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    Arguments Against Occupy

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    property owner. They were also exercising their first amendment rights by having press conferences‚ rallies or demonstrations on public streets‚ sidewalks‚ in front of city halls‚ and city parks. While demonstrating‚ an employer can’t take actions against employee-protester. Certain items should not be brought‚ it’s legal to take pictures and videos in public spaces. In NY chalking on sidewalk or wearing masks are not allowed. Occupy was under surveillance by the

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    Against Teen Pregnancy

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    meaning the birth rate may have gone down but the pregnancy rate has not. Yet‚ “In 1955…only six percent of white teenage childbearing occurred outside of marriage; today it is 42 percent” (Williams 1). Although a teenager becoming pregnant was very common in the 1950s‚ after discovering they were pregnant‚ it was perceived as the right thing for the father to marry the woman he impregnated. The father was often forced into marrying the mother of his child. In the eyes of the public‚ this was a social

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    Evils Against Girls

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    adolescence and teenage. These are the stages where more nutrition is required for normal growth and development. Unfortunately‚ nutritional needs are neglected for girls and they are often kept locked within the four walls. Exacerbate discrimination against female for nutrition and education has led to an increase in child marriage‚ reduction in fertility rates and population growth‚ potentially‚ women’s participation in nurturing the future of every nation. Improper nutrition during adolescence

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    The Case Against Tipping

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    the tip will play a role in your further dealings with said business. Michael Lewis explores a few interesting reasons why tipping is getting out of hand in a recent essay. I strongly agree with many points and examples he provides. One of the most common reasons for tipping is out of guilt more than gratitude. According to tipping guidelines you should leave at least 15 percent of the bill as a tip at a restaurant. However‚ many times people leave more than the acceptable minimum when they know that

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    There currently exists a great debate concerning Legalization of marijuana. Many people are against the idea‚ but there are a number of people who fight for the idea to legalize Marijuana. The people that try to Legalize Marijuana use two major arguments in their effort to have marijuana legalized. First‚ which is by far the biggest argument is that marijuana has a significant medical use. The second is that marijuana does not cause harm to those that smoke it. Both of these arguments can be easily

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    distractions (WMD) that the regime of Saddam Hussein was said to possess. As has been public knowledge and a fact‚ after a thorough search in all of Iraq‚ such weapons failed to be uncovered putting in jeopardy serious allegations that have been levelled against the Saddam Hussein regime. To view this‚ it brought a close perspective to why in the first place the American decision makers where so convinced and confident that the Iraqi regime possessed WMD. The second question that may arise is why was President

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    The concept of eugenics has existed for centuries‚ and modern genetic screening could make this notion a reality. However‚ concerns over the misuse of genetic testing to discriminate against vulnerable people have been raised. Eugenics is the idea of ‘improving humanity by reducing the “undesirables” and multiplying the “desirables.” Associated with Nazi Germany where the sterilisation of several hundred thousand people occurred and eventually led to death camps‚ it was in fact practiced around

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    Me Against the Media

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    Me Against the Media: Tales From the Trenches of a Media Lit Class by Naomi Rockler-Gladen I stroll into my Critical Media Studies classroom‚ drinking an icy bottle of Pepsi and wearing a Nike baseball cap. A few of my students glance up from their cell phones and iPods long enough to notice me. “Um‚ nice hat‚” someone comments. “Thank you‚” I say. “Today’s class is proudly sponsored by Nike‚ a strong advocate of education. When it comes to education‚ Nike says‚ ‘Just do it!’.” I take

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    Against Video Piracy

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    property. A DVD‚ for example‚ is a piece of physical property‚ but the video on the DVD are intellectual property. A customer in a record store can purchase a CD‚ but someone still owns the video on the DVD. More and more people need to protest against Video Piracy‚ Wikipedia and other web giants staged a one-day blackout and Google organized a petition drive that attracted more than 7 million participants (“Abrams”). The head of I.C.E.‚ John Martin‚ says that the number of illegal movie sites is

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    Arguments Against Zoos

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    discussion among scholars is that the health of zoo animals in Britain needs specific attention as a way to counter the increasing push for the banning of zoos. Most scholars tend to specifically address the causes of low health of zoo animals. The most common causes addressed are visitor interactions‚ types of enclosures‚ and a lack of opportunities for wild behavior. There are scholars such as G.R. Hosey and Gareth Davey who both feel that zoo visitors have a strong impact on animals’ health. Davey argues

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