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Persuasive Essay: Capital Punishment
Number of Words: 832 / Number of Pages: 4
... the law to keep our world in tact but is it their right to take away their lives? It is a Christian's responsibility to point out to those who sin that they do so and this country, trusting in God as it says it does, should do just that. So if the government stands strongly by this statement that's on the dollar bill, may they line up all the liars, adulterers, Buddhists, thieves, covetous and murderers at the chair. If they shall look into this one sin as so evil may they see all ten commandments so holy.
The society is so confused as to what is "right." More and more children are becoming murderer ...
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Alcohol And Driving While Intoxicated
Number of Words: 1255 / Number of Pages: 5
... the
combination of anger, and drinking is responsible for much of reckless driving.
Not only can alcohol enhance your mood, but it has been proven that it can
quickly alter your mood. When alcohol is consumed, it is not digested. It
passes through your stomach and small intestine directly into the bloodstream
and is carried to all parts of your body. It reaches your brain in small amounts.
When alcohol is ingested in larger amounts, it dulls the area of your brain
that control inhibition, judgment, and self-control. Hopefully you can see how
this could be detrimental to your health when driving ...
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Impact Of Abuse
Number of Words: 504 / Number of Pages: 2
... mother that my father took a sexual interest in me.
Remember how you taught me that art of deceit? First you put me in a
situation that had to be kept a secret then you pledged me to secrecy...As
a ten- year-old child, what was I supposed to do? You are an intelligent
man-you figure out the options available to a ten-year-old in that
position." (Rush, 1980)
Guilt:
The abused will feel tremendous guilt for a numerous reasons: - They
feel they did nothing to stop the abuse therefore they are responsible and
it should continue.
- They felt uncomfortable but the abuse was sometimes plea ...
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The Legalization Of Marijuana: Pros And Cons
Number of Words: 799 / Number of Pages: 3
... not legalize marijuana as
medical drug which is proven to be less dangerous than cocaine and morphine.
Lobbying groups in a San Diego, California , council committee unanimously
voted to urge president Bill Clinton and congress to end federal
restrictions against the use of marijuana for " legitiment medical use."
City council women Christine kehoe said she wanted the city of San Diego
"to go on the record we support the medical use marijuana.; marijuana can
be a drug of necessity in the treatment of AIDS, glaucoma, cancer and
multiple sclerosis. ''
Many agencies which are anti marijuana ...
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Capital Punishment: Justice To The Victims And Their Families
Number of Words: 369 / Number of Pages: 2
... required, nor excessive
fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." This was
meant to limit the severity of punishment imposed on an offender by judge
or jury, but instead it creates a paradox with its usage of the words
'cruel' and 'punishment.' Webster's dictionary defines cruel as "causing,
or of a kind to cause pain, distress, etc." Using this definition, one has
to wonder how our justice system is suppose to punish criminals at all.
Wouldn't every punishment be cruel if we took the criminal's point of view?
Obviously we must punish criminals, so who's to say the punishment
sh ...
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Speeding Is A Dead End
Number of Words: 628 / Number of Pages: 3
... recent rainfall and there was
not many cars on the road encouraging me to drive faster. I had just gone
through a yellow light at a major intersection and when I looked straight ahead,
there was not a car in sight. Due to the fact that the road was “all mine”, I
was encouraged to travel twenty-five kilometers over the speed limit.
Admittedly, I almost heard my mother telling me to slow down. After my increase
in velocity, I noticed I was approaching a downhill. Since I was driving
downhill, I was forced to pick up speed and I reached approximately 100 km/h.
When I reached the level road again, I ...
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Legalization Of Drugs
Number of Words: 1063 / Number of Pages: 4
... see a person with designer clothes, a
black Mercedes, gold chains, and big smile on their face. That drug dealer
seems like the most successful person in the neighborhood. It's very easy
to want to follow in the footsteps of someone like this. Legalization
would greatly reduce the profits of drug dealers. Kids would emulate the
people they're supposed to. These role models include teachers, doctors,
law enforcement, etc.
That is not the only aspect of life in the inner city that would
change. The gangs that flourished from the profits of selling crack would
become "small-time" gangs. The ...
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Marijuana Should Be Legalized
Number of Words: 3079 / Number of Pages: 12
... rolled into a cigarette (Grolier).
Cannabis is one of the oldest known drugs. It can be used medically, or as an intoxicant. THC stands for tetrahydrocannabinol, which is the main psychoactive substance in marijuana. Hashish is another form of cannabis that is found on the top of the cannabis plant. It has effects similar to marijuana (Grolier). Marijuana is a hallucinogenic drug. Doses can range from a simple "high" to effects similar to being intoxicated in alcohol.
Users may develop tolerance, but it has yet to be proven that marijuana is physically addicting (Grolier).
Marijuana use became a co ...
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Child Abuse
Number of Words: 1658 / Number of Pages: 7
... to see what would happen. The result - nothing. Child Protective Services said the report was not submitted within 24 hours, so they couldn't do anything. We had another case that we reported just two weeks ago to Child Protective Services. Another five- year old was involved. The teacher noticed a bite mark on his cheek. She asked him what happened, and he responded "my dad bit me." The teacher asked him if his dad was mad when he bit him and he said he was very mad. We reported this to CPS, but were told they couldn't do anything because the skin was not broken. These instances really make me que ...
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The Death Penalty: The Deterrent
Number of Words: 1566 / Number of Pages: 6
... criminal element where it belongs, we must demand that capital punishment be imposed when justified and expanded to cover terrible crimes in addition to murder" (Lee 163).
Ever since executions have existed, there have been several methods of executing criminals. Firing squad, hanging, decapitation, and stoning people to death were some of the methods that had been used in the past to perform executions. The three most common forms of executions in the United States today are: electrocution, the gas chamber, and lethal injection (Mortimer 67). As of February 25, 1998, there have been nine lethal in ...
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