Oct 9‚ 2013 Eng.112-FJT03 Mr. Yokley Should The Federal Government Legalize Marijuana? This is a question that has been at the center of a very controversial issue. Marijuana is described by the National Institute of Drug Abuse as the dried leaves of the Cannibas Sativa plant. It has been used worldwide for its many benefits from medicinal to industrial up until the 1930s. Common misconceptions about marijuana have been established by the government‚ at times for personal and political gain
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Composition 2/8/13 Should Same-Sex Couples Be Allowed To Adopt? As time progresses societies view on certain subjects has become more lenient. One thing that still can cause an uproar seems to be what women decide to do with their children once they become pregnant‚ whether it be abortion or adoption. Even more controversial on the latter subject seems to be who can and cannot adopt children who are being put up for adoption. This leads to the topic of the argument‚ should same sex couples be allowed
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The main focus of the government during wartime is winning the war‚ it makes sense that the government would want to keep ideas that may cause problems for the war effort to the minimum. While it does rub people the wrong way to have their rights reduced‚ it is necessary for the government to want to win a war. Opposing the war effort may lead to more casualties than supporting the draft. Therefore‚ rights should be limited during times of war because the danger that some forms of speech create can
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Nicholas Latief J.Thomas English 118 10/16/2012 Should Government Tax Sugary Drinks? Over the past few years‚ overweight and obesity have been the most troublesome problem in the united states and more than one-third of U.S. adults (around 35.7%) are obese according to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) which could lead to heart disease‚ stroke‚ diabetes and some type of cancer. There are many things that could cause obesity but one of the main cause is sugary drinks. Sugary drinks contain
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Should the Government Regulate Food More? Since the time the fast food industry was established‚ people have been enjoying the convenience of having food served to them in a fast and timely manner. However‚ today people are learning about the harmful effects fast food can have on a person’s body. We the people need to do something about this fast food epidemic. These businesses need to be regulated more by the government to keep the American nation a healthy nation. As a result‚ this issue is a
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In a time where established governments have been around for centuries there is still questions on how and when governments should use its power of law to dictate the choices of its people. “Should the government enact a law restricting the freedom of the people when no harm to any person or property is committed? The government shouldn’t restrict the choices of the people out of belief or even on fact in some instances. Laws should be based on ethical principles and the personal moral of a certain
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Should all College courses cost the same? I don’t think all college courses should cost the same. The reasons why college courses shouldn’t cost the same is because the equipment or material for every course is different‚ the difficulty of teaching a course is different‚ and every course has a different outcome. Every college course requires different types of equipment. For example‚ Medical classes would require very expensive equipment like surgical machines and some classes like math would only
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American Women Civil Liberties and Rights Civil liberties and rights in America are often associated with African American movements and their battles against social racism and inequality throughout the years. As much as I was tempted to write this paper on that particular subject‚ I decided to direct it to another problem our society is currently facing‚ Abortion. The right to privacy is a civil liberty every American enjoys. The right to privacy is an important freedom for everyone
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and businesses. Since the internet has become so important in today’s society‚ people have been debating whether or not it should be monitored. No one likes being watched‚ but what if that monitoring prevented a murder or a terrorist attack? I believe that the state and federal government should be able to monitor the internet because it is a public place where people should have nothing to hide‚ the constitution has no provisions protecting internet privacy‚ and because monitoring the web can prevent
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and even students have been debating over whether or not school should start later or stay the same. Today‚ I’m going to tell you why school start times should stay the same. Everyone thinks that letting kids sleep in gives them more rest time but does it really? By starting school later you also end it later shifting everything back (Source One). This will affect sports practice‚ dinner‚ and bedtimes. If a student has practice right after school (which we’ll say school ends at 3:00) until 5:00 then
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