race. In our society‚ dark skin is devalued while lighter skin is valued. Some dark-skinned blacks‚ on the other hand‚ feel that light-skinned blacks receive preferential treatment from the white power structure and thus are able to get ahead much more easily. This phenomenon can be traced to the days of slavery when mulattoes -- the offspring of a white parent and a black parent -- were given preferential treatment by the white masters. Sadly in 2013‚ stereotypes such as these and discrimination
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CJ 133 | Guns and Gun Control | Writing Assignment 6 | Katie Epps 1/18/2009 | Gun control has been one of the biggest topics facing our nation aside from abortion and homosexual marriages. There are so many different angles and arguments that surround it‚ its no wonder a definite decision can not be made. Violent crimes remain one of the most serious problems in the United States‚ in many of the violent crimes committed guns are used but an actual link between the two remains pretty
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Gun Control is a huge issue in the United States. It was declared in our constitution in the 2nd amendment that we have the right to bear arms. Every person is entitled through the second amendment to legally own and use fire arms. There are many issues that have come up with gun control: conceal and carry‚ semi-automatic weapons‚ and gang violence. Many people in this beautiful country we call the United States‚ feel like they need to take away the right to bear arms. To me I believe this is wrong
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Moore−Parker: Critical Thinking‚ Eighth Edition 7. The Anatomy and Varieties of Arguments Exercises © The McGraw−Hill Companies‚ 2007 EXERCISES 231 When a premise is unstated‚ try to supply a reasonable assumption that would make the argument valid or strong. I If you have trouble tracking the parts of an argument that appears in a written passage‚ try diagramming the passage. I Exercise 7-1 Indicate which blanks would ordinarily contain premises and which would ordinarily
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reason in that it attempts to control a man’s appetite by legislation‚ and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes.” The prohibition of marijuana has proven to be a failure and a waste of resources. In addition‚ prohibition has hurt society more than it has helped. Also‚ marijuana can be used as a medicine to treat many life threatening illnesses. The legalization of marijuana will generate enormous tax revenue‚ reduce crime‚ and give sick patients a new effective medicine. Enforcing cannabis
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Schools can have many problems students and social issues. Many parents and school faculty have wondered if school uniforms could help some of these problems. Some of their problems may be how some students don’t have enough money to buy certain clothes which could be in style‚ other problems could be that clothes could represent gang related things. The bullying in schools has always been a problem‚ and parents think school uniforms could help that. As a student‚ I know that bullying happens in
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Do you agree or disagree that America has its own "unique" food and celebrations. Use specific examples to support your opinion. Throughout history‚ America has been a land of immigrants. American has been influenced by many cultures from all over the world. This is why America has no set language or culture. I disagree‚ because America has its own unique food and celebrations‚ but rather it obtained it from other countries. Some examples of food is shown in Soul Food by Amiri Baraka “Deep fat
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The world we live in has changed a lot in the last thirty years. Our children used to take lunch boxes to school‚ play hide and seek and eat homemade cooked meals on a regular basis. Nowadays they eat lunch at the school cafeteria or they pick up a soda and a bag of chips from one of the many vending machines located on school properties. They also enjoy playing video games in front of the TV and since their parents are busy‚ they replace dinners with pizzas and frozen dinners heated in the microwave
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Gun Control [Name of the Writer] [Supervisor Name] [Subject] [Date] Gun Control Introduction Gun control has been a debatable issue for all times. This essay aims to put forward an argument against gun control. The essay asserts that prevalence of gun control should not be a part of the society. Society should be against gun control because people should be able to protect themselves‚ the crime rate would decrease‚ and people have the right to bear arms. Discussion The controversy regarding
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If we were to all go back to the 1960s when segregation was a serious issue then the statement regarding the AP program is valid. Lucky for us‚ racism against certain ethnic groups was taken away with the help of Martin Luther King. That world slowly faded away from our lives and in its place came the cruel world of stereotypes that we live in today. People today still believe that individuals are separated based on ethnic‚ racial‚ or socioeconomic groups when actually‚ the problem lies with stereotypes
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