Heather Schmitt English 1010 Mrs. Zeleznik 2 December 2012 "Don’t Make English Official - Ban It Instead" The article "Don’t Make English Official - Ban It Instead" by Dennis Baron focuses on the idea of Congress considering to make English the "official language" of the United States. Baron uses the academic approach in portraying English as a tradition‚ a functional system of codes that enables people to interact with each other in the society. Using this as his primary thesis‚ Baron argues
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Summary ( A slow burning fuse) Introduction 1. Population ageing is on every agenda‚ from G8 economic conferences to NATO summits. The World Economic Forum plans to consider the future of pensions and health care at its prestigious Davos conference early next year. The media‚ including this newspaper‚ are giving the subject extensive coverage. 2. Governments in rich countries now accept that their pension and health-care promises will soon become unaffordable‚ and many of them have embarked
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Ward‚ Galles‚ Marain 1 Bridget Ward‚ Lillian Galles‚ Justin Marain Mr. Villavicencio English 2 14 March 2013 Traffic Laws Cars are everywhere we go; in the city‚ in the country‚ and on the roads. They endanger our lives when we drink; when we are distracted‚ and when we speed. This is why we should get police to enforce traffic laws more strictly. If we get police to start enforcing the laws more strictly many lives could be saved‚ and there would be less accidents caused by lack of police involvement
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sexual act) as grounds for discharge. It was in 1950‚ when the Uniform form Code of Military Justice prohibiting homosexual and heterosexual anal and oral sex was passed‚ that the gay ban began. Under President Ronald Reagan‚ the gay ban was more stringently enforced. In the 1990s‚ amidst vicious opposition to repeal the ban‚ President Bill Clinton enacted the compromise “Don’t Ask‚ Don’t Tell‚ Don’t Pursue‚ Don’t Harass” policy that provides for "Sexual orientation [not to] be a bar to service unless
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for making them obese. That’s just absurd and very irresponsible. If people don’t like how their kids are fat‚ stop taking them to McDonald’s all the time! They don’t drive themselves there! And maybe those parents can make some responsible decisions for once in their lives and make their child exercise more and eat healthier. If people expect different results‚ they have to work for them in my opinion. Fast-food industries may try to “target children in their ads”‚ but it ultimately comes down to
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homosexual conduct. If a person acknowledges his or her homosexuality publicly‚ military commander’s thinks that he or she intends to engage in homosexual conduct. The policy was a compromise in which President Bill Clinton sought to repeal the military ’s ban on gay personnel‚ and the opponents of that repeal in Congress. The policy failed to meet Clinton ’s goals of decreasing discharges for homosexuality and reducing harassment of lesbian and gay military personnel. President Obama‚ who certified the
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To Ban or Not To Ban Every human is born adventurous and curious. In this process of discovery‚ everyone experiences ups and downs‚ happiness and sadness. Different emotions can be felt by one’s heart. It is in this state where people often find avenues to release deep-seated emotions‚ frustrations‚ confidential matters or confessions. The question is‚ would you post something bothering you on social media such as Facebook or Twitter; or would you rather find solace by reading other people’s blogs
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Instead of a total gun ban‚ groups on both sides of the gun debate on Thursday urged senators to pass a bill that would enforce stricter gun controls to prevent crimes related to loose firearms. Sen. Gringo Honasan‚ chairman of the committee on public order‚ said a “comprehensive” bill that spells out graver penalties for possession of unregistered firearms could still be approved in the nine remaining session days between January and February if President Aquino certifies the bill as urgent. Honasan
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Hadee Haque Professor Isip English 1301 France Should Rethink the Ban on Burqa Ever since Islam has begun‚ in the 7th century‚ women have been accustomed to wear the burqa. The burqa is a piece of clothing that covers the entire body‚ only leaving the eyes open. The burqa can be broken down to three pieces; the first piece covers the body from neck all the way down to the ankles‚ the second piece‚ also called the niqab‚ covers the face only leaving the eyes open‚ and the third piece‚ also called
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and The Law‚ Harry S. Truman signs the U.S code of Military Justice in 1950‚ which sets up discharge rules for homosexual military members. II.Second‚ it is important to note... A.President Bill Clinton when running for election promises to lift ban of gays in the military. 1.The Washington Post indicates In 1993 Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is introduced as a compromise. 2.December of 1993 Clinton issued a military directive that military members should not be asked about their sexual orientation‚ which
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