11/10/12 The Mexican Drug War There has been a lot of hype surrounding the War on Terrorism overseas‚ but what if there was a similar war being waged close to home? The Mexican drug war is an ongoing‚ armed conflict between rival drug cartels fighting for regional control and against the Mexican government forces. It has claimed almost 50‚000 lives since 2006‚ and accounts for over ninety percent of all illegal illicit drugs entering the United States. The Mexican drug war should be of concern
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Illegal drugs Illegal drugs are drugs which have controls on them by a government and are illegal in certain situations (a person is not allowed to have them). A drug is any chemical designed to affect the human body. A psychoactive drug is a drug that affects the brain. Some controlled drugs are allowed if you have permission (called a "prescription") from a doctor. Other drugs are illegal - meaning you are never allowed to have them. Individual countries and places have different laws about different
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Albert Kim Professor Hester Eisenstein Soc. 245: Women and work Understanding the Burdens of Single Mothers When the topic of welfare programs and government assistance comes up‚ the common conservative thinking of pulling oneself by the bootstrap has been a common theme for those opposed to the program and even some in the general public. There has been bias coverage in the media regarding those on welfare
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it did not give congress and the national government enough power to govern over the people of America. After much debate‚ a Constitutional Convention was called to reconsider “the situation of the United States”‚ and ended up ratified a new constitution in the hope of bringing back America which was falling apart. The delegates at the Constitutional Convention made the right decision to sign the constitution as although imperfect‚ it was a solid start to creating a stronger federal government that
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The Constitutional Convention that took place in Philadelphia on May 29th‚ 1787 contained three vital and crucial parts that make up our constitution today. The Convention consisted of four million residents. The main objective was to establish a new union. The constitutional convention contains three vital parts. The first being the Virginia plan otherwise known as the large state plan. Therefore containing a plan with two house legislatures‚ and judges elected by the legislature. The Virginia
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Research Paper <1> for GOVT 2302.001 Spring 2013 The policies that constitute “War on Drugs” are primarily based on racism due to biased policies‚ Jim Crow laws‚ and racial bias. Since America has been knowledgeable of the problems drugs bring upon the public the government has attempted to fight against drugs‚ however every fight is not fair. War is defined as a conflict carried on by force of arms‚ as between nations or between parties within a nation‚ however can war be based upon race
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War on Drugs in the U.S The term “War on Drugs” was first used by U.S president Richard Nixon. The term is used to describe a campaign of prohibition‚ foreign military aid and military intervention undertaken by the United States government‚ with the help of other countries‚ and the aim to reduce the illegal drug trade. The war on drugs began in 1914 but became more popular four decades ago‚ on July 17‚ 1971. This war was declared by President Nixon who said “Drug abuse was public enemy
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Gay: Nature or Nurture? A Research Paper Presented To Prof. Maria Theresa Panzo Department of English CASS‚ MSU-IIT In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for ENGLISH 2 (Writing in the Discipline) Second Semester‚ SY 2012-2013 By Sittie Hainah Diron Asniah Pasagi Hijerah Dimangadap March 11‚ 2013 Table of Contents I. Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 A. The causations and origin of being
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It has been said that teens across the world have not been receiving enough sex education. This has led to many issues with teens becoming pregnant‚ which most of the time is unanticipated. Teenage pregnancy has been a social problem throughout the world for a number of decades now. Many studies have been completed in several countries that pertain to the amount of teens and the types of teens who are becoming pregnant. Rates among teens had been declining for some time‚ but are starting to take
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Tripoli Campus Chem 200 Lab Report Experiment 6 : Redox titration Course Instructor: Dr Lisa Diab Student Name: Marwa Noaman ID: 51230262 Introduction: To determine a substance analytically‚ oxidation- reduction reactions are used. During any redox reaction transferring of reactions occurs from a reducing agent to an oxidizing agent. Purpose: * To titrate "Mohr’s salt" solution with KMNO4‚(second standard) which has to be standardize with oxalic acid (first
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