What is incarceration? Incarceration is the act of placing someone in prison. Incarceration serves as a punishment for criminals due to their actions against the law. It is a solution for keeping the public safe. Prisoners follow a strict rules and schedules while following the culture within the walls among other prisoners. As a result of their crimes‚ convicts lose their freedom and are place among others who suffer the same fate. Crime is the cause of this establishment‚ but what are the effects
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Every year‚ States waste more than 3.5 billion dollars to enforce marijuana laws. In the year 2010 alone‚ cops made a marijuana arrest every 37 seconds (ACLU). To add to those eye opening numbers‚ 52% of all drug arrests in 2010 were for marijuana (ACLU). By looking at these statistics‚ it is evident that the government spends an abundant amount of time and resources trying to crack down on marijuana users. Our tax dollars are going towards arresting men and women for smoking marijuana‚ when there
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Being a teenager is‚ perhaps‚ one of the most interesting‚ intense‚ and at the same time‚ complicated periods in the life of almost any person. In our teen years‚ our experiences are especially acute and exiting; this age is connected with one’s search of their place in the world‚ of their self-identification and belonging. Teenagers face the real world problems more and more often‚ as well as encounter their first serious challenges and problems: at home‚ at school‚ in their relationships. The need
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Drug addiction is one of the most concerned issues all around the world. Either consuming or trading drug in some countries are strictly prohibited. For instance‚ ‘January 2009‚ Yong Vui Kong‚ a Malaysian was sentenced to death in Singapore for trafficking heroin’. However‚ the restrictions or even the punishments seem to have failed remediating this issue. Drug trafficking among teenagers has been increasing rapidly and immediate ‘remedies’ are indispensable to prevent further societal consequences
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As an independent teenager‚ I would say that I can do anything I want. I can precede living ordinarily without any disturbance and obstacle. But there are certain things that I can’t live without it. In the other word‚ my day will be ruined and fidget if I lost or missed the thing. One example of the thing I can’t live without is my Nikon D90. It is a Digital SLR camera. The camera brings me a lot of memories and sentimental value. I bought it by myself using my very own money and effort. It cost
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ABORTION SHOULD NOT BE LEGAL The definition of abortion‚ also called voluntary abortion‚ is the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy. Any of various surgical methods for terminating a pregnancy‚ especially during the first six months. This definition brings us some questions as‚ should abortion be legal or illegal? Is murder or not? Whose fault is it‚ the mother‚ the government or the doctor? Who owns the decision? Abortion has been one of the most talked and
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social life Teenager social life is a very serious problem in this generation and there is many kind of problem‚ for examples: friends‚ gossip‚ communication‚ bullying‚ peer pressure‚ social networks‚ and the like. In the same time‚ there are many ways by letting teenagers easily get influenced. And most of the teenagers been influenced is because of family problems and friends issues. So today we will be exploring this social problem that would affect the forefront of teenage life. Teenagers’ social
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Zach Londberg Mrs. Loula English 10 March/13/15 Teens Today’s teenagers are lazy and don’t care about the future. Most teenagers would rather just lay back and relax and not have to do anything. They would rather eat‚ sleep‚ rave‚ and repeat is basically how most teens are. I chose three reasons on why teens are lazy and those reasons are is that they love food‚ they would rather sleep then do anything else‚ and when it comes to doing something by there selves they find an easy way out of doing
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However‚ I think the film makers should not be held liable for possible consequences of their films because they are exercising their constitutional rights by creating these films and people should be held accountable for their own actions instead using them as scapegoats. It is imperative that there are absolutely no restrictions on these filmmakers with regards to their art work‚ and
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Thesis: The lifestyle of a teenager in the Middle Ages was very different from the lifestyle of most modern American teenagers. Childhood ended early for children in the Middle Ages. In upper class families‚ girls married as young as 12 and boys as young as 14. They did not normally choose their own marriage partners. Their parents arranged their marriages for them. Children were expected to help the family earn a living as soon as they were able. A young person in the Middle Ages had fewer options
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