The legalization of marijuana is among the most highly debated present day political subjects. From medical safety and teenage usage to potential health benefits, there are an immense number of factors considered in the debate of whether to legalize marijuana. From the discovery that it was able to be used as a drug, people … Read more
Criminological theories exist in order to explain what is considered criminal or delinquent behavior. They also exist in order to explain why people engage in delinquent behaviors, and by what functions and processes they learn these behaviors. There are micro level criminological theories, which look at behaviors within individuals, and macro theories, which look … Read more
Roughly every six years, the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) come to the negotiating table to discuss a new collective bargaining agreement. This process can be swift and straightforward, as it has been in most years, or it can be contentious and drawn out, as it was in … Read more
Today is a world like no other regarding how much things like technology, fashion, and even medicine have advanced. When my parents were growing up in the late 1960’s and early 70’s, aspirin was the number one over-the-counter painkiller for headaches, fevers, and regular aches and pains. Fast-forward to today, we have Advil, Tylenol, … Read more
Drugs are a big controversy and have been for many centuries in the United States because of its “exotic” nature. Most of the other countries have already legalized drug use or they never banned it at all. The United States has the opportunity to legalize drugs, but during the past couple of year, legalization … Read more
Marijuana comes from the Cannabis Sativa plant. Cannabis Sativa plant not only produces Marijuana but also produces hemp, which is a cash crop that can produce several textile materials. Marijuana commonly referred to cannabis used as a doctor-recommended form of herbal remedy. According to historical evidences Marijuana medicinal use dates back to 2737BCE. Cannabis … Read more
Cannabis at the Corner of Happy and Healthy? Cannabis began to be recognized for its medicinal purposes in Western medicine in the mid-19th century with the help of French psychiatrist Jacques-Joseph Moreauand’s book where he describes the short-term effects of cannabis and examines its therapeutic use (Zuardi). Although it has been over a century … Read more
The research question raised is does the abuse of opioid prescription drugs lead to dependency of acquiring heroin which creates the opportunity to commit crimes? This question is important to the study because the main focus of the study is to figure out how some people start out abusing heroin and what effects it … Read more
The United States’ Constitution was written in 1787, and in the time since then there have been twenty-seven amendments made to it. These amendments were further edited over the years as Supreme Court cases were held to resolve problems faced by our country. Perhaps the most important amendment is the fourth amendment, which protects … Read more
On November 6 two-thousand and twelve, two states–Washington and Colorado–passed voter referendums decriminalizing recreational marijuana use in the face of federal policy that dictates otherwise. And on December 14, a young man walked into a Connecticut elementary school and killed 26 innocent people with an AR-15 semi-automatic assault rifle. To the naked eye, these … Read more
Intro This plant has called been the Devil’s lettuce, Mary Jane, dope, hemp, weed, or simply pot. These are the many aliases to one of the most infamous plants in the western world. To the common citizen, the plant is named Marijuana or Cannabis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), … Read more
Athena Critides Mrs. Kuiper Foundations of European History December 11, 2018 How the Guillotine Influenced Death Penalties Around the World The guillotine was and has been consistently used as a symbol of fear throughout time. It appears in today’s world because even though it has long since outlawed in France and modern … Read more
The death penalty is a highly questionable use of punishment in our criminal justice system in the United States of America. Certain states view this harsh punishment for criminals as deplorable, while on the other hand certain states are not for the death penalty. The death penalty is the harshest punishment any criminal can … Read more
Almost 25 years ago, millions of people in the United States were wandering about, fulfilling their daily tasks with little thought on what chaos could be consuming the country. In 1995, millions of Americans uncovered a world of darkness, fear, and uncertainty through The Washington Post and The New York Times with the release … Read more
(Not too sure where I am going with this, but sure) On May 14th, 1969, the current Prime Minister of Canada, Pierre Trudeau passed Bill C-150. Bill C-150 decriminalized homosexuality for men over the age of 21 (CBC, 2015), a huge step for gay rights in Canada. This allowed Everett Klippert who was … Read more
