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- 721: Legalization of Drugs
- ... Taxes should immediately be placed on drugs thus resulting in a significant increase in government income. The more money that government receives is more money that they can put towards the education of how drugs effect the human mind and body. Prohibition breeds disrespect for law©enforcement; the agency that "should" hold the highest respect of the American society. Money spent on prohibition is an overwhelming figure that is not needed ... the schism that has been created in the American society. Prohibition has set generation against generation, lawª enforcement officials against users, and the system of criminal justice against millions of otherwise law-abiding citizens. The effect of prohibition has not been a decreased marijuana consumption--statistics show that the opposite is true. Rather, prohibition has bred disrespect for the law and the institutions of government, and many have argued that that ... educational outreach. If we can distribute condoms and clean needles to control the spread of diseases, why can't we bring ourselves to distribute drugs cheaply and legally? The same arguments made about cause and effect ought to be made here as well. Granted, America has a vast and terrible problem with the issue on drugs in the 1990s, but as Robert Kennedy opined, "If the alternatives [are] disorder or ...
- 722: Pornography
- Pornography Suppose one accepts MacKinnon and Dworkin's suggested statutory definition of pornography. How does one who generally accepts MacKinnon and Dworkin's views on the pervasively harmful effect of pornography, and who accepts a need for legal redress of the harms perpetrated by pornography, deal with pornographic material? The ordinance proposed by MacKinnon and Dworkin would deal with such material by enacting legislation ... and for a remedy to be appropriate. There are problems with this kind of legal protection from social harm if MacKinnon and Cole's assumptions about the legal system are accepted. The sections may take effect only on the initiative of the Attorney General; it is this feature which led to charges against Ernst Zundel [for the publication of literature denying the holocaust and claiming the existence of a Zionist conspiracy ... a pornographic existence mean that some cases will come to light. If proponents of MacKinnon's ordinance adopt a suitable strategic posture, the ordinance will be effective in meeting their aim of limiting the harmful effect of pornography on women. The task for feminists, I would suggest, is twofold. First, organization of support mechanisms is needed to give women the resources to come forward and challenge those who harm them ...
- 723: ‘To Be Or Not To Be’
- ... that humanity in general endeavor such as aging, the pains of not being loved in return, and good guys always suffer. The last section focuses on Hamlet’s conclusion or answer to his question. The effect of this form of structure reflects Hamlet’s pattern of thinking. He states the question, ponders upon its different angles, and comes to a final conclusion. The soliloquy begins with the powerful phrase ‘to be ... off this mortal coil’. Each metaphor is a comparison or symbol of the turmoil Hamlet suffers. Although each comparison emphasizes the same thing, each one is worded in a special manner and has a different effect. “The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” is perhaps the most significant metaphor since it is the first reference to Hamlet’s struggle. The ‘slings and arrows’ symbolize the pain and ill fortune thrown Hamlet ... heirs to suffering. As mortals we are imbedded to suffering. Once we become immortal we can shake off ‘shuffle’ this mortal heritage. The ‘coil’ represents the strong intertwining bond of suffering attached to us. The effect of the metaphor is to strengthen and emphasize the power of suffering. In the third section of the soliloquy the use of personification and metaphor, ‘ puzzles the will’ and ‘their currents turn awry’, support ...
- 724: The Chaos Theory
- ... the modeled results will be very different. The system is very complex, thus making prediction very difficult.. The generator of unpredictability in complex systems is what Lorenz calls "sensitivity to initial conditions" or "the butterfly effect." The concept means that with a complex, nonlinear system, a tiny difference in starting position can lead to greatly varied results. For example, in a difficult pool shot a tiny error in aim causes a ... original system with the original initial conditions. But, the plot of the attractor, or the overall behavior of the system will be the same. A very small cause which escapes our notice determines a considerable effect that we cannot fail to see, and then we say that the effect is due to chance. If we knew exactly the laws of nature and the situation of the universe at the initial moment, we could predict exactly the situation of that same universe at a ...
- 725: Capitalistic Punishment
- ... empirical evidence reveal capital punishment to be inefficient, ineffective, and unjust; therefore, the death penalty should be abolished in the United States. Most of those who espouse capital punishment laud it for its supposed deterrence effect; that is, its alleged ability to intimidate would-be criminals into abstaining from murder for fear of the fatal penalty. According to statistics, however, no such effect is apparent. "Since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, the number of executions and the size of death row have substantially increased. Yet during this same period of time, the FBI Uniform Crime Reports ... national murder rate" (). Moreover, some sociologists like Hugo Adam Bedau in his book The Death Penalty in America suggest that these very executions intended to deter crime, may, in fact, incite crime through a "brutalization" effect, whereby a cycle of violence and murder is only intensified by government-approved homicide. Common sense backs up this empirical evidence. First, one can classify homicides into two categories for practical purposes: pre-meditated ...
- 726: Marijuana: Persuasive Essay
- ... state law proposition 215 which says, that pot is legal to smoke if you are using it for medical reasons in terminally ill cases. This proposition was on the November ballot and was voted into effect. The federal law that was put into effect no to long ago, states that using marijuana for any reason including medical reasons is illegal. This law was put into effect by the president Bill Clintion. I feel that the law enforcers in California should ignore the federal law or appeal it in court. There is another drug that is illegal to use in any ...
- 727: Caffeine 2
- ... well as a closely related stimulant, theobromine. The caffeine in sodas is generally produced from the cola berries, and is either a by-product of the cola flavoring or is added for flavor and stimulant effect. There are four ways in which caffeine stimulates the nervous system. Of these, one is of primary improtance. Another has some level of importance, and the other two only occur at unrealistically high levels of ... for breaking down cyclic AMP, thus depriving the body of an energy supply. Caffeine fools phosphodiesterase into attacking it instead, which inhibits the breakdown of cyclic AMP. However, the concentration of caffeine required for this effect to become significant is sufficiently high that the adenosine blocking remains the dominant factor. The other two laboratory effects of caffeine have been judged insignificant in actual biochemical situations. Caffeine can increase the speed of ... by Smith et al 4 who conducted a study in 1993 to examine the effects of coffee on daytime and night-time performance and alertness. The results clearly demonstrated that caffeinated coffee had a beneficial effect on alertness and improved performance in a variety of tasks in both day and night sessions. These effects are especially beneficial to night shift workers as it is known that many industrial accidents occur ...
- 728: Nuclear Energy: Uranium Fission
- ... they do not burn anything, they are non-polluting, and they are kind to the environment. Unlike coal-, gas-, and oil-fired power plants, nuclear power plants do not emit carbon dioxide and other harmful greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. This is not to say that no waste is produced in a nuclear reaction. An average size nuclear reactor produces 1000 MWe and leaves behind about 25 tons of spent fuel ... property of being a very portable and tradable commodity. In addition, because the fuel cost contribution to the overall cost of electricity produced is relatively small, even a large price increase will have relatively little effect (Hawley 8). Nuclear energy also gives the nation a diversity of fuel sources for meeting its electricity needs. No country would want to be too dependent on a single source of energy. By not putting ...
- 729: Duke Ellington
- ... musical styles in his band, such as Concerto for Cootie (1940) for fellow musician and trumpeter, Cootie Williams. With the help from American trumpeter James Bubber Miley, Ellington often incorporated in his music the jungle effect. This effect was made by placing a plunger at the opening of a brass instrument, therefore, muffling or muting the notes played out. The result sounded like a person wailing, giving the piece a voice-like quality. In Concerto for Cootie, Cootie Williams does a solo using the jungle effect, making it sound like a voice is singing along. His opening solo is repetitive, going over the same set of notes over and over again. The overall feeling is as if the music is ...
- 730: Edgar Allen Poe's Symbolism of Death in "The Fall of the House of Usher"
- ... Displayed through works of art and "musical science". Roderick Usher fretted the death of his family, thus, making him even more insane; which then, eventually led to his death. Edgar Allen Poe achieves his lasting effect on the reader at the end. The horror that he wanted the reader to experience is linked to the death or "fall" (as in the name of the story) of a brother, sister, family name, and house. All this desired effect puts the reader into shock, but also brings out a good side. Life after death was the underlying meaning to this story. Death usually means the end, but in a spiritual sense the soul is ... Death was the main theme of "The Fall of the House of Usher". Poe scorned the use of symbolism in readings. "He said that as soon as the reader became preoccupied with meaning, the emotional effect was lost…on the other hand he believed that short stories should have ‘undercurrents of meaning'" ("The Fall of the House of Usher"- Analysis, 4). These statements are contradictory to each other. He believed " ...
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