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In Japan, the murder rate is almost 1 per 100,000. In the U.S., there are about 3.2 murders per 100,000 people each year by weapons other than firearms. This means that even if firearms in the U.S. could be eliminated, we would still have three times the murder rate of the Japanese. Japan's murder rate may be low, but its suicide rate is over 20 per 100,000 people. Japanese are being murdered and committing suicide at a rate of about 21 per 100,000. In the U.S., our combined murder and suicide rate is about 21 also.<...
The legalized drinking age should be changed from twenty-one to eighteen years old. Once a person turns eighteen, he or she is considered an adult, and they should be able to purchase and enjoy an alcoholic drink occasionally. At the age of eighteen, someone can join the military, get shipped off to other countries to fight in wars and witness grue...
"And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him." (Genesis 4:8) Back in those days, was pretty clear cut. If you killed someone, it was called murder. Of course, if you had a reason, then it was justifiable. Back then, it was an eye for an eye...
The issue of whether fixing punishment for each kind of crime or considering followed by different circumstances has been debated widely. It is said that blocking punishments would support the organizing law system, whereas others believe that following each case would have exact decisions and make more opportunities. This essay will analyze the is...
For years there has been a wonder drug which has befriended countless sick patients in a number of countries. A relatively inexpensive drug that is not covered by health care plans which has aided the ill both mentally and physically--marijuana. Significant scientific and medical studies have demonstrated that marijuana is safe for use under medi...
ENGLISH SPEECH Imagine yourself in a room, 12 feet long by 6 feet wide. You're sitting on a metal bed bolted to the floor with a thin foam cushion. The only other things in the room are a table and a chair, a sink and a toilet. There is no window, only a small faint light on the ceiling. You spend all of your time in this room, you have no choi...
? It's amazing what athletes will do to achieve higher levels of performance and to get an edge on the rivaled competition. Often people do not realize the long term effects that result from the decisions they make early in life. This resembles the obvious phenomenon with steroids. Steroids became a spreading exposure to athletes in the Olympics...
Drug abuse most often refers to the use of drugs with such frequency that it causes physical or mental harm to the user and impairs social functioning, according to the definition stated in "Software Toolworks Encyclopedia". This term also refers to the use of a drug prohibited by the law, regardless of whether it was actually harmful or not. Alt...
The image of an egg being "our brain on drugs" is still clear to us ten years after the popular commercial was on television. Society today has accepted into its mainstream that drugs are a negative force in our society, and "the toll of drug use measured in lost productivity, in rising health insurance costs, in hospitals flooded with drug overdos...
American Civil Liberties Union Briefing Paper Number 8 Since our nation's founding, the government -- colonial, federal and state -- has punished murder and, until recent years, rape with the ultimate sanction: death. More than 13,000 people have been legally executed since colonial times, most of them in the early 20th Century....
A corruption free India is a dream that can be realized. Vishal M. Against the topic. It is said that the first step towards correcting a mistake is understanding it. Today, very few people would be willing to admit that they are responsible for bringing dishonest men and women to power. As long as there are human beings greed will exist and w...
Drunk driving should be legalized in the United States to help improve our standard of living. The legalization of driving while intoxicated would severely reduce the numbers of crimes that are committed on the roads. The number of illegal actions occurring on the roads would be reduced by the number of people that used to break the law by drivin...
On August 10, 1969 the headline "Actress Is Among 5 Slain at Home in Beverly Hills" appeared on the front page of the New York Times (Roberts). This was the beginning of a investigation of police error which prolonged the arrest of Charles Manson. There were several people who claimed they had heard gunshots and screaming in the early mornin...
The question of whether to legalize drugs or not is a very controversial and important issue. Drugs affect so many areas of society. "The U.S. population has an extremely high rate of alcohol and drug abuse" (Grolier). Several groups have formed and spoken out regarding their position. "Speaking Out Agains...
Haley Varvel Mrs. Poteet AP English Language Guns are a touchy subject, some people believe it is the gun that kills and not the person behind it, while others believe guns should be illegal, and no guns should be allowed to be carried. Guns are extremely dangerous, and America needs to have stricter gun control laws. In the year 2017 there w...
