Tyler Wyrick Ms. Russo English 165.25W 11 May 2010 E1 Why Marijuana should be Illegal In society today‚ many people are looking for a feeling of freedom. Some go on vacation and spend money while others look to drugs. The sense of high that results from using marijuana acts as an escape from the stresses of everyday life. As a result‚ a tremendous number of Americans participate in the illicit use of marijuana. Our American society is facing a tremendous drug
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Abortion: Should it be legal or Illegal Audrianna Sanders American Government Abortion is a very controversial subject that has been continually argued over for a very long time. Due to the severity of the consequences of an abortion the moral and religious elements involved‚ this is an ethical controversy and has divided people for decades. The main controversy is should abortion be legalized? In many eyes abortion is sought to be rather disturbing‚ unethical‚ and immoral. Only in extreme
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Instead‚ you should look forward to the great future that lays just down the road. Some doubt that the problems this country faces can be fixed by the Government‚ and‚ I must admit‚ I agree with them on most issues. How does a government change the way people look at
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Death Penalty should be Illegal Each year in America there are about 250 people added to death row and 35 executed. The death penalty is the harshest form of punishment in the United States today. Once the jury has proved a criminal guilty they go to the second part of the trial - the punishment phase. Lethal injection is the most common form of death. Capital Punishment is a difficult issue and there are as many different opinions as there are people. In this country Capital Punishment is not
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that have immigrated into this country seeking a better life. Now‚ how many have entered this country illegally? Illegal immigration is a very popular topic in America right now not only because of the 2016 presidential elections‚ but because of the global problems we face today that force people to enter this country illegally. The truth is‚ America is built on the foundation of illegal immigrants; immigrants that continuously provide for our country and introduce Americans to diverse cultures that
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Illegal Immigrants: Should they stay or not? Monica Lane ENG 102 February 13‚ 2011 Terri Ruckel Should illegal immigrants be allowed to stay in the United States if they entered the country illegally and not by the laws governing the states? An individual who is residing in a country illegally is known as an “illegal immigrant.” Regardless‚ of how an immigrant obtained their new home country‚ they decided to take a risk and move to a foreign country in search of a better life.
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Abortion Should Be Made Illegal Abortion should be made illegal. Abortion is murder‚ it is the killing of an unborn baby. In today’s society‚ regular people are not allowed to go out and just murder someone for no reason‚ so why should doctors be allowed to murder unborn babies? "Abortion is not merely the removal of some tissue from a woman’s body....Abortion is the destruction of an unborn baby." (O’Connor 93) According to John C. Willke‚ president of the National Right to Life Committee‚
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“There are approximately 600 ingredients in cigarettes. When burned there are more than 7‚000 chemicals. At least 69 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer‚ and many are poisonous”(American Lung Association). Tobacco was introduced in Europe in the late 1500s/ early 1600s‚ but did not become popular in America until after the Civil War. 15 of every 100 adults smoke cigarettes. Today there are over 55 different brands of cigarettes in America. “Cigarette smoking is responsible for 480‚000 deaths
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looking at it through rose-coloured glasses and see it for the life destroying substance it is. It is a recreational drug that has a profound negative effect on the human body; specifically the nervous‚ digestive and excretory systems. Alcohol should be made illegal because people under the influence of this drug have an increased likeliness of undertaking risky behaviours‚ alcohol places a burden on the health
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Doesn’t that taste good??? Well‚ depending to whom you talk to‚ a variety of answers are possible. It is interesting though‚ that we‚ as a society‚ actually are still deceived into believing the false promises of happiness and bliss from smoking cigarettes. In our society people still deny and forget the fact that smoking causes lung cancer and directly kills over a million people every year‚ and that is just what tobacco advertisement departments would like to have you forget. Nowadays‚ advertising
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