"Culture is the complex whole which includes all habits acquired by man as a member of society," said Ruth Benedict in Patterns of Culture. I can think of no movie that proves that more than Director Scott Kalvert's 1995 film, The Basketball Diaries. Based on the autobiography of rock...

Foreign aid in Colombia: Right now, the the Clinton administration, contrary to the Colombian people, is on the brink of proposing an escalation of foreign aid to Colombia that would total 1.574 billion over the next 3 years, the third largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid behind Israel and Egypt. ...

The War on Drugs, particularly cocaine, is not very different from any other war that our country has fought throughout the years. It has all the components of a conventional war and just as much intrigue and emotion for those who observe or are involved in its undertaking. The War on Drugs is a one...

The decriminalization of illegal drugs in America has been a growing debate within both political and community circles for many years now. A lot of people can say that there are advantages on both sides of the argument. However, I believe that maintaining and enforcing our laws agains...

Critical Issue AnalysisIt is true you can't believe everything you read. In the paragraphs that follow I have analyzed opposing viewpoints based on critical thinking standards such as fallacies, authors' bias and credibility. The two articles analyzed were "America Must Continue the War on Drugs" b...

Marijuana has been illegal for almost sixty years and at no time have we successfullyrid the country of this drug. Right know marijuana is the third most popular recreationaldrug, the first two being cigarettes and alcohol ("Working" 1). This proves thatprohibition doesn't work and people kn...

Should Marijuana Be LegalThis is a topic that has become a bit of concern amongst people in the past few years. Marijuana has been illegal since the early 1900's, but lately scientists have figured out that there are some uses of marijuana that could benefit people in need, people who are sick of d...