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    Drugs are a deadly killer that have entered our schools and are ruining the lives of countless students and families. Drugs destroy the adolescent brain‚ leading to undesirable consequences such as academic challenges‚ drug dependency and addiction. Drug testing in high schools is a solution that can prevent the use of drugs among teens and avert horrifying outcomes such as altered brain function and even death. Mandatory drug testing should be enforced in schools to prevent illicit drug use‚ which

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    Gossip Girl and a Youth Obsessed Culture              Breakfast at Tiffany’s‚ shopping at New York’s finest stores‚ a masked ball‚ an affair‚ drug overdose‚ and sex in a limo is just a common schedule for Manhattan’s elite group‚ Serena van der Woodsen and her partner in crime‚ Blair Waldorf. Yet‚ they are still able to make it to Algebra and Ivy League college interviews. The crazy life of Serena‚ Blair‚ and all their friends makes it a lot easier when they have a trust fund the size of a jackpot

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    Satire in The Importance of Being Ernest Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is truly a satire. In The Importance of Being Ernest‚ Wilde mocks the society in Britain‚ and the rules it followed in the 1800s. He uses satire in the description of every character and other themes like marriage‚ intelligence‚ morality‚ and lifestyle primarily aimed at the upper class of the time. At the turn of every page the use of satire proves again and again to be ideal when questioning the morals and values

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    Stricter laws on Illegal Drugs Stacey Melton ENG 102 November 7th‚ 2010 Timothy Gleason Stricter laws on Illegal Drugs While illegal drug use affects families‚ the outcome can be changed with stricter laws. The war on drugs continues although law prohibits the use‚ manufacturing‚ and distribution of illegal drugs. The United States has approximately 30 illegal drug laws currently being enforced. The enforcement of these laws costs money and time‚ so without the proper funding‚ fighting

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    Drug Testing in Schools Kortney Gherardi DeVry University Drug Testing in Schools Drug testing in schools for extracurricular activities has been a controversial issue for years due to privacy reasons. There are schools that have already implemented drug testing for extracurricular activities. Drug testing teaches students that using drugs while participating in extracurricular activities is not acceptable. It is a good way to teach the students responsibility. It teaches the

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    Mikayla White Mr. Nask Freshman English II 17‚ Feb. 2015 Should welfare recipients be drug tested in order to receive assistance? No‚ I do not think that welfare recipients should have to be drug tested in order to receive assistance. People that are for drug testing welfare recipients feel like it is not fair that they have to be drug tested in order to maintain a job but people receiving “free money” don’t have to be tested. I feel like they need to think beyond the fairness and think about more

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    Running Head: EFFECTS OF DRUG AND ALSOHOL ABUSE 1 The Effects of Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the U.S. Kelly Lee Schilling ENG 215 / Research and Writing Professor Priscilla Patten Strayer University January 12‚ 2011 Running Head: EFFECTS OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE 2 Alcoholism and drug abuse is a devastating disease that affects not only those that suffer from it‚ but also all those around them. Alcohol and drug abuse is very prevalent in the US; it takes many shapes and

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    The War on Drugs The War on drugs has been one of the most controversial topics in the past twenty years. While the official “War on Drugs” started in 1968‚ I believe it started when prohibition began. Shortly after alcohol was made illegal‚ so was cannabis along with other drugs such as heroin once commonly sold in pharmacies. The Nixon administration decided to double down the efforts of law enforcement which was designed to “protect and serve” against the smuggling‚ sale‚ distribution and consumption

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    Welfare Drug Testing Trevor Brooks‚ SOC 110 11/09/2011 In today’s America‚ government aid is highly depended on. The US government has spent $498 billion dollars this year on welfare alone. The state of Tennessee has an average of 250‚000 residents on welfare and has $3 billion dollars this year alone. To help cut costs and help tax payers‚ 36 states‚ including Tennessee‚ have proposed a bill to drug test all welfare recipients. Since the beginning of the year‚ the welfare rate

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    The issue of mandatory drug testing for certain jobs is perplexing and a complicated topic. After hearing both sides of the debate presented in class‚ I feel that drug testing for certain jobs is a beneficial aspect to incorporate into the workplace. I feel this way due to the potential that testing for drugs in certain jobs such as healthcare‚ government officials‚ law enforcement and other occupations that involve decisions that can directly impact the lives of others‚ has on removing harmful individuals

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