Barbara Hagemeister Mrs. Hall Comp I April 26‚ 2011 Is Stem Cell Research Good or Bad? Stem cell research is a very complex subject. “Stem cells hold great potential for developing therapies to treat a wide range of human diseases. Already in clinical use is blood stem cell transplant‚ known well as bone marrow transplant therapy for the treatment of patients with certain types of blood diseases and cancers. The discovery of stem cells in various adult tissues‚ stem cells plasticity‚ and human
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Junior Literature and Composition 16 November 2014 Legalizing Medical Marijuana This article looks at legalizing medical marijuana in the 44 states that still have it illegal. It covers the drug’s use and why there is so much debate surrounding its use. The main reason why marijuana is still illegal in so many states is because the government doesn’t want people who don’t have medical use for it to abuse the substance. "Marijuana And The Controlled Substances Act." Congressional Digest 93.8 (2014):
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Marijuana Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug. The name marijuana is a Mexican slag word‚ which became popular in the 1930’s‚ which refers to the medicinal parts of the cannabis plant. Marijuana is a green‚ brown‚ or gray mixture that is created through drying the leaves and flowering tops of the cannabis plant. The potency of marijuana differs depending on what part of the plant is used. The three topics of marijuana I will be discussing is legalization of marijuana‚ teen marijuana
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Jon Rueff ENG 112 Bolden 3/4/10 Why is our Pollution Bad? When we watched An Inconvenient Truth several weeks ago there was a lot of pinpointing factors that came to mind that I didn’t truly understand. When I saw all of the charts of how high global warming is increasing‚ it really took a second for me to realize how much damage we’re causing to this environment. One point Al Gore made was the amount of travel tourists do in a single year‚ and how it is effecting our global
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The Legalization of Marijuana The dispute between the legalization of marijuana has been around for hundreds of years. The history of marijuana dates back to the third millennium BC. Cannabis‚ which is marijuana‚ has many different uses. Some of these uses include a recreational drug‚ as a religious rite‚ as a spiritual rite and even medical uses. So why is cannabis illegal? Cannabis was once legal and was one of the largest agricultural crops in the world. It was once one of the largest agricultural
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E-cigs good or bad It has been clearly established that smoking cigarettes causes negative health effects. Smoking cigarettes has affected families for centuries. And now‚ with the progression of technology‚ electronic cigarettes were created as an alternate to smoking actual cigarettes. However‚ electronic cigarettes might not have all the advantages the public might imagine. It is argued whether the sale and distribution of electronics cigarettes should be restricted to certain age groups
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Bibliography Topic and Brief Description Should marijuana be legalized? Marijuana should be legal because it can lower the crime of drug dealing and gang fighting. To legalize marijuana can stop people going to black market and touch other more dangerous drugs. For these unstoppable issues‚ we can only use a mild way to reinforce the management‚ so that we can get over twenty billion dollars back every year‚ which is lost in black market. After marijuana being legalized‚ the price will go down‚ and
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they had in common is that they both stabbed Caesar. The two Romans had very different morals. Brutus was an honorable man and said that he had never met a man that he did not trust. He was forgiving‚ but gullible and naive. This turned out to have bad results as far as whether or not Antony should live. If Antony were killed he could not have started the war. His qualities unlike Cassius’‚ which were vengefulness and manipulative‚ made Cassius the better man for the job because he would have had
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Marijuana addiction has clear signs and indicators and this page will discuss this in depth. Marijuana addiction is simply an uncontrollable urge to possess and use the drug. Those with marijuana addiction are not able to stop using the drug even if they wish. Often a person with marijuana addiction will make continuous excuses about why now is not a good time to stop using the drug. Such people are not alone. Marijuana addiction is a disease that affects millions of people every year. There is
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Cannabis also known as marijuana in our federal law system is classified as schedule 1 drug. Although over the years opinions and laws have changed about marijuana. I do not view marijuana as a risk if legalized‚ but more of a benefit to our society. The first question I ask is why should marijuana be illegal? From a rational point of view‚ individuals deserve the right to make choices for themselves. The government should then only have the right to limit those actions if they pose a threat to
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