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Women And The Canadian Welfare State: The Decline Of Social Welfare And Its Effects On Women
Number of words: 3118 - Number of pages: 12

.... transformation and "reform" of the welfare state has huge implications on the lives of many women, and not only those who are dependent on welfare for their livelihood. Welfare, especially women's welfare, encompasses a very broad category; at present all safeguards given by women by various government agencies according to their sphere of responsibility and the concept of equality of the sexes can be considered women's welfare measures. The Canadian welfare state, until recently, appeared to have some measure of stability; the Canadian government had a role in helping to alleviate some of .....

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Marijuana
Number of words: 632 - Number of pages: 3

.... of millions of Americans of all ages, including many of societies most powerful members. prohibition threatened far fewer Americans, and they had relatively little influence in the districts of power. Only the prohibition of , which some sixty million Americans have violated since 1965 has come close to approximating the prohibition experience, but smokers consist mostly of young and relatively powerless Americans (American Heritage, pg 47). Alcohol prohibition was repealed and prohibition was retained, not because scientists had proved that alcohol was the less dangerous of the various .....

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The Need For Americans To Vote
Number of words: 448 - Number of pages: 2

.... as often as humanly possible should be rewarded, maybe with something more than an “I voted” sticker which ends up in the trash can a day later anyway. If the government were to give a $50 tax break to everyone who voted, I think that many more people would show up to the polls, those who had too much to do before would suddenly have a few minutes to spare. I also think that all polling places should replace the “I voted” stickers, with an “I voted” stamp on the right hand of everyone who votes. This would be a good way to reduce the amount of people who vote more than once, which .....

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Capital Punishment Deters Murder, And Is Just Retribution
Number of words: 374 - Number of pages: 2

.... should be punished for their crimes, and that it does not matter whether it will deter the crime rate. Supporters of the death penalty are in favour of making examples out of offenders, and that the threat of death will be enough to deter the crime rate, but the crime rate is irrelevant. According to Isaac Ehrlich's study, published on April 16, 1976, eight murders are deterred for each execution that is carried out in the U.S.A. He goes on to say, "If one execution of a guilty capital murderer deters the murder of one innocent life, the execution is justified." To most supporters .....

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"Speed": Methylamphetamine
Number of words: 864 - Number of pages: 4

.... snort the drug up the nose or smoke it through the mouth. After staying up for days on Speed the drug where's off and a person will sleep for days, there is a larger fatigue and one will be so damn depressed. I stopped talking to a friend because he was so addicted to this horrible drug called Speed. One thing I noticed is he was a totally different person when he was using speed. Whenever he was high on the drug he was a great guy with all this incredible energy, nothing would ever possibly make him upset. Though when the drug wore off he was so grouchy that no one could stand a single .....

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Tinker Vs. Des Moines
Number of words: 392 - Number of pages: 2

.... endured was that adverse publicity and a challenge to the authority of a school district, or school to establish rules for student behavior and conduct. 3. The Tinker's accused the school district of violating The Bill of Rights, first amendment, the right of freedom of speech and the fourteenth amendment, the rights of the citizens [civil rights]. They claimed that MaryBeth was exercising her rights under the Constitution. They then sued the school district for violating those rights. The school district did not agree and fought to defend their position. 4. The defense reminded the .....

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Gender Role Reversal
Number of words: 515 - Number of pages: 2

.... being a male would not being able to buy and wear female clothing. I wanted to make sure that I took into consideration what is negative about the entire gender role itself from a male's perspective. So, I got onto the Internet and joined a transsexuals chat channel. I felt this would give me a great new point of view about being a male. One valid issue that I feel society has made men view as being horrible is men buying and wearing female clothing. One male mentions how females can buy boys' items or girls', and are not viewed with amazement. I, for one, have and do on occasion wear men's c .....

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Alcohol
Number of words: 1409 - Number of pages: 6

.... Studies have shown that ism may be genetic. If ism is genetic it would be indirect. it would be related to the stress gene. This means that stress would set off a trigger that makes a want to the person. If ism is learned behavior it means that drinking is a bad coping skill, most likely learned through an ic parent. What are the effects of ism, on both the ic and their family? has terrible effects on health, family and work. The effects of on the body are cirrhosis of the liver, loss of brain cells, stomach cancer, depression, tremors and blackouts. An ic in the family causes many .....

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Tinker Vs. Des Moines
Number of words: 401 - Number of pages: 2

.... the court of law. The punishment that the school district endured was that adverse publicity and a challenge to the authority of a school district, or school to establish rules for student behavior and conduct. 3. The Tinker's accused the school district of violating The Bill of Rights, first amendment, the right of freedom of speech and the fourteenth amendment, the rights of the citizens [civil rights]. They claimed that MaryBeth was exercising her rights under the Constitution. They then sued the school district for violating those rights. The school district did not agree and fought t .....

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Teen Violence And Its Causes
Number of words: 1687 - Number of pages: 7

.... as parents. Parents determine how their children become. As the years go by, we see a higher and higher divorce rate. As this rate goes up, so does the crime rate. Couples today have forgotten the word commitment. As a result of this, the children suffer. It is hard to grow up with separated parents. Most children become bitter or angry as they grow because of their divorced parents. In some cases the parents fight or argue which can affect a child, and may adapt the child to be more aggressive. Also, when raising a child in a divorced atmosphere, what kind of lesson is he/she learn .....

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