were at end‚ the United States tried to stay uninvolved and neutral. They decided to try and stay neutral because the majority of the war took place in Europe and Asia and did not involve them. At this point‚ it was unnecessary for them to join. Until 1941 no land was taken and no country had declared war on the U.S. Japan and the United States had tension in the past‚ but nothing to declare war on. Surprisingly‚ on a quiet Sunday morning‚ December 7th – Japan attacked the United States. Japan had dropped
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the United States has two sides; one side advocates for multilingualism in order to embrace different cultures and ideas‚ while the other side supports an English-only policy to unify the country. Although we are a nation of diversity and some think an English-only policy limits immigrants from being as equally successful as English-speakers and prevents diversity from being present in our country‚ I disagree. I advocate for an English-only policy in the U.S. because having a common language among
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Pratik Patel Dr. Rogers English 1101 3/31/15 Should prostitution be legalized in the United States? Prostitution has dealt crippling blows to many economies. Prostitution is unmoral and filthy‚ but it provides a resort to make money in a tough economy. Prostitution increases human trafficking and strips the prostitute of their liberties‚ self worth and leaves them to be an object for sale. If prostitution was legalized it would reduce the transmission rate of sexually transmitted diseases while
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Carson Bruenderman Dr. Blasdel English 101 December 11‚ 2013 A Ban on Tobacco Tobacco has been a part of our nation’s history since the very beginning. Using tobacco has never been considered a healthy habit‚ but people today still smoke regardless of the harms done. In New York there have been bans for smoking in public places. This could be a start of a new trend to ban smoking everywhere in the US. However tobacco should not be banned because of individual rights‚ it’s effect on the economy
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Why Marijuana Should be Legalized in the United States There are many controversial issues that divide people in today’s society. One such topic that continues to be highly disputed is the legalization of marijuana. Marijuana has been legalized in a number of states‚ however there are still some who feel apprehensive toward the drug. They argue that marijuana is an addictive drug‚ or a gateway drug‚ and believe that marijuana is too harmful to one’s health to allow people to use it. Others say that
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speak English‚ it should not be the official language of the United States because people are not going to want to adapt to just one language. Therefore‚ it’s impossible to make English the official language due to the United States being the giant cultural “melting pot” of the world. As a result‚ it is absurd to think that all of the cultures will learn English when they will lose their cultural language. However‚ one of the reasons why people argue about English being the official language is from
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The Official Language Movement Ethics 125 August 4‚ 2010 Robert LaMarco Supporting bilingualism in Education Many studies show the positive effects bilingualism has on the education system. One study compared three dissimilar procedures to educating students whose primary language was something other than English. Three different approaches showed different outcomes; structured immersion‚ early-exit transitional bilingual education‚ and late-exit transitional bilingual education‚ the
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The Importance of an Official Language in American Society. The United States of America has commonly been referred to as a great melting pot because we are a country comprised of many different cultures and ethnic backgrounds. The original idea of our melting pot was that one nation would be made out of immigrants from different nations around the world. That cultural influx has created the vibrant and diverse atmosphere of today’s American society. As a society‚ it is important to appreciate
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The United States Should Not Legalize Marijuana By: Kristy Robertson One of the most outrageous reasons to have it become legal is that it is all natural and put here by God. Many advocates for legalizing marijuana believe that this is a good reason. There are lots of toxins and chemicals that are put here naturally‚ does that mean Americans should start smoking those as well? There are many reasons why marijuana should not be legalized in the United States. The nation should fight to reduce marijuana
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Shouldn’t be Provided in the United States When people speak one language they become as one and become a society. Speaking one language and using the same language for public services unites everybody; which in this case is English. When immigrants comes to America from all over the world they should assimilate with America’s culture and learn the American language English‚ which is spoken by more than half of American citizen’s. The government as well as the American should encourage the immigrants
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