There has been a large dispute over whether Columbus Day should be celebrated as a holiday. Due to Columbus’s past actions‚ Columbus Day should not be a holiday. Christopher Columbus is known for the “discovery” of America‚ though he only ever set foot in Cuba‚ believing it to be Asia. The locals he met were described by him as friendly and giving‚ but Columbus’s first thoughts of them were their use in slavery. Columbus fueled the growth of slavery and many other racist acts and should not be celebrated
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Violent video games Many people believe that violent video games should be banned‚ claiming that they have a negative effect on people. Some even say violent games make people commit violent acts. These games do influence human behavior‚ which is not always positive‚ but this does not mean that they should be banned. If a child began playing violent video games at a young age‚ then he might think that violence in real life is the same as the game violence and that it does not have a real impact
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media‚ so how do we know they aren’t snapchatting their friends or posting funny photos of their teacher? Another reason is in the article lift the cell phone ban it states
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Cell Phones shouldn’t be aloud in schools because of all the bullying and harassment that goes on in the classroom. They could use their cellular devices for cheating on worksheets‚ quizzes‚ and tests. Students can take pictures of other students without their permission and post them on social media accounts like Snapchat‚ Facebook‚ Instagram‚ Twitter‚ YouTube‚ etc. But Cell Phones should be aloud in school because they can take their homework home and be able to find their assignments easier. They
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don’t have to write in cursive because many others can’t read or write cursive. Its pointless in writing something down in cursive if your just going to have to read it out loud to them. It is very dificult to teach a child to write in cursive. This is why i think cursive shouldn’t be a required curriculum for schools to be teaching. It is really rare to see some one who reads and writes in cursive. Some teachers learned to write cursive but because everybody before the 2000’s were obligated
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Don’t we all love our cats and dogs‚ our beloved pets? We would all be bought to tears if anything were to happen to them. Why is it not the same for all other animals? The cruel treatment of animals needs to stop. As a leading researcher in the Animal Cruelty Australia Program‚ I have seen the horrific treatment of animals first hand. This conference on the unfair treatment of animals aims to change the way people think about cruelty to animals and what Australia needs to do to stop it. Animals
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a school uniform is just not fair for the parents. From the article “Why schools shouldn’t have school uniforms” states “Parents would still need to purchase regular clothes for when the child is outside of school‚ creating additional expenses” this means that of course parents are still going to buy their children regular clothes but out of school cloths just is more money that some parents
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no medical use. It is getting harder for law makers to present plausible reasons as to why marijuana shouldn’t be regulated for medical use. Citizens old and young have been petitioning the anti-pot laws (Controlled Substances Act). They have also been petitioning their right to pursuit of happiness. There are pros and cons to everything in the world but‚ the government shouldn’t have the final say so on if we can use it or not. Many scientific studies have proven that marijuana can be used for medical
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Smoking is a similar unnecessary thing. We all have rights‚ but others have the right to not be affected by your rights. Yes‚ it can be a very complicated and controversial subject when it comes to who has the right to what‚ but we have to use a little common sense. If a smoker has a baby or child‚ they would not want people with the flu to come up and cough and sneeze all over that child on purpose. People who do not smoke themselves or have children‚ also do not want themselves or their children
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Feeling of security – Knowing that your children are reachable anytime is quite reassuring for a parent‚ especially after events such as the Columbine shooting and the September 11th tragedy. It brings families together – Families don’t seem to have much time to spend together anymore. With overtime and after-school activities‚ having the ability to communicate with any one of your family member helps bringing families together. Cellphones are convenient – Everybody is more busy nowadays. Students
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