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    The child support system is unfair and too hard on the noncustodial parent‚ because of jail time‚ garnishment of paycheck‚ and work-release program‚ revoked driver license are very harsh tools . That doesn’t does not help the children. Failure to obey a court order is called contempt of court . If noncustodial parent owes unpaid child support the custodial-parent can ask for a hearing before the judge asking that the noncustodial parent be held in contempt of court‚ the court can issue a

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    Is Lottery a Good Idea?

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    Is Lottery a Good Idea? Many people around the world want to try their luck and like challenges in life. For that reason‚ they usually buy lottery tickets. They think they can become millionaires after they buy a lottery ticket which is just $2 or $10. Some think they just spend a little money on buying lottery tickets‚ so it doesn’t affect their living expenses. Almost all people think a lottery cannot make them addicted. Although lottery brings a lot of money for the government to make more benefits

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    Unfair treatment of the Native Americans- the Cherokee Nation Throughout the 19th century Native Americans were treated far less then respectful by the United States’ government. This was the time when the United States wanted to expand and grow rapidly as a land‚ and to achieve this goal‚ the Native Americans were “pushed” westward. It was a memorable and tricky time in the Natives’ history. The US government made many treatments with the Native Americans‚ making big changes on the Indian nation

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    Li‚ Mengxi M00084713 Section 3 March 25‚ 2013 Victor Chang The Impact of Winning the Lottery It’s estimated that that millions of people play lotteries every day. These include both the old and young generation. These include people that already have money and people who desperately need money. It seems that everyone wants to be a lottery winner! Winning the lottery can have a great impact on people’s daily lives which include positive influences and negative effects. Three of the impacts

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    The Lottery When you hear the word lottery‚ you probably think of winning a large sum of money before being stoned to death. "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson brings this horrible idea to life. While the overall mood of the story depicts a typical day in a small rural town‚ through great use of imagery and irony the reader is set up for an unusual ending. Shirley Jackson uses a great deal of imagery to set the mood of the story. At first glance the reader gets a visual picture of a pristine‚ tranquil

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    Standardized Testing is Unfair and Biased A 2001 study published by the Brookings Institution found that 50-80% of year-over-year test score improvements were temporary and "caused by fluctuations that had nothing to do with long-term changes in learning..." Standardized testing is becoming a more prevalent debate in society due to the fact that people are realizing it is unable to fairly judging a student’s academic ability. Standardized testing is inequitable because it does not properly determine

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    United States spent on the lottery in 2014 (Thompson). The issue at hand is the United States lottery appeals to lower-class society by using their hopes to waste their money on the lottery. The government does this because there is little to no regulations on the advertisements of the lottery. My position on this topic is not for nor against the lottery but a change in the regulations of ways to advertise and promote the lottery‚ and the criteria of who can play the lottery should be altered. In the

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    only a couple stories such as “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ “killers of the dream” by Lillian Smith‚ and a story about a young girl who pursues her right to an education. These stories will show you that everyone should be accountable for their actions. Bystanders should be considered guilty because they have a chance to speak up or do something about it. First story is “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and in this story every year someone is picked for the lottery But except for winning a lot of

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    The Lottery is a short story written by Shirley Jackson. In the story‚ its use multiple symbol. According to the story‚” the black box grew shabbier each year…” (1). When you think of black‚ you think about evil or death. So‚ the black box can be a symbol between life or death for each and every person. Another quote state‚ “it had a black spot on it…” (6). The black spot on the paper can show a symbol for the family been marked for death. Also‚ when you pull a piece of paper out the box its can

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    I would object to the idea of “The Survival Lottery”. The proposal of the survival lottery mainly centres on the claim that there is no difference between killing and letting die‚ and that leaving Y and Z to die without any interventions would be the same as murdering them. Thus‚ instead of killing both Y and Z‚ the doctor should kill A‚ a third-party‚ and save both Y and Z’s lives‚ because such action would result in a total of one death instead of two. Since it would be begging the question to

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