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Bcc’s Best Kept Secrets Essay 1 – Memoir – Off Strength Essay 3 – Argument – Fraudulent War Essay 4 – ECITSUJ METSYS Throughout this semester I’ve pushed myself to the limit. Probably more than or at least as much as any other student at BCC. Adversity is nothing new to me and my character … [Read more…]

OFF STRENGTH

Memoir: Final Draft “6-4-7-8-5, Byrne! 6-4-7-8-5, Byrne to that sallyport, now!” A deep voice from a man, probably younger than myself, but adding base to his voice as to come across is some authoritative measure crackled through the old intercom in a staticky, barely audible way. I lifted my head off the state issued plastic … [Read more…]

FRADULANT WAR

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results – Albert Einstein   I would like to start by congratulating the War on Drugs, well, for winning the war on drugs. The United States leads the world in fatal overdose rates and incarceration population, with numbers continuing to rise dramatically … [Read more…]

ECITSUJ METSYS

President Reagan’s wife, Nancy Reagan, launched the “Just Say No” campaign, which encouraged children to reject experimenting with or using drugs by simply saying the word “no.” The movement started in the early 1980s and continued for more than a decade Throughout the course of history, all wars are fought with a propaganda campaign, and the War … [Read more…]

time hurts (essay 2)

Final Draft Essay 2 They can strip you of everything except your mind and your joy. Remember that. Depression, anxiety, anger or rage, hallucinations, and mental deuteriation are all commonalities to the people living in these conditions. Inmates currently incarcerated, alongside of their families are fighting locally and nationally at a judicial level looking to … [Read more…]

peer review for Daphnee

Daphnee I thought you did a great job on your essay overall. You had a very clear thesis that left no question as to the position you were taking. Using the quote by Ruth Glass in your introduction was great way to introduce the reader to your side of the argument, and gave a clear … [Read more…]

essay 3 rough draft

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” – Albert Einstein I would like to start by congratulating the War on Drugs, well, for winning the war on drugs. The United States leads the world in fatal overdose rates and incarceration population, with numbers continuing to rise dramatically year … [Read more…]

Essay 3 reflection

I’ve decided to move forward in Essay 3 with the argument towards the legalization or decriminalization of narcotic substances in the U.S. following the lead of states like Oregon and countries such as the Netherlands, Portugal, or Switzerland. Some possible history I could possibly look into was the original laws set in place during different … [Read more…]

essay 3 source bibliography

akins, scott. “Oregon Just Decriminalized All Drugs – Here’s Why Voters Passed This Groundbreaking Reform.” U.S. News & World Report, U.S. News & World Report, 10 Dec. 2020, www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2020-12-10/oregon-just-decriminalized-all-drugs-heres-why-voters-passed-this-groundbreaking-reform. good source of info towards how laws came about originally Hewings, Jerffery & Eustua, Laura “ECONOMIC WELFARE ANALYSIS OF THE LEGALIZATION OF DRUGS: A CGE MICROSIMULATION MODEL … [Read more…]

argument proposal

Taking my theme of crime and justice into consideration i would like to move forward the argument towards the legalization of marijuana. I could use photographic evidence towards the medical property’s and financial benefits its has in the economy from tax revenues and also not getting me people in trouble legally. Also I had thought … [Read more…]