Bar examination

first smoked pot when I was 12 years old. My mother used marijuana, to relax and cope with the stresses of life. At first it was something to have fun and be social with my new peer group, but shortly into my freshman year it became a daily activity. It stole from my schooling and really crippled my education. Sadly this did not bother me. My marijuana use continued into my 20’s at a consumption rate of two to three grams daily with brief unwanted, periods of abstinence. Over the next few years…

Good Day. My partner, Nathan Medina, and I, Nicholas Benefield, are FOR the resolution: “The U.S. should change its Penal Code to abolish the Death Penalty. Observation 1: Definitions The following definitions are all from Merriam Webster-Online except noted. Penal Code: a code of laws concerning crimes and offenses and their punishment Abolish: to end the observance or effect of Death Penalty: death as a punishment given by a court of law for very serious crimes Capital Punishment: the…

It raises the bar high. When you watch the show CSI it makes you think and wonder, wow, if they can solve a crime and make it seem so simple, then why do it seems so hard for a lot of crimes to be solved in the real world today? People will develop high expectations…

Introduction The State Bank of India (SBI) and ICICI Bank are the main two biggest banks in India, individually. They are trailed by their rivals, the Punjab National Bank and HDFC Bank. SBI is the biggest and most seasoned bank, going back hundreds of years, while, ICICI is nearly genuinely new. SBI goes once again to British India. Its lineage can be followed to the Bank of Calcutta which was established in 1806, also the Bank of Bombay (1840) and the Bank of Madras (1843). In 1921, these…

Abraham Lincoln He was a small town boy born in what was considered a slave state at the time. Abraham Lincoln was a man of many talents, from engineer to politician, from living in Kentucky to Illinois, he was able to see things from many different angles in his young life. Little did he know that some day he would be a name that is still talked about today. Abraham, Abe, Lincoln, an American icon, started out as a young boy living in Illinois, and through his many years he learned how to…

Is wearing the hijab a sign of faith or of religious oppression? That is the question that has concerned many scholars in the fields of religious studies and women’s studies. Shelina Zahra Janmohamed argues in Love in a Headscarf, that wearing the hijab a sign of her faith. She believes that it is her religious duty to dress modestly and practice veiling. For her, it is a mark of devout faith in Islam and a marker of the religion that she practices. Even though she faces the pressure of a local…

problem yet? Child obesity has been, and still is, a problem in America today. Many people go to restaurants that serve large portions of food along with a numerous amount of unhealthy ingredients that they may not be aware of. Chili’s Grill and Bar is a go to restaurant for families for any occasion. They serve food and drinks for both adults and kids. One of their ads that I analyzed was aimed toward kids and their parents. When you first look at the ad, three words stand out: “KIDS EAT…

experience an innocent animal has to obtain for the rest of their life. Necessary sentences/transition sentences/information; Tested animals are held in captivity for the sake of finding new methods to cure diseases or simply for observation and examination. Thesis Statement; Although animal testing is beneficial in some cases, animal testing is cruel…

An incendiary debate has been sparked regarding current gun control legislation in the United States, because approximately 30,000 United States citizens lose their lives to gun-related crime and injury every year (Terror). The question is whether gun control laws should be strengthened to make it harder for potential criminals to possess weapons or kept the same to preserve the rights of the United States citizens. Gun control opponents believe that the answer to this problem is to loosen gun…

that any donations go through rigorous examination and sorting to make sure that the clothing sold is the highest quality for the customers and donating whatever cannot be sold to other organizations who can accept the clothing (such as the diabetes association) so that nothing is wasted. Finding financial information about Bethesda House can easily be found Revenue Canada’s website under “Charities listings” and searching “Bethesda House” in the search bar. It will then take you to a page where…