In 2004 Obama said: "The war on drugs has been an utter failure. We need to rethink and decriminalize our marijuana laws… we need to rethink how we operate the drug wars." according to the website http://www.commondreams.org. When the war on drugs was declared everyone thought it would be a could idea. Not knowing that in 1971 when President Richard Nixon declared the war on drug‚ his plan would only result in trillions of dollars wasted on an endless battle that couldn’t be won. President Nixon
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In 1971 Nixon Declares the “war on drugs” this entailed placing marijuana under a schedule one drug‚ dramatically increasing the size of and presence of federal drug agencies‚ and made strict prison penalties if caught with a schedule one drug. As the war on drugs became more and more prominent in society there emerged a growing racial disparity in drug related arrests and prison populations. Which brings the question of was the war on drugs focused on targeting low income African American neighborhoods
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history associated with drug criminalization in America contains more political motivators than concerns for public health and safety. The biggest politically motivated aspect to drug deterrence comes from Richard Nixon’s s war on drugs in 1971 which has created a system that discriminates against minority groups and has had little effect on deterring drug use. The war on drugs has thus far been notoriously noted for discriminating against people of color by pumping drugs into their communities and
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decades‚ drugs use remains a very 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
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Sample Preparation Outline Introduction: Attention-getter: Listen up - would everyone in here like to earn a much better grade in their speech class just by following this example? Motivate the audience to listen: A good outline can make the difference between an A and B‚ and sometimes even between an A and a C. Establish credibility: As the person who will be grading your speeches‚ and having graded hundreds of speeches in the past‚ I know what makes a good speech outline. Central Idea (Introduce
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Name Professor Class Date A. Tips for flying on a plane B. To inform my class how to correctly proceed through an airport and onto their flight with ease. C. Airports can be very complicated D. Topical E. Introduction 1. Who here gets frustrated when something doesn’t go the way you planned it? 2. Well my name is ______ and I’m going to teach you how to make your trip to the airport go as smoothly as possible so that you don’t get frustrated. 3. As somebody who has flown in the
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Title: How to make Gluten Free Apple Waffles Organizational Pattern: Chronological General Purpose: Show how to make some tasty gluten free food in an easy way. Specific Purpose: To inform my audience the gathering‚ preparation‚ and cooking of apple waffles. Central Idea: Most people think that gluten free foods sound unappealing or just too hard to make. Truthfully‚ gathering‚ preparing‚ and cooking some gluten free foods‚ like apple waffles‚ is fun and easy. Introduction: Attention:
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Cheng Hsien Tan Specific Purpose Statement: To persuade my audience to fight world hunger and poverty through child sponsorship programs. Central Idea: The world has a huge problem with poverty and hunger and this problem could be immensely downsized if everyone that has a little extra money sponsors a child. Pattern of Organization: Problem-Solution Introduction I. (Attention Getter): How many of you see poverty and hunger as a problem in our world? How many of you think that you
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Intro: Since they are top predators‚ Sumatran tigers are important because they maintain the balance between all animals and plants‚ predators and prey within the forest ecosystem. As students from Mizzou‚ our mascot is nevertheless‚ a tiger. Moreover‚ tigers are very regal and magnificent animals‚ and having an awareness of endangered animals can be very beneficial for humans. Before I first declared a major in college‚ I wanted to be a zoology major. I have always been interested in many different
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Did you know that roughly 26 million out of 317 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes? That’s a whopping 8% of the American population. Not to mention another 79 million people are characterized as being prediabetic. I just so happen to be one of those 79 million. Americans‚ as a whole‚ need to become proactive in the prevention and onset of diabetes. Especially if your overweight or have a family history of the disease. According to the 2011 National Diabetes Fact Sheet
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