Marijuana: Legalize or demonize? Marijuana has been a part of culture for centuries and has even been cultivated and sold by prominent members of American society. I chose the topic because of the political implications that have become an issue within the last decade and wanted to be able to make an informed decision. A more personal second reason why I chose this topic is due to personal interactions. Both I and my family have been affected by marijuana; I grew out of it and…
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My best friend of 12 years is a frequent marijuana user. He was smoking with some friends in an abandoned lot when police showed up and he ran from the scene. The police caught him and put him in handcuffs. However, instead of arresting him immediately, the officer instead talked with him and upon…
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XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX July 17, 2014 Pres. Barack Obama Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President, I am writing to garner your interest in the fight to legalize medicinal marijuana on the federal level. It is an issue that has sparked great concern throughout the country as state by state we are seeing legalization efforts passed while our government considers what these individual states is doing is illegal. As I’m sure you recall in my presentation, the…
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Abstract This research paper will consist of an analysis of the use and abuse of illicit drugs within the prison systems on a global basis. With information gathered from various sources such as the internet and one on one interviews with an inmate in a male correctional facility and a former inmate of a female correctional facility I intend to show the rampant flow of drugs in and out of the prison system, the control of (or lack there of) by prison officials, the drug gangs and dealers…
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on alcohol abuse, researchers found that men have a tendency to have a higher rate than women for alcohol abuse (“males having a rate twice that of women (10.4% vs. 4.4%)” (276) it is also found that the prevalence of alcohol abuse among offender samples is quite high, certainly much higher than that found in the general population.” (277) Concluding that “Among offenders, alcohol and illegal drug abuse often co-occur but not always. Some offenders misuse alcohol and avoid illegal drugs and vice-versa…
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Chapter 10 Interviews Interviews==-Most frequently used selection device -Tends to get greater weight relative to other assessments -Higher cost selection device - High Validity if well designed Use of Selection Interview==- Recruiting purposes - Educating applicants about the job/org - Efficient and practical method for measuring some KSAs Early screening decision about an applicant's acceptability (screening) and later selection decision (selection) Interview: Recruiting the Applicant…
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body to organize a large scale, drug testing program in the late 1970’s, the need for which was punctuated by the 1981 crash of a jet aboard the USS Nimitz, which killed fourteen and wounded forty eight servicemen, many of whom tested positive for marijuana use in the post-accident investigation ( http://drugstestingbook.com/laboratory-accreditation-regulation/historical-overview-of-workplace-drug-testing-programs/, 2014). Shortly after this the Reagan administration, which had swept into office on…
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phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1d Establish and maintain a formal style. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1e Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented. ASSIGNMENT: Citizens in a democracy have the right and responsibility to make informed decisions. You will make an informed decision on a Constitutional issue after researching…
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representation of black culture on these military bases.2 He emphasizes how the lack of soul music, black entertainers, black magazines, and other products, aided in perpetuating a military experience that catered to the white American soldier and tolerated “personal and institutional racism” against blacks.3 Herman Graham III claims that life in the field was more democratic and life in the rear was more hierarchical; he uses statistics to prove that the military draft was fair towards the African American…
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Why Do So Few Citizens Join the US Military? Why Do So Few Citizens Join the US Military? Abstract The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is the nation’s largest employer. In fiscal year 2005 alone, DoD planned to recruit 168,861 people to active duty and succeeded in recruiting 163,259 people. That number is somewhat lower than in recent years, primarily because the Air Force is dramatically reducing recruiting in FY 2005 as part of a force-shaping initiative, while the Army fell…
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