Status Quo

Importance and Call to Action Marijuana, as mentioned multiple times until now, is a very common, yet controversial substance. It has caused many arguments over if it’s morally acceptable to use and if the benefits are worth more than the risks. In the end, it is an important part of society, because almost every American has heard of it. The importance of this issue has been brought up time and time again, however there is another issue that needs addressing that could change people’s view on…

Socal and Financial Effects of Legalization As the law is right now, there are many costs in regards to marijuana ranging from social to financial. The legalization of marijuana would help to lower these costs significantly and help the overall economy of the United States. There are a few tradeoffs though, since with the legalization of marijuana we could potentially see an increase in the amount of people openly partaking of it. There have been several states that have decriminalized…

There are several reasons why it makes sense to legalize marijuana. Prohibition of marijuana financially benefits organized crime, and since marijuana is illegal, the government is losing out on taxes that could be collected on marijuana sales if it were legalized. Additionally, legalizing marijuana would economically benefit farmers. Also, as proven by scientific research there are beneficial medical uses for marijuana. Lastly, the government should not interfere with our free will by…

Based on all of the information that I have read online I have come to the conclusion that I am pro legalizing marijuana. I do realize that there are many disadvantages to legalizing marijuana but I also see many more advantages to it. Many people think that legalizing marijuana perpetuates and extends the problem of addiction and the other negative aspects of consuming marijuana, but not many of them know the positives. There have been many proposals by different theorists that legalizing…

Nikita Thompson A new asylum paradigm? Globalization, migration and the uncertain future of the international refugee regime Jeff Crisp In our world, we can find more than 10 million people who, when asked where home is, can only respond that they are stateless. This large cluster of stateless people live and reside in lands where they do not have legal membership, given by the state to them. Due to this lack of membership within a state that an individual is occupying, they lose the legal…

The Status Quo With literature pieces such as “To Kill a Mocking Bird” by Harper Lee and “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost, they work together in showing how one thing that use to be accepted has changed due to time. These pieces challenged the status quo of the time period they are from along with today’s world with things still prevalent such as white supremacy riots and racial deviation. It might not be as bad as it once was, but we have a far way to come. “People generally see what…

and going against the status quo, which portrays the basic principles of the Marxist Theory. Donald Hall defines Marxist principles in his article Literary and Cultural Theory: From Basic Principles to Advanced Applications when he states “According to Marx, society is stratified into three primary classes-the aristocracy, the bourgeoisie and the proletariat…”(Hall 74). Marxist theory about social classes…

that are portrayed in our society, and it is necessary to challenge these flaws with the intention of producing a change in the status quo. Furthermore, when people do challenge these flaws an opposing side is always present; thus, conflict is inevitable. Conflict is important because it sheds light on the flaws in our society, and results in a change in the status quo. Although it was a tragic event in American history, what happened to Emmitt Till caused a realization in African-American…

your work. To make this change in the community you have to change the preconceived assumptions about the profession. According to Chung and Bemak in 2012, "if a counselor adheres to traditional roles, counselors are maintaining and reinforcing the status quo, which results in passively supporting the social injustices, inequalities, and discriminatory treatment of certain…

Others’ ignorance led him to pen his most powerful work of literature on the deplorable conditions in Ireland- A Modest Proposal. In the essay he challenges the status quo of the time and place in which it was written by telling about problems in different ways - he used satire and sarcasm. The first way that Swift challenges the status quo is by eating children. Can you imagine this will be true? He comes…