Legalization of Marijuana With the United States recovering from a painful recession‚ the fiery debate over the legalization of marijuana has once again come to the forefront of American politics. The arguments from both sides are valid and convincing. For some‚ it’s a simple moral issue. For others‚ it delves deep into issues of personal freedom and economical wellbeing. While the legalization of marijuana could generate a large amount of much needed stimulus to the economy‚ I believe it is a potentially
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studies related to harmless side effects‚ strict regulation levels‚ and positive results from usage. Several groups believe that the fluoridation of public water is dangerous to the public’s health. In a February 2006 article in Journal of Controversial Medical Claims titled "The Debate over Fluoridation of Drinking Water‚" L. Fleming Fallon Jr. states‚ “ “In 1986‚ the US Environmental Protection Agency established a Maximum Containment Level of four parts per million. This was established to avoid
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The main point that our group made surrounded the controversy that if 13 year old girls are vaccinated against a sexually transmitted disease such as HPV‚ it could increase sexual activity. However‚ research by Bednarczyk et al.‚ 2012 found that HPV vaccination had no increase in the markers of sexual activity (testing for pregnancy and STD’s‚ and counselling for contraceptives). The vaccine does not appear to be changing sexual behaviours‚ only protecting those when they eventually engage in them
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sense in your head‚ but then you started to try and logically tell people what it was‚ it made you sound like a lunatic? Well that’s what one person named Chris Korda had experienced in the year of 1992‚ but instead of dismissing the idea‚ like any logical person would try to do‚ he went through with it and created a religion named‚ “The Church of Euthanasia”. Nevertheless‚ the Church of Euthanasia is basically a religion against humanity‚ and they want humans to voluntarily end their own life. Also
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Standardized tests are destroying our academic integrity‚ causing schools to drill core curriculum into students‚ creating a one size fits all standard for students to adapt to‚ and placing teachers and students under tremendous stress while leaving American children behind academically. Body Paragraph 1- Drilling Curriculum Topic Sentence: Drilling curriculum into students has become an everyday practice in schools across the United States. Evidence: According to Tim Walker‚ writer for NeaToday
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is something which could tremendously help create equality in admissions decisions in the state. More and more states continue to adopt affirmative action bans‚ as it becomes more and more prevalent that affirmative action policies are actually against what they are for. These policies create racial segregation and create a divide that is unnecessary. A person’s ethnicity or race should have no role in whether or not they get into a college. In today’s 21st century society all members are valued
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country‚ it is threatened throughout the world” (RAP 29-1). This statement was one of the most notable arguments that was meant to legitimize what is happening in the Vietnam. However‚ in reality‚ it was questionable whether the United States really needed to fight in the Vietnam or not.
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be denied the benefits of‚ or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” These thirty-seven words set into motion events that would challenge the foundation of institutions of all levels. Overall‚ Title IX has been successful in establishing equity in athletics program thus far. This by no means mean that sex discrimination in the sports are eliminated‚ however‚ compared to the pre-Title IX world‚ the current state of sports has
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living with a dying patient and dealing with a terminal illness. It is not limited to just the people who are going to die in a few month’s time. If euthanasia would kill hospice and palliative care entirely‚ this would not happen‚ would it? So the argument for hospice and palliative care is invalid. Morally‚ the opposition and human society in
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do (par.1). Capital punishment has been around for thousands of years‚ this punishment is said to have helped keep crime level down and alter the minds of future criminals to prevent them from committing atrocious crimes such as: murder‚ terrorism‚ and in some situations aggravated kidnapping. However‚ I believe that the death penalty should not be allowed. I am strongly against the death penalty because it violates God’s rules and it costs the tax payers way too much
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