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What is war really like? Is it just like how the movies and tv shows portray it to be? A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, give us as the reader an in depth, real life experience into what being in the midst of a war is really like.This nonfiction novel tells the story of Ishmael Beah. Ishmael used to live a normal life in Sierra Leone, until one day while he is away a rebellion force attacks his home town. Ishmael 's life is completely turned upside down, He must survive on his own. Scavenging for…

Job #1: In the beginning of the novel, Ishmael was a skinny, twelve year old African American boy that wore baggy jeans, long-sleeved shirts, and three pairs of socks that he pulled down and folded, which puffed up his sneakers (7). As the novel progressed, Ishmael became very scrawny with dirty, shabby clothes. Ishmael became extremely thin because he was not able to eat regularly. In the novel, Ishmael’s hunger ends up taking over in chapter 5, Ishmael and his friends chased after a little boy…

According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), about 669,000 Americans in 2012 reported using heroin in the past year. This number has steadily grown. America treats heroin addiction like a disease when it should be treated as a mental health or social issue. Many heroin addicts…

The purpose of the project is to calculate the energy efficiency of the CUC building. This report includes a brief insight into carbon emissions, the greatest contributor to global warming (Wisland, 2016). Methods to improve energy efficiency in other buildings, their effectiveness, and what improvements can be made in the CUC building are included. The investigation collates the total energy consumption value of the building at 5.0x106 kWh per year, thereby giving 6.7x106 pounds CO2 emissions…

hold toward Hotel. However, he has grown accustomed to him, he says, “…I’d known him ever since he’d appeared, when he was fifteen or sixteen years old” (29-30). This statement suggests the narrator didn’t simply meet Hotel as a teenager, but began to use drugs at the age stated, marking the creation of Jack Hotel. This can be inferred as it is typical for substance abuse to begin during adolescence. The narrator had spoken out against drugs which is why he spoke “maliciously” about Hotel…

of them. But unfortunately, because of our justice system, drugs occasionally drag innocent people into court. Even acquiring miniscule amounts of drugs can ruin lives. The personal and social costs of recreational drug use are high; in addition, some of the penalties for drug use or possession are unfair or unjust; therefore, the middle road of decriminalization of some recreational drugs is the best answer to America’s drug problem. One of the major problems with prohibition is searching…

pharmacies, thus, the quality would have been assured, as would the needles necessary for its use. In fact, under Friedman’s legalized regime, he believed that while the number of addicts may increase, but that is an uncertain result as he believes the “forbidden fruit is attractive,” thus, becoming a case of curiosity for young adults (Wilson). However, Wilson dissents from Friedman’s notion. Wilson uses examples such as the result in Porsche sales or whiskey sales, if the price is to be cut by…

created by this product would be growers, cultivators, dispensary operators, security guards, delivery drivers, solar panel specialist, lab techs, and inspectors. These are just a few that come to mind. With our economy being what it is today we could use more…

Fighting Marijuana One the most controversial issues of 2016, the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana also known as weed. Current president Barrack Obama himself in an interview with the Rolling Stones expressed his views on Marijuana. He believes that marijuana should be legalized and taxed the way alcohol and tobacco are. Is this really a good idea? Yes, this would create more jobs and lower the unemployment rate, but not for long if America becomes a country full of potheads.…

Why is weed really illegal ? Have you ever asked yourself why is weed really illegal ? Sure you have been told all your life that weed is a gateway drug and that it will guide you into the wrong path. But if you do a little research you would find out the real reasons weed is illegal are much more different than what you 've been told. Lets first start talking about the history of cannabis also known as weed, most people think cannabis is a new drug but “humans started growing cannabis…