Argumentative Essay On Woodstock

Entrepreneurs controlled the Gilded Age creating a growing economy with booming businesses and yet this has not changed over the years. John Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie can be compared to those with the names Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. Multibillionaires, who know what the consumers desire, is what these men are best at. They knew and now know business well enough to be able to control our country’s’ economy. However, these successful business men do not do it together. Every growing economy needs competition and Rockefeller and Carnegie were no other than the two who had discovered this perfectly. Through modification and deals with private owners, these men found their way to the top just like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates do now. Windows

The Gilded Age was an era reflecting the combination of outward wealth and dazzle with inner corruption and poverty. This time lacked leadership of a president, which led this to be a period defined completely by negatives. John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie and J. Pierpont Morgan were some of the most momentous and dynamic captains of this era in American history. Their tactics in the world of industrialization were not always fair, but in order to crush the competition they allowed very little get in their way. With the booming business of the Standard Oil Company (John D. Rockefeller), the brilliant railroad monopolizer (J. Pierpont Morgan) and one source of his steel success (Andrew Carnegie) the United States was able to continue on their way to a powerhouse of an economy. These three individuals built businesses in industries that seemed to be struggling in order to help themselves

During the great 1960’s drugs were heavily consumed by the people, thus the iconic view of the 1960’s was born. People weren’t necessarily addicted at first, but because the “hippies” were a group of mostly teens and young adults they were still exploring themselves. Whether it was spiritually or self realization, it still involved most often one of three common drugs for the time period. Marijuana was one of these major drugs that was used in the 1960’s.

Music has brought humans together for century's. Woodstock was no different, it might not have gone to plan but it brought people together. The event was seen by most as a dirty,drug filled, hippie gathering and others, well the others were the ones who went to Woodstock. Some things wood stock faced such as a struggle to land a solid venue, keep customers from camping out, and even get performers to stage is what made this concert so special.

Wes Pomeroy was the head of security at Woodstock. He originally said no to helping out with the event, but after Stanley Goldstein, director of operations, told him the reason for the event and the goal they were trying to reach, Pomeroy agreed to help out because he believed in what they were trying to accomplish (Makower, 1989, p. 60). Pomeroy was a highway patrolman, World War II veteran, and a chief deputy in California for years. He agreed to help with Woodstock without using violence of any kind because they wanted this to be a peaceful event (Makower, 1989, p.61) Throughout the event, Pomeroy tells about all the drug use, how dirty everything was, sexual freedoms and how happy everyone was. (Makower, 1989, p. 155). Wes felt nothing

Russ Carreker grew up playing football and had the opportunity to play collegially at Auburn University. He started to study to become a veterinarian, but that did not work out. He finished school in business and was looking for something that he could start making money from. Mr. Carreker believed in seven different things that could help a business become successful: You must have a good product at a great price or a great product at a good price, selling skill at the right market, be able to be the accountant of your own business until you can find someone who can do it for you, start off with enough capital because in a new business something is going to go wrong, ability to get others to help you get to where you want to be, be passionate

Black History Month has been celebrated in one fashion or another since 1926. Carter G. Woodson is known as the founder of Black History Week which has grown to become a month long celebration. Typically we focus on the civic, athletic, and educational achievements of African Americans. Rarely do we focus on the commercial success of African American business owners in this country. In many instances, the accomplishments of our business pioneers required the same dedication and determination that was required to march or boycott unfair treatment. What fueled these business titans? They all had one thing in common. They had big dreams.

The previous decades saw increased the decriminalization of certain drugs, such as marijuana, as they began to be used more casually. However, the 1980s and the specifically the Reagan administration saw the “War on Drugs” start. Led by Nancy Reagan, the “Just Say No” campaign dominated the headlines as parents became concerned about their children using drugs (Goode & Ben-Yehuda, n.d.). Under new leadership, the government began to criminalize drug use to unprecedented levels. In a span of seventeen years, from 1980 to 1997, the number of the incarcerated individuals imprisoned due to non-violent drug offenses increased from forty thousand to five hundred thousand (Drugpolicy.org, n.d.). At the start of the decade only 2% of Americans viewed drugs in America as a major issue, but after only nine years, that number grew to an astonishing 64%. The media and politicians contributed to this meteoric rise in such a short time. Television networks and news programs began to cover the negative side effects of drugs that were ignored during the two previous free living decades. Politicians viewed the “War on Drugs” as an opportunity to strengthen their name recognition since the majority of drug related legislature became front page news. The 1980s saw the birth of a highly addictive and inexpensive drug, crack cocaine. This spinoff of the considered designer

While the spread of marijuana was going through Mexico, the United States began taking in the drug near the beginning of the twentieth century. One issue that caused the spread of marijuana domestically, was the influence that Mexico gained from the press’ stories and report on marijuana and the different kinds mentioned in chapter eight, such as “locoweed, loco poison, and weed of bughouse propensities” (214). As the stories of weed began to scatter into the United States, newspapers picked up on it and began to say marijuana “effects a smoker making them wilder than a wild beast” (215). The more the ideas and culture of marijuana put forth by the Mexican and United States press, eventually helped lead to the prohibition in Mexico in 1920. This prohibition in 1920 helped Mexico portray a public victory against marijuana during what became a first structural “War on Drugs” by Mexican government and

Did this drug actually make people mad and cause violence or was it being overblown in any way. According to Campos, there was an overwhelming stigma that marijuana did in fact cause madness and violence amongst its users. Hundreds of indigenous reports of violence were conveyed and being spread to the masses. In chapter four of this book, Campos shows the ways marijuana was portrayed in the media and by yellow journalism. In the early twentieth century, media outlets had picked up substantially in North America, including Mexico. Also at the time, alcohol and marijuana were both described similarly in the press. Both could cause violence and were largely consumed by the poor and indigenous populations. However, alcohol gained a counter discourse from its users during this era whereas marijuana did not. An argument for alcohol was that Europeans drank and drank quite often and their society was doing rather well. The Mexican government wanted to advance in the world they were in at the time and drinking alcohol like the Europeans would appeal to Europe in their eyes. It would make Mexico look as if they were advancing into a better future and striving forward. Marijuana on the other hand did just the opposite. It was viewed as immoral, unjust and degenerating the race. It could not be taxed like alcohol could be taxed. There was no moderation like

With the pressure to legalize marijuana rise for government officials, protesters argue that decriminalizing marijuana would help society and benefit the people living in the Unites States. In states that have already legalized marijuana, it has been documented and proven that marijuana usage has been higher than before legalization, even if the consequences were very severe (“Marijuana Decriminalization”). If people are so highly dedicated to continuingcontinue using marijuana, even with their lives and future at stake, what could stop them?

Although, still a level 1 controlled substance, its uses as a medicine and as a recreational drug has lead to laws being passed relaxing restrictions upon its use and possession (DEA declines to loosen restrictions on medical marijuana, 2016, para. 1). Nearly half the states within the United States of America have some form of legalized marijuana and the case has been brought to the federal government a plethora of times. Even though it is legal in the majority states researchers cannot delve deeper into the effects of marijuana in the long term (DEA declines to loosen restrictions on medical marijuana, para. 4). Huxley (1932) wanted drugs to be openly used as long as it was used in the correct medium in a safe place. Huxley (1932) respected that people feel the need to release themselves from their society, and displayed this throughout his novel. If Huxley were to live in the current era, he would most likely be proud of the recreational use of drugs only in respect to marijuana. Huxley would not be approving of some of the harder drugs used and the addiction caused by it. The newly created drugs are far more addictive than those Huxley witnessed be abused during the Roaring Twenties. Substances such as cocaine have a much greater effect on the user and this causes a much stronger addiction (Drug addiction and abuse, 2016, para.

Millions of people around the world are consumers of marijuana. The demand for legalizing marijuana has grown throughout the years. Users of marijuana pledge for it to be legalized to avoid the prison life. For now, marijuana is an illegal drug in almost all countries. With the demand of it increasing, the legalization of marijuana has grown to be a very controversial topic recently. This subject has been debated numerous times over the past few years. People’s points of view and researches about the topic have varied greatly. Some people believe that marijuana should be legalized, while the rest feel should stay prohibited.

Ever since I was a child I wanted to follow my parent’s steps and become an entrepreneur. I have always thought that the most important rule when thinking about a new business project was to think financially what would benefit me rather than to think personally. After reading The Monk & the Riddle I agree with Komisar that an entrepreneur is most likely to be successful when following his/her passion.

Marijuana legalization, for whatever reason, has been a topic of heated debate for years now. Different people express different opinions about why or why not it should be legalized for recreational use. The American FDA categorizes marijuana as a Schedule I drug meaning that its benefits are not guaranteed as many people claim. Although the drug has been said to contain medical benefits, the reality is that further research on how and when to use it is needed. Different states have legalized the use of Marijuana for medical reasons. Today the demands are changing in different states. In States such as Colorado and Washington, marijuana has been legalized for recreational use. This move raised several questions as far as decriminalization of marijuana is concerned. Besides portraying the US in a bad light, legalization of marijuana for recreation increases the risk of developing mental problems, increases government expenditure on public health, jeopardizes the future of children, and is a gateway to other dangerous drugs.