teeming shore. Send these‚ the homeless‚ tempest-tossed to me‚ I lift my lamp beside the golden door!". A quote that everyone seems to know‚ but no one seems to remember the meaning behind it. Immigration is what has made America what it is today. In fact‚ there would be no America if not for immigration‚ because everyone in this country is an immigrant or is directly descended from one. Growing up at the age of seven my family and I migrated to the U.S. in search for a better life. My parents gave
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raped‚ or robbed someone could have the fate of America resting in their hands. Felons should not be able to vote because they have already waived that right by committing a serious crime. These criminals might as well be considered children for the foolish mistakes that they made. Their chance has passed to make a positive difference in the country. There are too many felons in the country for the elections to not be swayed. The people of America do not want the fate of their country in a group
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1. Morality PRO: "The crimes of rape‚ torture‚ treason‚ kidnapping‚ murder‚ larceny‚ and perjury pivot on a moral code that escapes apodictic [indisputably true] proof by expert testimony or otherwise. But communities would plunge into anarchy if they could not act on moral assumptions less certain than that the sun will rise in the east and set in the west. Abolitionists may contend that the death penalty is inherently immoral because governments should never take human life‚ no matter what the
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criminals involved have the evidence‚ to dole out as they wish at their leisure‚ and then only after considerable alterations and resources expended to create a narrative for those events; [you know‚ to get the story straight] the very thing the rest of America is never‚ ever allowed to do! I call BS‚ BS that they did what they did‚ BS on what they are doing and BS on what they will provide in the future. It should all be available now for the eyes of the world to see and evaluate. Don’t you dare call it
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Pros and Cons of Nuclear Energy Debates and controversial issues are what keep countries all over the world connected. Ideas that were argued upon one hundred years ago are still argued upon today. One of these ideas is nuclear energy- should we or should we not use it at such a rate? Before an opinion can be reached‚ you must first weigh the pros and cons of this topic. Nuclear energy can be environmentally unsafe and can also be threatening‚ but at the same time it can benefit the progress and
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On this topic of gay marriage I’ve chosen the two ethical theories of utilitarianism and the Kantian ethics theory. On the pro side the utilitarianism theory plays a huge role when referring to this topic. Some may argue that it is constitutional and some may say that it just isn’t the right thing to do in this country. With this theory the actions are said to be judged in terms of promotion of human happiness. If someone is happy why it should matter what the law or government thinks. It’s important
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stronger. He then went on to say that congress‚ was more worried about making competitive sports pure and not so much on the actual health of steroid users. This being his own belief (not fact) says to me that he might be right. The United States of America has a way of punishing athletes who use these drugs as criminals with huge penalties. This makes Rick Collins argument strong. Something that I also found pretty interesting was that the same physicians who said in the 1980’s that steroids did not
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Voting has become a huge dilemma in a few states one of those states being Texas. In 2014‚ Texas forced a new law‚ to be eligible to vote you must show identification. Since 2014‚ many studies show that voting has decreased. The law isn’t always a fair game. The law is a long process that the government and Supreme Court and president are apart of. They are the ones that decide if the law benefits the majority of people. 9 out of 10 times the law is in the best interest of the people. Voting is
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"Salamander! Call it a Gerrymander." A federalist paper editor is said to have declared this after the signing of the 1812 redistricting law. Governor Elbridge Gerry had found a way to expand his political power by gerrymandering the districts. (Boston Gazzete) Even now‚ gerrymandering remains a threat as the power struggle sways back and forth between leading politicians. Is there a better way to redistrict? The answer is no. Gerrymandering will always involve politics since it in itself is
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interaction between the two nations would worsen relations between the two countries and cause tensions that could result to war with one another. When talking about the negatives of a topic‚ the positives are always discussed‚ and in this case the pros of gunboat diplomacy would be a quick response from the nation of Brazil as well as a swift decision from the country about the cutting of trees in the rainforests. In addition to Gunboat Diplomacy‚ we have another choice
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