Why the Electoral College Should Be Abolished and Replaced With the Direct Election Voting System 11 – 24 – 2004 Ever since its creation at the Constitutional Convention in 1787‚ the Electoral College has been the most widely debated aspect in the Constitution. There have been over 700 proposed constitutional amendments aimed at fixing or abolishing this process. And Congress has on several occasions held highly publicized hearings on Electoral College reform but overall has remained
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Why were the Bolsheviks convinced that imposing a state monopoly over the media in the short-term would inevitably lead to media freedom for everyone in the long-term? Introduction The Bolsheviks‚ originally also Bolshevists were a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) which split apart from the Menshevik faction at the Second Party Congress in 1903. The Bolsheviks were the majority faction in a crucial vote‚ hence their name. They ultimately became the Communist
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Plato’s strategy in the Republic is to explicate the primary notion of societal or political justice and then parallel it to the concept of individual justice. Before he can prove that justice is a good thing‚ Plato must first state its definition‚ by showing justice in its perfect form in order to discover the true essence of it. Therefore‚ Socrates claims that the only way to have a perfect state is if the state has a perfect leader‚ thus he introduces the concept of the philosopher-king. Plato
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enhancement drugs ‚ Why its becoming popular and why it should be banned? Testosterone is produced by both women and men but men produced 10 times more than women. It is male sex hormone‚ its effect in increasing muscle mass. Anabolic Steroids are derivatives of Testosterone which can be rubbed‚ injected‚ or swallowed. The drug was created to help American weightlifters compete with Soviets. Human growth hormone is produced by the gland at the base of the brain. Its primary function is the maintenance
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Why is there conflict with Iran? 1950-70’s the US supported the ______ or emperor of Iran. He was anti-____________ but he was a harsh ruler to the everyday Iranian. This leads to resentment against the US. 1979 there is the Islamic ______________‚ led by _______________________. Iranian revolutionaries took over _____ American hostages and held them for almost a year and a half. This led to social and political conflict between the US and Iran. Iran used to be a great empire and they wish to
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Cerniglia 1 James Cerniglia Professor Boland English Period 4 3/15/14 National Hockey League Fighting Throughout the history of the National Hockey League‚ there has always been controversy whether fighting should remain legal. Some games consist of many fights but some consist of none. February 2nd 2011‚ the Islanders and Penguins had a game filled to the brim with fights; “Fans got to watch one of the most penalized games in recent memory characterized by 15 fighting majors‚ 11 game misconducts
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academic worth and thus should be replaced or remodeled‚ because there are better and easier ways of measuring learning ability‚ biased to the lower class children that take them‚ and not the first choice of information that colleges are interested in when enrolling students. I. School faculty should realize how difficult differentiating ability from the outcome of good education can be; standardized tests are fraught with inherent weaknesses and should be either updated or replaced with a more accurate
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when they were not mentally or physically an adult yet. There are many reasons why minors should never be tried as an adult‚ their psychological and psychosocial maturity‚ social maturity‚ and the effects being in an adult facility has on a minor are the three reasons that need to be elaborated on now. Psychosocial maturity is defined as the general level of an individual’s socioemotional competence and adaptive function. Psychological maturity is defined as the ability to respond to the environment
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important to you? Why is it important to the community? There are many aspects of parks‚ recreation and leisure that interest me. I am particularly interested in the conservation and continued expansion of our park system. The rich cultural history and natural beauty the parks provide are vital to our country. Growing up in the rural south‚ where resources were often scarce‚ my family depended on local‚ state and national parks for a great deal of our leisure and recreation. We spent many summers
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that kids should not have phones in school‚ it may actually be argued that kids should have phones in school. Here are some reasons. For one reason‚ kids will get on their phone if they don’t have a laptop for research. Secondly‚ is that kids can call a parent if they need to. The last reason‚ if the kids don’t have friends that will play with them‚ they can get on their phone for entertainment. First of all‚a strong reason is if you don’t have a laptop or pc(pc means personal computer) you can get
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