Marijuana and the Great Debate Cannabis or Marijuana‚ is the most popular illegal drug used recreationally today. It is derived from the flowering plant called cannabis and is also known by many other names such as pot‚ weed‚ hemp‚ and grass. Botanically‚ there are well over three hundred chemicals that derive from the cannabis plant. The main active ingredients of the drug are THC (tetrahydrocannabinol or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol)‚ and CBD (Cannabidiol). Of the cannabinoids‚ THC is the main
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and Douglas Debates The Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln‚ the republican candidate‚ and the incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas‚ a Democratic Party candidate‚ for a seat in the United States Senate. During the time period of the debates‚ Senators were elected by state legislators; therefore Lincoln and Douglas were competing for their respective parties to win control of the Illinois Legislature. The main issue for the debates was overwhelmingly
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A presidential debate is an honest and collaborative effort to explore issues however‚ it is a competition. Although each candidate is working towards the main goal‚ a better nation‚ they are not working together to achieve it. Furthermore‚ each candidate is seeking the truth‚ yet is trying to win the election. There are a handful of occurrences in the 2008 McCain and Obama debate where each candidate points out the past mistakes of the opposing man‚ instead of focusing on how to repair the fault
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Technology is growing at such a rapid pace. Computers are getting better and better. If a person is not computer literate‚ there is no way that he or she will survive the technological advances of the future. The author of Hamlet’s Blackberry‚ William Powers‚ believes technology is ruining physical togetherness creating human contact to be insignificant. He says‚ “The rushed‚ careless quality of screen communication is of a piece with the disconnecting of physical togetherness. When everyone is endlessly
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Technology is in everyones life these days if they want it to be or not. There are good and bad reasons for having so much technology in the world we live in today. Robert Samuels in his article “Breaking Down Borders: How Technology the Private and Public Realms”‚ “We adapt to our new technologies and to the new spaces these technologies create”(321). Gary Wolf also says in his article “The Data-Driven Life” “Millions of us track ourselves all the time”(327) later in the article he mentions‚ “Self
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Technology: Help or Hindrance? According to the World Book Encyclopedia‚ “technology refers to the inventions-including tools‚ techniques and processes-that people make and use to survive and prosper.” The World Book Encyclopedia also states that “technology fits people’s needs and desires. Basically what people want.” (Reynolds 74) Technology provides the help this generation needs. Technology is a positive help towards society because communicating is a lot easier and tools/machines can increase
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After watching tonight’s GOP debate‚ I am slightly shocked that the topic that consumed the majority of the debate was foreign terrorism. Although this is obviously a serious issue‚ so is domestic terrorism‚ such as the planned parenthood shootings‚ school shootings‚ church shootings‚ and movie theater shootings. The main focus of the debate was keeping "bad guys" out of the United States‚ but what I think the candidates failed to acknowledge and realize is that some white‚ male‚ anglo-saxon United
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Telecommunication and Technology in the Workplace Survey For my Office Procedures class I want to determine the importance of telecommunication and technology in the modern workplace with a survey. This survey consists of 25 questions. By answering the questions‚ you are providing information about the need of telecommunication and technology in the workplace. The survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete and the information would be kept private. To provide full privacy‚ your name
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DURANGO CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO DE AUTO – APRENDIZAJE EN LENGUAS LICENCIATURA EN DOCENCIA DE LENGUA INGLESA USING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE ENGLISH CLASSES RESEARCH PROJECT AUTHORS: ALEJANDRO AMARO LARA MARIA CRISTINA ORTIZ MACIEL SILVIA MAGDALENA ZAVALA ROMERO Victoria de Durango‚ Dgo December 9th‚ 2009 INTRODUCTION Contemporary societies‚ governed by technology‚ knowledge and communication‚ demand citizens with appropriate competencies to integrate themselves in a globalized world
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Advantages and Disadvantages of the Internet The internet has been the most prominent innovation in the 21st century. It’s a terrific global network that brought changes in the world of technology. However‚ just like any other technology‚ the internet has its own advantages and disadvantages. The internet has made communication faster and easier. Emails are instant; they are delivered around the world in just seconds. There are no other forms of written communication faster than an email. Video
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