English 151-15 29 September 2013 Heroin Rising If one traveled through the small quiet community of Monroe‚ MI you would probably never think that this town has a drug problem. From the outside it seems like a nice middle class suburb that might be ideal to raise a family. For those that reside here however‚ they know that there is a growing problem. There aren’t many families that haven’t been affected by heroin addiction in this small town. The drug has literally swept through this county like
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Ogden Marsh‚ Iowa was once the friendliest place on Earth. Until one day the “American Dream” changed into the “American Disaster” within a blink of an eye. The American scientific horror film‚ “The Crazies”‚ portrayed this disastrous apocalyptic event. The apocalypse is any universal or widespread destruction or disaster. Every apocalyptic event contains narrative elements which can be profoundly disruptive‚ chaotic‚ and uncontrollable. I believe the motion picture‚ “The Crazies” consist of these
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Joshua J Lashley March 20‚ 2005 Crack babies and there every day problems. Dr Wigfall Eng 120 When walking through my neighborhood you see a lot of things that could really hurt you. Things you wouldn’t ever dream of. A nightmare is what you could call it‚ which is what you would really see. Walk on the wrong street at the wrong time you could get beat up or jump for a couple of dollars or even your shoes‚ just so someone could get high‚ and if you walk through the wrong path you could
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Joshua Forte 9/27/2011 Group 2 Assignment #4 Unjust Punishments & “The Case of Crack Cocaine” Unjust punishments can occur because of sentencing disparities and wrongful convictions. Current prison populations show a higher population of African Americans and Hispanic men leading some to believe that a sentencing disparities caused by racial prejudices and discrimination are the causes. Sentencing disparities occur when offenders with similar criminal histories who have committed the
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day. I feel Jan has and addictive personality‚ and given the most positive circumstances may find herself as addicted to something less harsh let alone her drug of choice‚ crack-cocaine.. With that combination and such a harsh drug as crack being as asy to find as it is‚ leaves no surprise why she would seek that escape. Crack-Cocaine is one of the most easy to acquire drugs on the streets‚ and possibly the hardest of these. It is a cheap and dirty form of freebased cocaine. Freebasing is a process
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fall. This is how rocks and any type of earth falls. At the Yosemite National park‚ there is a crack in a cliff that measures 19 meters long‚ that is a little over 62 feet long. This crack fluctuates in width by about a centimeter from day to day. The widest the crack ever has gotten is 12 centimeters. Scientist can measure this width by using a device that is anchored to both sides of the crack. As the crack moves the device will measure the movement. There is evidence that when there are cooler temperature
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n the novel‚ The Tipping Point‚ by Malcolm Gladwell epidemics are meant to include smoking‚ crime and even Hush Puppies. People you know can spread social or medical epidemics. Epidemic: Spreading rapidly and extensively by infection and affecting many individuals in an area or a population at the same time. In the novel‚ The Tipping Point‚ by Malcolm Gladwell he explains many epidemics that have effected everyone in one way or another. For example‚ Hush Puppies‚ teenage smoking‚ and crime in cities
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Crack in Spanish Harlem Philippe Bourgois For people that have never had to struggle for a buck‚ they could never imagine life in the streets. I grew up primarily getting everything I wanted‚ and obviously everything I needed. Never did I ever once have to ride a city bus‚ let alone be found anywhere near inner city streets. I use to believe that the people there were "bad‚" therefore they placed themselves in the street. But after going to school with kids in poverty‚ and somewhat seeing the
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relaxed after popping them. But cracking knuckles to often may cause damage to your soft tissue and surrounding ligaments. References Scientific American. (2012‚ May 6). What makes sound when crack or knuckles? Retrieved from
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Concerned with the AIDS Epidemic in Africa “2000 began with 24 million Africans infected with the virus. In the absence of a medical miracle‚ nearly all will die before 2010. Each day‚ 6‚000 Africans die from AIDS. Each day‚ an additional 11‚000 are infected.” Even though we live in America‚ we still have the right to protect others and ourselves and have somewhat of an obligation to help everyone‚ even those in Africa‚ out. We should be concerned with the AIDS epidemic in Africa because if we
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