college have pros and cons. The pros for the electoral college is that is has been used for years. The basis of the electoral college is written down in the constitution. As long as the United States uses the electoral college as the way to vote in a president there will be no need for a constitutional amendment. It could be years before congress could effectively write and pass an amendment that could
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was created by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ but its assignment has been shaped by more than this one single piece of legislation. Abundant laws and amendments‚ and a handful of executive orders‚ have extended‚ limited or directed the Commission’s tasks and power. Even though the EEOC was created in 1964‚ there were a couple of changes before then. For example‚ in June 1941‚ on the eve of World War II‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs
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would pay off law enforcement in order to continue to break the law. Gangs gained control over these illegal operations and became an unstoppable force against prohibition. Gangsters such as Al Capone monopolized the alcohol industry by bribing police. The corruption within law enforcement and the government certainly didn’t help the ban against
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safety or others. They are also responsible for using a weapon against someone. According to procon.org‚ ’’The United States has 88.8 guns per 100 people‚ or about 270‚000‚000 guns‚ which is the highest total and
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Although‚ there are some so-called experts who disprove this theory‚ and say that hybrid cars are the best way to go. A pro in the mind of Philip Dunn‚ a hybrid car advocate‚ is that “at higher speeds - above forty miles per hour - the gas motor kicks in and gives that peppy feel so many car owners look for when driving on the highway.” Another pro is that the hybrid car can “already get one-hundred mpg on fifty-five-mile trips using cobbled-together PHEVs‚” (Plug-in Hybrid Electric
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Still‚ there are many people who are in opposition to Socrates’ decision of remaining in prison and firmly waiting for his execution. Some critics would claim that Socrates is causing harm by accepting his execution and bringing an end to his life as a teacher. Yet‚ this claim is refuted because whether Socrates was executed‚ or he chose to escape and fled into exile‚ he would not have been able to teach the Athenian people either well. Also‚ he is not harming others through his death because of
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Before we can discuss the need for TNR‚ we must first understand what a feral cat is and is not. A feral cat is not a cat that was owned‚ abandoned‚ and has reverted to a wild nature. Feral cats are cats that are not socialized to people; this means that they are not adoptable as pets in normal circumstances as generally they can be aggressive when cornered. Generally speaking‚ a feral cat will not become friendly to humans even after being in the care of community cat caretakers. Feral cats have
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The Crusades began in 1095‚ when the Byzantine Emperor in Constantinople sent an ambassador to The Pope Urban II in Italy asking for military help against the growing Turkish threat. The Pope responded immediately by telling the Catholic soldiers to join the First Crusade. Their goal was to conquer the Holy Land from the Muslims. The pope also wanted to reunite the Eastern and Western empires so he decided to create conflict between Muslim Empire hoping for a reunion. Basically‚ he wanted Christians
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We have tried to improve our schools with more money‚ better teachers‚ and legislation such as No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. What if the true problem with schooling is not the components of the system‚ but the system itself? In the article “Against School” John Taylor Gatto present several causes for the failing of the American public school system. One of the main causes he puts forth is the institution of compulsory schooling in a system designed to repress the working class‚ keeping the classes
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Carrion‚ Elder The Pros And Cons Of Video Games Video games are a controversial topic because of people´s perspective and may cause discrepancies on how they impact gamers day-to-day‚ and the influence they have on their live styles. However‚ video games dramatically alter the lives of gamers in many different ways‚ such as increasing their levels of concentration‚ development of inductive reasoning and hypothesis testing and the tendency to execute in impetuous course. First of
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