Second‚ and closely related‚ was the issue of whether the roughly four million freedmen should be allowed to vote. The issue was how to receive the four million former slaves as citizens. If they were to be fully counted as citizens‚ some sort of representation for apportionment of seats in Congress had to be determined. Before the war‚ the population of slaves had been counted as three-fifths of a corresponding number of free whites. By having four million freedmen counted as full citizens‚ the
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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 students bring handphones to school? Do you agree or disagree? Write your essay not more than 350 words. The development of technology in this era of globalization has made a lot of contributions to the human nation and one of them to be named is hand hones. However‚ this electronic gadgets have its own pros and cons especially when it involve students‚ who have become the main and general user of this item. The issue of allowing handphones to be brought to school in Malaysia has been
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Backpacks should be allowed in classes Going back and forth to your locker can get really annoying just to get supplies. But‚ if students are able to take our backpacks to every class students would never have to worry about going to lockers until the end of the day.This issue is important because a student can get behind or not know what to do for needing to go to their locker‚ and they might even be late to class.Students taking their backpacks to classes can be easier on the students and teacher
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There is many different opinions on guns being allowed on campus. Some think it would cause more conflict and some think that it would protect the students just in case of an incident. I think guns should be allowed on school campus as long as there’s a fair amount of rules applied. My first reason why I think guns should be allowed to be carried by teachers on school campuses is because it could save lives. The thing about this though is that if there was a school shooter on the campus‚ would he
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Students might say that backpacks are very convenient; they help students save time as well as teaching organization and responsibility but this essay will tell you about the disadvantageous side of backpacks. While backpacks have a positive side‚ the negative side of having a backpack in class is very conspicuous. Not only are backpacks very clumsy and space consuming‚ prolonged carrying of a backpack can be very bad for the back. Also‚ backpacks are an excellent place for students to hide objects
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Should music be allowed in school? An Irrefutable study shows that listening to music when studying‚ helps teens get their work done faster with better grades. The only main problem is that the student handbook does not allow any type of audio player in school. On behalf of Dupree high school students‚ I say we promote this rule to be retracted from the handbook. Some of the reasons are that it will help us succeed in our education‚ boost our creativity levels‚ and ameliorate academic skills effectively
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Although may not everybody would agree I believe cellphones should not be allowed in schools. First of all‚ cellphones can be a distraction to students. Secondly‚ students can use the cellphones to cheat on a test‚ quiz‚ or classwork. Lastly‚ it can be stolen. To start off‚ cellphones should not be allowed in school because they can interrupt the class and teacher. For example‚ if a professor is teaching a class a new lesson and suddenly a cellphones starts to ring‚ the teacher will have to stop
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Larissa Edwards Compare and Contrast Essay February 13‚ 2013 University Differences We live in a world of choices. Every day‚ we have many Universities and colleges to choose from to further educate ourselves and to better our future. An academic choice is not just like a daily decision you would make‚ it is a decision that could change your future dramatically. When making a decision between universities‚ it is very tough but also is very important that you make the best choice in which
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( Some universities require students to take classes in many subjects. Other universities require students to specialize in one subject. Which is better? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. ) I think the issue about what is better to specialize in many subjects or choose the one is a controversial one. Each option has its own advantages and disadvantages. Some people prefer to specialize in one subject and know it very well. However‚ others prefer to extend their range of
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