Abstract People should pay attention to the controversy about marijuana. Marijuana may not kill in a situation such as an automobile accident. In this paper it talks about the risks and benefits of using marijuana. Suicide‚ mental disorders‚ and worse depression can be bigger risks of using marijuana. All together marijuana can be less dangerous than other things such as alcohol and other drugs The medical benefits of marijuana are very helpful. Marijuana can relieve the pain of AIDs‚ multiple sclerosis
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are not of the same meaning. The original meaning of democracy is the rule by the poor or by the rabble. Aristotle had a clear argument stating that a rich majority would not be able to govern fairly (Arblater‚ 2002). This essay aims to identify advantages of modern democracy-based governments‚ such as equality for men and women‚ free press and media and totalitarianism as well as provide criticism in terms of the two systems. Democracy has become the subject of various debates‚ with the supporters
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Disadvantages Of Social Media Social media can be define as “"a group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological‚ multi -faceted‚ and technological foundations of Web 2.0‚ and that allow the creation and exchange of user-generated content." We are living in a world in which the social media is common and available to us. From Google to Facebook‚ the world has embraced the new tools that help us interact each day no matter where we are. The first disadvantage of social
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serving as a meeting point for like-minded people. But overtime‚ Nairaland has been miss-represented or presented as an ordinary forum that can’t create real job‚ even by its founder. This misconception has limited his vision for Africa’s largest social news aggregation and discussion website. According to a Seun Osewa comment‚ after Mark Zuckerberg commends Jobberman Founders “The Jobberman founders deserve to be commended by Zuckerberg because they created a real business employing lots and lots
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Communication - a Social Interaction? What is communication? In his text ‘Kommunikation als soziale Interaktion’ Roland Burkart tries to answer this question. He describes communication as a reciprocal communicative interaction between at least two beings‚ with the intention of exchanging a meaning though a medium.1 One of the conclusions he reaches is that complete understanding is never possible. To fully understand how he reaches this conclusion we need to look at his model of communication
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• Crowded housing • Broken families • Rising crime Important Thinkers Auguste Comte Emile Durkheim Karl Marx Max Weber Micheal Foucault Jurgen Habermas European Sociology (large scale social theories) Crime Broken families Poor neighborhoods Racial problems Social order and change US sociology (pragmatic) Prostitution Street gangs Racial discrimination in employment Scope of Sociology To some people sociology appears to be a laborious study of the
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City is expected to be a best place where everyone can reach such better living conditions. Many people have been moving from their hometown in the countryside to start finding a chance in a big city. One of its advantages is that the city gives out many good conditions and environment for education‚ especially for youth. Moreover‚ there are great numbers of employment offered widely to everybody. However‚ pollution in big cities is such a big concern for many people. People can receive a good
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Advantages of New Media There are many advantages of new media‚ we can check twitter and facebook and other new media from our phones. We no longer need to wait for the morning newspaper because of the internet‚ also we have television that broadcasts news 24 hours a day. We can call people using skype for free using the Internet. More ways of communicating now because of the smartphones. You can create media by creating your own blog. We can see that new media is available everywhere and it has
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Causes of Air Pollution. The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth and survival of life is the environment. The social and cultural conditions affect the nature of an individual or community. Having good environment condition in which people live and work is important‚ but sometimes the society and people attempt against harm the environment. In fact‚ several main causes of pollution can be attributed to human activity man. For example air pollution
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Why we advertise our products If we want our products to be well-known we should advertise them. Advertisements play an important role in the modern economy. They are useful to both consumers and producers. They help the consumers by giving them information about various products available on the market. Many readers appreciate advertising because it lets the vendor speak directly to the consumer about the product. Where we can see advertisements We find advertisements everywhere. Most of the
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