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Marijuana
1855 Words - 7 Pages.... Romans, and the Assyrians for
many things. These were what they used it for: the control of muscle
spasms, reduction of pain, and for indegestion. Imagine that if they still
practiced this, instead of taking an Alka Seltzer after you had mom's Chili
or Tacos, you might be sitting in the living room on the LAY-Z Boy, smoking
a joint or however they would take it. The folk medicine of Africa and Asia
have used it as an herbal preparation. A "mythical" and "legendary"
pharmacist and emperor Shen Nung thought using it as a seditive was all
right. In 2,700 B.C. that same "mythical" emperor said it helped female
weakness, gout, rheumatism, malaria, beri-beri (?), contipation, an ....
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Phencyclidine: The Dawn Of A New Age
3325 Words - 13 Pages.... the focal point of
intense scientific research. Parke Davis and Company did not know how terrible,
and wonderful, a discovery they made that day; but our world has been changed
forever because of it.quite possibly for the better.
The Dust of Angels
Phencyclidine, more commonly known as PCP, is a polycyclic compound belonging to
the arylcyclohexylamine class of chemicals [figure 1.0] (Souza 1993). In pure
form, it is a white powder which readily dissolves in water. The cyclohexamines
are known for their the potent neurological effects, with PCP being the most
potent. Almost every variation has been administered to, or abused by, humans at
some time (Nintey Fifth Congress, ....
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The Communication Decency Act: The Fight For Freedom Of Speech On The Internet
1802 Words - 7 Pages.... 18.......
imprisoned not more than two years.......or both."
The wording of that section seems sensible. However, if this one little
paragraph is approved, many sites such as the: Venus de Milo site located at:
http://www.paris.org/Musees/Louvre/Treasures/gifs/venusdemilo.gif; the Sistine
Chapel at:
http://www.oir.ucf.edu/wm/paint/auth/michelangelo/michelangelo.creation and
Michelangelo's David @ http://fileroom.aaup.uic.edu/FileRoom/images/image201.gif
could not be accessed and used by anybody under the age of 18. These works of
art and many other museum pictures would not be available. The bill says these
sites show indecent pictures.
The next part of the CDA has every ....
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Drug Prohibition
808 Words - 3 Pages.... in Columbia and the
U.S." The consequence of this drastic factory-to-retail escalation is a rise in
crime. Addicts must pay hundreds of times the costs of their habit, and often
turn to crime to finance their addiction. Also, those who deal in the selling
of the drugs become prime targets for assault for carrying extremely valuable
goods. The streets become battlegrounds for competing dealers because a
particular block or corner can rake in thousands of extra dollars a day. Should
drugs be legalized, the price would collapse, and so would the drug-related
motivations to commit crime. A pack of cocaine becomes no more dangerous to
carry than a pack of cigarettes. The ....
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Persuasive Essay: Capital Punishment
832 Words - 4 Pages.... But how often do these concepts creep into the public's mind when it hears of our 'fair, trusty' government taking away someone's breathing rights?
The Bible states "Thou shalt not kill," and this being a sin should have to be amended within oneself. However, the Bible also states "Don't judge others' personal convictions." It is the government's responsibility to punish people that disobey 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 thi ....
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Capital Punishment
898 Words - 4 Pages.... had prior convictions. Over half of all inmates return to prison shortly after being released. There are about thirty-three hundred people on death row. Fifty to sixty percent of inmates are now executed each year, most after having served ten years on death row (Senna and Sigel 430). While inmates are on death row most will appeal the courts, which taxpayers also pay for. Inmates have their lawyer paid for the first time he or she appeals the court, after that it is up to the inmate to pay for his or her own lawyer. Now, after exhausting state appeals, most prisoners are allowed only one appeal in the federal courts (Regoli and Hewitt 544). I think if the inmate wants to ....
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Capital Punishment: Pro
2109 Words - 8 Pages.... crimes, ranging from blasphemy and treason to petty theft and murder. Many ancient societies accepted the idea that certain crimes deserved capital punishment. Ancient Roman and Mosaic law endorsed the notion of retaliation; they believed in the rule of "an eye for an eye." Similarly, the ancient Egyptians, Assyrians, and Greeks all executed citizens for a variety of crimes. The most famous people to be executed are Socrates and Jesus. Only in England, during the reigns of King Canute (1016-1035) and William the Conqueror (1066-1087) was the death penalty not used, although the results of interrogation and torture were often fatal (Kronenwetter 12). Later, Britain reins ....
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Prohibition
603 Words - 3 Pages.... austerity measure in 1917, and later
Congress proposed the Eighteenth Amendment. According to Dennis Mahoney, in
1919, it was ratified and went into effect. The Volstead act was sponsored
by Andrew J.Volstead on October 28, 1919. It enforced the new Amendment.
During Prohibition there was a slight drop in homicide rates around the
country.
On January 16, 1920, the great law went into effect. The Eighteenth
amendment made it forbidden to manufacture, sell, transport, import or
export any intoxicating liquors. This was controversial because it turned
the common hard working man or woman, who enjoyed a drink after a hard
day's work, into a criminal in the law's eyes. In The H ....
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