Kiersten Deemer Teacher Class 15 April 2013 Legalization of Marijuana Close to 100 million Americans claimed to use marijuana at some point in their lives‚ and 25 million within the past year (Normal). Marijuana is the most popular illegal drug used in the United States. The legalization of marijuana has caused much controversy in this country since around the 1970’s and the debate still continues to this day. Many argue that marijuana is a gateway drug and there are no benefits of this
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Axia College Material Appendix C Microsoft® PowerPoint® Tutorial In the online classroom environment at Axia College of University of Phoenix‚ you will create Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations. (If you do not already have the software‚ make sure you get access to it.) This tutorial gives you the very basics for starting up with the program. Getting Started • Open Microsoft® PowerPoint®. • Start a new presentation: Click on Blank Presentation‚ then OK. • Choosing a
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Like Jefferson and Pain‚ you can change your world with the persuasive use of words. Considering the problems faced in schools and in your community. I think one of the biggest problems or worries is suicide. What some people don’t know about suicide was that this is not a new thing with the ages of fifteen to twenty-four the rate was 49‚496 in 1970. With today’s society the teen’s suicide rate has gone from 8.8 deaths per every hundred thousand people to twelve point three per
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My major is earth and environmental studies‚ and I really care about some problems related to human and environment. To be honestly‚ I decided to choose “Over-consumption” to my persuasive speech topic as early as in the beginning of this semester. I felt I had responsibility to tell people the truth of the over-consumption and persuaded them to stop this bad situation‚ after I watched Greenpeace activist Annie Leonard’s video “story of stuff”. At the first time‚ I hesitantly think that this problem
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It is Superbowl Sunday. You have family and friends over to watch the game. The room fills with the aroma of pizza‚ wings‚ and nachos. You hear the sounds of laughter and talking; that all stops instantaneously; as the quarterback receives the ball and gets tackled‚he does not get back up. Turns out the quarterback has severe brain trauma and will not be able to speak in complete sentences. This can be prevented with the end of the National Football League or NFL. The NFL is a repulsive greedy
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No on Drug Legalization Everyone will agree that the drug issue in America is prominent. After so many drug related crimes‚ deaths‚ and federal spending‚ debates spur with opposing views in the political arena on how to rectify the problem. One view on solving the problem according to Judge James P. Gray’s proposal is to legalize drugs or as legalization advocates call it "harm reduction." This approach believes that drugs use is inevitable and the only way to solve the drug problem is through
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Why legalize marijuana? "I see America with half the number of prisons‚ half the number of prisoners‚ 10‚000 fewer homicides a year‚ inner cities in which there ’s a chance for these poor people to live without being afraid for their lives‚ citizens who might be respectable who are now addicts‚ not being subject to become criminals in order to get their drug‚ being able to get drugs for which they ’re sure of the quality." Isn ’t it a gateway drug to harder substances? "The effect of criminalization
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Why Marijuana should be legalized? April 9‚ 2013 Marijuana is the most common illegal drug used in the United States with roughly 100 million Americans admitting to trying marijuana at least once. The total number of individuals arrested for all violent crimes combined‚ including murder‚ rape‚ robbery and aggravated assault‚ is less than the number of individuals arrested for marijuana related crimes. In this paper I will be arguing why marijuana should be legalized for recreation use. The
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Persuasive Presentation Outline VIDEOGAMES; Does it really cause violence? Thesis: Media shouldn’t be blaming the videogames as the main cause of violence in youth. Purpose: To persuade audience that videogames is not the main cause of youth violence. Attention Getter: I. How many of you noticed that in almost every juvenile crime‚ media blames the videogames as the main cause of the violence? A. If you think they are right‚ think again. B. My siblings and I are avid gamers ever
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Attention‚ Attention Attention! He loves beautiful views; but everywhere he goes is just too pricey‚ or his family have to wait so long to book a trip. Wait no more! Visualize yourself going on a hike in some of the most luscious places in Europe. Europe? Yes Europe! The Pyrenees is a magnificent place to visit‚ it has many options to explore. Its one of the greenest places in the world‚ always magnificent weather‚ and is a place where you can do fun adventures‚ but also the little ones can explore
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