Wenzell English 120-7202 6 April 2017 Welfare Reform: Hand Up or Hand Out? There are approximately 67‚891‚000 Americans receiving government assistance‚ that is roughly 21% of the American population using some form of welfare. (Statistic Brain) While situations may arise‚ and people need help‚ the welfare system is now being used as a crutch rather than a stepping stone to becoming independent. The government should place more conditions on the various welfare programs. People all across the country
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are available to treat you? Well‚ before animal testing‚ this was not an option. Animal experimentation is a huge controversy in today’s society among both scientists and citizens in general. Many people argue that it is unmoral to test products of any kind on animals‚ while many scientists argue that animal testing is just about the only thing that can lead them to the discovery of new medical or other unique breakthroughs. There are many pros and cons to this topic‚ and a great deal of support for
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fraudulently receiving welfare checks is an example of the laziness I am discussing. As a society‚ we need to make this accepted practice an unaccepted practice. We need to stand up and make the process of applying and receiving these benefits more stringent than they currently are. I believe through use of mandatory random drug testing‚ progress monitoring‚ on- going physical and mental examinations‚ we can discourage the continued misuse of these funds. If mandatory drug testing were implemented
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“Over 100 million animals are burned‚ crippled‚ poisoned‚ and abused in US labs every year” (Facts About Animal Testing). When pondering on the subject of animal experimentation‚ many may argue that it is nothing but abuse. Though that is one way to describe it‚ there comes along many positives towards the topic that can ensure us a more advanced economy. Animal testing is what makes sure we are safe with the new and improved topics we consume and/or use. Other alternatives are available‚ and in
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Kirk Angelo M. Madrazo English 28 7/31/2014 Research Paper Animal Testing Humans and animals have been living side by side ever since planet Earth gave birth to its first human beings. Throughout time‚ however‚ human race have started to take the top of the food chain and with the food chain came the whole planet. This “reign” over the planet has put animals in an extremely difficult situation. We human beings started to take and take for ourselves leaving Earth’s animals very limited resources
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in this economically disadvantaged community‚ I witnessed and experienced the adversities posed by living in poverty. Where some see disaster‚ I see opportunity; where others see laziness and fault‚ I see misfortune and fortitude; what some call a welfare city‚ I call home. In the 2015-2016 school year‚ approximately eighty-seven percent of the students in my school were classified as "economically disadvantaged" according to the Irving Independent School District; additionally‚ over fifty percent
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ongoing debate of genetic/prenatal testing. Procedures for genetic/prenatal testing have been available since the early 1970’s (Press‚ 2008‚ pp. 73-78). Genetic testing identifies abnormalities or changes in the chromosomes and genes. This type of testing is used to confirm or deny a suspected genetic condition or used to predict a person’s chances of developing or passing on a certain disorder (Grant‚ 2000). Once the woman wants to go ahead with the genetic testing‚ a primary care doctor or genetic
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Experimentation on animals was meant to provide innovative advancements to the development of drugs and safety of products. However‚ the use of animals in laboratory tests no longer fulfills its original purpose. While it is difficult to deny the medical advances that have been made possible due to animal testing‚ there are alternatives that are more cost-effective‚ reliable‚ and do not contribute toward the suffering of animals. Methods such as microdosing‚ in-vitro models‚ and in-silica computer
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During the Great Depression programs such as‚ social security‚ and pensions did not exist. Frank Delano Roosevelt created Welfare reform for older Americans. The depression made it necessary for means to assist the poor. As well as welfare programs FDR created the NRA‚ WPA‚ and PWA. The idea of Social Security is that employers and employees would contribute to a pension fund. Another name for Social security is called a “transfer program”. Younger generations are transferring income to the older
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Consequences of a Welfare State While researching texts written about the twentieth century welfare‚ I found that several authors are against the whole idea behind it‚ because in its basic concept welfare mean spending resources on citizens that are less successful in life‚ and who cannot depend on themselves to survive financially. The problem is evident when the government does not have a good plan to spend these resources‚ the consequences of these actions affect the middle-class and the lower-class
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