.... the steppes of central Asia, it now grows in almost any climate, spreading like milkweed of thistle, crowding out neighboring grasses and reaching heights of three to twenty feet at full growth. has been cultivated for at least 5,000 years; it is one of the oldest agricultural commodities not grown for food. The stalks of the plant contain fibers that have been woven for years to make rope, canvas, and paper. Cannabis is dioecious, spawning male and female plants at an equal rate. The flowering buds of the female secrete a sticky yellow resin rich with cannabinoids, the more than sixty .....

.... be declared a delinquent in one community may not be against the law in another community. In some communities, the police ignore many children who are accused of minor delinquencies or refer them directly to their parents. But in other communities, the police may refer such children to a juvenile court, where they may officially be declared delinquents. Crime statistics, though they are often incomplete and may be misleading, do give an indication of the extent of the delinquency problem. The FBI reports that during the early 1980's, about two-fifths of all arrests in the United .....

.... established in March of 1996 by Presidents Clinton and Zedillo (of Mexico) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking and reducing the consumption of illegal drugs. It has the following objectives: Eliminate the illegal use of drugs in both societies, especially among the youth. Increase the security along the common border, while maintaining full respect for each country’s sovereignty. Ensure that drug traffickers cannot evade justice in one country by fleeing to the other. Control the diversion of precursor chemicals and eliminate the p .....

.... the federal civil service: New evidence of the public service ethic. Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory, 8, (3), 413-439. 2. Loeb, M. (1995) . When to rat on the boss. Fortune, 132, (7), 183. 3. Mulrine, A., & Schrof, J. M. (1998). Coping with a crooked boss. US News & World Report, 125 (12), 76. 4. Sprague, R.L. (1998). The painful legacy of whistleblowing. Forum for Applied Research & Public Policy, 13 (1), 71-75. 5. Singer, M., Mitchell, S., Turner, J. (1998). Consideration of moral intensity in ethicality judgments: Its relationship with whistle-blowing .....

.... obtaining power. In the film Maria Candelaria teh film portrays the power of the church when Jose and Maria wish to marry but they cannot afford the cost that is required by the church. I think this illustrates the power of the church because if one cannot afford to pay thefee they cannot marry that not event the poorest peasants can escape its grip. A scene with the blessing of the animals also portrays how the grip and influence, the scene has a massive amount of people flocking to the church. In the film Maria Candelaria Jose and Maria wish to marry but they cannot afford the cost .....

.... November reported that over 70% of those polled disapprove of the current performance by Congress, and most blamed politicians for failure to take action (Cloud 3709). These accusations of failure to follow through come with historical proof that Congress and Clinton have failed to compromise and resolve the issue. After all, current budget plans are dependent on somewhat unrealistic predictions of avoiding such catastrophes as recession, national disasters, etc., and include minor loopholes. History has shown that every budget agreement that has failed was too lax. One might remember the G .....

.... assigned to political entities with little regard for custom or culture had been crushed after World War I. The humiliation imposed by the victors in the Great War, coupled with the hardship of the economic Depression, created bitterness and anger. That anger frequently found its outlet in an ideology that asserted not just the importance of the nation, but its unquestionable superiority and predestined role in history. Italy was the birthplace of Fascist ideology. Mussolini, ironically a former socialist journalist, organized the first Fascist movement in 1919 at Milan .....

.... was certainly not taken seriously as a ‘good physicist’ until the old scientist who rejected his theories had died (Sakimura, Jean. 1998. MCB41X Discussion). To Prove by using mathematical sense, is possible only if you have the luxury of defining the universe you operate in. A scientist should be able to evaluate, using a common definition, the fact based upon empirical evidence. The more and better evidence will certainly build a case to eventually assign a fact to it. Even then, we cannot be absolutely be 100% certain about this (Strahler, Arthur. 1987. Science and Earth History .....

.... are over sixty-five.(Ogg 2) This figure has not always been the case though. Before immunizations of infectious childhood diseases, death at a young age was common. In 1915 the average life expectancy was 54.5 years. Today the average is about 75 years. Most adults who died were not really old by today’s standard. (Ogg 2) Death was part of living, commonly taking place at home with family and friends. Bastian 2 Today, as the figures show, death is highly institutionalized. This hiding away makes death easier for everyone to deny. The question of how to treat the dying surfaces. As one doct .....

.... 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 of the death penal .....