Statistics show that every 53 minutes on average‚ a person is killed from a drunk driving crash. In this case‚ an article shows that‚ “U.S. teens were responsible for about 2.4 million episodes of drinking and driving a month in 2011” (UPI NewsTrack). Put it another way‚ in a month underaged drinkers were responsible for taking the lives of many people. When you are drunk‚ it can impair your decision-making abilities
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Many wild animals across the world are removed from their natural habitats and forced into captivity. Many are subject to abuse all for entertainment and profit. Unfortunately‚ many people who say they “love animals” may actually be contributing to the suffering of these animals because they are unaware of the things going on behind the scenes. Whether it’s simply seeing animals at the zoo‚ watching the whale shows at SeaWorld‚ riding elephants‚ or swimming with dolphins; people see these as fun
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Homelessness is defined as a condition of people without a roof to stay‚ they lack of security‚ and exploitative work for living wages. Homeless people often face an intense struggle just to stay alive despite the fact that society turns its head from the problem. When you see a homeless person on the streets how do you react? Do you turn your head and ignore them? Do you become angry that they are living on the streets? Do you feel frightened and avoid the situation all together? Or do you see
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Over 11.4 million illegal immigrants are currently in the U.S‚ many of which are causing problems for U.S citizens. Illegal immigration has been called a good thing for the economy and for helping jobs‚ but illegal immigration brings more problems than solutions. The U.S government should deport illegal immigrants or enforce immigration laws. Through illegal immigration‚ there have been increased crime rates‚ escalating cost to U.S citizens‚ and drug trade throughout the U.S. Illegal immigrants
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“Teens and drive‚more like they drive and die” The community that I have chosen is teen drivers. The reason I chose teens instead of all drivers is that they are the least experienced. Experience is key in being successful in any task of life. Especially if that task is potentially life threatening. Cars can potentially be killing machines‚ as a society we need to make sure our drivers are as safe as possible. As a teen driver myself‚ I have seen the bad driving habits that teenagers have
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School uniforms are an outdated tradition. School uniforms have been around for many years‚ but in this day and age‚ isn’t it time schools begin to phase out uniform and allow students to make their own decisions on what they wear to school? The main topics are comfort‚ cost and respect. I believe that allowing mufti in schools is in the best interest of the students and families. Comfort is one of the leading reasons for preferring mufti to uniform‚ because let’s face it‚ in order for students
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Growing up as a kid it is easy to say that it is almost every little boys dream to one day become a professional baseball player. They wake up and go out to play in there practices and games trying to be like one of the greats. Ad kids get older there are some that fade away from the dream and some that still live by the dream and try there hardest to get to that ultimate goal. When you get to high school there will not be that many kids playing baseball and school is very tough. there are athletes
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The legalization of marijuana has always been a controversial topic between the public. Presented with both negative and positive effects on the average human body‚ the answer on whether marijuana should remain illegal or not has always remained in a certain gray area. With the progression of technology‚ we as a society‚ have been able to further understand the causes and effects of marijuana‚ leaving me to believe the substance should remain illegal. Legalization would not only be detrimental to
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Imagine a child‚ a ten year old girl‚ working long hours at a sewing machine. She is covered in dirt and grime‚ and cringes whenever somebody walks by. Soon‚ two large men come up and grab her back‚ pulling her own body over her head like a jacket‚ transforming the child into a sweatshirt and then laying her down with other identical sweatshirts which echo with the laughter of other children. A haunting video on globalmarch.org shows that to our very eyes through cinematography. It strikes a chord
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Justice? No justice here…. Elbony Copeland September 8‚ 2013 Many items can be considered weapons‚ but do you think that candy‚ a drink‚ and a phone poses a threat to anyone? Well apparently someone did; George Zimmerman did. He did on the night that he attack and killed Trayvon Martin. The young man was walking home from a local store when Zimmerman felt like he was being suspicious and felt the need to approach him. Soon afterward‚ they engaged in a confrontation that ended with George
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