Should the United States government legalize illegal drugs? No, illegal drugs should remain illegal. No matter what the reason, everything has a reason for being illegal. Drugs are illegal because the side effects of drugs can be harmful or dangerous to the user and to others. Methamphetamine, marijuana, cocaine, heroine, and other extremely dangerous drugs are all currently illegal. If these drugs were to become legal, the amount of users and abusers would surely increase. Whether you believe it or not, some people do not use illegal drugs purely because they are illegal. These people are the same people who would become drugs users if drugs were made legal.

If hard-core drugs such as those previously mentioned were to become legal, then an age limit absolutely needs to be put in place. Children and adults under the age of 21 should never be permitted to use and abuse drugs. Of course, the exception of prescription drugs will always be there. But prescription drugs should only be taken by the person they were prescribed to, as instructed by the person’s doctor. Taking someone else’s prescription drugs, or taking an over-dose of your own prescription is considered abusing the privilege of prescription drugs. These two scenarios should never be legalized. Selling your own prescription should not be made legal either.

The decision of not legalizing drugs could have no effect on the nation, but it does insure the safety of some people. Many people who use and abuse drugs stay out of the light of the police and other authorities while they are intoxicated. If drugs were made legal, these people would no longer remain hidden away while under the influence of drugs and could be potentially harmful to other people. I believe that all drugs that are currently illegal should remain illegal, and some drugs that are legal (such as prescriptions and over the counter drugs) should have restrictions placed on them. But over all, drugs should remain illegal.

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Plain and simple, tobacco is a money-suck. A single pack of cigarettes is another two candy bars you can’t enjoy. Four dollars for a single tin of chew, is that a price you’re willing to pay? For someone who is addicted, the money could add up fast. Two, four, six, eight, even 10 packs a week? Tobacco is costly; it will cost you.

On the government side of the question "Should tobacco be illegal and why?", there is a history. This history is not of tobacco, but of another potentially harmful substance. The United States government outlawed alcohol in the 1920's. The prohibition was intended to reduce crime rate, but in reality all it did increase crime rate. People who are addicted to a harmful substance will use it whether the government declares it illegal or not. Someone who chews tobacco or smokes tobacco or uses tobacco in any other way will continue to use that product, even if it is announced illegal.
http://www.con-suming.com/Tobacco/should_tobacco_be_legal.htm

Looking at the influence of tobacco on the health of a society can be very alarming. People who use tobacco for smoking and chewing can not only harm themselves but others as well. Second-hand smoking is probably the most well known form of harming a community through one person’s actions. Being in the same room as someone who smokes a pack of cigarettes is the same as if you yourself were smoking 1-2 cigarettes. The effects of one person smoking can be felt through out an entire community. Chew can also cause problems in society. People who spit chew on the sidewalks could unintentionally cause pets to become very ill, if the pets were to lick the chew.
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When I researched the effect of tobacco on one’s personal health, I found a quite thought-provoking video. A young man filmed his mother who had smoked and been diagnosed with lung cancer. Tobacco contains many deadly substances, such as ammonia, cyanide, DDT, arsenic, and 200 other fatally poisonous substances. Lung cancer, rotten teeth, increased physical aging, and many other horrible things can result from smoking. Chewing tobacco is not any better. Your teeth will rot, and you will eventually develop diseases on your tongue, the roof of your mouth, and the inside of your cheeks if you chew tobacco rather than smoke tobacco.
http://article.wn.com/view/2009/04/23/Should_tobacco_be_banned/

Tobacco is a terrible substance. It is enjoyable to some people, but in the end it will destroy those who use and abuse it. Should tobacco be illegalized? No. Making tobacco illegal could create a idealistic society, on the condition that everyone was willing to abide by the law. Like I mentioned earlier, outlawing tobacco would just be repeating history. It’s a great idea, but it won’t work. It will cause more problems than it would solve. Now people who are addicted legally would be illegally addicted and if they were caught satisfying that person’s addiction, then the law would have to deal with that person. Tobacco should not be made illegal. It will backfire.

I would definitely say that a question about swine flu vaccinations exists. Some people believe that the vaccinations are definitely the way to go. I personally try to think outside the box. No one should decide to have a vaccine for anything just because the guy on TV who pretends to be a doctor says to. In some cases, the vaccine could possibly do more damage than the actual disease itself. For example, young, healthy people who are more than likely to survive the disease if they get it should not receive the vaccination. Pregnant woman also should not receive the vaccination, because if the mother has a reaction to the vaccine and dies, then the baby would die also. It is much more of a risk when you are considering the life of an infant. I have read that some side effects of the H1N1 vaccine include a weakened immune system, and a reduction of fertility of up to 80%. some milder effects include soreness and headaches.

No one can say that the H1N1 vaccine will work 100% of the time, because everyone is different. Different bodies will react differently the same same vaccine. It may be worth the risk if you are in poor health or elderly. Younger people who are in good health should think twice about whether or not receiving the vaccine is worth the risk.

I say that maturity is the best way to avoid bullying. because quite frankly, you only bully if you are immature. Dealing with conflicts can be done with out "you're such a whore." "You're stupid." "I hate you." and other rude comments. You do not need to hit someone to get your point across to him or her. Talking about someone behind his or her back or even to his or her face is wrong and immature. And everyone does or has done this. By acting as a mature person, you can avoid a scene of hitting, name calling, rude glares, and other various forms of bullying. Forgive and forget, don't pick a fight. Or realize that bullying will not make you feel better about yourself. A little bit of maturity can go a long way. Now, I don't claim not to be a bully, because I am. I bully my friends all the time. I shouldn't, but it has become a habit. And I know this to be true for many people. Bullying is a habit that needs to be broken, and it all starts with a little maturity. Resisting the urge to shout "freshmen!" when a class of 9th graders comes in to your class in order to borrow the laptops, or deciding against giving dirty looks to someone who thinks differently from you are both ways to prevent little events of bullying by a little maturity. If you get in a physical fight, you can be mature and not strike back to the person who hit you first. This is also an example of how a little maturity can help prevent bullying. Using positive words in a mature manner can also prevent verbal bullying. Rather than mouthing off about how someone looks slutty today, you can keep your mouth shut. Also, if someone you are not very fond of asked for help on homework, rather than being snotty to him or her, you can bite your tongue and help them, or gently say that you aren't sure of the material he or she is learning.
Simple acts of maturity can greatly reduce the number of bullying incidents seen throughout the school year and the summer. I firmly believe that if everyone were mature about their actions and words, bullying would become much less frequent.

I am definitely not an expert on soy, but my dad is a vegetarian so i do know a little bit. Soy is a bean that is a good source of different minerals, vitamins, and also protein. My baby sister is lactose intolerant, so we give her chocolate soy milk to drink. I am guessing that it can't be too harmful, because she has been drinking it for over a year and she is the smartest kid for his or her age in our family. I personally am not a fan of any soy products, even if it is healthy.
My aunt owns a horse farm for race horses, and she told me a very interesting fact about soy that i never knew before. Horses cannot eat raw soy because it contains a chemical that will make the horses lose a lot of weight very rapidly. But once soy has been cooked, it is used in a great number of horse feeds.

Industrial agriculture has taken such a great step forward, that it may be impossible to reverse the trend that we see now. This could be a problem because the soil that is used for industrial farming may not be fertile after many years of crops. but industrial farming cannot be ruled out as all bad. Some good things do come because of industrial farming. For example, it provides jobs for people who grew up on small family farms, people who don't want to move on from life on a farm. It also proveds food for millions of people. Just think about how hard it would be if everyone on the planet had their own farm. There would be a lot less space, and probably a lot more people. (The farm needs someone to work on it, so couples have lots of children to help out.) It is so easy today, to just walk down the street to the grocery store and pick up a bag of potatoes. Think about it, do you have the skills today to maintain a garden to feed your entire family? And your grandparents once they are too old to farm for themselves? Industrial farms are a good way to produce food for a community. Only certain people need to be trained to have the skills to be able to produce mass amounts of any certain crop. Also, because of industrial farming we are able to consume foods that are not grown in our area. For example, oranges and bananas do not grow in Erie, PA. These fruits need to be shipped up from warmer climates to be sold in dreery, wet places such as Erie. To conclude this post, I must say that industrial farming is a good way to provide food. The negatives that come with industrial farming are easily outweighed by all the positives that also come along side it. Industrial farming is a trend that will only continue to grow, so what is the point in an attempt to reverse it?