American Teens Against Crime

Marijuana. It is the drug that has caused much controversy in the past ten years. One might ask if it should be legal, or stay criminalized. Many are concerned with the affect marijuana has on the brain; saying it can be harmful to those who use it over a long period of time or it can ruin a young developing brain. Another concern affiliated with the drug is that it can be addictive for some to the point where one could be harmed when removed from one’s lifestyle. In some cases, academic…

pattern. Coca was also used for religious purposes during ceremonies. There were also rumors saying coca was the cure for depression. In the eighteen hundreds coca was know as the “magical substance”. During these times there wasn’t many people to against a study. There were about five thousand cases of people dying from the effects of cocaine. Although cocaine was known as the rich man drug, by the nineteen hundreds cocaine was no longer a drug of choice for the wealthy. They looked at the drug…

Legalizing Marijuana Bill Hicks once said, “Doesn’t the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit…unnatural?”(Good-reads). So why is marijuana illegal if it is a crop that naturally grows on Earth? Although there is much skepticism about the legalization of marijuana, countries and states that have already legalized it are shutting down these concerns. Marijuana legalization is beneficial for economic growth because of personal, medicinal, and industrial use. Marijuana first spread…

First Canada, here the legal blood alcohol content is also set at .08%. The legal age of alcohol consumption is 18. Statistics according to the MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) in Canada, when looking across the whole country, vehicle related death rates reached 2,546. That is around four deaths a day per year. Out of those deaths only 476 involved a DUI over the legal alcohol blood content. Second Look at…

Mary Prince is a female African American who was born into slavery in Antigua and had many different slave owners. Semsigul is a white female teenager who was sold into slavery in Istanbul under the Ottoman control. The Indians in Mexico were being forced into labor by the Spaniards. A comparison of Mary Prince, Semsigul and the Indians in Mexico will show the various forms of slavery, the legal aspect that shaped it, the effect on the individuals involved and why slavery was so difficult to…

In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Angelou explains an African American girl’s perspective and beliefs. The novel begins with the author as a child, becoming a teen, and then reaching her young adult life. Influenced by the Civil Rights Movement of her own time period, Angelou makes clear all rights of an individual should be equal. Angelou struggles with personal tragedies, which include her parent’s separating, being raped by her stepdad, and the constant feeling of separation because of her…

with more than one partner. Most only live together with one partner (whom they later marry) and these couples don’t seem to be at a lot greater risk for divorce. The idea that living together before marriage increases your risk for divorce and goes against a lot of common beliefs that it is a good way to get to know each other better and prepare for marriage. Living together may be a way to get to know each other better, but other things about living together apparently do not help and even…

They will choose to live in ignorance of such a drug existing, and try to campaign against it. Such a nuisance cannot be helped, but with the help of the many, we can silence the few who wish to take away our political and social freedoms. We need the legalization of marijuana to happen in the United States, for a plethora of reasons. Marijuana…

Marriage has always been a thing, now and in the past, there are numerous ways of tying the knot with the love of your life. Gypsies are also everywhere both in the past and the present. There are different tribes and communities, sometimes you won’t know if you’re are looking at a Gypsy. They live their lives along the lines of what we do, with some accommodations here and there. They one thing that probably is the biggest moment in a gypsy’s life is their wedding. Preparation and performance…

Passion, peace, and prosperity. These are the traits that gave Talha Ahmed the ability to create Chains of Humanity, the biggest minority help organization in the world. Because of that, he is winning the Time Magazine Person of the Year Award of 2042. In an interview, Ahmed said that he felt that he was helping the world, but not enough. He being a minority himself, Ahmed said that he was empathetic towards other minorities who could not get their basic rights because of their ethnicity. He…