consequences of drugs depend on the drug type, drug amount and intent. The more dangerous that a drug is, the more severe the punishment is. Possession of marijuana is a misdemeanor and possession of heroin or cocaine is a felony. State guidelines determine what amount will result in a felony charge. The higher the amount of a controlled substance you have in your possession, the more severe the consequence is. Getting caught with a controlled substance with the intent to distribute or sell the…
pointed out in Lindholm’s book, “ Academia isn’t always a place of compassion, respect or integrity. It’s often a place where ego-driven intelligent individuals flight over ridiculousness just to be considered “right”...” (Lindholm, 2014, P108). But time could be a luxury for those who have to face a sudden death. As shown in Lindholm’s study, spiritual well being tends to be positively associated with self-confidence, general assertiveness, and inclinations toward offering praise, and to be…
The Exposure of Ambition and Power Does the possession of power reveal our character, values, and who we really are? Across the world there are leaders who with the possession of power morph into someone else. As Abraham Lincoln once said, “Nearly All Men Can Stand Adversity, But If You Want To Test a Man’s Character, Give Him Power”. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the main character Macbeth is portrayed as a valiant hero in the beginning. However, a prophecy crowning him as King…
Wrongful Possession of Drugs: The CID memorandum states that the MP found what they suspected to be a bottle of liquid steroids in the wall locker of the SM. Further investigation determined that the liquid was drostanolone propionate, an anabolic/androgenic steroid, which was confirmed by the CID laboratory. The DA 4833 states that the SM recieved an Art. 15, but did not specify as to the SM's punishment. Upon further review of the SM's file no Art. 15 is currently on record in his OMPF.…
Introduction In many states, there’s a fine line between simple possession, and possession with intent to distribute. In the state of Oklahoma evidently getting caught with a small amount of marijuana is a felony. Officer Dallas Lang preformed a routine traffic stop on I - 40 in Okmulgee County Oklahoma, when he searched Mr. O’ Brian car, he noticed the driving carrying 130 jars of marijuana with a street value of 160,000.00 in the trunk of his car. Kevin O’Brien was arrested and taken to…
Gun Possession On June of this year, in a nightclub located in South Carolina, a horrible shooting took place. A man named Thompson came into the place illegally carrying a firearm, which he used to cause mayhem at the nightclub. He successfully injured four people that night, but the fourth person he shot was not going to let it go on any further. This wounded man took a concealed weapon he had on him and neutralized the shooter. Thompson was later charged with four counts of attempted murder…
Throughout history many people have been discriminated because of where they come from. In “Two Views on the Philippines Question: Excerpts from Andrew Carnegie, Distant Possessions,” we see how Andrew Carnegie feels about the people from Philippines, he considers that they are arrogant and that Americans cannot be grown there. Carnegie feels that people from the Philippines do not know what being an American is like because in order to be a true American he thinks people have to be born and…
Antigone’s Character as describe by Aristotle’s Possession of Virtues In Sophocles’ tragedy, “Antigone,” the title character could be seen as fulfilling Aristotle’s three criteria for a virtuous action as he lays them out in Book II of the Nicomachean Ethics. Antigone does, apparently, know how to perform the correct burial rituals (thereby fulfilling the first criterion), she clearly chooses the action and chooses it for the sake of her brother (which seems to cover the second criterion), and,…
If any administrator finds any student drinking without the legal age, the administration will call the police, and the police will give the student a “Minor in Possession Ticket (MIP)”. Even if they had drank three beers, they will get a ticket. This ticket will brings negative aspects to any student life because it goes into its personal record. If a student has a MIP, they will need to report it to job application…
Byatt’s Possession is mostly about the affair of Christabel LaMotte and Randolph Henry Ash and the research of Maud Bailey and Roland Michell; Blanche Glover and Val are minor characters, only there to support the main story. Both of these women are victim of the affair, it caused their own relationships to end. Splitting up has different consequences for Blanche and Val due to society, dependence and love. Val is able to move on quickly after splitting up with Roland because she has already…