Amethyst Initiative

The National Minimum Drinking Act, an Unjust Civil Liberty Violation The age of adulthood in the United States is 18, and adults should have the right to make their own decisions about alcohol consumption. The National Minimum Drinking Age Act, MLDA, is a policy that was intended to lower alcohol consumption and related problems among teenagers. Studies and research have proven this act to be outrageously unsuccessful, and ineffective, especially among college age students. The National…

Why should the drinking age be lowered ? When people turn 18 most people will go off to college . When they are in college they are no longer being supervised by anyone . Many students in their first year of college begin to binge drink . College students binge drink before going out at night because they can’t legally get alcohol until they are 21, and lowering the drinking age may decrease the regularity on college campuses. Researchers who looked at states where the drinking age was…

Government Essay – Should the drinking age remain at 21 years of age or be lowered? How come 18 years old can die fighting for their country, but can’t legally drink until age 21? The legal age of consumption, possession and buying of alcohol in the U.S today is 21 years of age. I am of the belief that it is a suitable age, as it is reasonably high. I have listed the three main reasons of my belief: • Alcohol must be kept away from high schools and other places where young teens and other…

To: Bipul Chakraborty From: Sajal Nazir, Consultant Re: Tata Steel Zoological Park Problem Statement: This report will assist Bipul Chakraborty, the new Director of the Tata Steel Zoological Park, in determining how the triple bottom-line framework can be incorporated into the business model; where the zoo can become a profitable and self-sufficient business venture, while also meeting its conservational, environmental and social objectives. Key Issues: The zoo is facing a profitability…

propositions are essentially state-wide initiatives that directly voted by the California voters rather than the state legislature. In this election year, 17 propositions were on the state ballot with one being Proposition 67. Proposition 67 was essentially a ballot…

“To ensure the success of the colonization,” began the General, “only those individuals deemed essential as outlined in the New Earth Initiative press release from February 4th, 2116 will be granted a seat on the first series of launches to New Earth.” The broadcast continued for a while longer as the General called out the names of the approximately 800 scientists, local politicians, business…

Morrison effectively connotes Denver as the snow, doing all the work to cover the house. In other words, she takes action on her own to help the entire household. While Sethe became too distracted in her love affairs with Paul D, Denver took initiative to comfort Beloved when nobody could do so. While Denver becomes more independent and mother-like to Beloved due to her altruistic actions, her actions of taking responsibility ultimately prove her ownership for her freed self because…

How to Get the Prefix Tank Top before Your Name Step 1: Be a fat kid, get bullied, and avoid tank tops To a fat kid, wearing a tank top is like sticking a note on your own back that says kick me. You’re a target. Kids would make fun of the rolls that weren’t hidden by cloth. Although no matter what clothing you have on you’re a target. When you put your hands up and your shirt follows exposing the fleshy mounds that is your stomach you my dear reader is a target for bullying by kids. Have you…

Harvey Milk was a visionary and fearless gay rights’ activist and a Supervisor in San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Although his leadership was short-lived as a fellow supervisor and long-time opponent, Dan White, assassinated him his legacy remains as the prominent Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT). At that time, the community was entirely homophobic and standing staunchly to the fight against discrimination of the gay community. Harvey Milk was born on May 1930 in Woodmere, New…

The effects of estrogen replacement therapy on the cardiovascular system have been debated for a while. Elevated levels of homocysteine even to a mild or moderate degree have been associated with an increased risk for CVD. A recent meta-analysis revealed a graded and linear relationship between increased cardiovascular risk and elevated homocysteine levels. (Yuksel et. al, 2011). Estrogen replacement was given to the surgically induced menopausal women evaluating the levels of homocysteine. A…