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Cannabis
Number of words: 871 - Number of pages: 4.... The next pharmacopeia released in 1942 (I gather they were relaesed every six years) did not have sativa in it. "The 1937 U.S. dispensatory said:" is used in medicine to relieve pain, encourage sleep, and to soothe restlessness. We have very little definite knowledge of the effects of therapeutic quantities, but in some persons it appears to produce a euphoria and will often relieve migrainic headaches. One of the great hindrances to the wider use of this drug is the great variability and the potency of different samples of which renders it impossible to approximate the proper dose .....
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Censorship And The First Amendment: The American Citizen's Right To Free Speech
Number of words: 1832 - Number of pages: 7.... properly protected under the constitution? Our concerns occur,
on account of special interest groups that are fighting to change the
freedom of expression, the right to freely represent individual thoughts,
feelings, and views, in order to protect their families as well as others.
These groups, religious or otherwise, believe that publishing unorthodox
material is an abuse of free expression under the First Amendment. As we
will come to find, our Supreme Court system plays an exceedingly important
role in the subject of free speech and expression. As well as,
understanding that the co .....
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Affirmative Action - History
Number of words: 1488 - Number of pages: 6.... affirmative action is that it creates equal opportunity for people in the work force and for students seeking admission into higher education. However, this is not a valid point. While affirmative action creates equal opportunity for some individuals, it discriminates against others, primarily white males. Therefore, affirmative action uses reverse discrimination to solve the problem of discrimination. Do two wrongs make a right? The answer is no.
The first reason affirmative action should be stopped is that employees often are hired that are not qualified to execute their jobs effectively .....
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Term Limits For Legislators
Number of words: 3060 - Number of pages: 12.... careerism, is the drive to impose
limits on the length of time someone may serve in Congress. Currently,
advocates of term limits are calling for two terms in the Senate, and three in
the House. It is possible, then, for a member to serve six years in the House,
twelve years in the Senate, eight years as Vice President, and eight years as
President, a total of thirty-six years. It is not unlikely, therefore, that
there will continue to be career politicians. The issue is not about total time
that one may participate in government, rather it is about how long one may
serve in a pa .....
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The Sources Of Public Policy
Number of words: 2959 - Number of pages: 11.... interpreting statutes and constitutions, and they are binding on legislators and executives.
3- Rules and orders issued by executives and administrative agencies, for they extend and apply the statutory law in greater detail.
4- Budgets of all governments, for they set the levels and objectives of spending as well as the amounts and sources of revenue.
b. Another key source of public policy is international relations:
Some policies cross national borders, taking the form of treaties and less formal working agreements between governments.
Ex: American relations with other countries a .....
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Gideon Vs Wainwright
Number of words: 1973 - Number of pages: 8.... to interpretation under different circumstances. The legitimacy of
the right to mount a legal defense is further obscured by the Fourteenth
Amendment which states, “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges of citizens of the United States.” As a result, many
questions begin to arise which seek to determine the true right of the
accused to the assistance of counsel. Should legal counsel be provided by
the government if the accused lacks the funds to assemble a counsel for his
defense? Or, on the other hand, does this amendment set the responsibility
of asse .....
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Keep Our Water Clean: Clean Water Act
Number of words: 1000 - Number of pages: 4.... Clean Water Act Amendments of 1995 are passed, all that we have
worked for since 1972 will be lost. It will take all of the advances made to
clean our water and totally reverse them. This bill will take apart the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, leaving loopholes for businesses
desiring to pollute our waters. This bill also demonstrates a flagrant disregard
for the state of scientific and technological knowledge in the area of water
quality. It will corrupt our water in such a way as to totally abolish the Clean
Water Act, rendering it obsolete.
The intent of the of the C .....
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Domestic Violence
Number of words: 1623 - Number of pages: 6.... jobs such as doctors or lawyers, Corporation executives and nurses. Most are heavy set women whose assets are controlled by their husbands and cannot defend them physically. Battered women are found in all racial, religious, and ethical backgrounds as well as age groups and educational levels. ''Who are battered women? If you are woman, there is a fifty- percent chances it could be you!''(Walker 19) Statistical data on battered women is difficult to find because most records are buried in medical records, domestic disturbance calls to the police or the records of social service agenc .....
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Teen Homicide
Number of words: 512 - Number of pages: 2.... like Mech wars. Many blame the toys that kids are playing with, some say it is accessibility to guns and liquor. Who can you blame? What your child learns at a young age affects them as a teen or young adult. The only person you can blame much is to say it is yourself. What you teach your child, how much love and care you give it can affect them as adults and teens to a certain extend. The community you live also can affect your teen. Just in Saturdays, newspaper it talks about a liquor store catered to Bergen teens. What happens when the store does not give the teen liquor anymore? The t .....
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Dual Citizenship In Canada
Number of words: 1787 - Number of pages: 7.... lifestyle. Karen and Ross appear to be leading a
life that is different from their parents but this is not entirely true. It is
noteworthy to mention, that each has a traditional role within the marriage.
For example, Ross is responsible for the financial aspects of the home while
Karen is responsible for the household chores. At the beginning of the marriage,
they attempted to have a "weekend marriage" but this was a great strain and
Karen sacrificed her career by finding a job closer to Ross. This demonstrates
they are traditional within the marriage, although Karen has an untraditional
c .....
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