We all hear about drugs, but many of us never stop to think: What are drugs really? A drug, such as caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, and aspirin, is a chemical that affects the way your body functions, especially the brain, as it is the hub of all bodily actions. The Human Brain is the core of the nervous system, it is made up of millions of nerve cells. The Brain allows us to think, talk, respond, create, and much more. So, how do drugs affect the way it functions? Many drugs have different effects
that something could be done to save them. Publicity and spreading the word is exactly why they wrote the narrative non-fiction Huffington Post article, “The Desperate Gambit That Could Save A Tiny Porpoise From Extinction … Or Kill It” (2017). Mosbergen and Visser use elaborate words such as “panda of the sea” and “tragedy” in order to reel the reader in and to gain sympathy. These words alone are genius to use because almost everyone knows and has knowledge of the giant panda coming close to extinction
speech filled with facts and truths that lead to an ultimatum. But before I load the air with words of conviction I am going to sum it up for us right now. I am going to assert the truths before I even state them. We, as Americans have a right to be prideful about a great many things. We have built a nation founded on the rights of man and our right to defend ourselves and our rights. I love this nation. Yet I am ashamed of certain aspects. For every great statue there is a shadow. The shadow I am
kills a person they suspension, fine or couple of months in jail. 30% say no professional should not be banned from playing a sport why? Because when you apply for a job they will ask you have you convicted felony? I personally think professional athletes are role models and they should have
“We gotta make a change .. It’s time for us as a people to start makin’ some changes.” Many people know that verse from the infamous song, “Changes” by Tupac Shakur. Now every time someone plays this song, they’re probably all thinking the same thing. This song makes you think about the issues that we face on a daily basis in society still to this day, whether you are African American, White, Mexican or Asian. We can all relate to this song in some way, and the things that Tupac Shakur talks about
Refuting “Six powerful reasons to legalize marijuana” by Owen Poindexter from NY Times The use, sale and possession of cannabis (marijuana) in the United States are considered as a schedule I control substances and illegal under federal law. However, five states have legalized marijuana for recreational use and thirty one states for medical use only. While proponents say there are legitimate reasons for cannabis legalization, concerns remain about the marijuana’s effect on users and their communities
the power of money, and the control that a single man has. To begin with is the fact that woman are okay with mobsters using their body for sex to get what they want in the world. Why I say this? Because of the fact that Marcellus Wallace was always using Mia Wallace for sex with his workers and to receive cocaine so that he can import it and sell it on the streets . He was a powerful man that his wife feared so when he told her it was time to work she already knew what that meant. She would get
drugs get legalized it will increase drug use and lead to more deaths from drug overdose. Under legalization the prices for drugs would be lowered by a lot from what they already are. This will increase the population of people who use drugs because of how affordable drugs will become. Exactly, 10,265 people died in 2015 from drunk driving which is 29% of the deaths from car crashes (www.cdc.gov). Now just imagine how many more will be caused from drug use if drugs are legalized. It’s definitely
Every racial ethnic group uses drugs. A study in 2004 found that the highest level of drug use is from people who are white, which is 38.2%. Another study was conducted and found that young white people have to go to the emergency room due to drug related emergencies three times the rate of blacks. Research by George Rengert and James LeBeau in 2007 found that drug users buy the drugs from people of their same race. This information suggests that the rate of drug use and sales are very similar across
more. He tells it all in his recent autobiography "Pryor Convictions and Other Life Sentences." The book was written with the help of Todd Gold, who is the bureau chief for People Magazine in Los Angeles. Pryor was one of the first black comedians to use the `N' word in his routine. He used it often and with effect. In fact, a comedian said, "The `N' word was used so many times on the Mark Furhman tapes, they sounded like an old Richard Pryor routine." He kept hitting the nerve of racism in America