2010 were for marijuana (ACLU). By looking at these statistics‚ it is evident that the government spends an abundant amount of time and resources trying to crack down on marijuana users. Our tax dollars are going towards arresting men and women for smoking marijuana‚ when there are many dangerous and important matters that the law enforcement agencies need to focus on‚ such as terrorism and homicide. For many years‚ congressmen have attempted to legalize and decriminalize marijuana in the United States
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English 101 Argumentative/Persuasive Essay 4/12/2013 Word Count 1‚255 Readability 12.3 There are new proposed gun control laws in the aftermath of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton‚ Connecticut that occurred on December 14th‚ 2012. This incident claimed the lives of twenty 1st graders and six adults and has set the government in motion to try to prevent future acts of violence by strengthening gun control laws in the United States (Smith). This
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Country Membership notes China France Russia United States united kingdom Ban Ki-moon (Hangul: 반기문; born 13 June 1944) is the eighth and current Secretary-General of the United Nations‚ after succeeding Kofi Annan in 2007. Before becoming Secretary-General‚ Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. He entered diplomatic service the year he graduated from university‚ accepting his first post in New Delhi‚ India. In the
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Tim Brown English 103 Due: Dec. 13 Marijuana Argumentative Final Essay Ever since marijuana’s first recorded use five-thousand years ago‚ it never had much popularity until the last century with prohibition and anti-war movements. The legalization of marijuana has recently been a rather controversial issue‚ although there should be no issue at all. Marijuana should be legalized. Prohibition was once tried with alcohol and it was a proven failure‚ and it should be soon proven again with marijuana
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1050260 Stop smoking 2 STOP SMOKING Smoking can hurt smokers’ health and other people around them but why is it legal? Smokers in the world spend enormous amounts of money instead of using it for education‚ healthcare…‚ or while millions of people in Africa die because of no food‚ that is moral? Why do people spend their money to kill themselves instead of taking care of their family or contributing to social causes? According to the Lung Association
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substances that are harmful to unborn children (NTP). "Smoking during pregnancy may indicate that a woman is not taking a healthy approach to childbearing and‚ thus‚ may be associated with later problem behaviors for the child. For example‚ smoking by the mother during pregnancy is associated with substance abuse and criminal behavior in both male and female children when they reach adulthood (Child)." The major topic covered is the effects of smoking while pregnant. Miscarriages‚ still births‚ low
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RAY-BAN: ThE hISTORY Of ThE TOp SELLING EYEwEAR BRANd wORLd wIdE 1936 Birth of Ray-Ban Eyewear For aviation‚ both military and civil‚ the 1920s was a decade of remarkable advances. Air traffic grew as a result. With the development of new aeroplanes that could fly higher and higher came altitude-related problems. Pilots were suffering from headaches and nausea because of glare and the great distances that they had to traverse. In 1929‚ General MacCready asked Ray-Ban for a new type of air force
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Smoking kills millions every year‚ even those who have never smoked in their life. Secondhand smoke is a major cause of death to adults and children but it can be stopped. Because of this‚ smoking should be banned from all public places. You may think that our country has done enough to stop public smoking. In New York‚ “…a divided City Council passed a bill banning smoking in outdoor‚ public areas…”(Adams 13). Opponents believe that banning it from parks and beaches is enough but more can
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Passive smoking means breathing in other people’s tobacco smoke. Exhaled smoke is called exhaled mainstream smoke. The smoke drifting from a lit cigarette is called sidestream smoke. The combination of mainstream and sidestream smoke is called second-hand smoke (SHS) or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). Second-hand smoke is a common indoor pollutant in the home‚ making passive smoking a serious health risk for both those who smoke and those who do not. Children are particularly at risk of serious
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Effects of smoking Cigarettes have been around for a long time; however‚ millions of people are becoming more hooked than ever. Smoking was permitted almost everywhere‚ including airplanes. Worldwide tobacco advertising plays huge rue in the amount of people who smoke. Companies target potential new smoker’s especially young adults‚ with the usage of catchy ads on television and bill boards. Smoking cigarettes is considered one the most hazardous habits known to mankind. Smoking is a hard habit
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