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    in states that allowed abortion earlier. Because "women who have abortions are those most at risk to give birth to children who would engage in criminal activity‚" stated by Steven D. Levitt on a study‚ that he had co-written on a book‚ called Freakonomics. This procedure can help people have insight on their future and who they bring into the world if they’re ready. Previously mentioned evidence explains what happened when abortion was illegal‚ will this happen again if abortion is

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    for disease controland prevention 2010 were undergone by women who had three or more previous abortions (Abortion.ProCon.org‚2016). This information suggest that many women are taking advantage of abortion by using it as a contraceptive method. Freakonomics coauthor Steven Levitt‚ Phd‚ wrote that after abortion was legalized “conceptions rose by nearly 30 percent‚ but births actually fell by 6 percent” (Abortion. ProCon.org). This indicates that not only are women using abortion as a sort of crude

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    a Five-City Social Experiment. University of Chicago Law Review 73: 271-320. 4) Kahan‚ D.M. (1997) Social Influence‚ Social Meaning and Deterrence. Virginia Law Review‚ Vol. 83‚ No.2. Mar‚ pp. 349-395. 5) Levitt‚ S. D.‚ & Dubner‚ S. J. (2005). Freakonomics: a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything. New York‚ William Morrow. 6) Messner‚ S. F.‚ Galea‚ S.‚ Tardiff‚ K. J.‚ Tracy‚ M.‚ Bucciarelli‚ A.‚ Piper‚ T. M. and Vlahov‚ D. (2007). Policing‚ drugs‚ and the homicide decline in New

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    Forgive and Forget Student Debt? As Graduation comes near we all like to believe that our careers begin debt free behind that glass door‚ we turn the knob and all our extensive work will have paid off. When in fact‚ the glass door shatters and the student faces reality of paying back student loans. There is little dispute today that the number of students who have student loan debt has increased. Kayla Webley‚ article “Is Forgiving Student Loan Debt a Good Idea” touched on a topic that I too soon

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    Joseph H. “A pointless lament for crack dealer.” Headway 9.10 (1997) Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. El Camino Coll Lib.‚ Torrance‚ CA. 22 Sep‚ 2009. Henderson‚ Jeff. Cooked. New York Times Bestseller‚ 2007. Levitt‚ Steven and Dubner‚ Stephen. Freakonomics. New York Times Bestseller‚ 2005. McMahon‚ Jeff. “1A Lesson #1 for Cooked”. Herculodge.typepad.com. July‚ 2009. El Camino Coll Lib.‚ Torrance‚ CA. 22 Sep‚ 2009.

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    recession (The economy is showing signs in all markets‚ that the recovering isn’t coming anytime soon.)‚ Retrieved from http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/26/recovering-from-a-balance-sheet-recession/?ref=economy Wolfers‚ J. (2011‚ June 22). Freakonomics. The feds wishful thinking (and wrong thinking) about unemployment‚ Retrieved from

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    is necessary for our right to bear arms to not be infringed. Guns‚ when allowed to be carried by citizens‚ can cause a decrease in crime. “If a criminal thinks his potential victim may be armed‚ he may be deterred from committing the crime” (Freakonomics) The right to bear arms is necessary because it is constitutionally protected under the second amendment‚ leads to safer communities‚ offers personal protection‚ and because gun control is essentially impossible and would only lead to a false

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    In their third book‚ Think Like A Freak‚ authors Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner are back with their unorthodox writing style to divulge the secrets to “thinking like a freak”. Levitt and Dubner‚ authors of the international best sellers Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics‚ have developed a new paperback toolkit towards thinking differently in order to solve ones problems. The secrets to “thinking like a freak” are reveled by distinctive themes inside creative anecdotes that challenge the norms

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    improve the learning environment‚ make schools safer‚ and the cost would be lowered. Schools report that when students dress in "work clothes/uniforms" rather than "play clothes" they take a more serious approach to their studies. A study done by Freakonomics in 2011 show that uniforms have a positive influence on student attendance and teacher retention. When

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