Erinn Smith In Weed We Trust Marijuana is a gateway drug‚ or so they say. The legalization of marijuana is a common topic talked about in today’s politics‚ and it should be. People have gone back and forth on the pros and cons this decision could have. The fact of the matter is though‚ that the pros seem to outweigh the cons drastically. The spanish brought marijuana to America in 1545‚ and by 1611 it became a major commercial crop. However‚ marijuana didn’t really catch on till the jazz age
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The Way We Say What We Say In his book The Stuff of Thought (2007)‚ Steven Pinker states that all humans‚ universally‚ must be careful in the choice of their words in order to convey a specific message while keeping up a particular relationship between the speaker and the listener. In the simplest form‚ people do this for basic politeness. Whether it is asking for someone to pass the salt or asking somebody to donate to a specific cause‚ people phrase their desires in a way to not offend the listener
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Megan McAdams April 15‚ 2015 Altruism and Why We do What We do There are two types of people in the world‚ those who play and those who watch. Players find themselves getting involved in whatever they are passionate about. Those who watch find themselves warming the bench‚ not contributing‚ and missing out. One important game we play in life is connected to altruism. Someone who plays in the game of altruism participates in service and doing things outside themself. Why do they act so selflessly
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The Other Wes Moore tells a story of two young men growing up in similar situations. No father‚ kipping class‚ drug influence some situations the Wes Moore’s have to deal with‚ however one ends up a road scholar and influential author the other ends up in prison serving life. This book is a prime example of how certain choices can determine the rest of one’s life. Personal responsibility‚ self sufficiency and citizen leader ship are boldly highlighted and brought to life in this work. Wes Moore shows
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Competition: Should We Care about the losers? Only if you’re doing it wrong Jonathan Wolff is the head of philosophy at the University College of London. In one of his pieces titled‚ Economic Competition: Should We Care About The Losers‚ he particularly focuses on the economic wellbeing on individuals whom interests may be in danger within economic competition. After discussing several subcategories within economic play‚ Wolff believes that we have a moral obligation to help those that may be taken
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How much power should we give the government? If the federal government is truly made up of the people it governs‚ it should be given enough power to enforce laws‚ protect our borders and represent the country in foreign affairs. After that level‚ power should be a matter of local governments‚ such as states‚ to have more power than the federal government for its populace. The federal government should be the check and balance in local government while at the same time the local governments check
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Are we still racist? The modern definition of racism is “prejudice‚ discrimination‚ or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior”‚ as defined in the Oxford Dictionary. Racism has been round since the beginning of human life and attitudes towards it have changed. It has been argued that racism is part of human nature‚ however many people have said it is caused because of your social surroundings and upbringing‚ but the sad thing is
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The Ways We Lie It is curious to know that every day without thinking everyone tells lies “The Ways we lie” by Stephanie Ericcson is a realistic text that demonstrates what a lie is‚ why lies are told‚ how lies are justified‚ and consequences. According to this essay “We lie. We all do. We exaggerate‚ we minimize‚ we avoid confrontation‚ we spare people’s feelings‚ we conveniently forget‚ we keep secrets‚ we justify lying to the big-guy institutions.” (Page 408 of The Bedford Reader). Ericsson
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being a useful tool in life to aid in one’s daily routine‚ or a detrimental item that is hurting people as it takes away time from more important matters. In the video called “Are We Digital Dummies” the concerns and advantages of living in a technological world are evidently shown. Foremost‚ the video raises concern about the takeover that technology has on the world. People are gradually moving towards having a total reliance on technology‚ when it was originally created as a means to make life easier
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College Composition March 3‚ 2015 Divided We Stand: An Overview of the Origins of American Apartheid Although people oftentimes believe segregation is synonymous with the Civil Rights movement‚ some people might be surprised to learn that racial residential segregation was not always the status quo. Prior to the turn of the 20th century‚ racially and economically diverse neighborhoods were the norm across the country. Urban “ghettoization” came about after the Great Migration of southern blacks
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