The United States only has 5 percent of the world’s population and uses 75 percent of the world’s prescription drugs. The United States has the highest prison population out of all the countries and almost half of the prisoners are there because of drug crimes. Due to the ever increasing drug use in the U.S. today‚ our society would benefit from less punishment and more rehabilitation‚ some benefits include less spending‚ lower incarceration rates and lower death rates. Drugs affect three systems
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Human Services‚ Administration for Children and Families‚ 641‚000 children lived in foster care in 2012. Even with 52‚000 adoptions in 2012‚ 102‚000 were still legally ready for adoption with no parental rights’ strings attached.” Adoption can be a very long process‚ especially if it is an international deal. Other than it being a long process‚ it can also be an emotional and thoughtful event that can bring happiness‚ of many emotions. When going through the adoption process‚ the adopting family
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Plastics‚ so that we can eliminate the use of petroleum-based plastics. All though am aware‚ of the pollution that using plastics causes I am just as guilty of using plastic water bottles and grocery bags as others. One of the reasons is that it is very convenient to use them. Many of us have plastic bags in our houses tucked in various places all over I know that I do. We need to take the bags we have back to the store or find a way to recycle them. With billions of plastic bags‚ and bottles used
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fracking has become an environmental nightmare. The dream and nightmare of Americans are the new drilling technology‚ called hydraulic fracking. In the United States‚ fracking has become a fiercely debated issue‚ as the industry emphasizes the benefits the practice holds and health and environmental groups question its safety. While fracking has created jobs and provided record-low natural gas prices‚ it comes with another kind of cost the risks the environment and health. There are many pros and cons
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There are good reasons to be cloned and then there are bad reasons. In this article they give both examples. For pros‚ if organs can be cloned then when someone needs a replacement then can get a clone from either their clone or someone else’s. Cloning can also help make a person the way you want it to be‚ or a man-made living being! Cloning can also help us identify the persons genes and use the clones for science without having to test the real person. They can use clone for the benefit
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Since the 20th century fast food has become extremely popular as an alternative to home-cooked meals. Year by year the number of restaurants specializing in fast food has been growing. What are the reasons of this sweeping popularity? What are the advantages and disadvantages of eating this type of food as opposed to normal foods or meals? Pros Firstly‚ fast food saves time allowing people to buy food from almost everywhere without long waiting time. Nowadays many people are in a hurry‚ which usually
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Likewise‚ the assassination can be done by another agent of the state in such a way that the law obtaining in the region has he influence of another state to do such. If the dictator obviously harm the citizens and when they’d agreed upon‚ they can assassinate
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Pros and Cons of E-Commerce “The web is the ultimate customer empowering environment. He or She who clicks the mouse gets to decide everything. It is so easy to go elsewhere; all the competitors in the world are but a mouse click away.” Jacob Nielsen‚ Designing Web Usability. There are many Pros and Cons when it comes to e- commerce. The use of the internet e commerce has grown drastically in recent years. E commerce is the buying and selling of goods and services on the internet. Even
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ground. My research tells me it makes up “0.05% of the Earth’s crust” (Net). When burned‚ its distinctive odor when burned makes it hard to swallow‚ and can make one suffocate. It has the property of burning very easily‚ and has corrosive quality with its distinctive “blue flame” (dictionary). These qualities make it very useful in many products. Sulfur resides in many products‚ and all of these products serve different purposes. Sulfur is found in matches and gunpowder. Again‚
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“Cons of Wal-Mart” Wal-Mart is a company that is well known for destroying small towns and small businesses. There are some skeptics that would say that they provide jobs for the area‚ but they really do not look at the picture as to how many jobs they take away. Bringing in minimum wage jobs and taking out businesses that have been around for decades is a big downer‚ especially for someone like me that supports small business owners to the fullest. Wal-Mart has to be one of the worst places
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