1. Banning guns Owning a gun is legal in the USA. Actually‚ it’s the second amendment. The USA has the highest civilian gun ownership rate in the world. US civilians own about 270 million guns‚ compared to about 3 million guns owned by the military and less than 1 million guns owned by the police‚ also in the USA. In 2009‚ gun deaths actually outraced motor vehicle deaths in 10 US states. The 20% of gun owners possess 60% of all guns in the USA. Gun violence and gun control have been in the
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Should the death penalty (capital punishment) be allowed? There are many underlying issues with capital punishment and the moral backbone it clearly lacks. Capital punishment should not be legal for many reasons such as the irrelevance of retribution and irrevocable mistakes which leaves “criminals” wrongly accused. Retribution‚ in the form of capital punishment is the execution of the criminal in vengeance for the victim and their families. This ideology is flawed‚ out dated and irrelevant in
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Should police be allowed to carry tasers? Do you agree? Taser is a device‚ which has electronic shock that use electrical current to disrupt muscle control. This essay will argue that police are within their rights to carry tasers. Police officers are one the most apparent weapons of the government‚ and they are delegated with significant power and judgment. They are the only members of society lawfully authorized to take life or impose serious injury to maintain order and implement the law.
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Ads are the cave art of the twentieth century. There are ads running on TV‚ phones‚ and shoved into almost every mailbox in the United States. These ads have even reached schools and for years now corporations have especially established partnerships with high schools. Their ads can be found in the school’s park‚ gymnasium‚ stadium‚ the locker room‚ library‚ music room‚ cafeteria‚ and even on the school’s uniform. There are many schools that lack money to improve their facilities and must rely on
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Sometimes‚ people that are younger than the age of 18 have good political opinions as well. Those teenagers are left unheard‚ because they are not of legal age for political voting when it comes to electing a president. Denying them the right to vote denies them a voice in our democracy. Most people around me believe that the voting age should also be lowered‚ and each of them care more about politics than most of the adults we know. If teenagers were able to vote‚ then there wouldn’t be a controversial
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watched 24/7 and pleas insanity to get out of it‚ if it is accepted he could have more freedom than he would of had in the prison. Finally‚ instead of dealing with the sentence they deserve and dangers that can come with it‚ they fake their insanity to get out. For example‚ a criminal who is charged with raping a child would plea insanity because to other
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Time to Feast on the Subway “One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast.” ( Heinlein 1) Having breakfast in the morning really makes a huge difference for the day. In Hong Kong‚ where everyone is having a hectic life‚ people always make full use of their time. Imagine before heading to school or work‚ one can now enjoy more sleep by having a good feast on the trains‚ life might be much easier. A passenger in New York seemed to agree to it. “Last year a fierce quarrel
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everyone is about equal rights for both men and women. In most things women can do the same things as men. Except when it comes to our military. Yes‚ there are women in the military‚ but they are not allowed to fight in combat. This has become an argument between all people. Should women be allowed in combat? In my opinion‚ women can do things just as men can. This includes combat in the military. Physically‚ men are meant to be stronger and faster than women. They can do things that they think
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Guns should legally be banned in the U.S.A Guns should be banned in the U.S.A Why should people have ownership of a gun? Isn’t it obvious that guns are dangerous! Anyone can shoot anyone and cover it up as “Self-defence”. Guns kill people. In the wrong hands a gun is deadly. Having guns just creates an atmosphere of fear. It grows a culture for a need for protection‚ power‚ fear and violence. You do more damage to yourself and the world by having guns. Why would you continue to allow guns if
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expect killing to stop when we kill in response to a crime? The death penalty has been giving out to criminals all around the world for a variety of crimes but it never seems to solve any problems or make anything better. The death penalty should not be allowed because it proves to be unsubstantial and has not shown or made any improvements is criminal activity. The death penalty uses an unnecessary amount of America’s budget. The amount of money we spend on the death penalty could be put to better
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