Argumentative Essay 11/1/12 “PARENTAL RIGHTS” Is the judicial system too lenient on parental rights even when those parents do not really deserve to have those rights to begin with? Some parents take those rights that are handed to them for granted. Children are here for us to love and cherish. The right to do that should be taken away from some parents that are not really “parents.” Parents that abuse their children (physically‚ mentally‚ or sexually) should have those rights stripped away
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Argumentative Essay People in Chicago are just like everybody else but they are getting judged on their skin tone. How would you feel if people would think you are a robber or a criminal just because your a colored person in a nice car. People are getting thrown into jail for some crime they didn’t commit and be in jail for years knowing they are innocent. These people could be just as smart as Albert Einstein but because they are colored they would never be able to show the world. People are getting
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gay marriage remains legal in the following states: Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ Iowa‚ Vermont‚ New Hampshire‚ New York‚ and the District of Columbia? Thirty states have constitutional amendments banning gay marriage. Did you know‚ Massachusetts‚ which became the first state to legalize gay marriage on May 17‚ 2004‚ had the lowest divorce rate in the country in 2008? Its divorce rate declined 21% between 2003 and 2008. These facts are just a minor part of why I personally am pro- gay marriage. The
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Argumentative essay: Is the drinking age appropriate? I think that the drinking age is too high. Most other countries drinking age is anywhere from 16 to 18‚ and they do not really seem to have a problem with it. My thing is how whenever you turn 18 everybody considers you an adult‚ but you cannot even go to a bar and buy a beer for yourself. With our drinking age being 21‚ it is basically saying that they still consider a person from the age of 18 to 20 still a kid. Sure they are able to buy lottery
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Critical Review - Gay Marriage “Unnatural” Sheldon L‚ 1996‚ Gay Marriage “Unnatural”‚ USA Today‚ USA. Homosexual marriage is one of the old but controversial issues around the world. Compared to the past‚ it seems to become a more open debate among people. At the same time‚ people seem to be more swayable than before‚ but towards the gay marriage‚ different voices have still been hovering in the air. Gay people and their supporters have been striving for their rights to get married legally‚ while
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Same-sex marriage in America The idea of legalizing same-sex marriage is a hotly contested subject in America today. Similar to women’s equal rights and civil rights for African-American’s‚ equal rights for homosexuals is having a tough time being accepted by American government and by American society. I feel that equal rights for gays and lesbians should be a policy adopted by the American government. These equal rights would include all the same rights given to heterosexual couples such
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Examine the reasons for the changes in the patterns of marriage and cohabitation in the last 40 years or so. In the last 40 years‚ Society in Britain has experienced many changes that have affected the family. There have been changes in attitudes to and expectations of family life‚ as well as official changes such as government laws. These changes have been induced by the rise of feminism; they have increased awareness of women’s rights and freedoms. Another change that has affected family
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The warriors of Medieval times‚ the lovers of many women‚ and the ones who were called upon by the kings. These were the Medieval Knights. Medieval knights were valued by the kings‚ they were courteous to women‚ but when they were needed the switch flipped. The knights were a ruthless band of men‚ who were misunderstood by some. The side most people never saw was the side of chivalry and kindness. One of the important things for a knight to uphold was that he was to be chivalrous. The word chivalry
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Autumn Schultz 11-7-12 Period 7 Media Violence Argumentative Essay Media is all around us‚ including the thousands of books‚ magazines‚ television shows‚ and newspapers that are sold or viewed every day. Now imagine people around the world turning on the television set to see guns‚ blood‚ and more. It is not even only adults seeing this. Children of all ages are picking up books and magazines and seeing violence. Death and gore is everywhere‚ and because of imitation and priming people are reacting
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Argumentative Essay “Americans with a four-year degree made 98 percent more an hour on average in 2013 than people without a degree.” (Leonhardt). A college education is and continues to increase in value. With a rising unemployment rate‚ receiving a college education can greatly reduce the chance of one being unemployed. Also‚ the wage for a college graduate continues to rise while the high school graduates pay has stayed relatively the same for the past five years. A college education will provide
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