and civil unrest erupted. If you reverse the situation of the Caucasian man was shot by an African man‚ whether if the situation is the same degree of dispute that arises in the community and how do the people react and express? Even legislation against racism exists‚ but people still need to be educated to change their stereotype. Nowadays the political righteousness is another trend to reflect how the society is taking care of racism. How can we start from ourselves to eliminate racism? Regardless
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I personally don’t think standardized tests should be as big of a part of our lives as they are. Other people may believe we have a good amount of test or that we may even need more. In this essay I will explain why I don’t believe we should have such a large amount of test‚ yet we still need test but not as much as we currently do. I think we shouldn’t have so many test because for one thing among others they don’t test schools equally but more on that later. We take so many test‚ don’t you
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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 American criminal courts during the 1830s and 1840s‚ far earlier than had previously been argued. The time at which plea bargaining began in the United States isn’t the only controversy surrounding this important issue. Some of the other problems surrounding plea bargaining in the United States are false confessions‚ in which an otherwise innocent offender pleads guilty to a crime he or she did not commit‚ simply to avoid the possibility of being found guilty at trial. It is hard to understand
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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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As a senior citizen was driving down the freeway‚ his cell phone rang. Picking up‚ he heard his wife‚ her voice high with anxiety; warning him‚ "Henry‚ I just saw on the news that there’s one car driving the wrong way on Highway 880. Please be careful!" Henry replied‚ "What do you mean one? You’ve got to be kidding me. I see at least a hundred!" Elderly drivers are one of the rising issues in our society nowadays and it’s no joke. Little attention has been given to it despite the increasing number
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Racism in Advertisements 2 Racism in Advertisements: Racism in commercials is so thick that one would have to live in an airtight vacuum not to choke on it. When you watch the Super Bowl‚ did you notice how few African Americans and Hispanics were in the commercials. These are the same commercials that have come to signify American democracy and pride throughout the world. Many commercials have portrayed blacks as cheap non-resourceful human. The effect was that advertising treated African American
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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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Water fluoridation is the addition of fluoride to the water supply‚ and in particular‚ 75% of America’s water supply. Despite the fluoridation of the public water supply being a topic of controversy‚ there are studies related to harmless side effects‚ strict regulation levels‚ and positive results from usage. Several groups believe that the fluoridation of public water is dangerous to the public’s health. In a February 2006 article in Journal of Controversial Medical Claims titled "The Debate over
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Fiscal cliff‚ a seemingly disturbing new term for American’s to digest about our growing deficit problems is stirring up panic and stress for our country’s economy. A lot of American’s are worried about the future of our country and how we can deal with our increasingly scary issue of debt. Even before the United States was founded in 1776‚ we have had a debt to be paid. It has grown in towering amounts since then and now is an issue we may never get out of. The debt crisis is a result of the
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