America faces the issue of whether the minimum wage should be raised; three-fourths of Americans support an increase‚ while the other third does not support it or has no opinion. In 2007‚ Congress modified the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 with the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007. This set in motion a sequence of raises in the minimum wage from $5.15 an hour to $5.85 to $6.55 and a final raise in 2009 to $7.25 an hour (“History of Changes to the Minimum Wage Law”). At the time‚ numerous workers
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abortion should be a legal option continues to divide Americans long after the US Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision on Roe v. Wade declared the procedure a "fundamental right” on Jan. 22‚ 1973. Proponents‚ identifying themselves as pro-choice‚ contend that abortion is a right that should not be limited by governmental or religious authority‚ and which outweighs any right claimed for an embryo or fetus. They argue that pregnant women will resort to unsafe illegal abortions if there is no legal option.
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Why Marijuana Should Be Legal COM/220 June 16th 2010 William Blick Why Marijuana Should Be Legal In the United States laws are in place to protect the citizens from the government‚ other citizens‚ and our own selves. The federal and state government put laws into place to prevent citizens from ingesting harmful contents‚ such as controlled substances. Every year over four hundred thousand people die from tobacco‚ another eighty-five thousand from alcohol‚ and another three hundred sixty-five
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Essay Why should marijuana be legal in the Netherlands? My essay is about soft drugs such as marijuana should not be illegal but well legal and controlled by the government. I always thought that marijuana was always legal in the Netherland until I read an article in the newspaper. I was surprise to have read that‚ because majorities of people here in the Netherlands are not troubled by the fact those soft drugs are sold in coffee shops. That is one of the reasons why I chose this topic for
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Argumental writing Should assisted suicide be legal? What would you do if you were laying on a hospitalbed‚ waiting to die? Feeling your blood running slower and slower through your body‚ while seing your loved ones with tears in their eyes around you. Wouldn’t you want to end your life? In my opinion assisted suicide should be legal in most cases. Just imagine going through all the pain and suffering‚ feeling yourself die slowly‚ knowing that you only have a limited amount of days left to
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Most people can agree that abortion is currently one of the most debated issues in America. Today‚ abortion is legal in the U.S.‚ but that has split us into two sides. The pro-life side believes that “abortion is murder‚” pro-choice supporters say that those opposed to abortion are against free choice and the rights of women (“Abortion” 5). Despite the fact that
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Cannabis‚ “weed” is legal in Washington‚ California‚ and Colorado so far in 2014 and this number is going to most likely increase. Cannabis should be legal in all of the states in United States for many convincing reasons. Cannabis is used by a large percentage of Americans in the United States. But sadly‚ most of the percentage is consuming the natural herbs illegally. So I ask why most something that is not that harmful‚ makes people feel good be illegal. We all know it can cause some harm to
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and isn’t right considering the fetus doesn’t have a say in the matter. These people tend to be poorly informed and have a religious background‚ but in other words they aren’t reliable sources. Any well informed American would understand that women should always have this right no matter the situation.This is why “socialists argue that all women deserve the right to control their own bodies‚ without interference from anyone”(“Abortion: Every Woman’s Right”.). Making abortion illegal or even
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Prostitution should remain illegal in Australia. By Alex Dimitrijevic Prostitution is a dark and dangerous industry. Allowing prostitution in Australia will only expand the sex industry‚ have an increase in child prostitution‚ damage the health of the women and also be against many women’s wills. In order to prevent these negative changes from happening in our community‚ the Australian Government should keep prostitution illegal and possible create a stricter law to protect the women and children
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation and more recently Grosse v Purvis have expressed the Australian legal systems apparent desire to move forward in acknowledging an action for invasion of privacy. By legislating at a federal level‚ most suitably within the Privacy Act ‚ a more consistent and structured cause of action can be put in place. By acknowledging the need to protect privacy rights‚ Australia will be coming into line with not only the rest of the common law countries‚ but also with its international
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