I agree. There's always two sides to a story, and companies, expecially tobacco companies, certainly want a hand in all of this legal action. If there was no prohibition, people wouldn't be driven to such extremes.

With prohibiting these substances, it means that the govermnents is trying to get across that these things aren't healthhy. A lot of the times drinking and smoking usually leaves to many health problems. If they prohibited it, there would be a good size of people who would stop to not break the law.

That's very true. People are going to do what they want to because they can. Just because people sign a fancy sheet of paper doesn't autimatically peope are going to stop drinking or smoking. It just makes the situation more out of control, and it may tempt people who want to rebel against the govermnent and prove they're their own individual. If we didn't prohibit it, the government could just simply monitor the situation and makes sure it doesn't get out of control.

Like I said before, I'm not sure which side I fall on, but there are some really good reasons why prohibition does work as well. Addictions a real problem with alcohol and marijuana. It can ruin someone's life with their family, friends, and at their jobs. Eventually it works it's way to our nation. It's also not the healthiest things. Alcohol, for example, can cause a lot of damage to our kidneys and livers because those organs have to constently keep filter the toxins out. There's been a distinct line that connects the consumption of alcohol to crimes in America. Sure, if u have a few sips you won't go killing someone, but it's for those who consumes large quantities that really makes the situation go gray. If we weren't to have prohibition, there would certainly be an increase in drunk driving seeing as people wouldn't be so cautious about it. And finally, buying alcohol is actually pretty expensive.

I'm still uncertain about whether alcohol and/or marijuana should be banned, but there are certainly reasons that shows how prohibition doesn't work. For example. when the govermnent prohibits something that's taking away our Freedom of Choice, which is what they tried building this country out of. The United States of America formed because people wanted to say what was on their minds and do what they pleased. Drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana is considered a 'victimless crime', which means that it only hurts the person that does it. There's always the debate that it effects those around them, but they can always remove themselvs from the situation if they so pleased. If the stuff was to be prohibited, that would just make the Black Markets sky rocket for people who are addicted. it'll make the consumption more dangerous since they don't have to meet regulations and protocalls. If they were to prohibit this, it was mean that there would be loss in taxes and even some real jobs.

Well, China has had a progressive moment, but it's not in the same way the US had one. Mao Tse-Tung had a big impact on China improving with their industrial methods.

I completely don't agree with the shipping of people over to the US. I think the fact that they were going to be used as slaves had a big reason as to why some people consider African American's to be lesser than them.

Well, I sort of agree, but I don't. Imperialism did have a big start in the spanish american war, but we haven't really slowed down. It's different situations, but we're still getting involved in things that doens't involve us.

I agree. And, sometimes when a person grows up somewhere where they're not as exposed to black people, like Plymouth, then they're more likely to grow the prejudice that comes along with racism. There's nothing wrong with people with a different skin color, and it's just wrong that some people would blame all the gangs in the US on black people.

I agree. Sometimes we need to focus on some of the resources that are diminesing. I mean, oil and other sources do have their benefits to making life easier, but if we're not careful, we're going to use everything up. There's not much fresh water left in the world, and some people just don't care if they waste it because we have so much.

Well, I don't think the government was giving away land. They just hadn't claimed it, and whoever got their first and claimed it sort of had dibs. The reason we went west because there was no more option and land anymore in the east shore.

I don't agree. You can't tell someone to get an abortion just because they made a mistake. I personally wouldn't use abortion as birth control, but that doesn't mean someone else shouldn't have that optino. They're the ones who are going to have to live with the fact they aborted their own child for the rest of their life.