The use of marijuana is on the rise as some states have legalized it for recreational use‚ so it is important to learn the health effects of it along with the pros and cons before forming an opinion whether it should be legalized or not. C. Preview of Main Points: 1. The definition of marijuana 2. The pros of using marijuana 3. The cons of using marijuana Before someone can form an opinion if marijuana should be legalized or not‚ they must learn the statistical use of it. II. BODY (NOTE: You
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As a result of the 1936 passage of Social Security and the 1965 passage of Medicare‚ they have been considerable improvements in the lot of the elderly‚ a population conventionally defines as those or older. A 1988 census report indicated that if the elderly did not receive government transfer payments (primarily Social Security benefits)‚ the 1986 poverty rate for the elderly would have been 48.5 percent instead of 12.4 percent. Medicare‚ the nation’s health insurance entitlement for the elderly
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gentrification boost the economy of the city. It improve small businesses by opening more stores in Los Angeles and having more opportunities for providing more jobs such as in‚ coffee shops and restaurants. To illustrate‚ according to https://news.starbucks.com/news/100k-opportunities-fair-in-LA-hiring-results Starbucks company provided more than 1‚000 jobs in LA. Next‚ gentrification attract more tourists to come and spend money in order to improve
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medieval time that were against Muslims. They both fought. One to get jeurslm back and one to keep it. This information is important because I got to learn what crusaders were and what they were fighting for. Alchin‚ L.K. Medieval Life and Times e.g. Retrieved June 2014 from www.medieval-life-and-times.info I do not know if this is an article or just a website‚ but I got lot information. This article or website explains the reason for the crusades. It was a war between
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Disruption A disruption of thermoregulation can potentially cause unbalance within the body. As referenced in Resource B‚ one of the cyclists called Sally hurt herself while biking on Day 4. She “clipped my back wheel and down she went‚ massive graze on the knee and nasty gash on her elbow.” (Resource B) Yet in Day 6‚ it is mentioned that among the hot temperatures‚ Sally was battling a fever and nausea due to an infection from one of her injuries. Fever and infection can offset thermoregulation
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Pros for Animal Testing The major pro for animal testing is that it aids researchers in finding drugs and treatments to improve health and medicine. Many Medical Treatments have been made possible by animal testing‚ including cancer and HIV drugs‚ insulin‚ antibiotics‚ vaccines and many more. It is for this reason that animal testing is considered vital for improving human health and it is also why the scientific community and many members of the public support its use. In fact‚ there are also individuals
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prevented. During a visit to Berlin President Obama said “At least fifty threats have been avoided because of the information that is gathered.This information has not only avoided attacks in the United States‚ but in other countries around the world. So lives have been saved.” The information gathered has been successful at least fifty times already. This shows that all the information used by the NSA is
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(NAFTA) is a very significant part of international trading in North America. NAFTA was built upon a prior 1989 trade agreement between the U.S. and Canada that was responsible for tariff reductions between the nations. There were concerns of U.S. jobs being lost in the transfer of factories to foreign nations‚ where U.S. companies could take advantage of cheap labor and the lack of workers’ rights. Also‚ environmental groups became concerned that enforcing pollution laws would be difficult in foreign
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sequester. Both sides agreed that $85 billion in automatic budget cuts would be bad for the economy. Obama‚ “These cuts will hurt our economy; they will cost us jobs.” Obama said debt reduction should include both spending cuts and higher taxes in the wealthy‚ calling it a “balanced plan” that can end cuts that will slow the economy‚ cost people jobs and possibly undermine national defense. The president is expected to sign a formal sequestration
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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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