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- 3181: Treatment of Drug Offenders is Dysfunctional
- ... a five sentence in prison. In an effort to make a few extra dollars for his family, he has now missed out on many things. He had to miss his oldest child graduate from high school. His marriage has stressed to its greatest extreme. And to society he is considered a “criminal.” Was sending this person to prison the best thing to do? It just does not seem worth it For ... on, you are instantly prejudiced. Even the manager at McDonalds might not want to hire you. This person has to start over from the beginning, just as if he had just got out of high school. The way we go about treating drug offenders in America is dysfunctional. If rehabilitation is the purpose, then we have failed. Why not put these people in drug rehabilitation centers. And at the same time ...
- 3182: A Separate Peace - A Journey T
- ... novel A Separate Peace includes many important themes. The author, John Knowles, was able to make the book more realistic because of his personal experiences. Knowles, like the characters in the book attended a boarding school. Many of his dilemmas were similar to those of Gene and Finny. The boys were able to surmount the ins and outs of friendship, conformity, and growing up. Friendship is certainly a major theme throughout ... Devon River. Even though he would have rather not done it, he went along with the crowd to fit in. Another example of Gene trying to fit in and be liked is when he ditches school with Finny. Gene never would have considered breaking the rules, but he feared that he would not be accepted by Finny if he didn't go along. Most teenagers are confronted with peer pressure, and ...
- 3183: The Life of Thomas Edison
- The Life of Thomas Edison Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio on February 11, 1847. When he was seven, his family moved to Port Huron, Michigan. Thomas did not last long in school, only three months! His teacher, Reverend G.B. Eagle said that Thomas was a dull student and asked to many questions. The teacher became sick of it and whipped Thomas ever time he asked a question. His mother pulled him out of that school and taught him herself at home. Edison was a very curios child. He read allot to try to answer his questions. When he was nine, his mother gave him a science book. He did every ...
- 3184: Marijuana
- ... yellow resin rich with cannabinoids, the more than sixty compounds unique to marijuana. Several of the chemicals are psychoactive, most prominently delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Lester Grinspoon, an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical school, wrote a book called Marijuana, the Forbidden Medicine (1993). In his book, Grinspoon provides evidence that smoking marijuana can relieve the nausea associated with chemotherapy, prevent blindness induced by glaucoma, serve as a appetite stimulant ... and insomnia. Police officers in Texas claimed that marijuana incited violent crimes, aroused a "lust for blood," and gave its users "superhuman strength." Rumors spread that Mexicans were distributing this "killer weed" to unsuspecting American school children. Sailors and West Indian immigrants brought the practice of smoking marijuana to port cities along the Gulf of Mexico. In New Orleans newspaper articles associated the drug with African-Americans, Jazz musicians, prostitutes, and ...
- 3185: Juvenile Justice System In America
- ... and child abuse cases that involve intentional injury or sexual abuse of a child.3 Juvenile offender cases usually come to the court’s attention through police apprehension of a delinquent. At other times, a school official, parent, or guardian may refer a problem to the court. The court intake officer then evaluates the case and decides whether it should be ended without action, whether the child should be referred to ... to the probation officer regularly. The court may order serious offenders committed to a juvenile institution. In certain instances, alternatives to juvenile court action may be desirable. Alternatives for minor offenses include informal assistance from school counselors, mental health clinics, and a variety of youth-service agencies. Court intake often results in referral to such agencies. At the other extreme, the alternative for serious crimes and dangerous behavior is trial in ...
- 3186: Legalizing Marijuana Legislation
- ... It is also used for patients who suffer from glaucoma. Patients with glaucoma say that smoking marijuana decreases the pressure on their eyes. Doctor Solomon Snyder, who is a professor of pharmacology at John Hopkins School of Medicine, and Doctor Grinspoon, who is an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School argue that cannabis has been used extensively, and showed apparent success to treat a variety of illnesses. These illnesses include migraines, excessive menstrual bleeding to ulcers, epilepsy, muscle relaxant, convulsing patients, and even tooth decay ...
- 3187: “To legalize or Not to Legalize”
- ... controlling these substances that people abuse? Another question that comes to mind if drugs were legal would be who and what would sell them? Would the local convient store down the street form the elementary school sell them so anyone could get ahold of them? If this were to happen then would it be an issue for middle school kids to budget their allowence so they could have their daily dose of their drug of choice? These are all questiond wich cannot go unanswered. The public needs to now how things are going to ...
- 3188: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... different parts of his novel, and to different degrees. At the beginning of the novel, on page 12, we see through Paul Bäumer s comments regarding Kantorek that he and his friends were taught in school of the glory of war. Bäumer stated, they taught that duty to one s country is the greatest thing Since Bäumer and his friends respected and trusted Kantorek, they hardly gave the prospect of not going into war a second glance. On pages 84-85, the conversation between Bäumer, Müller, and Kropp reveals that practically everything they were taught in school is of no use to them anymore. All of the knowledge they had acquired via their studies was not applicable in the trenches. Instead of having to know, for instance, How many inhabitants has Melbourne ...
- 3189: Illinois vs. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb
- ... was a child of wealth and opportunity. Leopold’s father, Jack, was a millionaire box manufacturer. Leopold was a law student at the University of Chicago and was planning to begin studies at Harvard Law School after a family trip to Europe in the summer. Leopold, who was very interested in wildlife, had already achieved recognition as the nation’s leading authority on the Kirtland warbler, an endangered songbird. Leopold agreed ... the wrong time. On May 21, 1924 at about five o’clock in the afternoon, Leopold and Loeb were looking for Mr. Levinson’s son when they spotted Bobby. Bobby Franks was walking home from school when a gray Willys automobile pulled up near him. Loeb yelled at Franks and offered him a ride home. When Bobby refused his offer, Loeb asked him to get in for a minute. He told ...
- 3190: The College Scandal
- ... their article for Sports Illustrated “Big Problem, Small Victory” that “The NCAA has estimated that more then 70% of major-college football and basketball players are contacted by agents while the athletes are still in school” (21). Agents are not supposed to be in any contact with college athletes until the athlete is out of college or getting ready to go in to a professional draft. By college athletes having agents ... booster Eddie Martin violated NCAA rules by giving Michigan players’ cash and gifts (19). When booster clubs of universities give gifts to their athletes, many do not know the consequences that will happen to their school, their athletes, and even themselves. The booster club is designed to give money to each athletic program equally. Still, equally does not always come into fair play. Eligibility is of tremendous importance to all college ...
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