Should the voting age in UK be changed to 16? Countries such as Austria have implemented this change already. It is natural for changes to take place as they are a sign of progress‚ however some are dedicated to the opinion‚ that allowing young members of society to vote might destabilize the country‚ as young politically unaware people might be easily persuaded and their opinion swayed‚ that they are not motivated to conduct a research in order to have a good understanding and knowledge of their
Premium United States United States Constitution Democracy
A New York assemblyman has introduced a bill aimed at making the state the first to presume people want to donate their organs unless they specifically say otherwise. Under current law‚ people give permission to donate their organs by checking a box on their driver’s licenses or filling out a donor card. The legislation‚ introduced by Assemblyman Richard Brodsky‚ a Westchester Democrat‚ is in two parts: the first step would end the right of the next of kin to challenge the decisions of their dead
Premium Organ transplant Organ donation Legal death
Scotland as a controlled and supposedly safe heroin substitute. Although the fact that it is actually not making much difference to heroin addicts is causing much concern. The programme “costs around £12m a year” and is becoming a very “controversial” topic. (1) I would argue that there is no point in it if it is only helping 3% of addicts after 3 years. Surely this large sum of money could be spent more efficiently and effectively on more rehabilitation centres. Undoubtedly people who are off drugs do
Premium Heroin Drug addiction Morphine
unspeakably grim. The Syrian government were accused of conducting these attacks but denied allegations even though evidence clearly shows they were complicit in this deeply inhumane massacre of their own people. Should we just stand passively and allow more chemical callous carnage or should we take military action with the strong possibility that if we do so this could lead to more deaths than we imagined despite the honourable motive involved.’ Critics of military action in Syria argue that it is
Premium War World War II Iraq
Many teens in high school want to try out for sports. A lot of them try because they think it will make them popular or get them more dates. While this may seem like a silly reason‚ there are lots of other benefits to sports that your child may overlook. Here are some reasons that you’ll find comforting. With T.V.‚ movies‚ computers‚ and video games becoming more and more popular‚ it has become so much easier for teens to be by themselves rather than going out with friends. Kids used to go hang
Premium Adolescence Obesity A Great Way to Care
What do I need to know about ... Discursive Writing? What’s the point? Discursive wirting discusses the situation at hand. It presents an argument in a more balanced way than argumentative and persuasive writing and can appreciate the arguments both for and against a given position. Discursive writing does not argue for or against a point throughout the essay. After having assessed and evaluated all arguments‚ the writer generally states his/her opinion at the end. What are the conventions?
Premium Writing Argument Animal testing
that we have multiple freedoms. With freedom comes high responsibility‚ one being voting. Voting is not just about deciding the president‚ senate‚ or governor‚ it is about choosing a person you believe will best represent your state‚ county‚ country and ultimately yourself the best. In voting for a governmental representative‚ you need to realize the fundamentals of the government and how those might affect your voting. In knowing what the government fundamentals are‚ this prepares you for when you
Premium Democracy Elections Voting
in certain circumstances. They may also know of a friend or relative who has had an abortion and realised that it was for the best. In this essay I will be discussing the arguments for and against abortion. Some people are against abortion because they think women use it as a type of contraception and use the service far too often. They believe women should be more careful and use contraception methods that are easily available to them rather than taking the abortion service for granted. This means
Premium Abortion Pregnancy Fetus
organ transplantation is much higher‚ than that you will survive with your own organs. So you want this operation. But there is one problem: There is no donor…. But I have got the solution!! I am going to tell you why organ donation should be made compulsory! Because there is a great shortage of donors in the Netherlands. I have a lot of reasons for that! But first I am going to tell you how the policy regarding to organ donation right now is in the Netherlands. Every citizen of the Netherlands
Premium
` 2012 Election The person that I think that should be the next president of the United States is Mitt Romney. I think he should be president because I think his five point plan would work to get us out of the recession that were in right now. Obama is just going to get us more and deeper into the recession. That is who I think should be the new president. Romney’s five point plan consist of make 12 million brand new jobs so that the people that are either unemployed or on welfare
Premium United States