Enforcement Agency reclassifying cannabis as a drug
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was associated with the drugs. The first drug prohibition laws in the 1870s were outlawing opium‚ and were directed at chinese immigrants. The first anti-cocaine laws were made in the early 1900s‚ and were directed at black men. The first anti-marijuana laws were made in 1910s and 1920s‚ and were directed at Mexican migrants and Mexican Americans. From there it wasn’t until the 1960s‚ when drugs became a symbol of youthful rebellion and political dissent‚ that the drug prohibition debate once again
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Josh Pradia 1067 Words Informative Essay October 19‚ 2012 The Truth about Marijuana When people hear marijuana they hear all the negative trends set by the media. They hear drugs‚ prison and negative influences and the term gate-way drug. Marijuana is illegal in most states and frowned upon by many. Even though there is medical marijuana‚ which is more intense than street weed‚ medical marijuana is legal in seventeen states. These states include Alaska‚ California‚ Arizona‚ Colorado
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Public Speaking Online Preparation Outline Obesity in America Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech‚ the audience will be able to define obesity in America along with the contributing factors‚ health risks‚ and solutions or treatment of obesity. I. What are the contributing factors of obesity? a. The most common fact is due to the fact that people are eating more calories than they are burning. a.i. The CDC refers to this as “energy in balance”- to many calories in‚ too few calories burned
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