dec 26

MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION

Go to the ProCon.org article Recreational Marijuana Pro and Con

You may also use the Wikipedia article Cannabis in the United States

DO NOT COPY MATERIAL FROM THE ARTICLE. REPHRASE ALL

INFORMATION IN YOUR OWN WORDS.

Find out the following information:

1. What are some names of marijuana in the United States?

2. When did marijuana become illegal in the United States?

3. Find evidence that marijuana is widely used among adults and young

people in the U.S.

4. What is the difference between medical and recreational use of marijuana?

5. How many states allow marijuana for medical use? How many allow it for

recreational use?

6. What are some of the costs associated with enforcing the marijuana laws?

7. What are some of the risks associated with legalizing marijuana?

8. What are at least three reasons why some people think marijuana should be

legalized?

9. What are at least three reasons why some people think marijuana should not

be legalized?

10. What is your opinion about legalizing marijuana?

Write up your report in the form of an essay in which you explain at least

three reasons why people support legalizing marijuana and three reasons

people oppose legalization. Include a conclusion in which you express your

own opinion about whether marijuana should or shouldn't be legalized.

Your paper should be typed, double spaced, using 12 point font and should

have a heading.

THE RIGHT TO DIE

Read the attached article 6 Pros & Cons of the Death with Dignity Act

Write an essay which includes the following:

In your own words, describe what the Death with Dignity Act is. Provide

the source of the definition by writing--According to the article 6 Pros and

Cons of the Death with Dignity Act…

What are three of the most important rules concerning who is eligible for

physician assisted dying?

What are the main reasons some people support Death with Dignity?

What are some reasons people are against Death with Dignity?

What is your opinion about Death with Dignity? Should physicians be

allowed to help terminally ill patients die?

Your essay should be about 500 words.

and should have a heading.

Your essay should be typed, double spaced, using 12 point font

Read the Wikipedia article Death Penalty in the United States

Find the following information:

• The year that capital punishment was banned in the United States by the Supreme Court.

• The year the death penalty was re-introduced in the United States.

• The number of people who have been executed since the death penalty was reintroduced.

• The state with the most executions. How many?

Read the article, Five Death Penalty Cases to Follow in the United States This Year

Writing assignment:

Write an essay of 500 to 600 words including the information you found from the Wikipedia article.

Also, choose a case from the Five Death Penalty Cases article and explain why the person should or

should not receive the death penalty. Include in your essay a conclusion in which you express your own

opinion about the death penalty.

1. Go to the Wikipedia ar�cle Abor�on in the United States and

find out the following informa�on:

1. When did abor�on become legal in all 50 states?

2. What year was the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision and what did it do?

Using the Sta�s�cs sec�on of the ar�cle, find the following informa�on:

3. In what year did the number of abor�ons peak?

4. Has the number of abor�ons increased or decreased since 1990?

5. How many legal abor�ons were performed in the United States in 2016?

6. According to the 2004 Gutmacher Ins�tute study, what are some of the most

common reasons women choose to have abor�ons?

7. In what year was the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organiza�on Supreme Court decision? How did this decision impact the availability of legal abor�on?

Write an essay of 500 to 700 words on the topic of Abor�on.

1. Your essay should include an introduc�on explaining why abor�on is an

important topic.

2. Your essay should include background informa�on about abor�on which you

found in the Wikipedia ar�cle.

3. Your essay should include a conclusion in which you express your own

opinion as to whether or not abor�on should remain legal in the United States.

MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION

Go to the ProCon.org article Recreational Marijuana Pro and Con

You may also use the Wikipedia article Cannabis in the United States

DO NOT COPY MATERIAL FROM THE ARTICLE. REPHRASE ALL

INFORMATION IN YOUR OWN WORDS.

Find out the following information:

1. What are some names of marijuana in the United States?

2. When did marijuana become illegal in the United States?

3. Find evidence that marijuana is widely used among adults and young

people in the U.S.

4. What is the difference between medical and recreational use of marijuana?

5. How many states allow marijuana for medical use? How many allow it for

recreational use?

6. What are some of the costs associated with enforcing the marijuana laws?

7. What are some of the risks associated with legalizing marijuana?

8. What are at least three reasons why some people think marijuana should be

legalized?

9. What are at least three reasons why some people think marijuana should not

be legalized?

10. What is your opinion about legalizing marijuana?

Write up your report in the form of an essay in which you explain at least

three reasons why people support legalizing marijuana and three reasons

people oppose legalization. Include a conclusion in which you express your

own opinion about whether marijuana should or shouldn't be legalized.

Your paper should be typed, double spaced, using 12 point font and should

have a heading.