and why not we think a literacy test should be passed before being allowed to vote. The second is why and why not we think a periodic citizenship tests should be passed in order for a person to maintain their citizenship. These topics are important because they can affect the results in a presidential election. The following paragraph will explain my views on why a literacy test should be passed for a citizen to be allowed to vote. A literacy test is a small test that proves someone’s ability to
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opportunities that today’s teens have‚ access to drugs and alcohol‚ and opportunities for sex are abundant. The Arthur of this paper will expound on and explore various opinions on the issues of teens who indulge in sex‚ drugs‚ and alcohol. Parents may not be fully aware of the severity of teen alcohol and drug consumption or teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. As we allow our children to experience the freedom our parents denied us at their ages‚ we should ensure that our teens are knowledgeable
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The reasons why teenagers use drugs. Drug use is the increasing problem among teenagers in today’s High schools. Ever since the drug war of 1900‚ drugs have been a major problem in today’s society. Use of drugs such as opium‚ morphine‚ and their derivatives were quite commonplace in nineteenth century America. While most students of contemporary high school drug education programs know about the use of coca leaves in early Coca-Cola and the opium trade with
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of illegal drug consumption‚ addiction and trafficking through music‚ film and visual imagery to communicate the meaning about drugs and the individuals who take them” (Boyd‚ 2011‚ p.57). Boyd (2011)‚ Christenson et al. (2012) and Primack (2009) argue that the illicit usage of substances is misused amongst the youth who are influenced by a certain public figure‚ film or music genres both portraying substances either positively and negatively such as cannabis. Over time‚ the portrayal of drugs in
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Should Convicted drug offenders be allowed the choice of rehab as opposed to jail time? According to the Bureau of prisons‚ roughly half (48.6%) of prisoners are incarcerated for drug offenses. How would putting these offenders in rehabilitation programs help change the way out system works? Would it help the supposed “war on drugs”? Or just make things worse? One reason I believe putting non violent drug related offenders in rehabilitation programs would help is because over the past three decades
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Illegal drugs‚ and their outcomes There are 2 types of drugs‚ medicine and the illegal ones.T he drugs we take to improve our health is good‚ but not too much. Thats why we have doctors to tell us how many we should take in a day.The illegal drugs‚ such as weed‚ pot and many more‚ are dangeruos to our health. In this Essay ‚ I will be talking about the risk factors of illegal or prohibited drugs.‚ also the effects of it. In our society today‚a lot of people around the world take these illegal
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Although the use of performance enhancing drugs is prohibited‚ a lifetime ban is unreasonable when one considers the pressures and demands facing professional athletes today. Recent incidents in the news such as the National Rugby League and Lance Armstrong doping scandals have made this a hot topic and increased public awareness. Performance enhancement in sport has been around for a very long time‚ as far back as ancient Greek Olympians and Roman Gladiators. This essay will explore the following
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animals regarded as potentially dangerous is getting more and more trendy and this situation raises the question whether it is indeed dangerous or not. It is now a matter of public concern and debate. There are two the most popular arguments supporting the thesis that keeping the potentially dangerous animals is not a good idea. The first of this is that the potentially dangerous animals may pose a threat to their owners’ life. Keeping an alligator or a snake in a house may have serious consequences
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Illegal Immigration is a Crime each year the Border Patrol apprehends hundreds of thousands of aliens who flagrantly violate our nation’s laws by unlawfully crossing U.S. borders. Such illegal entry is a misdemeanor‚ and‚ if repeated after being deported‚ becomes punishable as a felony. Today there is significant number (that is up to 11.3 million) of immigrants who are labeled as “illegal aliens’ in the united states. The terms illegal and undocumented immigrants are used independently based upon
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"The Truth About Cannabis" Is marijuana as bad as society makes it out to be? Since the 1930’s marijuana has been illegal in the United States. That being said it’s somehow America’s number one cash crop. Users of the drug aren’t the only ones who support cannabis; many of us who do not indulge are pro-legalization because we see that prohibition does more harm than good. The legalization of marijuana would help get the economy going again. Despite great efforts by the federal government against
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