Say Yes to Recreational Weed When you think of the legal status of marijuana‚ what comes to mind? K-9 units‚ police raids‚ FBI drug busts‚ criminal charges‚ DEA investigations‚ and jail time all come to my mind. All of these things that help keep marijuana illegal cost the country‚ the government‚ and the taxpayers massive amounts of money every year. The real question is why? Why do we try so hard and spend so much money suppressing a substance that is shown to benefit people for both recreational
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Cerniglia 1 James Cerniglia Professor Boland English Period 4 3/15/14 National Hockey League Fighting Throughout the history of the National Hockey League‚ there has always been controversy whether fighting should remain legal. Some games consist of many fights but some consist of none. February 2nd 2011‚ the Islanders and Penguins had a game filled to the brim with fights; “Fans got to watch one of the most penalized games in recent memory characterized by 15 fighting majors‚ 11 game misconducts
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History 1301 Why you should not smoke Have you ever been walking into a store and a pungent smell slaps you across the face? You turn around only to see that someone is smoking a cigarette. Have you ever wondered the affects that smoking would cause? How would smoking affect a person’s appearance and health? Have you ever wondered just how many people smoke worldwide? According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)‚ about 43.8 million US adults (21.6 percent of men and 16.5 percent
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Why I Should Be Promoted to PFC. PV2 Champlin 11 OCT 2010 Here are a few reasons on why I believe that I should be promoted to PFC. First‚ I’m ready to further my career as an enlisted soldier. Being the best I can be is all I’ve ever wanted and I’m ready to take the next step in the army with being promoted to PFC. Secondly‚ I’m ready to take on more responsibility as that shows that I’m becoming a better soldier and beginning to make progress on becoming a leader because with more rank comes
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Why examination should not be abolished Examinations are a common way to examine students ‘knowledge and abilities of subject at school all over the world. Some people disagree that examinations create competition prepare students for life and should not be abolished. However‚ experts say that examinations do not measure student knowledge. Examinations may have some drawbacks with regards to pressuring students ‘health; However‚ in my opinion‚ examinations should not be abolished‚ because examination
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Why Marijuana should not be Criminalized The decriminalization of marijuana is constantly debated by the Canadian government. As a society‚ it is necessary that we properly conduct measures to ensure that the users of this dangerous drug are penalized with more than just a fine. The only way to emphasize the seriousness of this drug is severe jail time. Marijuana has been classified under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 as a schedule 1 drug due to its addictive nature. These
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Hillmont Talada 1 Danielle Cook English 1010 February 22‚ 2010 Why marijuana should be legal Some people ask why marijuana should be legalized. But‚ perhaps‚ we should ask why marijuana is illegal? Contrary to public opinion and current law there are more reasons for marijuana to be legalized than for it to remain illegal. Marijuana cost taxpayers billions of dollars‚ it is less harmful than other pharmaceutical
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To reiterate‚ the burqa is a long and loose piece of clothing worn by Muslim women‚ which covers their bodies from head to toe‚ in some cases including the eyes. The Burqa was mainly worn in the Middle East to symbolize that a woman was married‚ so other men couldn’t look at them in sexual ways. The Burqa is sometimes confused with the hijab. The hijab is a scarf that covers a woman’s head to chest‚ unlike the Burqa covering the whole body. The banning of the burqa in public is a very delinquent
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Informal Response: What an Ideal Marriage should be? An ideal Marriage is never Ideal‚ because marriage as we know it is a very recent construct and has only been around for less than 300 years. We know Marriage as a union between a Man and a woman who love each other‚ need each other or are somewhat bound to each other for a long time. Now a days some people consider a union between a man a woman a “traditional Marriage” or a contemporary marriage‚ people in the pre-Victorian Times had a different
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Why Marijuana Should Remain Illegal I believe that marijuana should continue to remain illegal. I believe there are more benefits if marijuana is kept illegal than if it were to be legalized. I believe marijuana should remain illegal because it impacts health negatively‚ it can be addictive and it would negatively impact society. Although the article from John Cloud (2002) stated that Marijuana might actually be good for you‚ the fact is that the research isn’t available. I believe that marijuana
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