level; many states have mandatory minimums and similar policies. But that is changing. It is simply ineffective and inappropriate for states to focus only on new drug legislation. Twenty-three states have recently repealed drug penalties‚ including revision or even elimination of mandatory minimums‚ reclassifying what constitutes a drug offense‚ revising sentencing enhancements (being convicted of the same crime twice results in harsher penalties the second time)‚ modifying sentencing guidelines
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S Grant was not necessarily a bad president. However‚ many scandals surrounding his presidency that tarnished his reputation. The Black Friday Scandal‚ the Belknap Bribery Scandal‚ and the Credit Mobilier Scandal all had a negative effect on his career. However‚ he was an extremely successful soldier and general to the Union Army and led the Union to victory in the Civil War. He is remembered mostly for his military accomplishments and reconstruction efforts after the war‚ but
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The Negative Effects of Corporal Punishment By Nicole Stevens It happens in playgrounds‚ supermarkets‚ shopping malls‚ and home kitchens. A child disobeys‚ talks back or misbehaves‚ and parent responds in frustration and fury. Research shows that 90 percent of American parents have used spanking at sometime as a means of discipline‚ despite arguments from experts that physical punishment neither corrects nor controls a child ’s behavior in the long run. (Hales) One common misconception
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creation of fat. The directors of Fed Up raise awareness of the many other issues contributing to the extreme weight gain among individuals. Approximately fifty years ago tobacco companies started participating in lobbying to disguise the harmful effects of their product; food corporations‚ particularly those with products
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Aggressive Advertising Advertisements are everywhere‚ traveling by all ways possible‚ infiltrating the privacy that every person holds important to themself and their family. Ads may travel inconspiciously‚ while the final message they deliver through radio‚ tv‚ or billboards‚ is a harmful nuisance‚ and one that may root itself unscrupulously into the unconcious minds of honest people. Companies have taken on such aggressive promotional measures that advertising has become degrading‚ disruptive
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References: Gonzales‚ A. L.‚ & Hancock‚ J. T. (2011). Mirror‚ Mirror on my Facebook Wall: Effects of Exposure to Facebook on Self-Esteem. CyberPsychology‚ Behavior & Social Networking‚ 14(1/2)‚ 79-83. doi:10.1089/cyber.2009.0411 Muise‚ A.‚ Christofides‚ E.‚ & Desmarais‚ S. (2009). More Information than You Ever Wanted: Does Facebook Bring Out
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fuels the other‚ and the Internet had become a platform for media. In modern society the media exerts so much pressure‚ that maintaining beauty and youth becomes more important than anything else. Thus‚ creating a type of self-involvement. This leads to loss of perspective and ultimately‚ innocence. People of all ages and genders are susceptible to the effects of the media‚ and it influences everyone in different ways. It can make people sacrifice things that should be held dear‚ it can affects peoples
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Alongside the major cause of distracted driving‚ there are significant negative effects of this trend. One negative effect is that families now have to take care of family members who didn’t need to be taken care of before. In his documentary‚ Herzog interviews another family. Debbie Drewniak was the woman who was hit by a car while the driver was tecting and driving‚ now she has a double vision‚ her arms doesn’t work very well‚ her balance is not good‚ and she have hard time talking and remembering
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controversy the tropes based off of African Americans seems to be the most controversial and involve prejudice ideas. African Americans have been depicted negatively and positively in numerous shows however the negative depictions seem to be more prominent than the positive depictions. These negative images are readily visible
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confinement can be defined as torture because it often causes prisoners to lose their mental stability‚ or make their mental state worse. Social interaction is beyond important to humans. Humans are social creatures‚ and it can cause detrimental effects on us if we don’t socialize regularly. Forcing humans to go without this interaction can cause them great mental harm. There are a whole host of psychological consequences that are associated with long-term solitary confinement in Supermax prisons
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