Legalizing Marijuana Millions of people are diagnosed with AIDS or cancer every year. Although there is no cure, doctors have discovered that marijuana is one step in the right direction. Marijuana is also used for many other purposes. To the AIDS or cancer patient, it is the plant that fights nausea and appetite loss. To the paper or cloth manufacturer, it is the plant that provided m

Listening Skills Listening skills, like speaking skills, are very important in the working world. Not only will good listening skills put you at an advantage when it comes to following instructions, but if you are listening attentively, you will create a favorable impression with your supervisor. Listening is a combination of hearing what a person is saying and involving yourself with t

Addiction vs Habit Addictions have been around as long as excessive behaviors or habits have existed. From the minute that communication, conscious thought, and walking upright defined our species, we have probably had workaholic hunters, obsessive or compulsive gatherers, overeating cavemen and tobacco or drug abusers. Physicians, judges, the clergy, addicts, their families and the gene

Margaret Mead Possibly one of the most captivating women of the twentieth century, Margaret Mead redefined and extended the field of anthropology, the science of human culture. In fact, she turned anthropology into a household word. She popularized the thought that human differences arose from the imperatives of individual cultures at least as much as from biological determinants. The

Letting America Be Letting America Be In the beginning of the poem, “Let America Be America Again,” Hughes writes about America as if it were once a country which people were able to “dream,” and be “free,” or never did “scheme.” However, our country was basically a place to take refuge from religious oppression and to make a lot of money for the country who supported us financially

Lies Everyone in this world has told a lie at some point in their life, but the lies are told for different reasons. These reason have positive and negative results. Some may help, but some may destroy. The lies that may be helpful at time are those that save and protect. Those that destroy are lies that cover and hurt. Sometimes people lie to save relationships. These lies may ke

Materialsm Materialism Materialism what do you think it is'We all know that materialism is what a person wants not what he needs.Materialism also is the standards that other people see that we think we haveto live by. As Webster’s Dictionary state, materialism is a theory thatphysical matter is only fundamental reality. Americans are very materialistic.Because our society is

Liposuction Liposuction Thesis: Liposuction, the most popular cosmetic surgery, has become very popular in the twentieth century because it helps boost many peoples self-esteem. There are many factors that one has to consider before having the procedure of liposuction performed. There are many health risks that can occur when you have this surgery done. Although all most people

Litter Litter just doesn’t appear—it is the result of careless attitudes and improper waste handling. Is there anything you can do' Knowing more about litter and where it comes from is a good place to start. Why People Litter Research by Keep America Beautiful, Inc., has found that people litter because: • They feel no sense of ownership, even though areas such as parks and beache

Loosening Family Ties Loosening Family Ties Everybody has seen the old T.V. shows from the fifties and sixties with the nuclear family (mom, dad, and two kids) spending the majority of their time together. That is how things used to be. Times were different. Families spent time together; it wasn’t some magical trick started by the television stations to make people believe that fami

Love Versus Money Love versus money. People meet each other, fall in love with each other and than marry. This chain of events used to be true some time ago. Meanwhile nowadays other possible reason for marriage like money appears. So the dilemma of whether to marry for money or not appears in the life of almost every young person. For me it is absolutely clear that marriage for love is

Lying Has No Advantages Lying has No Advantages I was in high school and the big dance that made everybody uneasy was coming up on us very quickly. Yes, it was prom time. I was a junior and I thought that I knew everything about everything. One of the biggest parts of the prom really has nothing to do with the prom at all; it’s the party after the dance is over. Of course, the person

Adoption Adoption When a person decides to adopt, he takes the responsibility of raising a child who is not biologically his own. There are various reasons why people decide to adopt. Some say adoption is the best thing for certain children and many successful stories prove it to be true. However, there are also numerous tragic reports of adopted children being abused. “Basically, wh

Adoption Adopting a child is an experience that promises to bring great joy as it changes a couple or individual’s life forever. But what happens if the mother of that child wants to endorse their child' Those are the issues that many adopting parents and birth-right mothers are facing today. Many biological mothers want their child back. There are many concerns for adopting parents to k

Majiruana Marijuana should be legalized. Drug use is a major influential force in today’s world. The problem is so out of hand that many options are being considered to control it or even solve it. While ending the drug war is almost impossible, legalization of marijuana should be an option that should be considered to ease the burden. Although many people believe that making marijuana

Making Freinds Making Friends The process of making a friend is a very unique one. It depends on the person one is trying to become friends with, it depends on one's gender, it depends on one's age, but most importantly it depends one's personality. Every individual is different and how they make friends differs just as greatly. The way I make friends depends heavily on my personality. A

Making Our Homeland Safer I believe guns should be banned from the United States. In many cases, guns are not used to protection, but they for revenge and may take the lives of an innocent human beings. Many accidents leading to death involve guns. In order to avoid incidents of shooting in schools, we all need to take action. For example, the Columbine High School tragedy, two students

Managing Diversity Throughout this article the author talks about managing diversity and how it has many more advantages than affirmative action. The author explains the key concepts of managing diversity and shows one the ways in which it can ultimately benefit our societies businesses. Essentially, managing diversity is a way of thinking toward the objective of creating an environme

Mania A woman walks into the paint department and has a piece of wallpaper that she wants to match a certain color off of. The lady then has to go over and pick a color off of the color cards on the rack. If she cannot find an exact color that she wants then we would use the matching machine. We use this machine by putting the wallpaper over a hole of light and it then tell us how muc

Marijuana There are many different views on marijuana. These views range from wanting it totally illegal, to wanting it purely for medical reasons to wanting it as legal as cigarettes or alcohol. These different perceptions on how it should be used create many different arguments, which highlight the pros and cons of marijuana use. Marijuana been known to man for quite some time now

Marijuana In this day and age people throughout the world are looking for some way to escape the 'real world'. People seek medical advice in search of something to bring them up, down, relax, or even to help put them to sleep. Many turn to alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, marijuana, cocaine and /or other mood enhancing agents for a temporary break. "One of the most persistent and unusu

Mass Media And Industry Question In what ways can Australia's mass media be considered as an 'Industry'' If it is an industry, it clearly differs from others by virtue of the fact it deals with representations. What are the implications of this difference, and what role does it require for governments in controlling and regulating the mass media' Australia's Mass Media This essa

Marijuana Marijuana…Legalize it' One question that has haunted Americans for a long time is “Should the use of marijuana be legalized'” Some say, “Yes”, while others say, “No”. Owning marijuana was made a criminal offence in 1937 when Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act. Even with this new law, people continued to use the drug. Here we are years later, still without a satisfactory a

Marijuana Marijuana At the age of twenty-one, a person is considered to be entering adulthood. It is the age of consent and the age at which one is allowed to drink alcohol and go to prison. The American government, however, does not think that an adult who is able to make his or her own decisions in life is capable of making a choice about whether or not to stay drug free. Prohibit

Marijuana Paper Marijuana is the most commonly used drug in America, more importantly, it is the most commonly used drug among my peers. Marijuana is defined as a drug composed of the leaves, stems, and flowering buds of the Indian plant, Cannabis Sativa. The flowering tops of the plant secrete a sticky resin that contains the active material for which marijuana is used. My generation i

Marijuana Abuse By Teens Marijuana Abuse By Teens An effective solution for marijuana abuse by teens must be found! "Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in America today (Nation 5)." "Marijuana refers to the leaves and flowering tops of the cannabis plant. Marijuana is usually smoked on form of loosely rolled cigarettes called joints or hollowed out commercial cigars cal

Marijuana Effects On Brain Marijuana has been illegal for years because of the thought that it was a drug similar to cocaine, or heroin. Drugs such as cocaine and heroin affect the neurotransmitter dopamine. Dopamine is the neurotransmitter associated with extremely pleasurable sensations. If a drug interferes with its production and causes too much to be produced the result is extremely

Marijuana Use Marijuana Use: Medical and Recreational…It’s All Good It is time to put to rest the myth that smoking marijuana is a deviant activity only practiced by those who are considered to be the dregs of society. In reality, it is extremely common and is the recreational drug of choice for millions of mainstream Americans. In fact, it is the third most popular drug in America,

Marijuana: The Facts And The Media Coverage A Research of the Media Coverage of the War on Drugs: Marijuana: The Facts and the Media Coverage The “war on drugs” was announced by President Nixon in 1971. The media has been there since the very beginning: covering this so called war with every means at their disposal. Some feel that this media frenzy was caused, in large part

Marriage How can we succeed in our marriage' Answering this question is quite difficult since we all know that nobody is perfect; every one of us has bad and good traits, which define our personality, and make us different from each other. But we still always looking for our marriage partner who should have the traits we consider as important. According to me, and after a long thinking,