Minimum Legal Drinking Age Should be Lowered “Adults under 21 are deemed capable of voting‚ signing contracts‚ serving on juries and enlisting in the military‚ but are told they are not mature enough to have a beer.” ("Amethyst Initiative: Rethink the Drinking Age"). The causes behind the minimum legal drinking age standardization nationally has not been alleviated in the past couple decades and should be repealed. The minimum legal drinking age should be lowered to the age of eighteen which
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contains over 4‚000 chemicals most of which are harmful to the body. Smoking is the risk of four different types of cancer and several other illnesses. Smoking affects the lungs‚ heart‚ circulatory system‚ brain‚ and several other organs. Cigarettes and cigars can--and does--harm you physically‚ mentally and socially and even others around you. First of all the main problem with smoking is how it harms you physically. Smoking physically harms the main organs and organ systems of your body. The
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way to teach children about the diverse beliefs held by different people in a multicultural society. The religious issue in public schools has always been touchy. Some argue that religion should be taught in a secular way in public schools to limit the separation of students. Regardless whether the religion is being taught secularly or not in public schools‚ religion should be taught to children because they’ll be learning about the origins and histories of different religious societies. This might
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Silvana Domaz Professor Hussein ENG108: Writing Project #4 22 April 2012 Why Foreign Language Should be a Core Subject in Public Elementary School The benefits of learning a foreign language go beyond learning a different culture or being able to communicate with people of different backgrounds. It is essential that Americans speak languages other than English in order to compete internationally‚ keep the country safe‚ and prepare children to be world citizens. Several language organizations
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Public order is necessary because without it the chaos that would unfold on to our society would surely put an end to any civilization that would exist. In todays society I think that we are lacking public order in certain areas and trying to make it up in others which impends on our societies ability to function as a "free democratic society." By this‚ for example‚ our gun control laws are focusing more on removing the weapons from law abiding citizens and basically handing over our protection to
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Legal representation is used for a defendant to advise and present their case in court. So when a defendant cannot afford to hire or find the proper legal representation of a solicitor or barrister legal aid can be an option offered by the criminal justice system. The Legal Aid Commission Act 1979 (NSW) provides the legal representation or assistance to a defendant who is economically and socially disadvantaged. The purpose of the Legal Aid Commission‚ through the guidance of the act in place ensures
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your addictions? Even though we know more about the dangers of smoking‚ it sill haunts society. Not only does smoking have many dangers‚ physical outcomes‚ and costs‚ but also there are also many positive steps to combat this tribal habit. Some dangers of smoking are minor outcomes such as: problems breathing‚ wrinkles‚ and bad smelling clothes‚ hair‚ skin changes to yellowish color from the toxins in cigarettes. Major outcomes from smoking are risks of catching cancer such as lung cancer‚ cancer of
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Teens and Smoking Abstract Cigarette smoking is of interest to the National Institute on Drug Abuse both because of the public health problems associated with this form of substance abuse and because this behavior represents a prototypic dependence process. In the past few years the government has made every effort to reach the masses‚ in an attempt to curb the exploitation of tobbacco use‚ and its acceptance among Americas Youngsters. However‚ cigarette smoking among adolescents is on the rise
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Rhonda Mackey Professor Davies Writing 121 March 4‚ 2013 Why Marijuana should be legalized For people that don’t know what marijuana is? It is the dried leaves and flowering pots of the hemp plant that contain THC and is consumed for a number of different reasons. There are hundreds of different types of marijuana strains that range in effects and potency. There are many myths and facts about marijuana that people still do not know‚ and there is a very negative connotation that is seen
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Why marijuana should be legalized in the United States I believe that marijuana should be legalized in the United States. Below here I will explain exactly why I feel so strongly about legalizing marijuana and the positive attributes that it possess. Once you finished reading you might have a different take on the matter at hand. First‚ even though marijuana is currently illegal it is less damaging to the body than other things that are legal such as tobacco and alcohol. People say you can get
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