War on Drugs Solution: Legalization? Proposal Much like the exclusion of alcohol back in the 20s which was aimed to evict various substances from our civilization‚ the drug war today has not only ruined its mission‚ but has made its mission unfeasible. Today various failures‚ whether it is the huge amount of money being spent erroneously or the increasing number of crimes and users‚ one thing is for sure; the war on drugs has fallen short. There is no
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beyond the classroom walls. Another reason why standardized tests pressures mentor‚ is because the test results are used to evaluate their effectiveness as an educator‚ which should not be the case. This is because standardized testing may be biased against certain groups or individuals. According to the studies of Harvard University graduate and independent researcher‚ Harold Berlak‚ standardized testing bring up racism‚ which contributes to the achievement gap between the minorities and the whites
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I also believe that my personal freedom or rights shall be fair and balanced rights before any courts. I believe the “National good‚” is when the government protects the nation and it’s citizens against any crisis. In order to achieve the overall goal of protecting “national security‚” there needs to be a balance. We as individuals deserve for our Constitutional Rights to be respected and the government needs to create more of a balance of power
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In the article titled " Hobby Lobby Ruling Much More than Abortion" discusses the supreme court ruling regarding abortion and birth control. The author expressed that family owned businesses have been ruled in court to opt out of the federal requirement to pay for birth control in health coverage for their workers. The family owned business did not feel it was fair to follow the recent mandate by President Obama regarding contraceptives. Hobby Lobby was targeted by social media for being unfair and
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When American people see professional sport players refusing to stand for the national anthem or not setting a good example of their country‚ they end up hurt and in disbelief. In the minds of some people‚ it is all right for athletes to express their opposal publicly using their state of position. Professional athletes should not use their status to protest the events taking place. Knowing professional athletes refusing to do what’s right‚ hurts the hearts of the nation’s people. For example
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because it makes the Constitution the Supreme law of the law instead of specifically banning Sharia law. Unlike the Oklahoma Law‚ SQ 755‚ which specifically banned only Sharia law and was deemed unconstitutional because of how it was discriminatory against a specific religion. Based on certain things I have read and watched‚ it suggests that the two legal systems can not coexist and that many of their values infringe upon another. Therefore‚ suggesting to make the Constitution the supreme law of the
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survey taken in 2009. While seemingly a worthwhile service‚ payday loans provide emergency cash to an age group that is generally described as under 45‚ with children under the age of 18‚ and a household income under $50‚000. The primary complaint against these loans is regarding the exorbitant interest rates associated with them. Also of interest is that most loans obtained are usually for the payment of regular bills and not for emergency purposes. Salleh et al. (2014) espouse the reasons according
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In today’s world‚ there are many social issues that are present. My group has decided to take action against one of those social issues. In particular‚ the social issue of standardized testing. Examples of standardized testing include the SAT and ACT. It’s a social issue because it affects millions of students every year. It’s a problem because it’s an inaccurate representation of a student’s knowledge. As a result‚ action needs to be taken to solve the issue. In this case‚ my group did a social
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Are you against child abuse or not? According to authorities on child abuse‚ it’s very rare for people to report about child abuse when they see it like they use to in 1970-1990. Now a day’s people just leave it how it is as long as it’s not there child they really don’t worry about it. Abusing kids for unnecessary reasons and hitting them with objects that may bruise them badly isn’t the way of a parent teaching their kids manners at all. Especially taking your anger out on the child isn’t the way
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The Left should celebrate President Trump‚ because it could have been far worse for them. That headline was not meant to be sarcasm‚ the nation’s Socialist left does have a reason to be thankful that it’s not another Republican occupying the Oval office. Of course‚ for the Left to lose an election means a reversal of their fundamental birthright to rule over everyone else for the collective good of all mankind. They are the ones they have been waiting because only they can heal the sea level and
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