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    Argument Against Fracking

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    238 Is This Okay Hydraulic fracturing (also known as fracking)‚ a way of obtaining natural gas that is used today‚ may cause cancer and may speed up global warming’s. Fracking injects a mix of water‚ "chemicals‚ sand‚ and other materials into layers of shale‚ a type of rock" (Source 1). The injection flows down a pipe that is going through the shale. To obtain the natural gas‚ the pressure in the pipe causes the rock around the pipe to crack‚ allowing natural gas to escape. Then‚ the gas flows

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    Arguments Against Baptism

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    The Second Vatican Council insisted that Catholicism must embrace all of Christianity on the basis of Baptism. “Baptism forges ‘a sacramental bond of unity’ among all Christians” (Groome 242). Catholics should not be judging another group of individuals for not having the same religion as them‚ instead they should be rejoicing they the “body of God” is gaining more members. The Catholic view of being catholic was articulated by Jesus when he “taught by word and example that everyone would be welcome

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    Personally‚ I think that therapy should be required before pursuing a professional career as a therapist. During my groups discussion‚ I was surprised to hear that this was not in favor for some people. Although‚ being able to gain more insight on both the pros and cons of therapy before professionalism in the field was very beneficial. I believe that there is also something to say about being able to promote the very profession that you are experienced in. If an individual does not desire to go

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    Over the past decades‚ women in America have been fighting for their rights. For example‚ on the 18th of August in 1920‚ women were granted the right to vote. Although women have gained many rights‚ they still today are fighting to keep their right to aborting a fetus within them. Many individuals see underlying issues with suppressing abortion. Abortion may cause more of an advantage than harm. First and foremost‚ abortion allows a woman the right to her own body. Some say that abortion should

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    exists in the criminal justice system. Numerous studies have evidence that have shown prejudice on defendants of color. Social scientists conclude that compared to white defendants‚ minority groups face a greater chance of prison and severe sentences for identical offenses (Killing With Prejudice). Nearly 51 percent of individuals in a study conducted in Philadelphia‚ believe that police are more likely to use excessive force against black or Hispanic suspects than white suspects. Minorities are more

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    There are many different sentences for different crimes . Opposite to what many people may think it is judges not the juries who mostly determine sentencing for a criminal . It is pretty typical for the judge to tell the jury not to consider punishment when determining whether a criminal is guilty or not guilty. Easily many times a mistrial is wanted when it can be shown that the jury considered punishment when making the decision off guilt. Despite‚ there are some times when a jury will

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    Argument Against Homework

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    Even though people say homework is a good thing and should keep being assigned‚ for reasons like the home work can reduce the time kids spend playing video game’s‚ or that kid’s can learn how to be organized and manage their.I strongly disagree‚ and believe that home work should not be assigned.For a couple reasons‚ such as home work can be very stressful for children to handle after a day of school. Moreover why home work should stop being assigned to student’s may be tired from already working

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    Argument Against Racism

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    The whole point of this topic is to informed others that undocumented students are “undocumented‚ unafraid and unapologetic”; many undocumented are tired of living in the shadows and this slogan demonstrates that they should not be ashamed of being in the U.S. as undocumented. That they don’t owe anyone an apology for trying to get an education or that their parents came to pursue the American dream. This slogan means they have the right to be treated equally because they are humans. They have expressed

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    often contested against is the idea that continually harshly punishing a child for an action does not give chance for reform‚ for example “when a drug that has been prescribed for an illness fails to work‚ the best response is not always to give more of the same medicine.”(Carnell). Solutions offered by opponents to combat life sentencing are shorter sentences paired with reform programs‚ because "Most youth are likely to mature out of crime”(Jones)‚ that is unless the justice systems makes it difficult

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    Media has a strong influence on today ’s society and the criminal justice system. Interaction with the media continues to create problems in overcoming the racial disparities in this nation‚ due to crime that is committed by ethnic minorities in the media increasing racial stereotypes. Media also has a great influence and disadvantages regarding high profile criminal cases‚ affecting the way Americans view the criminal justice system. High exposure to the news and entertainment media has been

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