strongly encouraged to do so. In some countries such as Australia‚ Greece‚ and Mexico‚ it is mandatory‚ beginning at age eighteen‚ for citizens to vote in government elections. Compulsory voting should be mandatory in the United states. It increases voter turnout and will help minimize political polarization. Compulsory voting has been working well in the twenty-six countries that implement it. Australia is a great example of how voter turnout has increased dramatically with the law. In 1924‚ only
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No For Compulsory Military Service “No For Compulsory Military Service in ****.” That is the name of the campaign I leaded in ***** to end forcing **** males to serve in the military for a period of time right after their graduation. In some countries‚ such as *** and ****‚ capable citizens are required by law to serve in the military for a period of time. But in some other countries‚ like Germany and the United States‚ serving in the military is optional and is considered a job like any other job
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a lot of those options‚ however‚ do not include leaving the house or even getting off the couch for that matter‚ and P.E.’s aim is to compensate for today’s children’s inactivity. That is why it is so important to keep Physical Education in the national curriculum. Those 90 minutes a week might
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Should voting be compulsory? The voter apathy in Canada in the 2004 federal elections was so high‚ that politicians are now searching for a method to increase the turnout. One of the possible solutions is introducing the mandatory voting‚ where every voter is forced to participate in the elections. First of all one big benefit of the mandatory voting is the equalization of the social bias because according to some surveys a very big part of the voters are white property owners. If all people
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Should compulsory military service be abolished ? (ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY) The problem of compulsory military service has always been a controversial issue. Some people strongly support this idea while others are definitely against it. Although it has been claimed that the military service should be compulsory because of its benefits to governments‚ compulsory military service shouldn’t be abolished because of its limitations to citizens. It is commonly maintained that compulsory military service
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Should Vaccines Be Compulsory? Vaccines are one of the most powerful means to prevent and diminish the burden of infectious disease. Edward Jenner‚ an English physician and scientist‚ first discovered the idea of vaccination. People have an argument about being vaccinated. Proponents say that vaccination is safe and one of the greatest health developments of the 20th century. They point out that illnesses‚ including rubella‚ diphtheria‚ smallpox‚ polio‚ and whooping cough‚ are now prevented
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today that national service is compulsory for each SPM leaver. National service was first started around the year of 2004. The SPM leavers are randomly selected to enter the national service. As directed by the Ministry of Education of Malaysia‚it is compulsory for each selected youth to participate in this programme. Actions will be taken if they do not participate in it. I personally agreed that compulsory national service is good for the youth. One must admit that national service can bring so
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Should the obligation to vote be abolished? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Is Compulsory Voting Justified in a Liberal Democracy ? The normative debate on compulsory voting has recently known a revival in political theory1. One of the main issues at stake is whether compulsory voting
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In the effort of creating a national unity between difference races‚ the government had implemented a National Service Training Program (PLKN). This program was commenced in 2003 and fully operated since year 2004. It is a full time live-in dormitory based three months‚ for those teenagers who fresh graduated from high school. It is meant to address racial polarization and encourage national unity among the youth. The National Service Training Program (PLKN) is implemented to achieve the following
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I believe that‚ after year 6‚ school should NOT be compulsory. By the time you have completed your primary education‚ you have learned the basic skills needed to get through life. High school is simply an extension of the basic skills learned in the primary school system‚ and is unneeded unless you pursue your education to a very high degree.<br><br>It is not the government’s decision whether or not you should have to attend high school. It should be the individual’s choice‚ and forced on no-one
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