The Bag of Weed
"Come on, it's just one hit, no one will ever find out." We all gathered around the pipe, anxiously awaiting our turn. It was 1:00 in the morning and everyone was asleep, including the dean, or so we thought.
Earlier that morning, a friend came up to me excitedly announcing her purchase. She had gotten a bag of weed. I showed a look of approval, not quite caring or knowing what was ahead. I soon would be part of that deal, but at a much higher price.
After the evening activities, we all piled back into the dorm and started heading to each other's rooms. It was a Friday night, and it was nearly impossible to go to bed before 12:00. As our group of friends all sat there, the idea of getting stoned got thrown into the pot. Being at a Christian school, not very many of us had ever done that before, especially not in the dorm. "There's a first time for everything," one of the girls piped in. We all agreed it would be fun, but knew the consequences if we were to get caught. After contemplating it all, we decided to at least wait until 1:00, when everyone started going to bed.
The time passed quickly as we discussed our plan. We would make a pipe out of an empty pop can, put towels under the door to help stop the smoke from leaking out, and turned on the fan by the window so it would help blow the smoke out. We definitely had it all figured out. The weed was brought out, and placed ever so carefully on the can. We passed it around, and one hit turned into two and two into four. By that time we were all laughing hysterically, obviously needing nothing to laugh at.
After we put the weed away, we sat there laughing, joking, eating and just having fun, thinking we were good to go. Minutes later, a knock came at the door, making each of our heart beats come to a halting stop. As the door opened, the dean appeared like a ghost in the night and we all knew we were busted.
"Where's the cigarettes?" she asked. We all sat there, looking dumbfounded, and wishing it were only cigarettes because the consequences for that were less severe. She stood at the door for a few minutes, staring at us with a look of complete disappointment on her face, before walking out the door, shutting it behind her.
The Anzio campaign began January 22 1944 and ended on May 24 1944. The campaign was very successful because of the decision to do a winter amphibious assault. The Germans soldiers were not prepared for a winter attack. Soldiers of the 36th Engineer Regiment held 7 miles of the front lines for 50 days. During the battle German soldiers gave the nickname of “The Little Sea Horse Division” for soldier wearing 36th Engineer Regiment Patch (Nieves, 36th Combat Engineers - 2826th, 2827th & 2828th Bns , 2015).
The announcement was given in the spring of 1965 that an official head start program had been developed and was going to be given a ...
After having read through Bill Gates’ article “How To Fix Capitalism”, I agreed completely with the various ideas Bill Gates states and I believe that creative capitalism can and should be an effective way to make the world as a whole a better place overall. In the following essay I am going to attempt my hand at explaining the current situation, explaining some of the background that brought us to this situation, expound on what a government can try to do to help rectify the situation, expand on possible systems that can draw corporations to help and finally example of how corporations can start helping. Creative capitalism is an effective way to increase the wellbeing of humanity as a whole and should be encouraged.
Many people believe that capitalism has made a positive impact on the world, making it a better place to live in. Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, in his article, “Making capitalism more creative” supports this belief. He emphasizes how capitalism has transformed this world and how it would make life better off in the future. Gates also stresses on how governments and different companies can involve new people in the capitalist setup to decrease economic disparity. However, capitalism is not as beneficial as Gates puts it. It has a dark side with respect to economic inequality, government involvement, new markets and social responsibility.
During the Italian Campaign in World War Two, many tactics were utilized by both sides. The Allies started this with Operation Husky on the island of Sicily. While attacking this island, they used two groups of men. One group was British commanded by Montgomery, and the other was American and under the orders of General Patton. While the British troops attacked the island on the east side, Patton and the Americans battled from the west coast. During the invasion there were roughly 25 miles between the two attacking groups. Because of the tactics to attack from different sides, the capture of Sicily took just thirty-eight days. In this capture, the allies were eventually able to take the strait of Messina, which was used by Montgomery’s men.
"Anzio and the Road to Rome." Home Of Heroes Home Page. Web. 03 Apr. 2010. .
“I went to a party with a few girls I just met,” Nicole recalls. “I had two beers and felt really drunk and could barely stand up.” After lying down in an empty room in the apartment, Nicole only remembers the moment she woke up. “I passed out and when I woke up there was a guy having sex with me. I woke up in the middle of it.”
A number of officers, some plain-clothed, Detective Charles Smythe, and Deputy Inspector Seymour Pine showed up at 1:20 am and announced that they were “taking the place.” Having been used to raids in the past, some patrons of the bars tried to escape- only to find that their exits had been blocked. Standard procedure for police raids included female officers performing inspections in the restrooms, in order to confirm that some of the ...
From here the allies head for Italy but first, Sicily must be captured. The Allies execute Operation Mincemeat. This operation consisted of planting “top secret” documents of the allied war plans for Italy attached to a corpse left too wash up on a beach in Punta Umbria, Spain. The Germans fell for this and Sicily is easily taken with the help of Montgomery and General Patton. From here, the allies attack from Salerno and slowly but steadily conquer each line of defense until the Gustav Line is reached. From here, the allies try to travel through Anzio and into Cassino to break the Gustav Line. It ...
In closing, it is ludicrous to romanticize that the tendency toward capitalism in man is as primal as eating or procreating. On the other hand, the same curiosity hard-wired into humans that compels us toward theism compels us toward advancement, gain and acquirement. Initially, conquering these curiosities, as history has shown us, is through a method of ‘by any means necessary’. Eventually, dare I say- inevitably, it becomes by the most efficient means available; consequently, an accurate description of capitalism. Therefore, it follows that although man faces struggle that require his ingenuity, this in no way undermines the occurrence of inevitable events; it merely reinforces the existence of them.
The legalization of marijuana has become a hot-button issue in the last several years with fifty-eight percent of Americans wanting the drug to be legalized, surging ten percentage points since 2012. (Swift, 2013) Due to the recent burst that the cannabis industry has experienced, there have been many genres written on the topic but two of the best genres that reach an audience and give them useful information is an internet article written by Dr. Sanjay Gupta titled "Why I Changed my Mind on Weed" and a video documentary made by comedian Doug Benson titled "Super High Me.” Dr. Gupta wrote the article for CNN.com admitting that he was wrong about cannabis in the past and now finds it a helpful and useful drug. Doug Benson filmed this documentary wanting to disprove many myths about marijuana by doing things like taking a SAT test while high and checking his lung capacity after smoking every day for 30 days.
Project Head Start’s major purpose was to prepare children for success in school. It was created to “help communities overcome the barriers of young children living in poverty” (Head Start). Specifically the project enabled preschoolers in poor families to get a better education (Mcdougal). The program allowed students to receive the necessary materials & obtain the skills that are needed in adulthood (Ross). When Project Head Start was created in the summer of 1965 and helped over 560,000 children in as little as eight weeks. Due to the significant amount of children Project Head Start benefited, it became a year round project after the summer trial (Ross). Although it had its benefits, research and results from the program indicated that some of the skills obtained could disappear years later. The research also stated that students who were in the project were held back less in primary
Then came Linus Benedict Torvalds. At the time he was a sophomore majoring in Computer Science at the University of Helsinki, his hobby also included computer programming. At 21 he found himself spending most of his time toying with computer systems, trying to see what he could do in order to push their limits and increase their functionality. The key missing in his tests was an operating system that had the flexibility craved for by professionals. MINIX was available, though it was still just a stu...
The first battle fought for Monte Cassino started on the 12th of January, one of the worst out of the four. The Germans had constructed the Gustav Line, a line that crossed Italy, attempting to keep the Allies from Rome. The allies hoped that an attack by the 5th Infantry would quickly get them past the line, but their failure to cross meant that they were under constant counter attack. Instead of a rapid victory, the ally forces found that they were fighting a lon...
...e happy. However, Carl argued that now more than ever people are questioning capitalism. It is important to question and critique our current capitalistic system. The current system in place is alienating workers and places too much emphasis on profit and the modes of production. There are extensive problems and repercussions that must be death within a profit-driven society. We should be working towards a system that is driven by what is needed not what is profitable. A profit-driven system can lead to over-accumulation and production of items that are actually not required because of over-production. We need to undergo change in order to construct a form of social and economic life based on production for need, not production for profit. This means that a system must be created that has a focus on democratic planning, worker-self management, and global solidarity.