Should Felons be Allowed to Vote? About 5.26 million people with a felony conviction are not allowed to vote in elections. Each state has its own laws on disenfranchisement. Nine states in America permanently restrict felons from voting while Vermont and Maine allow felons to vote while in prison. Proponents of felon re-enfranchisement believe felons who have paid their debt to society by completing their sentences should have all of their rights and privileges restored. They argue that efforts
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Should Marijuana Be Legalized? Marijuana is a very prominent and controversial subject in our society today. There have been many slanderous claims about how cannabis is horrendous‚ however the truths are starting to surface. I strongly believe that marijuana should be legalized for all purposes. If the government cannot stop us from harming our bodies by overeating or skydiving‚ why should they be able to stop us from using drugs? The use of marijuana for medical purposes dates back thousands
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I say it’s time that all deliberate cruel killing of animals for "sport" be banned by law. There is no excuse for causing immense pain and suffering to these creatures just for the sheer heck of it...for fun and games. Okay‚ I know animals are killed for meat...but there’s a difference: the animals in that situation CAN be treated humanely right up to the moment they are killed instantly. I’m not saying that’s an ideal situation. There are other objections to killing for meat but what concerns
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Today I am here to talk to you all about a problem that is far-reaching the nation. According to the National Cancer Institute. Each Year an estimate of 443‚000 people die from smoking‚ but the damaging effects of smoking do not stop with the smoker. An estimated 88 million nonsmoking Americans‚ including 54% of children under the age of 12‚ are open to secondhand smoke and about 46‚000 non-smoking Americans die from second hand smoke exposure a year. Over the past few years two of my uncles have
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soon changed its name to Constantinople. Constantinople was then made the capital of the Empire. So many of the little changes that the Byzantines made‚ have made a huge difference and are taken for granted. The question is‚ should the Byzantine Empire be studied? Currently‚ should we look back and determine the changes in history caused by the Byzantines?
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Marijuana Should Be Illegal Herlina Pryor BCOM/275 March 23‚ 2014 Instructor: Jamey Pippert Why Marijuana Should Remain Illegal Published: February 26‚ 1994 To the Editor: I read with concern "Legalizing Marijuana Would Allow Regulation of Its Potency" (letter‚ Feb. 13). According to the writer‚ marijuana with high levels of tetrahydrocannabinol‚ or THC (the chemical that causes the psychoactive effects on the abuser)‚ is not a new phenomenon‚ and this high potency should not be used
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In the section 1.7 “Should Doctor’s End People’s Lives?” the first argument is protector and the other one is euthanizer. Protector point of view is that if a patient goes to the doctor and ask to do a life threating surgery that could end your life in a few day or it could make you better. So the people are going to think to do the surgery so that the illness goes away and you live your life‚ and there is always hope to get better. Euthanizer point of view is that if you have a life threating illness
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Should CEOs be on the Board? By direction of the board‚ a foundation’s top executive staff person (titled CEO for this discussion) manages all aspects of the organization. CEOs typically oversee the foundation’s money‚ time and human resources and act as a liaison between the board and staff. Rather than keeping the CEO in a strictly managerial position‚ some boards award them a role in governance as well‚ offering the CEO full membership—and in some cases‚ voting rights—on the board. CEOs who sit
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What Should A Billionaire Give and What Should You? Not everyone can write a big check to their favorite donation foundation‚ but everyone should give something to someone that is worst off than they are themselves. Billionaires like Bill Gates give millions to charity year after year; yet we still see and talk about the same things that are wrong with the world year after year as well. Those millions of dollars are sent to other countries to try to get them on their feet. But‚ millions of people
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("Mascot Hall"). Even though some may argue that Zippy the Zip is not a mascot that should be inducted into the hall of fame because kangaroos do not natively live in Ohio‚ Zippy the Zip should be in The Mascot Hall of Fame because she impacts the sport‚ is kid-friendly‚ has ground-breaking performances‚ has done many things for her community‚ and has a fun and unique design. The first reason why Zippy the Zip should be in The Mascot Hall of Fame is that she impacts many
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