“Why the Pledge of Allegiance Should Be Revised” In Gwen Wilde’s essay‚ “Why the Pledge of Allegiance Should Be Revised‚” the author strongly believes that the pledge of allegiance should only be used for the sole purpose of patriotism. She includes in the essay the original pledge of allegiance‚ which was published in 1892 and did not include the words “under God.” In 1923‚ the pledge was revised for the first time replacing the original words‚ “my flag” with “the flag of the united states‚” only
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5 million people who are homeless. An estimated 906‚000 children are victims of abuse and neglect every year. The actual rate of child abuse is estimated to be 3 times greater than is even reported. In addition countless animals and pets are abused and neglected on a daily basis. So what does it mean to really help someone? I believe that an action taken by each of us here in this room‚ through volunteer efforts can empower and change someone else’s life. Issue 1: So why volunteer
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around 7:00 AM. Many students and parents do not realize to negative effects of these early start times. Are you aware of these repugnant effects? These early times can affect students mental and physical health health negatively. School start times should be later in the day for the overall well being of students. A main reason for schools to start later is the mental health of students. As a study shows‚ a later start of a school day will not affect the sleeping time of students‚ but when they wake
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Writing 121 March 4‚ 2013 Why Marijuana should be legalized For people that don’t know what marijuana is? It is the dried leaves and flowering pots of the hemp plant that contain THC and is consumed for a number of different reasons. There are hundreds of different types of marijuana strains that range in effects and potency. There are many myths and facts about marijuana that people still do not know‚ and there is a very negative connotation that is seen toured people that take marijuana. Marijuana
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For example‚ if school started an hour later than its current time‚ all sports events would be delayed by an hour. Families are also accustomed to early starting times and change to these could throw them off. Other people may argue that teens could just go to bed earlier. These issues can be avoided by a compromise. Studies show that even setting the start times back by even just 30 minutes can boost performance and make teens feel much happier (Sohn). Teens shouldn’t
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Today‚ college athletes are working every day‚ 24/7. These athletes are working day in and out to sure that they meet academic standards and also to keep up with their sport when they’re playing competitive. They not being rewarded or credited for their achievements. They are also living with no money. Since these athletes are living off with no money‚ they are tempting to take the money from their sports booster club or others donation that are helping them. The problem with this is that athletes
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This means that the person violated laws constantly for a long or short time period. There are many reasons why criminals commit crimes. Some of the criminals commit crimes for necessity‚ others for mental illness‚ and others for bad influences or just wrong decisions. To get a better understanding of why criminals commit crimes and why they follow a criminal behavior I interviewed three people. I interviewed two law enforcement officers and one offender. Of course‚ each of the law enforcement officers
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College Education should be free for all American citizens‚ regardless of class or economic level. I believe college should be free because most of the time U.S colleges are so expensive‚ especially where I go to college. In some countries they offering free college tuition and not for citizens but‚ for all students. According to the college board pricing fees room time 2004-05-2014-15 and average out to $42‚419 at private college and 18‚943 at public institution. Canadian schools tend to accept
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“Why do good people suffer or why do bad things happen to good people?” This question seems to be very common these days. It seems as though good people get the brunt of all suffering‚ while evil-doers enjoy life. But if we observe closely‚ we see that everyone undergoes suffering in some form. Keeping this in mind‚ our question becomes meaningless. Just because a person is good does not mean there would be no suffering in his/her life. But what do we mean by „good‟? In Sanskrit‚ „sadhu‟ is the word
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One subject that has unarguably growing and fast in popularity and importance in our everyday lives is the subject of sports. Not only have athletics been growing in those ways‚ sports are growing profoundly in the amount of revenue they generate as well. Associations‚ leagues‚ teams‚ networks‚ and many others which are involved in sports are making loads of money of the success of these sports. One of the thousands of groups which are heavily benefiting from the growth of sports is the National
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