Arguments for and against drug prohibition

Framing is the “selection of a specific aspect of an event to emphasize one dominant feature in a news item” (Professor S. Jeppeson, personal communication, Feb 26th 2016). The news article chooses one dominant feature to focus on and excludes other information. This creates a bias in the information presented because they are purposely focusing on certain information and emphasizing that feature. Therefore media framing is how the news is presented in a way that changes the audience’s…

For it or against it, the choice to legalize marijuana has become a very controversial topic in our country. Why is that? Talking about the subject can sometimes be difficult to understand. There are so many things to know when it comes to marijuana, and just when you think you know it all, you really have only scratched the surface. Another thing that can be hard to understand is all the different information that is thrown at us and what we can believe. The most important thing we need to…

eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs (1 Timothy 6:10). In many states where it has already been legalized the economy has been boosted to heights that never thought possible before. The tax on the drug for recreational use is moderate enough to bring in a huge amount of profit. All branches of states can benefit from this such as schools, official government buildings, and even roads and all. The state of Colorado which recently has legalized…

The main argument about physician aid in dying and Euthanasia is whether or not it is ethical and whether or not it should be legal everywhere. However, the decision is the patient’s to make. The controversial topic of Physician Assisted Suicide is well known in the United States, and many people have found conflict in this practice because it breaks some religious values. The legalization of this practice, however is slowly progressing all over the world. As of right now, Physician Assisted…

‘Discuss’ demands that a considered and balanced review is offered that includes a range of arguments, factors or hypotheses, supported by evidence. The hippie movement of the1960s had an immensely positive impact on the politics of the time, more specifically on the advancements in civil rights, both gender and race based, the heightened freedom of speech and protest, and the anti-war and environmental movements. As the majority of the hippie movement’s impact came from the values associated…

Bernadine Healy’s argument in the essay Legalize Marijuana? Obama Has the Right to Say No is based on the government having the right to regulate usage of marijuana. Healy claims individuals want marijuana legalized because they see marijuana as a recreational purpose which blinds them from seeing that they are deviating from social situations. Healy’s criticism of individuals who are for the legalization of marijuana only see a reason for legalization because of recreational use. In fact…

The first is to deal punishments against lawbreakers. The second is to control the behaviors of society. This was no different in the puritan communities of the colonies. Though it might seem alien to our contemporary view of the United States, the colonies were a vastly different place…

little children that sometimes have to be raised without a father, and sometimes the resources of the mother is not enough to meet the needs of their children. Also, the government is violating the right to live, this issue is something that goes against the moral of the…

gun control later in 1938 when he introduces the National Firearms Act of 1938, which was requiring gun dealers in America to have a valid license to sell the weapons. In addition, the enactment of the National Firearms Act of 1938 also made the prohibition of firearms to convicted felons and individual under indictment. The evolution of gun control continues in 1968 when the assassinations of a multitude of prolific public officials takes place. President John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King…

psychotropic drug. Cannabis has been around since the beginning of time. At one point the plant grew wild along highways and in natural forests. As time went on stigmas developed around the use of cannabis for recreational purposes. This stigma in America stemmed from anti-marijuana sentiment peddled by alcohol companies, pharmaceutical companies and big paper producers. The congressmen in the early 1900’s had little to no knowledge of the cannabis truly was. Believing that the drug could be…