American Teens Against Crime

of states has moved to legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults (even more for medical marijuana). California has just joined pro-marijuana group via the recent passage of Proposition 64. Before the vote, plenty of Californians argued against or in favor of recreational marijuana usage. This paper will proceed to analyze the arguments made by the proponents of Prop 64. One of the prominent proponents of Prop 64 is the group Californians for Responsible Marijuana Reform. According to…

Importance of Violence Against Women Act known as VAWA Trump is planning on cutting federal funding (Bolton). It is a bad idea for the president to cut federal budgets because one of the many programs that will be cut is called Violence Against Women Act and it is the only program that tremendously benefits abused women. If the budget gets cut or eliminated there will not be justice for women. Women will lose legal rights against violence that is committed against them. What is a woman? A…

Racism was an immense problem in the American South during the 1930s and still is in America today. In the PBS American Experience: An American Tragedy, it is clearly shown. The blacks were mistreated because of their color and their class. From the time the nine black boys got on the train they were already at a disadvantage because of their race. Scottsboro was clearly a tragedy that will never be forgotten. This episode in American history proves how many people in the South were not…

games to minors? If so, then you’ll be surprised as to why. It isn’t a law, but it is up to the store to decide whether they sell you the game or not. Their reasoning is that some people seem to think that video game violence can cause real world crimes; such as, mass killings. The earliest known game was a single-player, arcade, tic-tac-toe game, developed in the year 1950 by Dr. Josef Kates, and it was named Bertie the Brain. The game “Spacewar!” (1962) was credited as the first widely…

These studies that mental illness is also a reason to mass shootings, and that psychiatric diagnoses can predict gun crimes before they are even committed. Gun laws must be heavily reorganized, and in regards to the Second Amendment there must be changes while keeping the modern world in context. The regulation of firearms is a tough subject to push, as there is a community that exists in America that firmly believes in the right to bear arms, which delays any political progress happening on the…

With “2.9 televisions, 1.8 VCR’s, 3.1 radios, 2.6 tape player, 2.1 CD players, 1.4 video game players, and one television” it is common that most Americans get their news, and information from the media. In today’s world, escaping media has come close to impossible. In his article “Supersaturation, or, The Media Torrent and Disposable Feeling,” Gitlin states that many children, especially those who live in low income households, spend extensive amounts of time in front of the TV. The influence…

Methamphetamine has slowly become more and more prominent in the United States. The drug is highly addictive which makes it easy to be abused. One of the most prominent users of meth have become the Native Americans. Their struggle, that started thousands of years ago, has consumed their population and has caused them to live in hardship. This then is translated into drug abuse. Indians on many reservations are resorting to drugs to escape the harsh reality that they face everyday. One of the…

In the 21st century, teens are addicted to their phones or electronic devices. I have to admit, I 'm one of them. If we put down our gadgets and see what is going on in the world, there are millions of problems in the world.These problems are called social issues. There are two parts to a social issue.The first part is based on how people interpret the conflict. The other part is the facts. Many social issues that occur today are abortion, gay marriage, gun control, and etc.. One issue that…

LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, etc.) teens, as most of us know, are looked down upon by a large majority of people. It is better today than it was just a couple of decades ago, but any amount of bullying for something these kids can’t control counts. In 2011, only four years ago, 82% of teens said they have been bullied for their sexual orientation. 44% felt unsafe because of their gender identity. More needs to be done for these kids; more than saying that “it gets better”, because…

persecution was a norm. Human rights and civil rights were protested by a array of people because they were mistreated due to their own personal beliefs. America’s government and Americas citizens have officially discriminated a variety of other American citizens. These citizens were mistreated in their own society verbally and physically and have fought and still fight for their freedom and equality in their own country. America has persecuted Quakers, Muslims, and gays throughout its history,…