The Smarter Sentencing Act does not repeal any federal mandatory minimum sentences‚ but instead reduces prison costs and populations by creating a fairer‚ less costly minimum terms for nonviolent drug offenders (). The 4 main things it will do will be to save billions spent on incarcerating nonviolent drug offenders‚ save expensive prison beds for more dangerous offenders‚ remedy a long-standing racial injustice and strengthen black communities‚ and address over-criminalization (). To give a little
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My Addiction Addiction is a physical or psychological need for a habit-forming substance‚ such as a drug or alcohol‚ or a habitual/compulsive involvement in an activity such as gambling. In physical addiction‚ the body adapts to the substance being used and gradually requires increased amounts to reproduce the effects originally produced by smaller doses (dictionary.com). The fear of becoming addicted to something is scary. Our society teaches moderation‚ everything in all areas‚ eating‚ working
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Drug Abuse in America In one month‚ it will be the 100th anniversary of America’s war on drugs‚ implemented with the Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914. A full century of headstrong battle against countries held responsible of breaching our borders with drugs‚ as well as the 1.53 million American citizens annually held legally accountable. When averaged throughout the span of a year‚ a drug arrest is made every 21 seconds according to the FBI. That puts 1 in 99 adults behind bars‚ the highest incarceration
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Steve Glansburg English 123-33 Professor Orszulak October 18th‚ 2010 “To abort or to not abort; That is the question” Abortion is one of the most debated topics in the United States today. Many people form their opinions on their already religious beliefs and morals. Right now in the United States‚ it is legal everywhere to perform an abortion. Abortion can be done at many different stages of the pregnancy and most people’s opinion on abortion differs with their thoughts of when during
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Stargirl Persuasive Essay I believe that true love is all that one needs in life‚ but being true to yourself is way more important and that can fit in any scenarios and here’s one. Leo should accept stargirl the way she is because her opinion should only matter and if he really loves her he should not try and change her and stay with her. Leo and Stargirl “Loved” each other. I know that Leo and Stargirl loved each other because in chapter 24 the author writes [Painted on the sheet in broad red
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Persuasive Essay Since North America has been discovered many expeditors have explored in the United States‚ including Cabeza de Veca‚ Don Garcia Lopez de Cardenas and William Bradford. In this essay I will try to persuade you that William Bradford was the best navigator out of all of them by comparing their expeditions‚ qualities and strengths and weaknesses. Don Garcia Lopez de Cardenas was an okay commander. He was smart and a good communicator‚ “They (Native Americans) provided him guides
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mania. In addition‚ too much time spent on Facebook can cause anxiety and depression.” Excessive Facebook time can also increase a teen’s likelihood of experiencing cyberbullying‚ which can lead to depression‚ anxiety and even suicide. The Facebook addiction was created by college dropout Mark Zuckerberg in 2004. It first started out as a campus thing in Harvard but progressively became a worldwide source of communication and entertainment. Facebook has become the world’s largest social networking website
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Persuasive Essay: Overpopulation Overpopulation is becoming one of the most preeminent problems facing human civilization. This complicated‚ pervasive issue will come to be a problem of the utmost importance for people of all races‚ religions‚ and nationalities. Our planet now provides for approximately 5.8 billion people‚ with projections of around 10 billion by the year 2050. Two billion of these are extremely poor‚ the poorest of which live in absolute poverty and misery. One very serious
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walk through our door envision a job in which they are sitting at a desk with a student teaching them how to add‚ in reality a typical day involves getting hit‚ spat on‚ and attempting to keep other students at ease during this process. For my persuasive essay‚ I will explore the idea of paraprofessionals receiving more training before they enter a specialized program. I am the youngest and least experienced individual in my position
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Week 8 Persuasive Essay Final Draft Tonya Ingram EN101 03/03/2015 Greg Gildersleeve Week 8 Persuasive Essay Final Draft To crop or not to crop‚ that is the question. Is it nobler to let your Dane’s ears hang natural or stand up at attention? What exactly is ear cropping you may be wondering. Cropping of ears is the cutting and reshaping of a dog’s ears to get them to stand up as opposed to the natural hanging look. Great Dane’s are not the only breed that cropping is popular with. Cropping is popular
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