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    The Pursuit of Happiness – Denied Why do I believe you should hire a felon? It’s been said that when somebody has something to prove‚ they will move mountains for you. How much does an individual coming out of a situation such as prison have to prove? Plenty. Not only to you as an employer‚ not only to society in general‚ but also to his family and everyone else who doesn’t believe that someone who has been imprisoned can make anything of themselves in life. President Kennedy stated in an article

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    banned from schools such as‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Many people believe this book should stay banned and not be required to read in class. Others believe that it should be required because of what it could teach kids. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a great book and teaches people about the history of America and several life lessons. Many believe that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn should be banned‚ they believe this for many reasons. Such as‚ the use of the N-word all throughout

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    Yes‚ they definitely should. Nowadays teenagers are moving to independence and it will help them if they have some practice in managing money. Giving pocket money teaches teenagers to manage money while they are still young and parents can still guide them. Also‚ it help teenagers to make choices and to see that sometimes people have to wait and save up some money to get what they really want. While searching for the story idea today‚ I came across an interesting survey on pocket money been given

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    WHY THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT SPY ON US All the countries establish in its political constitution and in its legislation‚ the duty of the government to look over the life of its citizens‚ protecting them from the risk: the internal threats (inside the proper country) and external (outside the country) That is why‚ it is admitted‚ and it is even required‚ that the government possess a structure of intelligence that resists the action of dangerous forces‚ however lately‚ it has been found that in

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    situation. Starting school at a later time will make students more alert and awake. When teens get more sleep‚ they are more alert‚ resulting in an increase in academic performance and a decrease in tardiness‚ dropout rates‚ and absences. When teenagers hit puberty‚ there is a delay in the timing of their sleep. There are plenty of other things which can make it

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    Parricide is an uncommon event that unfortunately happens all over the world in all parts of societies. Children who commit this violent act should be charged as adults because their act is not a juvenile offense‚ they are rarely diagnosed with a mental disorder and blank. A juvenile offender is a person who is not the age of 18 who has committed a crime. These crimes are more often than not minor in manor. A juvenile offense‚ for example‚ is breaking into cars‚ beating up a classmate‚ stealing from

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    prison for their whole life? Ethan Couch is a reckless teenager who drove while intoxicated and high‚ killing four people and injuring eleven the process. Ethan Couch should be tried as an adult with a reduced sentence because of the severity of the crime‚ it is in the best interest for him and society and also he could change. Ethan Couch should be tried with an adult sentence because of the extreme severity and pure calamity caused by his crime. Ethan‚ drunken‚ apparently just coming from a party

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    Cheerleading Have you ever tried out for cheerleading? If so‚ did you make the team? If you knew how‚ you could do cool stunts and tumbling. Cool stunts such as: show and go to a prep‚ extensions‚ and 180’s. You should tryout for cheerleading because you could do pyramids‚ tumbling‚ and dance. At tryouts you show-off the best you can to impress the coach. Here are some tips on how to impress the instructor/coach: If you are instructed to do a prep after learning it‚ do it the smoothest you can

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    a minimum drinking age of 18” (18 Interesting Pro…). So why does the United States keep the age that you can have libations at 21? There has been a debate going on whether the drinking age should be 21 or 18. People have brought up statistics on the amount of wrecks and the amount of money going back into the economy. So the United States needs to change the drinking age‚ the drinking age should be 18 because a person is legally an adult at 18‚ there’s less risky behaviors‚ and it would boost the

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    illegally drinking age is as low as zero. Why? Is the main question asked. I can assure you the under age drinking age percentage would drop if the age is lowered. Few reasons for teens drinking are: peer pressure‚ enjoyment‚ etc. But the main reason for doing so is “breaking the law.” 87% of high school seniors have used alcohol. That means that a large quantity of teens under the age of seventeen to eighteen have used alcohol before. We all know why teens drink‚ I mean is common since. Just

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