Many of the people in this country we know to be famous figures have not been behaving themselves. Disrepectful acts of anger and incivility have left Americans schocked.
A recent article I read mentioned three particular instances of poor behavior. First South Carolina Representative Joe Wilson yelled "You lie!" at Barrack Obama during his speech on Health Care. Then star tennis player Serena Williams threatened a line judge.
Lastly, Kanye West took the microphone from 19 year old Taylor Swift after receiving an award and told the audience she did not deserve to win.
The author points out that these rude events are the stars lacking etiquette and people skills. I was relieved to know that someone out there felt the same way i did. If these stars are acting so unmannerly why do we like and idolize them?
Besides these three instances, many famous people are all around acting up. They are often caught doing crime and wrong behavior, yet they still get attention for it.
Are these the people we want to be well known in America? Are these the people that are going to be talked about in the future that represent our generation?
I for sure dont think so, and if we dont want the youth of America growing to be like them we should think about who we idolize.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/09/18/disappearing.civility/index.html#cnnSTCText
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Marijuana Laws
I recently saw an article that deals with the puzzling subject of Marijuana. While many have been recently pushing for legalization, Mark Kirk proposed a new stricter law on Marijuana. He wants tougher punishment for those selling or found with Marijuana that has 20 percent THC or higher, also known as "Kush." This could mean up to 25 years in jail for just having a more potent form of marijuana.
After reading this article I disagreed with Mark Kirk's position. Why make make punishments tougher for slight variations of the same drug? After all, it has the same affects on the body, just less of it is needed. If anything it will decrease the volume of marijuana being sold.
On the other hand, I also saw an article that described various marijuana busts. The facts in this article pushed me more towards the idea of legalization. A recent farm was found with 1.6 billion dollars worth of marijuana, along with many other busts worth millions of dollars. If the government took over these productions, or at least heavily taxed them, combined with saving the money spent on drug enforcement, the economy could heavily benefit.
But does the profit outweigh the negatives? And what are the negatives?
Mark Kirk mentions that "Kush" "increases the harm to the system" but he has no evidence to back this up. No legitimate experiment has shown marijuana to have serious harm on health, but it can help medically.
So, should marijuana be legalized?
http://www.mpp.org/states/illinois/news/us-rep-mark-kirk-to-push.html
After reading this article I disagreed with Mark Kirk's position. Why make make punishments tougher for slight variations of the same drug? After all, it has the same affects on the body, just less of it is needed. If anything it will decrease the volume of marijuana being sold.
On the other hand, I also saw an article that described various marijuana busts. The facts in this article pushed me more towards the idea of legalization. A recent farm was found with 1.6 billion dollars worth of marijuana, along with many other busts worth millions of dollars. If the government took over these productions, or at least heavily taxed them, combined with saving the money spent on drug enforcement, the economy could heavily benefit.
But does the profit outweigh the negatives? And what are the negatives?
Mark Kirk mentions that "Kush" "increases the harm to the system" but he has no evidence to back this up. No legitimate experiment has shown marijuana to have serious harm on health, but it can help medically.
So, should marijuana be legalized?
http://www.mpp.org/states/illinois/news/us-rep-mark-kirk-to-push.html
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