Thesis question: What are the Pros and Cons of Legalizing Marijuana? Marijuana is a commonly used term referring to the cannabis plant. There are three species of cannabis: cannabis sativa‚ cannabis indica‚ and cannabis ruderalis. Holland is the first country to legalize marijuana‚ the research show that the level of drug abuse in this country is very low. Moreover‚ recently a lot of new information about the effects of using cannabis was revealed and marijuana related dangers proved to be minimal
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Nationally ninety-seven percent in jail today will be released and return to their community. Between sixty and seventy-five percent of ex-cons are jobless up to a year after being released. This is a deciding factor to recidivism. Recidivism is the most fundamental concept that pertains to
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FIX:Everyone loves animals! They are soft‚ loveable‚ and good hearted. Knowing that animals are so innocent‚ it is astonishing that scientists all over the world have been using animals for medical purposes.The medical purposes are mostly experiments to find cures for diseases or ailments in humans. There has been quite a bit of controversy as to why Animal Testing has to be done at all. There are so many animals out there who are used‚ hurt‚and experimented on. However‚ there is another side to
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illusion of invulnerability‚ rationalization‚ inherent morality‚ stereotyped views‚ direct pressure‚ self-censorship‚ the illusion of unanimity‚ and mind guards‚ Groupthink has benefits‚ but it also has downsides. In my opinion‚ groupthink has both pros and cons. The upside to groupthink is that it prevents complications. If someone within a group compromises with the other people in the group‚ then it avoids the problem of having different opinions or ideas. Groupthink also makes a process quicker and
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The frontier has always represented a part of American culture. The idea of moving west fundamentally created the identity of the United States. America overcame the Proclamation of 1763‚ Manifest Destiny accelerated expansion‚ and finally the Homestead Act promoted the movement towards the Pacific. Frederick Turner’s Frontier Thesis stated that the expanse of land beyond the eastern cities would act as a safety net for the tensions affecting the crowded seaboard‚ and to a degree‚ Turner was correct
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English 102 18 April 2012 Commercial Dog-Breeding Facilities Pet shops give many people the impression of happy‚ eager‚ and healthy puppies that are in desperate need of a home and family. Sometimes people feel bad for the animals stuck in the small cages and decide they’re going to save or rescue them. People who buy these animals don’t realize that they’re supporting the commercial dog-breeding industry. Commercial dog-breeding facilities treat animals as a product; they are concerned with quantity
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create a bacteria that produced insulin. In 1974 the first transgenic animal‚ a mouse‚ was created. Since then many companies have been using transgenesis to create unique products with desirable qualities. There are three different methods to go about transgenesis DNA microinjection‚ retrovirus-mediated gene transfer‚ and embryonic stem cell-mediated gene transfer. The most of common of the 3 for the creation of transgenic animals is microinjection. The advantage of microinjection is that it is
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Service consumers often leave voluntary payments of money – “tips” – for the workers who served them. Among the services workers commonly tipped in the United States are bartenders‚ bellhops‚ casino croupiers‚ concierges‚ delivery people‚ doormen‚ golf caddies‚ limousine drivers‚ maître d’s‚ massage therapists‚ parking valets‚ porters‚ restaurant musicians‚ washroom attendants‚ shoeshine boys‚ taxicab drivers‚ and tour guides (Star‚ 1988). Although not as widespread as in the United States‚
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one is fore or against genetic engineering. In the old days animals went on with their lives breeding and reproducing in a manner that was unknown to civilization. However‚ through the years science and technology has surpassed the ways of the old‚ even though the rest of the world was not willing to move on with the change. It all first all started with the concept of selective breeding‚ which is still done today by arranging animals to breed together to enhance and increase genetic make-up ("Genetic
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You’ve gone this far in the pregnancy‚ you might as well hang in there for the sake of the unborn child that you dealt with for the past 14 weeks. And if you feel that you will be unfit to raise this child when it is finally born‚ there is always the choice of adoption. Even if during your pregnancy you know for a fact that what would be best for the child is abortion‚ who knows‚ things may pick up for you by the time the baby is born and you can always change your mind in keeping your child after
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