Category Archives: Archived White Papers

THE TOPIC BACKGROUND: ANABOLIC STEROIDS Anabolic steroids are a compound that can produce multiple physiological effects. They were first developed in the 1930s to treat hypogonadism. Hypogonadism is a condition in which testes do not produce sufficient testosterone for normal growth, development, … Continue reading →

White Paper : Can Money Buy Championships? The Topic Background: Baseball is a game of numbers and statistics. Most people only concern themselves with one statistic, and that would be a player’s salary. Players getting too much money compared to … Continue reading →

The Background Topic: Everyday in the US, people are put into jail for committing drug related crimes. According to The National Center for Victims of Crime, “Drug use is more closely linked to robberty and property crime than to violent crime. Many addicts commit crimes … Continue reading →

Background: Ever since Surgeon General David Satcher announced in 2001 that American obesity was becoming an epidemic and that the USA was the worlds most obese nation, there has been a rapid increase in the over all health of the … Continue reading →

The Effects of Violence in Video Games Topic Background: Controversy over the possible negative effects of violence in video games has been around almost as long as the medium itself. The first game to cause a significant outcry from the … Continue reading →

Topic Background Information (embryonic stem cell research): First passed in 1996, the Dickey-Wicker Amendment prohibited any federal funding to research which destroyed human embryos.  In response to this amendment was the famous Sherley v. Sebelious case which used a two-step … Continue reading →

White Paper: Marijuana as a Schedule One Drug THE TOPIC BACKGROUND: THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT The Controlled Substances Act instated in 1970 is a piece of drug regulation legislation we still use today. This act organizes almost any prescription or illegal drug … Continue reading →

Topic Background: Dietary supplements are created and made to help better the users health in either muscle growth, weight loss, and many other different ways to better their health. The FDA doesn’t classify these dietary supplements as a drug, but as … Continue reading →

White Paper: Affirmative Action and its “Effectiveness” THE TOPIC BACKGROUND: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: The Affirmative Action Act was initially signed by John F. Kennedy on March 6, 1961. Its purpose was to lead the United States of America towards being a … Continue reading →