serious problem in the US‚ even though the drug war has made these substances less accessible. There are a lot of supporting views for the motion that government should legalize drugs‚ the reasons being: to spend less on war drugs‚ to make drugs more accessible to people and scientists in need of drugs‚ to collect tax revenues‚ etc. Two well-known professors and authors‚ Michael Huemer and Gabor Maté‚ argue‚ in their articles‚ against America’s drug war with two different approaches. Even though some
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side of the King. He is not I tyrant and is just misunderstood. The king was only doing his duty by protecting his colonies from the French and Indians. For this we are forever in debt to the British rule. As William Pitt said “The war would be paid by the king.” The war cost much more than expected‚ therefore‚ he needs our assistance to pay for it. Parliament is just trying to help by passing acts. We should not at so quickly in breaking ties with our mother country. Our role as British colonist is
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if they did it was not because “they don’t support the war or anyone in it” as the original message sent out by Sgt. Howard C. Wright claims. The Starbucks company policy regarding donations has strict guidelines regarding beneficiaries that must fall under their definition of a “public charity‚” which the Military does not. Also‚ according to the Starbucks website‚ the company has not at any time taken a stand for or against the Iraq War; although they have stated that they support the men and
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According to McGraw-Hill (p.717)‚ the word “total war” is defined as “warfare‚ in which the opposing states mobilize their civilian populations and all available resources to achieve victory.” The British Defense or “Defence” of the Realm Act became law on August 8‚ 1914. This emergency legislation was enacted by the King and gave him power to issue regulations for securing defense and overall safety of public interests. This legislation was enacted to prevent the spread of false reports and to
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Military Conscription Conscription‚ or more boldly the draft‚ has not been in place for some thirty years. While some people cringe at the thought of reinstating the draft‚ others have different views. This short paper will speak of those different views and the reasons why conscription of military service may not be such a bad idea after all. Having young men or even women drafted in the military would benefit everyone. The soldiers would benefit from gaining the knowledge and on-the-job training
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capable of defending themselves from the communist. He also says that Vietnam falling to the communism means that the entire Southeast Asia potentially falls to the communism‚ and it eventually threatens the United States and their allies. Therefore‚ the war in Vietnam is for Americans to protect their free capitalist ideology. He concludes that “For when freedom is destroyed in one country‚ it is threatened throughout the world” (RAP 29-1). This statement was one of the most notable arguments that was
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Violence against women is a topic of concern which cannot be ignored as it is hindering almost one half growth of the country. It refers to the violent acts that are committed against women. This is a issue which falls under category of the gender equality or gender biasing. It is a matter of great distress that women in our country are treated in such a manner and are considered to be lower then men in all fields. Violence against women is an event which displays historically unequal power relations
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Nuclear War has been around since the end of World War II when the United States unleashed atomic bombs on two Japanese cities. Is this a conversation worth having? What are the chances of this threat becoming a reality here in the United States? In the essay‚ “Millennials need new movies about nuclear war‚ a ninth-grader says”‚ Williams concludes “we need new movies to warn of the nuclear war threat” (par. 3). The key topics I want to exploit are importance and relevance of this nuclear war debate
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and the candidates are always talking about it. I will tell you what it is‚ it is taking an innocent life that doesn’t even have a say in whether their life should be ended or not. It is wrong because it is taking lives‚ the history‚ and it goes against what I stand for. Why do people murder innocent lives just because they made the wrong choice. I believe that abortion should be illegal if it is wrong to commit murder. The history of abortion is during a sad time in the history of America
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During World War I‚ conscription was a big issue for Australia‚ Labour Prime Minister Billy Hughes want to enforce conscription‚ following the footsteps of Britain and New Zealand‚ who introduced conscription earlier in the year. Hughes wanted conscription because if Australia helped to fight against Germany‚ it could stop them from possibly invading the ground of Australia; also it is because people who are willing to join the army were dropping‚ so he wanted conscription to pass in the parliament
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