America has been historically known throughout the world as the land of the free - a place where one can live their life as they please‚ without the chains of oppression to tie them down or a heavy-handed government to rule their life. The Pilgrims left their home country of England to flee religious persecution‚ so it was only natural that they would want the country they laid the foundation for to be a land of freedom‚ where people of all religions and lifestyles were welcome. However‚ America
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There are many advantages and disadvantages on the Internet.The main advantage of the Internet is that communication is made very easy. Two people on opposite sides of the world may communicate with each other via such things as videoconferences. This would save money on flights to other countries just to have a meeting when they can each communicate from their own office.The Internet is a very good place to advertise companies. Businesses can build their own websites and buy their own memorable
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The controversy of whether marijuana should be legalized or stay illegal in the United States has been going on since the early establishments of British colonies in North America. “Marijuana was a common substance among Americans during colonial and early Union times‚ used by doctors for pain relief and appetite inducement‚ and by citizens as a recreational substance. However‚ in the years between the first and second World Wars‚ the United States Federal Government completed several studies which
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A report by the International Business Times stated that deaths caused by marijuana are zero. However‚ legally prescribed drugs have taken a toll on the people each year and kills about 100‚000 people (Dave Smith‚ Medicinal Marijuana‚ ibtimes.com). This proves that marijuana is much safer to consume than other legal drugs. A study done by the university of California‚ shows that people who smoke marijuana not only do not suffer lung
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Good Student Professor Raynor Persuasive Speech Title: Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana General Purpose: To Persuade. Specific Purpose: To persuade or reinforce the attitude of my audience towards the legalization of marijuana being best for our country. Thematic Statement: There are many reasons for why marijuana should be legal but due to lack of time I will only be discussing marijuana’s health risks and how it compares to alcohol‚ the government’s financial gain from legalization‚ and popular
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Thus‚ to protect the woman’s life‚ we must keep abortion legal in America. According to abortion statistics from the Alan Guttmacher Institute‚ about 15‚000 women have had abortions each year because they become pregnant as a result of rape or incest. Fortunately‚ the nation’s leaders were able to stop this genocide of women. In Roe v. Wade‚ a landmark Supreme Court decision in 1973‚ stated that
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Alcohol accounts for 100‚000 deaths annually in America. Cigarettes claim 400‚000 American’s lives every year. The use of all illegal drugs combined - cocaine‚ heroin‚ marijuana‚ angel dust‚ LSD‚ etc. account for only about 3‚000 deaths annually. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse‚ however‚ there have been no deaths that can be unequivocally attributed to marijuana use. Yet‚ the federal government has banned the use of marijuana‚ while allowing alcohol and cigarettes‚ even allowing
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believe that it should not become legal and some believe that it should but let’s be realistic‚ legalizing marijuana will cause many problems in this world. Legalizing marijuana could cause users to become addicted‚ cause mental health problems‚ and cause a huge threat to our environment Marijuana can become very addictive to some people while utilizing it and not even know it. “The difficult thing about marijuana addiction is some people‚ even though they’re addicted can do fine with it for many
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What’s Worse? Many people face various addictions in the world today such as‚ drug‚ alcohol‚ sex‚ eating‚ or gambling addictions. One might ask the question‚ is one addiction more serious than another or are all addictions equally destructive? In particular‚ is an addiction such as gambling as serious as an addiction to drugs or alcohol? Research suggests a gambling addiction is less severe than a drug or alcohol addiction because drug or alcohol addictions are psychological and physical‚ can
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Out of the many things that we are to separate from as Christians there are some that we should just really stay away from‚ gambling being one of them. Now many people would ask why gambling? What makes it so important‚ its just a past time or something fun to do and maybe make a little money in the process. Well the truth is that Gambling is wicked and leads to nothing good! It effects and destroys pretty much anyone and everyone associated with it. One of the things that it does
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