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    Gun Control a Societal Necessity Thirty-two students, faculty, and staff killed at Virginia Tech. Twenty-seven people, including 20 elementary schoolchildren killed in Newtown, Connecticut. Nine people killed during a prayer service at a church in Charleston, South Carolina. Four Marines and one Navy petty officer shot and killed at armed forces recruiting center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. (Berkowitz, Gamio, Lu, Lindeman, & Uhrmacher, 2016). These are the headline stories that make the news…

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    one participated keeping up with the neighbors. This drives acceptance from a unique angle, one that relies on possessions to be a part of a particular group. Without whatever the particular item is, a person needs to have it in order to be accepted. Rejection drives acceptance through forcing, pushing, or coercing someone to succeed or have a particular attribute, or again, a possession. Nobody likes rejection, although, some are more willing to accept it than others. Rejection is a part of…

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    cannabis research, the Obama administration had recently announced the elimination of the additional review of the Public Health Service for studies of marijuana as this was a crucial barrier to research to look for more "understanding of both the adverse effects and potential therapeutic uses for marijuana or its components” (Warner, 2015). Public…

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    Marijuana has changed our society socially and economically. It’s affecting a lot of people in the world because of the negative reputation it withholds. Marijuana has always been referred to as the gateway drug to all others, which has not always been true. The drug being illegal has created social issues and the ongoing detrimental War on Drugs. To elaborate more on this, I will include claims and evidence from David and Jack Cahn’s book When Millennials Rule: The Reshaping of America, where…

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    There are a number adverse consequences that can occur due to insider trading. It can dramatically reduce the trust and confidence that investors have in the system, the stock market’s operation as fair and efficient relies heavily on all inventors having the same access to…

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    cannabis plant was cultivated for both industrial and medicinal uses in the United States since the 1600’s. Cannabis was given little attention by any governing body in the United States until the state of California decided to regulate the sale and possession of marijuana in 1913(Houser and Robert E. Rosacker). It took another two decades before the federal government decided to get involved. In 1936 Harry Anslinger, the commissioner of the federal bureau of narcotics, led a campaign against…

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    psychosis has been recognized and treated, using numerous tormenting practices and inhumane interventions. However, it was not until the early 19th century did society classify psychosis as a mental health disorder, instead of labeling it as a demonic possession and began using Asylums, “The Whirling Chair/Bed,” and Benjamin Rush’s “Tranquilizing Chair,” to treat psychotic patients. As society progressed into the 20th century, more innovative approaches were utilized to treat psychosis, which…

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    Western writers have shifted to works intended to inspire, but the “self-made heroes” and stories of someone achieving everything they ever wanted very quickly by wielding their “inner power” have actually had the adverse effect (Botton 38). Literature can widen the reference group of an individual. People can relate to the main character, in the way of coming from humble beginnings, and feel envious whenever the character has sudden success and they do not. More recent…

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    his speech Nixon managed to sign his policy into law in January of 1972. He started a literal “War on Drugs”. This marks the start of the rise in government expenditure, incarceration rates, organised crime and a disrespect for the law these are adverse effects that the government did not expect. This war on drugs has caused…

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    Bad Safety Glasseses

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    will be a big problem when the scratches scatter light passing through the lenses. The poor vision caused by this problem is a safety issue in itself. Even looking through a pair of scuffed up prescription safety glasses during the day can have adverse consequences. What these consequences are, depend on the situation and the task you're doing. If you're an electrician, and you can barely make out the labels on the wiring, you could injure yourself or perhaps someone…

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