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Introduction The percentage of Canadian youth who report using cannabis has been cited as the highest in the developed world (Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, 2016b). According to United Nations Children’s Fund Office of Research, in 2013 twenty-eight percent of Canadian Children aged 11 to 15 admitted to using cannabis at least once in the past year. The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) (2016b) reported as much as 7% of adolescents smoke marijuana every single day; making Canadian…

The topic of constitutional rights has long been a hot button that brings out fierce opinions and conflict. One specific topic that draws more attention than the others is the fourth amendment, or the protection from illegal search and seizure. This protection is fiercely enforced in the physical realm, but is grossly overlooked and abused in the digital by means of hacking and data collection requests. One instance of this is the longstanding practice of data turnover orders by the government…

In our daily lives, we use different products for a variety of things. In drugstores and in our local malls, there are categories of diverse items that are available to us. These items can range from makeup, skincare, hair products, prescription medicine and much more. They contribute in making our lives easier and more productive. These products are often designed to enhance our appearance and health. When we watch television, or browse the internet, we constantly see new products being…

People in positions of power can also have great influence over how schools function. Michelle Rhee is a little bit of a controversial figure in the K-12 education discussion. She became a chancellor of schools in Washington D.C. form 2007 to 2010, even though she had not ever been a principal or run a school system before. She founded a program called The New Teacher Program which focuses on preparing and training new teachers. She started out as a teacher, beginning in the Teach for America…

This problem appeared in the newspaper about a month ago, but I overlooked the article. Just recently I saw the article on the net. The headline is 'Change to ethics textbook has bakeries up in arms.' The phrase 'up in arms' means very angry. This ethics textbook for elementary school first-graders was changed by publisher after the education ministry said it didn't properly teach 'respect for tradition and culture.' So it means that the bakery got angry for this result. Why is it? In the…

Florida Southwestern State College Congress for Sale but Who’s Buying? Ways the NRA rings the neck of congress and takes a run for the money Sierra Brister 00368506 POS2041 American National Government 101 Baltodano October 15, 2015 October 1, 2015 President Obama gives a national speech regarding the shooting of Umpqua Community College in Roseberg, Oregon, which caused his faced to be splat a crossed a news story on the National Rifles Association Webpage and his gun control…

The overall system behind the minimum wage is in need of renovation. Minimum wage was an extraordinary idea in retrospect, nonetheless in all reality it is drastically flawed. To this extent is why a need for change is in order. Without it, ultimately not only will those in poverty continue to suffer, consequently if the United States’ government continues on the route that countless believe we should, it will only lead to further complications. Revising an entire system that has been in…

In 1828, New York became the first state to enact the US statute outlawing assisted suicide along with many other states and territories following in its footsteps (ProQuest Staff). Many attempts at legalizing euthanasia or changing the public's views on it have been continuously put down in dates ranging from 1647 all the way to 2013, not to say that that there isn't more of them after or before these dates (ProQuest Staff and "Historical Timeline" ). There are quite a few things wrong with…

In June 2013, former National Security Agency(NSA) contractor Edward Snowden, despite knowing he would face legal prosecution, revealed to reporters confidential information on global surveillance programs run by the United States' government. He leaked how the United States' government covertly collects personal online information, such as email messages and phone conversations, as part of anti-terrorism measures. According to Newsweek, 55 percent of United States' citizens lauded Snowden for…

Due to the individual political, moral, and religious ideologies held by an extremely passionate and diverse population, abortion has always been considered a highly controversial ethical issue within Canadian society. Because there is ethical debate over the ‘humanness’ of embryos, it is unclear to many whether womens’ expression of their fundamental rights could potentially act in direct violation of the rights of ‘unborn children’ (Should Abortion be Legal?, 2015). And with approximately 52%…