Turner 1 Barry Turner Neal Peters English 101 29 April 2013 Should it be legal In 1978 the state legislators of New Mexico made a law allowing physicians to prescribe marijuana to patients suffering from nausea caused by chemotherapy‚ much of this due to the efforts of a cancer patient by the name of Lynn Pierson. The Federal government modified the law to make it comply with IND regulations requiring a research program. The FDA also demanded many studies
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Writing 11/18/2013 Should Parents be Punished for Children’s Mistakes? Teenage crimes are on the rise‚ and in trying to prevent this condition from aggravating we are starting to consider different solutions‚ punishing parents for their children’s mistakes. The question to be asked is‚ are the parents really the problem here? Or is it something more severe? Punishing parents by the law is not the way to handle such rise in crime rates. Though I do believe that the parents should be held somewhat
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Good Morning/ Afternoon‚ Ladies and Gentlemen‚ Cigarettes have caused around 5 million deaths‚ which is 8 people dying each minute. Therefore cigarettes should be banned as they don’t just do physical damage but also moral damage. However banning cigarettes might lead to more criminal offense. Cigarettes have become a serial killer and have brought to people several different illnesses. The ingredients in a cigarette are so bad for you that they can kill a large rat in a matter of minutes
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Should Drugs Be Legalized In his essay “Drugs”‚ Gore Vidal calls into question the legalization of drugs for three main reasons: not everyone will become addicted to drugs‚ crime will decrease with said legalization‚ and man has the right to make his own decisions‚ and do what he thinks is best for his life. Although Vidal wrote his essay in the 1970s‚ drug legalization is still a highly debated topic of today. Vidal wants his audience to agree with his logic‚ that drugs should be legalized‚ sold
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Should people who download music and movies illegally be punished? Since humanity is getting a better life than ever before‚ entertainment is no longer a luxury affair. Music and movie become a top choice for everybody. However‚ music and movie are not spontaneously created. It is man-made‚ and it is not free. Thus‚ people’s solution is download music and movie illegally; as a result‚ illegal things must be punished. Downloading music and movies illegally can wipe out passion or creativity
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Cigarettes Should be Banned Smoking cigarettes has been a worldwide habit for a long time. According to the World Health Organization report‚ about 2 billion people smoke all over the world‚ 48% men and 12% women and even a number of child smokers. Everyone knows the harm of cigarettes and many countries have published smoking bans. The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan was the first one to forbid tobacco sales (BBC News). I strongly approve of the cigarette ban because cigarette is bad for people’s
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SHOULD PROSTITUTION BE LEGALIZED? Prostitution is the practice of engaging in sexual relations in exchange for money or payment. Been practiced for a very long time‚ since the ancient and modern era‚ and described as the oldest dated profession. My dream is to be successful in all my endeavours‚ be happily married‚ raise a happy family‚ and build a happy home with my wife‚ not someone who does not have an iota of shame or value. Love making is meant to spice up a marriage between a man and a woman
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change a happy person into a frustrated and nervous one. However‚ it is a big part of the school that all students have to go through. There are advantages in exams‚ but there are people who think the opposite that exams have more disadvantages to the students and should be abolished. Some people say that exams should not be abolished‚ because they say that exams are the only way for teachers to see the student’s level‚ it builds high sense of responsibilities‚ and it gives him pressure that will be
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euthanasia. We all have the right to die if it ends a person’s suffering or if a person is terminally ill and will die anyway. People should not have to suffer if they do not want to. Throughout the years‚ many people have argued whether euthanasia should be legal or illegal. To some it is considered "playing God"; to others it is a generous act. Do the people who consider euthanasia "playing God"; consider prolonging life "playing God" also? Everyone has the right to die. Patients have the right
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(World Health Organization). Seeing this fact‚ it can be seen that many women decide to get abortions for a multitude of reasons. So why should anyone who can’t or doesn’t make the choice see that this operation should be deemed illegal? So the point is that abortions should be available to women everywhere because it can help a woman’s mental health‚ women who are raped don’t have to be reminded‚ and this procedure is safer when performed professionally. It may be strange to hear that abortions
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