• Typed, double spaced• Make sure your name, banner ID#, and date are at the top of the essay• Title of essay center spaced • No less than two pages, no more than three• Thesis statement should be the last sentence in the introductory paragraph (first paragraph) and your thesis statement should be paraphrased or repeated in the concluding paragraph (last paragraph).• Make sure you have, at minimum, three paragraphs or else your grade will suffer significantly (see rubric).Essay Topic: Drugs, Thugs, and Other Things We’re Taught to FearYou have viewed Gabriel Sayegh’s Tedx Talks, Drugs, Thugs, and Other Things We’re Taught to Fear. Although some things have changed in the past 6 years since this video was created, such as, more states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana and the heroin epidemic, much of the video is still relevant today. There are several key points I want you to respond to and expound on in your essay. Gabriel talks about his own path to drug use and progression, things that were common to his community, and the risks of treatment. In your essay, discuss the drugs issues that plague your own community; what drugs pose the greatest problems for the citizens and why you believe that. Do you believe that most addiction can be traced back to trauma and abuse, as Gabriel indicates? Is there truth to this view, why or why not? Gabriel gives a brief history on the “War on Drugs” and discusses mass incarceration and the racial disparities that plague this country. He lays out several approaches that address mass incarceration and the disproportionate rates of arrest and incarceration of people of color for drug use. Which of these approaches do you believe are realistic and could make positive change? What policies, treatment or approaches do you believe can be put in place or changed in order to address drug use in this country?For this assignment you can do research if neededLinks for this assignment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHrCfrXdVcchttps://www.history.com/topics/crime/the-war-on-drugs

Jury consultants gained notoriety after their involvement with such high-profile cases as OJ Simpson, Casey Anthony, and George Zimmerman. Some have criticized the practice as being of a greater advantage to clients with financial resources while others have claimed that the use of jury consultants amounts to a guessing game. Read this article and appraise the use of jury consultants. Do you believe that jury consultants are effective? Why or why not? Do you think requiring that both parties should have equal access to jury consultants despite their financial status? Why or why not? Please write no more than two (2) pages, using APA format.