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    Hospitals have turned into law officials for the pregnant individuals. These individuals are being tested through force. However‚ the main reason for drug testing is to check both the health of the mother and baby and in doing so make the effects of drug abuse known. in most cases pregnant individuals are vulnerable especially during labor. It is often difficult to go through a detailed and prompt paperwork at the expense of concentrating. These patients ultimately sign off without a second thought

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    Karen Ann Quinlan‚ a twenty-two year old from New Jersey‚ went to a friend’s birthday party at a club‚ took Diazepam and Quaalude‚ in addition to consuming alcohol while on a diet. Later that night‚ she went into a coma and was in and out of vegetative state for months. Her parents then asked the doctors to take her off the ventilator so she could die peacefully‚ but the physicians refused. Quinlan’s family took the situation to the courts‚ and then won so she was removed from the ventilator‚ and

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    Back in the 1960s‚ African Americans were promised that the United States of America would no longer judge people by the color of their skin. Today‚ nearly fifty years later‚ the issue of double standards pertaining to race and ethnicity still remains quite controversial. One of the many ways the problem manifests itself is the practice of racial profiling‚ which is “any arbitrary police-initiated action based on race‚ ethnicity‚ or natural origin rather than a person’s behavior.”1 In an attempt

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    Police brutality is one of the most talked about things in this world. People are being mistreated by police every day‚ some lives were taken also. When these type situations happen people should want to voice their opinion on how they feel about such situations. Some think nothing is wrong with how police treat their own people. Police brutality is a situation that has been around for a long time‚ it’s becoming a bigger problem as time passes and something needs to be done. Since

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    progress of society in the past and present (Yo‚ 2015). Nonetheless‚ as appropriation can harm cultures if they are disrespected‚ these acts can become outlets for discriminatory behaviors. Considering the tension around racial concerns‚ the uproar against cultural appropriation is understandable (Yo‚ 2015). However‚ it needs to be made clear the definition itself does not imply negative intentions. Rather‚ the cause of its wrongdoings is the deeply rooted discriminatory views and habits of segregation

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    Racial Profiling Racial profiling has been a very heated issue from past few years. Race and location are the dominant characteristics authorities look at when engaging in this type of profiling. The undeniable pattern of race-based stops by police is a dilemma that millions of African-American and Latino-American motorists regularly encounter on this country ’s highways. This phenomenon has been sardonically dubbed as "being pulled over for "DWB" (Driving While Black or Brown). This play on words

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    World War I. They believed the war was caused by the rich for their benefit and would hurt the poor and middle classes. Under Schenck’s supervision‚ they mailed over 15000 leaflets urging men to oppose the draft. He was sentenced to prison for acting against the Espionage Act of 1917. Parts of that Act forbid to interfere with draft and restrict Freedom of Speech to suppress war opposition. Schenck argued that his freedom of speech was violated and should have been protected by the First Amendment. According

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    Introduction An epidemic that is influencing our society today‚ is sex trafficking. The sex trade industry is rampant in several countries such as Brazil‚ South Africa‚ and The United States. As a result‚ our culture is slowly becoming more aware of this controversy on sex trafficking. However; we as a society are unaware of who these victims are and how they came to be in the sex industry. Fortunately; as we have increased our awareness‚ we have created interventions as well as established several

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    A Plea to the Government He thought outside of the box‚ he was a game changer‚ his mind was more advanced compared with others and he fought peacefully with the use of his writings‚ he was an essayist‚ diarist‚ and a novelist‚ he is no other than‚ Dr. José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda‚ or Pepe as he was called at home. Rizal is a nonviolent individual‚ a proprietor of peace‚ maybe. His advocacy was to have reform and change through composed means‚ as he was addressing this

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    the conditions under which participation occurs are so diverse” (Coakley‚ 476). However‚ there are definitely some broad‚ widespread issues that are found within the majority of high school sports programs. The textbook offers a plethora of claims against interscholastic sports‚ and one that stood out to was the claim that highlighted the pressure that interscholastic sports place on student-athletes. Unlike club sports‚ high school sports practice for over 2 hours every day after school and have games

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