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    background of drug testing‚ the consequences of a failed test‚ and the effects of these horrible drugs on the body. Although research suggest that drug testing athletes invades an athlete’s privacy and violates an athlete’s Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches. Drug testing should become more acceptable. Drug testing is acceptable because drugs harm an athlete’s body‚ mentally and physically‚ and there are harmful consequences to a failed test‚ so the thought of being drug tested should

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    Blue Against White Memories are different for everyone. The point of memories is so we can look back on our experiences with some distance and perspective. Lena experiences many memories on the walk home pertaining to the front door of her house. Some of them almost make her turn and run‚ but the good memories of her parents kept driving her forward. In the short story‚ Blue against White by Jeannette C. Armstrong‚ readers should learn that the significance of memories is personal and individual

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    Racism against minorities represents injustice within our community and country which can ignite significant social impacts such as loss in job and college opportunities. The impacts on our society with this racist thought in mind can ultimately create a loss in chances for African Americans to obtain modest compensating jobs. “As of 2013 72% of workers employed in fast food restaurants were black and Mexican while white dropout students have a higher chance of getting a moderately paying job” (Edwards)

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    perpetrators that the victim has brought dishonour upon the family or community. In most of the cases‚ honour killings are mostly directed against the women especially in the South Asian and Middle Eastern Islamic cultures. Sadly‚ this culture is prevalent in some parts of the Indian society too. Mainly the method of honor killing is adopted when a girl goes against the wishes of her family and marries a guy who does not belong to her own community. In some of these cases‚ both the boy and the girl

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    is at the readiness benchmark. The schools need to know this as well‚ so they can compare their students score with other to see where they are stack up. For example‚ a principal at North high school could compare the test scores of his students against those at Wiseman High school‚ including the district average‚ the state average‚ and the country average. Only a standardized test could tell where a school achievement rate is at and where they are in terms of other schools. Schools need to be

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    Racism is a hot topic all over the world‚ but what really is racism? Miriam-Webster defines racism as “poor treatment of or violence against people because of their race; the belief that some races of people are better than others.” In more colloquial language‚ racism is discriminating anyone because of their race and or ethnic background. Racism is all around us‚ and racism will be prevalent until the end of time. The idea of racism developed from “xenophobia‚” which is the fear of foreign peoples

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    penalty was used more often during the early years of the United States and is even more accurate now. Even with all the modern technology we have today the death penalty is still hindered by a few factors. Death on humans is immsensely inhumane‚ even animals are killed at ease with no pain. The death penalty should be used less because of the murder rates are slowly dropping‚ Prejudice against the defendants‚ and the costs of the death sentence. A reason to stop the death sentencing is because the

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    vaccination against include. Polio‚ Varicella‚ Mumps and Rubella (MMR).If children do not get these vaccinations performed then they can be prohibited‚ by law‚ from attending social gatherings such as: schools‚ camps‚ sports activities and other organized group activities. (Park‚ 2008). Vaccines have managed to effectively curb the spread of a number of deadly infectious

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    the freedoms the Constitution gives them. However‚ issues like racial and gender equality bring some dissention to the United State’s politics. Are all Americans actually treated as equals? Unfortunately‚ many women and their families in today’s society suffer as a result of gender stereotypes placed upon females. The everlasting stereotype against women is that they aren’t as capable as men. As a result‚ women have historically been stay-at-home moms who are expected to clean‚ cook‚ and take

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    with their own bodies. In the 1960’s women began to fight for their right to do what they wished with their bodies‚ which made the public more aware of abortion rights. Roe versus Wade made the choice legal in the united states‚ but the struggle has against it has not ended. Indeed‚ the choice is a personal thing and should

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