Medical Marijuana Legalization and Controversy Emily Gilbert COM/170 February 15‚ 2013 Dr. Mary Morriss University of Phoenix Medical Marijuana Legalization and Controversy Legalization of Marijuana has become a controversy in the United States. Medical marijuana has many benefits although recreational marijuana cannot yet be controlled. Many important medical improvements will be gained when marijuana is legal. There will be a time‚ within the near future‚ when it is legal federally
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The ongoing contest against the usage of the Pledge led the House of Representatives to construct the Pledge Protections Act of 2005. The bill intended “to amend the federal judicial code to deny jurisdiction to any federal court‚ including controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance” (H.R. 2389 (109th)). Society changes daily‚ even to a point in which the Constitution’s relevance is currently questioned. Although the Pledge is important to the majority of Americans‚ it should not be required
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religion has existed since the beginning‚ but now the world faces a different kind of war‚ one that must be fought through the people. Religious conflict exists in abundance and it’s getting worse‚ it’s imperative that it is acknowledged soon. Controversy about religious topics has thrived‚ and has become the ordinary in today’s society. With this become more widely accepted as a topic‚
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Bottled water‚ it seems such an unlikely culprit for such massive deterioration. Bottled water‚ as simple and convenient as it is‚ is the beginning of a large controversy. Behind it is not only a story of pollution‚ but also a story of the damage from the production. “... many had an incomplete understanding of the total environmental impact of bottled water production” (Saylor‚ et al. 599). The environment is being destroyed by the plastic and the wastes of oil. Not only is the environment being
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The Anti-Saloon league was founded as a state organization in Oberlin‚ Ohio in 1893. It became a legitimate national organization in 1895‚ and overtook the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union and the Prohibition Party to seize leadership in the crusade to prohibit alcohol in the United States in the early 1900’s. In 1909‚ the League moved to Westerville‚ Ohio where it founded and operated the American Issue Publishing Company: a propaganda front for the League which it adroitly used to distribute
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Introduction to Literature (ENG 112) Phillip Warren Averett University 30 March 2014 Professor Buksar‚ MA It is very easy to understand why Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” caused controversy at the time it was first published in 1948; which was shortly after World War II. The story may have been seen as an attempt to look at traditions that have become questionable. In “The Lottery” Jackson attempts to compare real world traditions that are no longer relevant‚ with those of
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The Endless Controversy of Gay Marriage Gay marriage has been the cause of intense debate in the United States for years. Sexual activity within the same gender was something that was considered normal in Greek and Roman times but in today’s society‚ there is a great amount of controversy concerning sexual activity between homosexuals and same-sex marriage. A couple of reasons why gay marriage has become so controversial is because of religion‚ the issue of procreation‚ and the concern for children
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------------------------------------------------- Content 1. Introduction 2. Body * Ritual * Misinterpretation * Conflicts * Diversity versus Unification 3. Summary& recommendations. 1. Introduction There is a huge controversy on the definition of culture in social science. We know that culture shapes and mold individuals as members of the society but in this essay‚ it will elaborate more on culture and what it is that shapes men of the society. Individuals argue and
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great promise for understanding basic mechanisms of human development and differentiation‚ as well as the hope for new treatments. However‚ human stem cell research also raises sharp ethical and political controversies. This paper will discuss the types of stem cells as well as some of the controversies involved in stem cell research. Introduction According to Wikipedia‚ stem cell can be defined as “biological cells found in all multicellular organisms‚ that can divide (through mitosis) and differentiate into
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Fishing is a controversy topic in the U.S. We have both sides to the argument‚ the first side is where some people think it’s okay to go fishing‚ then there are people who are completely against fishing. I believe fishing should be allowed because there are regulations protecting the fish‚ fishing provides jobs‚ and it is a place to escape for some people. There are many regulations when a person is fishing. One of the most important regulation is to have a fishing license. Fishermen are mandated
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