only a right‚ but a responsibility. Therefore‚ voting in elections should be compulsory in Germany as a way to increase voter turnout and to raise overall political awareness. Contrary to the public belief that a legal obligation to vote is a rarity‚ compulsory voting has been used successfully in over twenty-five countries worldwide and for almost 125 years. For instance‚ both Australia and Belgium introduced compulsory voting in the early twentieth century to address the problem of low participation
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Raising the Compulsory School Attendance Age to 18 “Any young person without a high school diploma is at a severe disadvantage in our high-tech labor market‚ with its accompanying demands for advanced education. We can’t prepare students for the 21st century who aren’t in school. Increasing graduation rates requires a continuum of strategies that engage students‚ including ensuring their presence in the classroom.” The above-mentioned quote by National Education Association (NEA) President Dennis
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This House would discontinue the compulsory teaching of Shakespeare in schools FOR Definitions: William Shakespeare: English poet and playwright‚ widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. Discontinue: Cease doing or providing (something)‚ typically something provided on a regular basis. Compulsory: Required by law or a rule; obligatory. Schools: An institution for educating children‚ in this case the UK Shakespeare in Schools: To Teach or Not to Teach? A pile of
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voter turnout is around 57%. The reason behind this wide gap‚ is compulsory voting‚ meaning electors are forced to vote in elections‚ or attend the polls‚ or they may be fined or forced to do community service. Although compulsory voting may seem better when you look at percentages as a whole‚ it does not guarantee a positive outcome. Having high voter turnout does not necessarily result in accurate votes. The idea of compulsory voting may seem like a good idea on the surface‚ but when you dig
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There should be compulsory school uniform. School uniforms should be compulsory for all students at all grade levels. There are many reasons‚ which justify this‚ including bullying‚ uniform makes it a lot easier to identify what school the child goes too and uniform is a lot cheaper then but new clothes all the time. If all students at a particular school didn’t wear school uniforms‚ there would be bullying between the financially advantaged people and the disadvantaged people. The wealthier people
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Should voting be compulsory? The voter apathy in Canada in the 2004 federal elections was so high‚ that politicians are now searching for a method to increase the turnout. One of the possible solutions is introducing the mandatory voting‚ where every voter is forced to participate in the elections. First of all one big benefit of the mandatory voting is the equalization of the social bias because according to some surveys a very big part of the voters are white property owners. If all people
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COMPULSORY LICENSING FOR TRANSLATION WITH REFERENCE TO COPYRIGHT LAW COPYRIGHT LAW PROJECT Debasmita Bhakta I.D. No. 209022 Introduction: The concept of copyright is the legal right to protect one’s creation1 by establishing property rights over it‚ as long as the work subsists in a tangible form. This leads us to the idea of moral rights which makes the author entitled to be accredited for his work‚ and includes the right to stop others from translating their work into different language(s)
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strengths and that is what schools are for. When young kids enter school they are unaware of their strengths and are still developing interest in various things. If extracurricular activities would not be compulsory at school many kids will never get a chance to try them out. Sports should be made compulsory in schools to introduce a healthy lifestyle to all the school going children. However‚ there should be more variety of sports and activities like swimming‚
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To be or not to be physically educated? I’m sure all of you remember those early school mornings when instead of going to class you had to go to the gym‚ and after playing some ball and doing a couple of exercises‚ you had to shower‚ get dressed and still make it to school before the sound of the bell started the next class. Sweaty and hot‚ still breathing heavily from running to make it in time‚ you sit in class surrounded by the awful stench of those too lazy to shower‚ feeling powerful and full
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the government. Those who want to vote are able to‚ and several accommodations are provided for people who find themselves incapable of making it to the polls on Election Day. Without voters‚ our government would be unable to function properly. Compulsory voting should be put into effect in the United States‚ because over public awareness of politics would increase‚ the power of separate political parties will decrease‚ and the election results will reflect the public’s true opinion.
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