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    want it to go towards city improvement programs? Marijuana is one of the most widely used organic drugs out in the world today. Therefore, many see an opportunity to make more money on the side, but it is illegal to sell this nontoxic drug, unlike alcohol and tobacco products. The herb continues to grow in popularity and politicians are running out of ideas on how to restrict the use of it. By continuing to restrict the use of marijuana, politicians are unknowingly increasing the amount of people rebelling

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    Apus history DBQ The validity of the statement, “Reform movements in the United States sought to expand democratic ideals” can be assessed regarding many reformations in the time period of 1825-1850 including the American temperance movement, the women’s rights movement, and the abolitionist reform. All of which very much expanded core democratic ideology, such as equality, liberty for all

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    In the novel, The Great Gatsby, the plot is set in the 1920s during the time of the American Prohibition—a 13 year period that banned the sale of alcohol—but the legislation backfired and alcoholism increased dramatically, causing other parts of society to be affected. The novel depicts the struggles that all people had to face during this time, the author includes characters that live at different points in the social hierarchy to express how the Prohibition impacted people from all walks of life

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    In the United States, we have enacted various drug policies in order to prevent the damage that would be caused by the harmful effects of drugs. Some are regulated by the government while others are completely banned altogether. We fear the risk of the latter in particular, which includes heavy and hard drugs like cocaine, methamphetamines, and heroin. However, as time goes on, we change and so do our perspectives. We realize that some things are not as foreboding as we once thought. These substances

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    Why is it Beneficial to Legalize Marijuana

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    businesses that grow marijuana will be able to distribute and trade it. Other foreign countries would want to trade with us which just adds up to more of our revenue and as a result lowers the country’s debt. Marijuana industries would be just the same as alcohol and tobacco industries because they are also very popular. Industries would have the same jobs and America could market it everywhere. People could also go to college with whatever they want to major in for the marijuana industry. Colleges could of

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    killers will kill regardless. The right to bear arms is a constitutional right. Taking control of guns would be extremely unconstitutional. Guns are a functional part of society. The United States should never be able to take our guns. Guns are not the problem when comes to mass shooting

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    eighty-two percent of them were alcohol related, according to Michael Winerip, an opinion editorial writer for The New York Times. Hazing and its consequences have become more prevalent in the past ten years. It is used as a bonding technique between pledges and elder members of Greek organizations, called sororities and fraternities. The tradition has been around for decades but has only recently come to light after the numbers of deaths have skyrocketed. Hazing should be banned on all college campuses

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    topics in American society today. Surveys done by the US Government’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive showed that 95 million Americans have used marijuana. There are two opposing sides that have strong stances on whether it should become legal or should remain illegal. We have one side that is anti-marijuana and the other is pro-marijuana. Each side provides valid and strong arguments supporting their views. The purpose of this paper is to carefully examine each opposing side and try to

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    daughters due to drivers being distracted with their cells texting. Nineteen states including the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) have banned it. The Transportation Department prohibits truckers and bus drivers from doing it. Former President Obama had outlawed the practice for all federal employees, and the Department of Highway Safety believes it should be forbidden in every state across the country. I. (Revealing Topic) My intention today is to persuade you to think twice next time you pull

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    time to avoid the oncoming car, she gets hit head on. The cops appear at the scene--she is pronounced dead--the other driver, an eighteen year old, is transported to the hospital in handcuffs: arrested for drunk driving, and illegal consumption of alcohol. Now you are left without a daughter. Forever devastated by the loss, your families’ lives have been changed forever. Accidents like these occur and leave families in shambles, and the number of these accidents would be much higher if the legal

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