Assault Weapons Ban (AWB) A November 2012 Congressional Research Service report found that‚ as of 2009‚ there were approximately 310 million firearms in the United States‚ 110 million being rifles. (Peters) So what exactly makes a rifle an assault rifle or assault gun magazine? An Assault Weapon is most commonly defined as a semi automatic firearm possessing certain cosmetic features. Most assault rifles such as an AR-15 fires a 5.56mm round. The bullet tends not to penetrate walls in close quarters
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French Hijab Ban: Cover Up… But Not Religiously In 2004‚ the government in France took a vote and the results were 494 to 36‚ in favor of banning the wearing of the Islamic hijab‚ headscarf‚ in public. Since then‚ many Muslims have been fined for wearing their religious clothing in public‚ riots have started‚ and legal measures have been taken. Not only has this religious intolerance occurred in France‚ but bans on steeples on mosques in Switzerland have been put in effect and government officials
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For many years people have discussed whether autistic children or teens should be placed in regular classes‚ given special aides‚ or if they should be placed in special classes. In the book‚ The Spark‚ by Kristine Barnett‚ it talks about how Kristine’s son‚ Jacob‚ otherwise known as Jake‚ and how he was diagnosed with autism at age two‚ yet he overcame all of the stereotypes placed on autistic children. Jacob was in special ed class‚ but his mother pulled him out because he was not making any progress
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worn to cover the entire body and face for religious and cultural reasons. She was fined 150 euros which is equivalent to about 205 U. S dollars‚ and such fines can be up to 200 euros. Leila was nearly arrested because she was resisting the force they were using against her to try to get her out of public by moving her to a more secluded location. Many others have experienced situations similar to what my aunt has‚ and the public debate has been going on for years before and after the law went into
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REASONS AND ITS EFFECT WHY ELEM. STUDENTS PREFER JUNKFOOD RATHER THAN HEALTHY/NUTRITION FOOD BY: VINCENT ESPINOSA BRYAN DOMAEL PRESENTATION MAKER: VINCENT ESPINOSA CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND INTRODUC TION IT’S THE 21ST CENTURY AND "JUNK FOOD" HAS GONE GLOBAL. FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE‚ JUNK FOOD IS NOW AVAILABLE ALL OVER THE WORLD. WE SEE IT MOST EVERYWHERE WE GO -- IN GROCERY AND CONVENIENCE STORES‚ FAST-FOOD RESTAURANTS‚ ON TELEVISION -- USUALLY LOOKING VERY APPEALING. JUNK FOOD
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PRO – The benefits of domestic surveillance by the NSA outweigh the harms. DEFINITIONS: The term benefit is defined as‚ "to be useful or helpful to (someone or something)." (Merriam-Webster) Outweigh means‚ "to be greater than in value." (Merriam-Webster) The NSA’s domestic surveillance program involves collects a multitude of metadata on phone calls. Additionally‚ raw data on internet traffic is collected (ProPublica(R.1)). Domestic is defined as‚ "existing or occurring inside a particular
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way for people to express their imagination. All people should have access to books. When students want to read‚ most have a full library of books. Some schools limit what their students read and ban them from reading certain books. The policy of banning books is ineffective because it gives students reason to read the banned book and individual parents can decide what their child reads. By banning books‚ students become curious as to why it was banned so they are drawn to reading it. “By demanding
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called for banning smoking. It is undeniable that there are still a lot of smokers in this world. As one of most controversial issue in the world‚ people remain different opinions. Some people claim that using tobacco has brought several social problems and smoking should be banned. While others think that smoking is an individual behaviour and good for them‚ government should not intervene their private habit too much. I would like to examine the advantages and disadvantages of smoking cigarettes in
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you ever seemed to be more problematic than your parents because of too much home works to accomplish? Have you also ever stayed up for home works until Mr. Sun bids you a hello? Or have you uttered the lines “I’m too tired‚ I do hate home works! And why are these home works invented?” These experiences probably signify the experiences of a student when it comes to home works. According to Farlex of the free dictionary‚ homework is a work‚ such as schoolwork or piecework that is done at home. In
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main reasons for government intervention?The main reasons for policy intervention are: * To correct for market failure * To achieve a more equitable distribution of income and wealth * To improve the performance of the economyOptions for government intervention in marketsThere are many ways in which intervention can take place – some examples are given belowGovernment Legislation and RegulationParliament can pass laws that for example prohibit the sale of cigarettes to children‚ or ban smoking
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