184 results found, view free essays on page:
-
Concealed Weapons Carry Concealed
931 words
Over the past decade the issue of gun control has
been a hot topic. The ability to own a gun is
considered by some a birthright of Americans.
However, with crime rates involving handguns
rising each day it has become quite clear. Handgun
laws must become more stricter in order to reduce
homicide and crime. Danial Blackman is one example
of a dangerous man who was allowed to carry a
concealed weapon despite prior criminal behavior.
In February 1996, the former candidate for judge
in Broward Count...
Free research essays on topics related to: concealed weapons, crime rates, carry concealed, concealed, law enforcement
-
20 Th Century Carnegie Hall
1,701 words
Billie Holiday was one of the most famous jazz
singers of the 20 th century. Billie Holidays
innovative phrasing about her life experiences in
her music makes her one of the most influential
jazz lyricists of the 20 th century. The emotional
intensity that she brought into the words she sang
was always very memorable and sometimes almost
scary; she often lived the words she sang. Billie
Holiday was born Eleanor Harris in Baltimore,
Maryland on April 7, 1915. She did not have a
stable life. Her f...
Free research essays on topics related to: billie holiday, carnegie hall, 20 th century, peoples lives, louis armstrong
-
Smelly Lice Head Boy Smelly Lice Head Kent
1,698 words
... he Real Jan Brady. I was really happenin in a
far out kinda way! I wanted to get my dog's
picture taken, so I went to the picture store, and
they said that if you have a baby, you could have
your picture taken for free! So, I went and bought
some baby clothes and put him in them! Then I
brought him back. They thought he was awfully
hairy, but I said he had a growth problem, so they
stopped talking about it because they didnt want
him to feel bad. Then I brought home the pictures,
and hung th...
Free research essays on topics related to: walked, pet, suitcase, tent, kent
-
Billions Of Dollars Marijuana Laws
1,083 words
Every year without fail, millions of people in
North America light up and smoke marijuana.
Correspondingly, every year, billions of tax
dollars are wasted on fighting a futile war
against an inevitable activity that is much less
detrimental to our society than the war itself.
The legalization and careful government regulation
of marijuana would be beneficial to our society,
saving taxpayers money and eliminating the few
risks that accompany marijuana use. This is
because the health and social da...
Free research essays on topics related to: marijuana smoke, smoke marijuana, marijuana laws, billion dollars, billions of dollars
-
Order To Have Freedom Man
411 words
When comparing Locke and Hobbes, their ideas seem
to contradict each other. Their ideas about
Freedom are very different but show the same
meaning. I authorize and give up my right of
governing myself to this man, or to this assembly
of men, all his actions in like manner. states
Hobbes saying that peoples rights are their own
property and can do with them as they wish in
order for them to gain their freedom, but if this
is to be done he calls it commonwealth. While on
the other hand, Locke ment...
Free research essays on topics related to: liberty, commonwealth, locke, possessions, hobbes
-
Engage In Sexual Lack Of Education
989 words
Prostitution is defined as the engaging in, or
agreeing to engage in, sexual conduct for a fee.
Women are pushed into entering prostitution for
many reasons including lack of education, poverty,
and personal choice. Prostitution is currently
illegal, but there is much controversy surrounding
this issue. There are approximately 1. 3 million
prostitutes in the United States today. However,
there is only an arrest figure of about 100, 000
prostitutes in 1995, and the number of arrests has
been fair...
Free research essays on topics related to: make money, married man, engage in sexual, illegal prostitution, lack of education
-
Legal Drinking Age Cause Of Death
1,595 words
When you let your 16 year old go to a party, what
do you really think they will be doing? Playing
board games and watching movies are not things
that go on at teen parties anymore. The main
purpose of going to these parties is not to beat
so and so in a board game, or to see Brad Pitt in
a movie. The reason why the majority of these
adolescents go to parties is to get DRUNK! ! This
has been a major problem for many decades now,
since young adolescents are more and more involved
with alcohol ever...
Free research essays on topics related to: underage drinking, forbidden fruit, cause of death, drink alcohol, legal drinking age
-
Gun Control Laws Gun Violence
1,679 words
Freedom vs. Control Gun Control Is tougher gun
control needed to keep people safe from gun
violence? April 7, 2000 The right to bear arms has
been a part of this country's constitution since
its conception in 1776. Guns we originally a
commodity that almost every household had.
Firearms were used for hunting and protection. As
the modern era came upon us, there became a lesser
need to own a firearm because of a controlled
police force and a surplus in food. The surplus in
food and modern law enf...
Free research essays on topics related to: bear arms, gun accidents, gun control laws, gun laws, gun violence
-
Process Of Learning Speed Limit
639 words
Part of being a human being is learning from our
mistakes. It is a natural process that we all
experience at various periods of our lives. For
instance, throughout the process of learning how
to solve mathematics problems, the only method is
to practice solving the problems. During this
process of solving the problems, it is only
natural to make mistakes. By comparison, in life
in general, the only way to learn to become a
better person is by correcting the mistakes that
were previously experien...
Free research essays on topics related to: km h, speed limit, police officer, process of learning, limit
-
00 A Month Fixed Rate
1,318 words
Graduating and getting out on your own is a
difficult step to make. There are a lot of things
that you have to take into perspective. The
choices that you make when you get out of
highschool believe it or not are crucial and life
altering. Decisions that you have to make are ones
like what you want your career to be, where you
want to live, and a big decision is buying a
house. In making these decisions you have to do a
lot of research and things to be prepared. I did a
lot of research in hopes ...
Free research essays on topics related to: price range, 00 a month, long beach, fixed rate, interest rate
-
Drink And Drive Alcohol Related
603 words
Driving a vehicle while under the influence of
alcohol is one of the most dangerous things you
can do. There is a mass of research evidence to
show that driving performance and reaction times
are seriously affected by alcohol. If you drink
and drive, you are not only a danger to yourself
but also to your passenger, other road users and
pedestrians. In fact, every 30 minutes, someone in
this country dies in alcohol-related crash. Every
30 minutes! And last year alone more than one
million people ...
Free research essays on topics related to: 30 minutes, driving, alcohol related, one drink, drink and drive
-
Chaucer Idea
858 words
In the General Prologue, Chaucer presents an array
of characters from the 1400? s in order to paint
portraits of human dishonesty and stupidity as
well as virtue. Out of these twenty-nine character
portraits three of them are especially interesting
because they deal with charity. Charity during the
1400? s, was a virtue of both religious and human
traits. One character, the Parson, exemplifies
Chaucer? s idea of charity, and two characters,
Prioress, and Friar, to satirize the idea of
charity an...
Free research essays on topics related to: real meaning, chaucer , g d, middle ages, idea
-
Legalization And Regulation Commercial Vices Alcohol
515 words
The Commercial Vices Commercial Vices The
commercial vices are gambling, prostitution, and
drugs. The appeals of the commercial vices are so
strong and widespread that attempts to prohibit
them in western countries have always failed. The
evils of these vices are threefold: Those who
practice them suffer, the criminals who sell them
prosper, and the enforcement organizations are
expensive, unsuccessful, and often corrupt. Two
commercial vices have been accepted as
unstoppable, but there evils ha...
Free research essays on topics related to: revenue, gangsters, vices, gambling, prostitution
-
Class B Class D
771 words
The value of controlled airspace in the United
States is for the safety of all commercial and
general aviation flights. Utter chaos reigns in
skies without controlled airspace. With thousands
of airplanes in the skies every day carrying
hundred of thousand of people the necessity of a
means of controlling them becomes relevant. The
(FAA) Federal Aviation Administration is the
regulative department of the United States
Government that controls the skies in the U. S.
The FAA divided the airspace i...
Free research essays on topics related to: 000 feet, class b, airspace, class c, class d
-
Drinking And Driving Rich And Famous
711 words
Cultural Comparison Essay Law and Order In the
United States police are suppose to be honorable
and fair. We all know not all of them are. In
Malaysia, according to Daphne Chan, you can bribe
the police to let you off. All you have to do is
ask do you want to settle this now? she said. In
Pakistan, on the other hand, they dont even have
minor violations like speeding and seat belt laws.
Mohammad Haider said, You can usually get off even
if you are drinking and driving. This may sound
pretty leni...
Free research essays on topics related to: rich and famous, drinking and driving, speed limit, crime rate, seat belt
-
D A R E Peer Pressure
502 words
WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE DRUG FREE This year I
have learned a lot of things in D. A. R. E. class
and I want to tell you about all of them. First we
learned what D. A. R. E. means, it means drug
abuse resistance education and this means to learn
to say no to misuse drugs. Throughout the lessons
we were given dare words. These were all the words
that to do with drugs. Next we learned our rights
as citizens. We even learned a whole bunch of
facts about drugs. The next lesson we learned
about the 3...
Free research essays on topics related to: peer pressure, beer, lesson, drug free, d a r e
-
00 A Month People Understand
983 words
The Ignition Interlock for Drunk Drivers The
ignition interlock is a high tech system that
evaluates the persons BAC (Blood Alcohol Content)
to see if the individual has been drinking. The
device works like a normal Breathalyzer. The
device is mounted on the dashboard and in order
for the car to start the individual must blow into
the machine. The machine then evaluates the
persons BAC and if that person shows no sign of
alcohol use the car will start. If the results
come back saying he has cons...
Free research essays on topics related to: offenders, make people, 00 a month, people understand, ignition
-
Mass Transit York City
1,206 words
Where a person was born or raised often plays an
important role in their lives. There are often
comparisons between a urban civilization to rural
civilization. Humans adopt to different
environments that would be the most suitable for
their style of living. Society as a whole didnt
tell us where civilization should take place.
Choosing the right place for a living depends on
the matters of self preference and comfort.
Throughout the last decade, I was brought up in
two different cities that are ...
Free research essays on topics related to: mass transit, public schools, private schools, neighborhood, york city
-
Womens Movement Nineteenth Century
1,261 words
Equality In 1890, less then one half of one
percent of women were employed gainfully outside
of the home. Over the next hundred years, women
have not only gained access to jobs outside of the
home, but also fought for equality in the work
place. These struggles have not been easy by any
means. Women have overcome many obstacles in there
journey into the work force, none grater then the
views of their male piers. Many males thought and
continue to think that there is no place for women
in the wor...
Free research essays on topics related to: nineteenth century, work force, working conditions, work place, womens movement
-
Fake Id Jail Time
1,031 words
How do fake IDs assist in illegal activity in
underage minors? We think that with the use of
fake IDs, minors are able to obtain things they
would not be able to get without a fake id, thus
increasing the use of alcohol (going to bars), and
underage smoking. It also increases other things
that minors would not be able to do, such as get
into over 18 clubs, R rated movies, buy spray
paint and weaponry such as box cutters. The
problems of the underage youth using fake IDs to
buy substances, and do...
Free research essays on topics related to: fake id, underage, jail time, ids, fake
184 results found, view free essays on page: