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- 6411: El Dia de Muerto
- ... the Aztec month of Miccailhuitontli, ritually presided by the "Lady of the Dead", and dedicated to the children and the dead. The rituals during this month also featured a festivity dedicated to the major Aztec war deity, "Sinister Hummingbird". In the Aztec calender, this ritual fell at the end of the Gregorian month of July and the beginning of August, but in the post-conquest era it was moved by Spanish ... never a reason for sorrow between the ancient Mexican's. They didn't consider it as an end to everything but a step toward other levels in nature. The Aztecs had various perceptions of their world. Some as simplistic as a "flat disc" surrounded by water, to a toad floating in a water-lily filled sea. In this world contained various directions with different associated colors and symbols to each direction and level. They even cataloged the final resting places for the spirits determined by the kind of death and the occupation they ...
- 6412: Legalization of Marijuana
- Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana is the cause of much said commotion and debating, as the question of legislation becomes more of an issue. Drugs are a major influential force in countries all over the world today. Legalization of marijuana is an option that has not a chance, but really should be given a chance to be legal. Although many people feel that the legalization of marijuana would increase in the ... bring both government control and increased tax revenue. Furthermore, marijuana is less harmful and less addictive than are other already legal drugs, such as alcohol and tobacco. We need to face the fact that the war on drugs is a war the United States is still loosing. The current policies that keep marijuana illegal must be changed so that the crime element is eliminated, resulting in a safer and better society for us all.
- 6413: Analysis Of International Law
- ... and by being capable of enforcement by the application of external sanctions. The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, which succeeded the Permanent Court of International Justice after World War II. Article 92 of the charter of the United Nations states: The International Court of justice shall be the principal judicial organ of the United nations. It shall function in accordance with the annexed Statute ... occurs, the members of the Council may decide politically - but are not obliged legally - to undertake collective action that will have sanctioning result. In instances of threats to or breaches of the peace short of war, they may decide politically to take anticipatory action short of force. Moreover, it is for the members of the Security Council to determine when a threat to peace, a breach of peace, or an ...
- 6414: The Positive And Negative Effects of DNA Profiling
- ... rules that will allow society to benefit in appropriate ways." Without the proper constraints, the price of glimpsing one's medical future is high indeed. DNA profiling can be an extremely beneficial tool in the war against crime. However, when used for discriminatory purposes, this tool becomes a crime in itself. The ability to compare and contrast a person's genetic code with another should not be taken lightly, for with ... and Judicial Affairs, AMA, "Use of Genetic Testing by Employers," JAMA 2 Oct. 1991: 1827. Rick Weiss, "Predisposition and Prejudice," Science News 21 Jan. 1989: 40. Shannon Browniee, "The Assurances of Genes," U.S. News & World Report 23 Jul. 1990: 59. Browniee: 57. Renee Twombly, "The Wider Implications," Patient Care 15 Sep. 1994: 20. Browniee: 57. Browniee: 57. Weiss: 42. Browniee: 58. Browniee: 59. Weiss: 40. Browniee: 57. Browniee: 58. JAMA ... 42. WORKS CITED AMA. "Use of Genetic Testing by Employers," JAMA. Oct 2, 1991: 1827-1830. Beardsley, Tim. "Fatal Flaw," Scientific American. Dec. 1991: 28-29. Browniee, Shannon. "The Assurances of Genes," U.S. News & World Report. Jul. 23, 1990: 57-59. Hobbes, Thomas. "The Case Against Anarchy," Leviathan. 1651. L.R. "One Worked; The Other Didn't," Science. Jan 5, 1990: 18. Lewin, Roger. "Limits to DNA Fingerprinting," Research ...
- 6415: Reviving The Death Penalty
- Reviving The Death Penalty "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" is one of the oldest and most famous sayings in the world. It comes from the Mosaic Law in the Bible and it is an edict that has ruled millions for thousands of years. Today the issue of capital punishment has our nation split down the middle ... life, rather by making the penalty so high it strengthens the value of human life" (Draper,139). Some people feel it is wrong for the state to kill at anytime, but they do not oppose war. "If a foreign enemy did 1/10 of what our own criminal did to us they would be appalled. Let them consider this a war on crime" (Draper,121). They do not deem it right for the government to execute it's own citizens, but by doing so the government is saving many innocent lives. Fourth, Americans who follow ...
- 6416: International Law
- ... and by being capable of enforcement by the application of external sanctions. The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, which succeeded the Permanent Court of International Justice after World War II. Article 92 of the charter of the United Nations states: The International Court of justice shall be the principal judicial organ of the United nations. It shall function in accordance with the annexed Statute ... occurs, the members of the Council may decide politically - but are not obliged legally - to undertake collective action that will have sanctioning result. In instances of threats to or breaches of the peace short of war, they may decide politically to take anticipatory action short of force. Moreover, it is for the members of the Security Council to determine when a threat to peace, a breach of peace, or an ...
- 6417: "Speed": Methylamphetamine
- ... their work, need to lose weight, depressed, insecure, loneliness and insecure about themselves. Over all I feel sad about this whole issue and I wish the drug would be demolished off the face of this world. After all the trauma people in this society go through some people let a yellowish powder substance control their lives. I feel drugs in our society is a big issue and people need to pull together to stay drug free. In my opinion the war on drugs is the war on people. Drugs have always been in our society forever and I feel the best thing we as people can do is just educate our youth of the dangers of drugs. I just feel ...
- 6418: Is Drug Testing the Answer?
- ... drugs. Billions more are spent on trying to stop the drug problem. Four hundred million dollars a year is spent on drug testing. Drug testing is done in several areas. Athletes, employees in the business world, and those in law enforcement are the top three tested. Is drug testing a violation of the fourth amendment constitutional right? Does testing Americans really stop the drug problem? These are the issues that are ... be replaced with a probable cause for suspicion system. If an athlete gives signs of drug abuse, only at that point should a test be given. The majority of drug testing occurs in the business world. Employers want to obtain a drug-free workplace. Tests are implemented either at the application for employment or randomly during employment. The results of these tests do not carry any criminal penalties with them. The ... of drugs should be kept just that, private. What are the alternatives to drug testing? Legalization of certain drugs would greatly help the situation. Billions of dollars are spent each year in the so called "war on drugs". Crimes related to illegal drugs would no longer exist. Granted, drugs would become more accepted. With this must come more education to the younger generations. Legalization and education are the only answers ...
- 6419: Studies in Religion Euthanasia - A Moral Issue
- ... would be euthanised, for no reason. Another argument, one which many people who are for Voluntary Euthanasia might consider just simply fear-mongering and not a decent fact, is that of history. In Germany, before World War II, Hitler had old Germans, normal citizens, not just Jews, euthanised. Involuntarily. This caused a big outcry and, luckily, this horrendous occurrence ceased. However, the people who are against euthanasia say that Voluntary Euthanasia could ... it will be ushered in as a law in one state soon, and that that effect will cause a domino effect; every other state in Australia will follow. And, after that, countries all over the world will start to allow Voluntary Euthanasia as either a Statutory Right or be negated as a criminal offence in the courts, as they are in the Netherlands. I think Voluntary Euthanasia is a good ...
- 6420: Tobacco: Opposing Viewpoints
- ... policies, some less strict. In Wisconsin and Nebraska, possession of tobacco was illegal. All states banned the sale of tobacco to children. Despite the prohibitions placed on tobacco in the eighteen nineties, by the first World War, negativity towards tobacco began to fade. The lack of scientific evidence that smoking was harmful at the beginning of the century, and the war effort increased the demand for cigarettes. People only suspected the addictiveness of Nicotine, but could not prove it. It was not until the mid nineteen fifties that smoking was linked to lung cancer and ...
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