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    Living in a world of uncertainty law enforcement officials must be equipped with necessary tools to protect themselves and those around them. Behavior and body language speak a universal language understood by almost anyone. If an individual is suspicious chances are that their behavior will show it in many forms such as heavy sweating‚ and/or no eye contact when spoken too. However‚ racial and/or criminal profiling isn’t always exactly fair to the individuals under suspicion however if conducted

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    Against Abortion Abortion has been one of the many controversial topics being an issue in America‚ and it has been in some parts of world today. People say that abortion is big business‚ meaning that today it can give America lots of money for all the young girls getting pregnant and making them abort. Teenpregnancy.org‚ a site managed by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy‚ says that there are 750‚000 teen pregnancies annually in America. Some of these pregnancies occur

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    Universal healthcare is a heavily debated topic‚ and there are strong arguments both for it and against it. "I’m An American Doctor‚ And I’m Against Universal Health Care" by Dr. Kalpana DePasquale is an editorial that provides many arguments against the idea the U.S. should have healthcare similar to Canada. "Universal health Care was the Centennial Generation’s Greatest Achievement" by The Globe and Mail is an editorial in favor of universal healthcare‚ and compares the system in Canada to the

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    the United States. These tests are used to share the progress of students academically. Standardized tests vary from state to state since each state is allowed to design and create their own tests. However‚ there have been many arguments for and against standardized testing. Standardized testing is key to our national reform movement in school. Politicians say many high school graduates cannot do the basic reading‚ writing‚ or mathematics necessary to function in the United States (Williams). Students

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    different cultural views that are unique. He then begins to challenge relativism by stating that the tradition of repression women and not sending children‚ especially girls‚ to school is holding many countries back. It is clear that Obama’s ideas are against relativism because relativism is defined as‚ "the view that there are no universally objective principles or values beyond the beliefs and customs of specific cultures‚ and thus there can be no basis for cross-cultural criticism or debate" (page 861)

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    about animals dying than people being saved because usually it is unsuccessful which basically results in animals dying for no good reason. In other words‚ I believe that animal testing should not be allowed because it results in poor test results‚ is cruel and inhumane‚ and may mislead researchers into ignoring potential cures and treatments. One reason why I am against animal testing is because it can result in poor test results. For example‚ in the article from Studyread.com‚ it says “For example

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    Racism is a topic that most people refuse to discuss. Some would rather believe that racism is a thing of the past and that it does not exist in today’s society. The truth of the matter is that racism has and probably will always exist in this country. Many people have heard the term “racial profiling‚” or the phase “driving why black.” For many African Americans racial profiling is a form of racism. Racial profiling is also a reality most African Americans will face daily. African American males

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    including the negroes is upheld. In 1773‚ he also writes to Dean Woodward on the same. In his letter he compliments Benezet for his effort in fighting against the trading of slaves. He is also pleased to hear that in the north less and less slaves are being used to provide

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    Everyone should be treated equally because yes there are differences between animals and black people and white people‚ but at the end of the day none of them want to be treated in a harsh way. That is one thing everyone has in common. King establishes that it’s wrong to reach a good outcome using bad ways when he writes‚ “I have tried to make clear that it is wrong to use immoral means to attain moral ends. But now I must affirm that it is just as wrong‚ or perhaps even more so‚ to use moral means to

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    white. Jeannette C. Armstrong the author of Blue Against White clearly shows that Lena is troubled with the life pressure of being different. Immaturity wants assimilation maturity supports individualism. Lena leaves the reservation for schooling in the city. She finds that she feels outcaste and alone. Lena wants to fit in with the majority this probably is pressure that she is faced with often while she is amongst her peers. Lena is facing a common pressure that all students and youth feel unsure

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