Abolish the Death Penalty The death penalty should be abolished in all fifty states. There are a growing number of concerns around capital punishment: if it violates the Eight Amendment‚ if race plays a factor in who gets the death penalty‚ and if the cost of capital punishment is really giving society a deterrent. “I would have more confidence in the fair-mindedness of this jury and the jury’s pronouncement of the death sentence‚ had the state not used its peremptory challenges to exclude
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“It is barbaric and violates the "cruel and unusual" clause in the Bill of Rights. Whether it’s a firing squad‚ electric chair‚ gas chamber‚ lethal injection‚ or hanging‚ it’s barbaric to allow state-sanctioned murder before a crowd of people” (Should… punishment?). They claim it is barbaric to murder a criminal in front of a crowd of people‚ but the criminal‚ in many cases has committed the crime of murder‚ or an equivalent‚ on multiple occasions. How does one claim that a rather painless‚ and
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Should we have exams? Exams are taken all around the world. They are taken in high schools‚ universities and colleges. Exams are also mandatory. Some students think that taking an exam is not fair or useful. I think that exams should be taken because‚ exams help students with their studies further‚ and they review what the student has learned one last time‚ in case they forgot anything. Also exams and tests show how much students have paid attention in their classes. Firstly Exams help students
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The founding fathers were not gods. Consequently‚ they were not perfect‚ and neither were the systems they set up to run the country. Nevertheless‚ they knew that things would change‚ and they set up ways to fix the government when needed. In the Declaration of Independence‚ Thomas Jefferson wrote that the American people have the right to alter or abolish the government if it does not fit their needs. The Electoral College is flawed‚ and the American people need to replace it because this system
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The 1920s were a time of innovation and progress‚ and American society was changing. 1919 brought the ratification of the 18th amendment‚ also known as the Prohibition. According to Dictionary.com‚ the term “Prohibition” means to forbid (an action‚ activity‚ etc.) by authority or law. Although many thought that the Prohibition of alcohol would be a remedy for society‚ it ultimately caused more problems than it solved. From increased homicide rates to bootlegging and illegal smuggling‚ the Prohibition
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weren’t dressing so provocatively. There is a big discussion between the students and the schools about the dress code and what they are going to do about it. Should dress codes stay or be removed completely? Schools been debating this topic for years‚ and many students have strong opinions when it comes to the school dress code and why it should be taken away. Girls and boys all over America say that the dress code is sexist‚ claiming that the dress code makes them think that hiding their body is more
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Did you know back in 1950‚ just over fifty-four million adults over age 25 in the US alone‚ didn’t graduate high school with any sort of diploma? Thankfully‚ that number has gradually been decreasing over the years‚ at the beginning of the new millennium (2000) the number of people that don’t graduate without a degree is roughly half that at around 32‚000 million. That number as of recently‚ is at a record low 24 million people‚ an incredible achievement given the fact this decrease in no high school
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One child policy has been in effect in China for more than thirty years. However‚ during the recent several years‚ the controversy of whether the government should abolish the one child policy has been debated widely among government officials as well as ordinary people. It is a significant issue because it involves a lot of essential social problems and moral principles. There have been various opinions concerning this issue. This essay will consider arguments for abolishing the one child policy
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When speaking to an audience there are three things that are essential to the speech that will engage the audience: speaking loudly‚ enunciating‚ and eye contact. In addition to those three points‚ when presenting to an audience an argumentative speech it is important to also do the following: repeating phrases‚ making the points easy to follow‚ and explaining technical jargon. Gloria gave a speech on why one should not give money to the homeless and instead give to a charity or organization that
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Demonstration Speech: Origami Fortune Teller Game Specific Purpose: I will give a speech on how to make an Origami Fortune Teller Game. Introduction: I. How many of you remember playing the Fortune Teller game when you were younger? II. My friends and I used to play with these all the time when I was growing up and I also showed my kids how to make them. III. Some of you may know it as a “Cootie Catcher”. But really it is a form of Origami. Transitional Sentence: Origami is an ancient
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