many other pharmaceuticals from the big drug companies. Legalization brings in a significant amount of revenue by way of tax income to the government‚ much of which is used to fund public schools. Those opposed to the legalization of marijuana say that it is a gateway drug to other harder drugs and should not be legalized. Those opposed to the legalization cite many studies that have findings consistent with the proposition that marijuana is a gate way drug. It is interesting however that most
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Aileen Wuornos: Serial Killer A crime of self defense or a passion for murder Abstract This paper attempts to go beyond the surface of the actual crime of murder‚ and explore Aileen Wuornos. Self defense‚ as well as insanity played major roles in this case. Aileen Wuornos utilized her past to dictate her current situation and attempted to protect herself. Whether or not she was protecting herself from herself or from the men that were murdered was the major concern. IN THE SUPREME COURT
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The American Civil War almost tore early America and its population apart. Still today people debate weather slavery was the primary cause for the war. In this paper I will explain why I believe slavery was not the primary cause of the American Civil War. Also I will point out many other factors that may have played a bigger role in the cause of the Civil War. Southern states believed STRONGLY in states’ rights. States’ rights are the belief that one should be loyal to their state instead of the
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------ ---- AP Gov P2 10/3/12 Position Paper for Voter ID Laws Voter ID Laws are laws that have been enacted in 30 States that require voters to showcase their ID (What form/how stringent the policy is varies from state-to-state) before they can vote. These laws have recently come under the national spotlight and have caused a controversy in both public and political opinion. First adopted as early as 2003‚ these laws are designed to prevent voter-ID fraud (People registering as someone
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Meglyn Huber WR 122 Jacob Miendersee 2/29/2013 Counter Argument Position Paper: “What’s so Bad About Hate?” by Andrew Sullivan With so much diversity in the world‚ there will always be conflicts about beliefs and feelings towards each other. When those who act out on these negative feelings towards minorities‚ it is called a “hate crime”. To combat these vicious and horrible offenses‚ throughout history‚ presidents and National leaders have declared a symbolic “war on hate”. From President
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Toby Swims 2nd Period Drug Education Paper Just about everyone knows that the legal drinking age throughout the United States is 21. But according to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse‚ almost 80% of high school students have tried alcohol. Deciding whether to drink is a personal decision that we each eventually have to make. Alcohol is created when grains‚ fruits‚ or vegetables are fermented. Fermentation is a process that uses yeast or bacteria to change the sugars in the
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POSITION PAPER 1. Thomas Robert Malthus Economic theory: In his famous treatise ’An Essay on the Principles of Population’‚ Malthus stated that‚ The populations of the world would increase in geometric proportions while the food resources available for them would increase only in arithmetic proportions. Source: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/thomas-malthus-theory-of-population.html Stand on the theory: I agree to the point that he wants to convey. The human population will increase faster
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Position Paper Delegation: United States of America Committee: Futuristic South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation Topic Area: Threat of Kayani’s Council in the Indian Subcontinent The last 10 years have seen drastic changes in Asia. The economies of the countries are booming up like never before. The countries have undergone a lot of development. This has led to an increase not only in the economies but also in the fields of science and technology. The military forces‚ also‚ have
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HUM 106 6 March 2014 Willie Lynch Letter Position Paper William Lynch made a letter in 1712 of how to break down Negros/blacks and how to make a slave. In my opinion‚ despite the fact that William Lynch composed the Willie lynch Letter in 1712; us as blacks/Negros still accompany the letter without knowing. First and foremost‚ William said assuming that they take after those steps legitimately it would be mostly effective for 300 years. Furthermore‚ it said in the event that they accompany the
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LEGAL COMMITTEE Burundi’s Position on the Legal Aspects of Odious Debt Introduction Burundi‚ one of the world’s smallest nations‚ has just emerged from a 12-year ethnic-based civil war. The war started in 1993 and just ended in 2005‚ which then caused an alteration in the government political system to take on a democratic form. They are now in process of peace although they are still in the struggle of reviving their shattered economy and forging national unity. Burundi is a landlocked
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