marijuana and if it should be used as a medical treatment. Medical marijuana is defined as using any part of the marijuana plant as a treatment for health problems. It is to be used to help relieve symptoms‚ not for the high. In this essay‚ I am going to discuss the pros and cons of medical marijuana and why I believe it should be used as a medical treatment. Medical marijuana is used to treat pain‚ nausea‚ side effects from other treatments‚ and a variety of diseases. It is made from the dried leaves
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Schooling is seen as a necessary part of life in America for generations‚ needed to transform the children of the nation into happy and productive individuals. Unfortunately‚ there seems to be a problem with overall performance. According to the Program for International Student Assessment survey administered by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in 2012‚ the United States ranks 27th in math‚ 17th in reading‚ and 20th in science. According to the OECD the US spends more on
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Introduction. The year of 2014 is tied with the greatest 50th anniversary of landmark of the whole conservation history of the USA‚ the Wilderness Act. 50 years ago on September 3‚ 1964 President Lyndon Johnson signed it into the law. This act actually established a way for Americans to protect and preserve the most valuable wildlands for future generations. For the first time ever‚ it provided protection for Wilderness in the federal statutes. Moreover‚ this act created the National Wilderness Preservation
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the 19th century‚ coal came into large-scale use during the Industrial Revolution. The resulting smog and soot had serious health impacts on the residents of growing urban centers.”(History.com Staff. “Water and Air Pollution.” History.com‚ A&E Television Networks‚ 2009‚ www.history.com/topics/water-and-air-pollution.) Working in these factories with all of the pollution caused serious health problems and side effects. An example of a harmful experience to workers had is the Phosphorus poisoning
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Emerson‚ Thoreau‚ and Fuller were some of the most famous preachers of transcendentalism‚ an ideology that formed after the intellectual period. Emerson and Thoreau were authors who wrote about the concept and Fuller was an influencer of the cause and an early pioneer for feminism. Sal Khan is the author of this article. His audience is students who come to his website to learn. Like the last bibliography‚ the standpoint of Khan is from a teacher’s perspective so it is unbiased and purely for educational
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In most cases‚ when Refugees arrive into a new country‚ they often find themselves in a quandary‚ since it is hard for them to assimilate into their new home. Scholars such as Sarah Feldman claim that for refugees to feel part of the society‚ it is crucial for them to become integrated into host communities‚ since they have been warehoused in refugee camps for long periods of time and may feel estranged. Feldman mentions that one of the biggest issues is the misconception that refugee camps are temporary
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Is the world will be a better place‚If the nurses get paid more than pro athletes.We save lives‚ they throw balls.(5 things about nurses on Pinterest) Are athletes overpaid? Many Americans that work full-time job‚ Nurses who save lives even the president who run the country didn’t make that much.But many retired athletes have chronic health problems. It may seem unfair that athletes get paid to play game‚ but remember who they are really play for. However‚ many Americans work until they are about
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Essay 1: The Default In Human Nature The question of good or evil has plagued human thought for centuries. Every distinct society throughout history has had a unique philosophical mindset that guided the practices in structured daily life. The west was indoctrinating Christianity into their constructed idea of self; The east without psychologists or therapists had Confucianism to make sense of life. Philosophy like religion has a main objective that aims to explain what we experience within our
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YPI Essay The Calgary Chinese Elderly Citizen Association or CCECA deserves the five thousand dollar grant because they help something that really needs help; Chinese Elders. The CCECA was founded in 1985 as non-profitable charity with only fifty members. Providing a great variety of services and programs‚ from social activities and community support to health services. It currently has over five thousand‚ one hundred members. The CCECA’s vision is to empower and advocate Chinese seniors to lead
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A stereotype is “a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing‚” (en.oxforddictionaries.com) meaning how you perceive a person/group‚ mostly negative. Stereotypes have advantages and disadvantages‚ but for the most part they are disadvantages to the society and cause people to judge a person to quickly before they know them. An advantage of a stereotype is “it enables us to respond rapidly to situations because we may have had a similar experience
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