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Akisha M. Howard
Strayer University

Professor Michael L. Hunter
English 215
16 October 2013

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RT #2) Should taxes on people making over $250,000 a year be changed?
I feel that individuals who are making more money are given more breaks than middle class and lower class citizens.
Bankrate (2013). Tax Brackets. Retrieved fromhttp://www.bankrate.com/finance /taxes/tax-brackets.aspx
The Tax Battle Decoded: What $250, 000 Gets You (2012). Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/2012/12/02/166358735/the -tax-battle-decoded-what-250 -000-gets-you.
Audience: Lawmakers
How is it fair that an individual who triples the net income of a citizen pay the same percentage in taxes?

RT #15) Should regulations regarding cell phones while driving be standardized?
My experience is that individuals who talk on cell phones while driving cause a backup in traffic. After watching a show on multitasking it has come to my attention that no matter how well people assume they multitask, they are not 100% when focusing on more than one thing at a time.
Wyllie, D. (2008). Laws and consequences relating to cell phone usage while driving. Retrieved from ProQuest Information and Learning Company. (UMI 1447792)
Undefined. (2007). Cell Phone Safety. Let’s Talk Prevention. Retrieved from http://www.cellphonesafety.org/regulation/
Audience: Lawmakers
Cell phone use is a common distraction

RT #20) Should minors who commit violent crimes be tried as adults?
I believe that through counseling minors may become law abiding citizens. Jails are overcrowded and minors who are tried as adults have longer sentencing and the burden falls on citizens.
Juvenile court. (2013). Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica .com.libdatab.strayer.edu/EBchecked/topic/308990/juvenile-court
Jamison, Peter. (2013, August 25). Judge sees juveniles lost. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved from
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