Tyler Wyrick Ms. Russo English 165.25W 11 May 2010 E1 Why Marijuana should be Illegal In society today‚ many people are looking for a feeling of freedom. Some go on vacation and spend money while others look to drugs. The sense of high that results from using marijuana acts as an escape from the stresses of everyday life. As a result‚ a tremendous number of Americans participate in the illicit use of marijuana. Our American society is facing a tremendous drug
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Standardized Testing Should Not Be The Standard Standardized testing can be deemed as unfair and should not be solely be used to judge a student’s academic performance. Once quoted‚ “If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test‚ I wouldn’t be here. I guarantee you that” (Obama). Standardized testing has been the go-to way to test a student’s intellectual ability since before World War II. Most tests consist of several hours filled with tedious multiple choice questions
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Social Security Privatization: Should We or Should We Not? Social Security Privatization: Should We or Should We Not? Everyone has their opinions of Social Security. Many feel Social Security is their savings and the government should not mess with it or use it for paying off other debts. Others believe it should be privatized and that person should be allowed to do what they wish with their Social Security. I am hoping to touch on at least two points for each side of the argument. Before
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Executive Summary The world’s infamously known oldest profession is prostitution. This essay will express that while prostitution is immoral‚ it is a necessary evil and therefore it should not be fully criminalised. Instead‚ Singapore’s approach is ideal as it strikes a fair balance by regulating prostitution-related activities and retaining control over the red light districts. This paper will first discuss the arguments for and against the legalisation of prostitution and its ethical concerns
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would be less murdering. Most murders in the USA are done by shootings and statistics indicate that the number of people killed in mass shootings was lower during the ban‚ 1994-2004). Banning military-style assault weapons are the least the government should ban‚ because these weapons are not made for hunting or self-defense‚ but for mass shootings. 2. It doesn’t make you and your family safer: Protection for your home is a seemingly logical point. Use a gun to keep your house safe? The only problem
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Why Software Should Be Free by Richard Stallman (Version of April 24‚ 1992) Introduction The existence of software inevitably raises the question of how decisions about its use should be made. For example‚ suppose one individual who has a copy of a program meets another who would like a copy. It is possible for them to copy the program; who should decide whether this is done? The individuals involved? Or another party‚ called the ``owner’’? Software developers typically consider these questions
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whether it is between peers or politicians. One of the many great advantages to being an American is the ability to choose for one’s own self what to believe in. Another advantage‚ in my opinion‚ is the right of the people to keep and bear arms. Laws should not restrict gun rights because first‚ it would infringe the second amendment‚ second‚ guns are a part of our culture‚ and finally‚ if guns were outlawed‚ citizens of the U.S. would become vulnerable. The most prevalent argument for gun rights
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Why Marijuana Should Be Legal COM/220 June 16th 2010 William Blick Why Marijuana Should Be Legal In the United States laws are in place to protect the citizens from the government‚ other citizens‚ and our own selves. The federal and state government put laws into place to prevent citizens from ingesting harmful contents‚ such as controlled substances. Every year over four hundred thousand people die from tobacco‚ another eighty-five thousand from alcohol‚ and another three hundred sixty-five
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Well lets start by learning what parole is and how it came about. What is Parole? Parole‚ in criminal law‚ pledge of good conduct given by a person convicted of crime as a condition of release from imprisonment before the expiration of the term of confinement. The word parole is also broadly used to denote such a conditional release or period of liberty. Parole is usually granted to a prisoner in recognition of past good conduct‚ both in prison and earlier. A sentenced criminal may be released on
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Why the Federal Reserve System should be Eliminated There are many reasons why the Federal Reserve System should be eliminated because it manipulates the United States economy. The Federal Reserve creates boom-and-bust cycles; these are a type of cycle experienced by an economy characterized by alternating periods of economic growth and contraction. When the United State’s economy goes through these alternating periods the Federal Reserve inflates the money supply by telling the Treasury to print
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