the minimum wage or not. Raising the minimum wage can be seen as a good thing by some people because it could reduce poverty; but if we focus on the overall outcome of raising the minimum wage‚ there really is no point in raising it. There are so many more options to improve the economy. Minimum wage should not be raised because the costs of goods and taxes would increase‚ it would slow the economy‚ put people out of business‚ and reduce employment. As the years increased so did the minimum wage
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No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt worked hard to improve wages for workers. The first act requiring employers to pay a minimum wage was the Fair Labor Act Standards Act of 1938 was during President Roosevelt’s administration. It passed important laws concerning child labor and maximum hours per week as well as wages to workers of certain industries. Workers today are
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Shandy Mae Yap 3/6 Should animals be kept in Zoos? I believe that animals should be allowed to enjoy their own natural habitat and live with their family freely‚ not trapped behind bars and cages. So no‚ I do not agree that animals should be kept in zoos. Most people go to the zoo purely for entertainment and I strongly believe that animals were not created for that purpose only. We shouldn’t put animals lower than us. Zoos claim to educate people and preserve species‚ but
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Should Animals be Kept in the zoos? A zoo is a place where animals are kept and displayed to the public‚ and in which they may also breed. Have you ever been to a zoo? Because we have zoos‚ we can go there to see wild animals‚ such as tigers‚ giraffes‚ elephants‚ koalas‚ and so on. Having zoos is convenient for us to see wild animals. If we don’t have zoos‚ we want to see wild animals‚ we need to go to forests. Although zoos probably are not a good idea to treat them‚ I still agree that we should
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Electronic Waste and the Environment In today’s fast paced society‚ technology is moving faster than ever due to advancements that are being made in speed‚ portability‚ and user accessibility with new computers and other electronic devices being introduced to the market. However‚ all of this new technology creates a problem because of the discarding of older electronic equipment. According to the Environmental Protection Agency‚ the United States alone produces approximately 300 millions tons
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Minimum wage has been a controversial debate for many years. Many proponents argued that the minimum wage should be raised for many positive reasons. These reasons include: lift people out of poverty and create income equality‚ reduce government welfare spending‚ and increase consumer spending. While many other opponents argued‚ minimum wage should not be raised because of the negative impacts associated with it. These impacts include: increase in poverty because many workers will lose their jobs
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keep him in jail. Guzman‚ who is the leading drug kingpin in the world‚ has proved to be a difficult man to keep behind bars as he has escaped from prison twice. Some questions that it raises are‚ will he be extradited and face justice in the U.S. or kept in Mexico‚ will he be held more securely in jail‚ and
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for you to understand about minimum wage. Minimum wage should be raised because some people need the money. Minimum wage was originally 25 cents an hour‚ which works out to about $4 per hour in today’s money. That minimum wage was introduced as part of the Fair labor Standards Act. The first federal minimum wage laws were passed in America in 1938. Minimum wage should be raised because of crime‚ medical‚ and financial reasons Many might say that raising the minimum wage would increase crime issues
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Abortion is a highly controversial topic. Plenty of people are pro life‚ which means they believe abortion is immoral‚ and that it should be illegal. While there are others that are pro choice‚ who believe abortion is ok and that it should be legal‚ I am personally pro choice . I believe the government should have no say in this issue. I do not believe that abortion should be against the law. Who is to say what a person decides to do with her baby? If they make abortions illegal‚ plenty of women will
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Zoos are the places where animals are kept. Some people argue that animals shall not be kept in zoos as they deserve freedom. Zoos cannot provide them with enough space‚ therefore‚ they cannot run around so as to grow up freely. On the other hand‚ some people argue that animals should be kept in zoos. Nowadays‚ forests and mountains have been cut down by people. If we leave animals alone‚ they might have nowhere to find food and nowhere to live. It is for the sake of the animals themselves that
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