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The war on drugs was declared in 1971 by President Richard Nixon and since that day over a trillion dollars have been spent on the prohibition of drugs in the United States (Branson, 2012). Yet, despite this excessive spending, the U.S. has the highest rates of illicit drug use in the world (Branson, 2012). Although much of this money has been spent on law enforcement agents and prison systems, some funds have been used to develop drug prevention programs. The Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program

School Bullying Policy: Effective or Not? Do you feel safe at your school? Do you feel like your school’s policies protect you from potential threats? Some may say yes, yet others feel like the school doesn’t do enough. Schools enact rules against bullying, but does it really prevent it, or is that just how it looks from the surface. I think that the school policy tries to make an effective way to combat bullying, however it has some issues. The main problems with it are the fact that it requires

You wouldn’t think of a high school dropout or someone that hasn’t really attended an educational school as intelligent now would you? Well tell that to people such as Richard Branson, David Carp, or even Malcolm X who have all became successful figures in life while having different levels of education without going through school. Intelligence isn’t only something that you can be born with but it’s also possible for you to work hard for and acquire intelligence just like Malcolm X did. In “Learning

Chelsey Turnbull English composition America is the land of the free; it’s ironic that America also by far has more incarcerated citizens than any other country in the world. America is at war. We have been fighting drug abuse for almost a century. In 1972 president Nixon declared a war on drugs. Unfortunately, we are not winning this war. Drug users are still filling up our jails and prisons, now more than ever. The drug war causes violent crime and criminal activity due to prohibition, not

Through it all, Round has been able to rely on God as a source of comfort and support through trying times. After much soul-searching, Round came to terms with all the hardships she’s faced after spending a month at Kanakuk, a Christian sports camp in Branson, MO. “I feel like a lot of people believe that you can kind of pray depression away. I don’t believe that. I believe that a beautiful gift He gave us is the brains of brilliant doctors that can make these medicines that will help me,” Round explains

Someone who is considered a leader has to have many qualities and abilities. They must have knowledge, education, determination, and goal setting abilities. They also must have emotional intelligence which according to Goleman in his article, What Makes a Leader, in the 1998 Harvard Business Review, includes self-awareness, self-regulation, social skills, empathy, and motivation. One valuable leadership skill is honesty and integrity. The employees of a business are a reflection of their leaders

closer examination into the relationship between school results and school leadership opened the discussion of new principles of leadership. Thomas Sergiovanni and Robert Starratt (who worked as a graduate assistant for Sergiovanni) were two leading advocates of usage of ethics and/or moral principles in the school administration. Sergiovanni (1986) and Starratt (1991) disseminated their adoption of moral and ethical perspectives to educational school leadership theory in their respective works, Moral

QUESTION: WHAT ROLE DOES THE MEDIA PLAY IN PUBLIC CIVIC EDUCATION? “Civic Education in a democracy is education in self-government that is essential to sustain our constitutional democracy” (Branson, 1998). Civic education is not inherited as a family trait; it is taught. The task of the education system is to produce responsible citizens in the world who are equipped with the same skills and trades with other people across the globe. Lack of communicating about development issues with the public

people. A college education is worth the cost and investment of the students’ time. First of all, it is necessary for anyone to at least have, a high school diploma. Without the diploma, the chances of getting hired decrease. However, today, to be successful in a prestigious career, having a high school diploma is not enough. In addition to the high school diploma, one needs to at least have an associate’s degree. Some people even get a second degree, which significantly increases the chances of success

Is college worth it? A question asked by many high school students approaching college and many college students themselves. The answer is a resounding yes. With over 19.9 million enrolled US college students in 2013 and an average student debt of $26,500 many would argue that, no, it most certainly isn’t worth it, but it definitely is. There is significant value in a college education simply because of the profit it brings. The benefits of college are many, but, for example, college graduates