April 7Th student in my class did a presentation on making marijuana legal. His argument why it should be legal is that it does not affect the mind and makes kids less likely to drink. I was actual infuriated that he did this for a project. he claims it is not an addictive drug but in reality it is. You smoke it to get the "high" feeling which then leads to you wanting a better high so you get introduced to a more toxic drug. Marijuana slows your heart beat not allowing enough blood to your brain therefore causing it to be starved of oxygen. this is not healthy and should not be allowed. They say it is just a plant and can not hurt you but it does. Also the only people who do think it should be legal is because it is their drug of choice.
This presentation makes me think more about these addictive drugs and their effects they have on people. That presentation did not change my mind and many of my class mates minds.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Socialism
Socialism
What is socialism? What affects does it have on the country? Socialism is the assumption that people are inherently bad and if left to themselves, they will let their nabor starve for says. They believe to prevent this; everyone must give all they have to their government who will benignly distribute it to the needy. Our current president (Barack Obama) has socialist beliefs. He believes that you can spread the wealth by dividing it. An economics professor at a local college made a
statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had once failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked & that no one would be poor & no one would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan". All grades would be averaged & everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail & no one would receive an A... After the first test, the grades were averaged & everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset & the students who studied little were happy. As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less & the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little. The second test average was a D! No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F. The scores never increased as bickering, blame & name-calling all resulted in hard feelings & no one would study for the benefit of anyone else. All failed, to their great surprise, & the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed. “You
cannot multiply wealth by dividing it." Adrian Rogers
This man is truly a genius! So how would socialism effect the economy? You decide if you will stand for this or not.
By Sully L
What is socialism? What affects does it have on the country? Socialism is the assumption that people are inherently bad and if left to themselves, they will let their nabor starve for says. They believe to prevent this; everyone must give all they have to their government who will benignly distribute it to the needy. Our current president (Barack Obama) has socialist beliefs. He believes that you can spread the wealth by dividing it. An economics professor at a local college made a
statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had once failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked & that no one would be poor & no one would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan". All grades would be averaged & everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail & no one would receive an A... After the first test, the grades were averaged & everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset & the students who studied little were happy. As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less & the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little. The second test average was a D! No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F. The scores never increased as bickering, blame & name-calling all resulted in hard feelings & no one would study for the benefit of anyone else. All failed, to their great surprise, & the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed. “You
cannot multiply wealth by dividing it." Adrian Rogers
This man is truly a genius! So how would socialism effect the economy? You decide if you will stand for this or not.
By Sully L
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Medical Marijuana
Medical Marijuana
Should Medical Marijuana be distributed as a pain medical? I think it is stupid to sell a drug such as this one for pain. Any drug addict can go to the right Doctor who will just give out medical Marijuana prescriptions instead of pain pills. This is just another way for duggys to get the fix they need and I think it is stupid that is is passing through senate. This is wrong and I hope it does not get through. There are many pills you can get so it is pointless to sell a leaf for a pain.
Should Medical Marijuana be distributed as a pain medical? I think it is stupid to sell a drug such as this one for pain. Any drug addict can go to the right Doctor who will just give out medical Marijuana prescriptions instead of pain pills. This is just another way for duggys to get the fix they need and I think it is stupid that is is passing through senate. This is wrong and I hope it does not get through. There are many pills you can get so it is pointless to sell a leaf for a pain.
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