This act sought to control firearms through a tax of $200 for each gun sale. Later on‚ the Federal Firearms Act of 1938 required anyone selling or shipping firearms to be licensed through the U.S. Department of Commerce. As of this date it was also stipulated that guns could not be sold to persons convicted of certain crimes and required sellers to log the names and addresses of anyone they sold guns to. In 1968‚ after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy‚ the Gun Control Act was established
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your skin ripped out? This is what many animals go through every day of their lives for the sake of animal testing. Animal testing has been around since at least 500 B.C. when Greek scientists used animals to understand how various body organs functioned (Animal Testing Pros and Cons‚ 2014). Animal testing should be banned because it is cruel to animals‚ it is not always accurate‚ costly research and technological alternatives to animal testing now exist. The phrase “animal testing” is well-known to
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how does the American government control its population? The way it still is – divide and conquer. It pits one group against the other and lets them fight. Native-Americans against whites. Blacks against whites. Red states against blue states. Pro-choice against pro-life. Women against men. Liberals against conservatives. Straight against gay. The fighting is endorsed and encouraged by the power elite because it distracts their unjust or illegal methods of control‚ that if carefully examined and brought
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Alcohol is a liquid that can affect the way people think and act when they drink it. Health Risks It’s no secret alcohol consumption can cause major health problems‚ including cirrhosis of the liver and injuries sustained in automobile accidents. The world health organization estimates that more than two million people each year die from the effects of drinking‚ either through illness‚ overdoses or accidents. So that each person who drinks or thinking about drinking can make informed choices. How
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Growing up I was taught to marry someone that is just as intelligent as myself and we’d have intelligent kids. That idea is the more intelligent people we have in the world will help make the world a better place. Which later on brings the idea of eugenics into play. Eugenics is the science of improving a human population by controlling the human reproduction to increase desirable characteristics. Genes are unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some
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Legalization of Marijuana Discuss the pros and cons from the perspectives of patient‚ society‚ the medical profession‚ and the pharmacy profession Marijuana also called weed‚ herb‚ pot‚ grass is a greenish gray mixture of the dried‚ shredded leaves and flowers of cannabis sativa. Legalization of Marijuana has become a big issue in a US and it is considered to be an illegal drug but some in states‚ it’s use for medicinal reasons. According to scientific studies‚ the active ingredient in cannabis
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evolve beyond its current physical and mental limitations‚ especially by means of science and technology (being robotic). Transhumanism is “the new procedure and technologies emerging from research laboratories and hospitals-whether mood-altering drugs‚ substances to boost muscle mass or selectively erase memory‚ prenatal genetic screening‚ or gene therapy” (Fukuyanna). The belief or theory that the human race can evolve beyond its current physical and mental limitations‚ especially by means of science
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Evidence shows “reduction in suicide is more prominent when combining pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy‚ rather than either therapy alone” (Okpaku 367). In result of antidepressant medications not being the miracle drug that can cure everything‚ psychotherapy is the next step in overcoming depression. Psychotherapy is a great method to openly express what is going on in the minds of the victim of depression. There is also “recent data showing possible increased risk
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under certain conditions. A "weapon" is defined more broadly in Florida than in Georgia: it includes the firearm‚ the knife and more. One of the main arguments of the pro-guns is that it is because there is not enough weapons that there is violence. As one of the favorite slogans of the National Rifle Association‚ a powerful pro-gun lobby‚ summed up: "How do you stop a dirty guy armed with a gun? With a good guy armed with a gun ". Per firearms supporters‚ if any individual was armed‚ there would
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What are the thruths about health problems that are said to be derived from marijuana? Introduction Cannabis is Australia’s most common illegal drug. It is derived from the plant cannabis sativa; the acting chemical known as ‘THC’ is in the upper leaves and flowers of the female plant. Cannabis is traditionally used by combusting the plant and inhaling the smoke that is produced. There is much speculation about whether or not marijuana causes many health problems. People most commonly say that
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