Tuition should be free in some states for three reasons. The amount of student loan debt has increased exponentially‚ if tuition was free this would stop the increase of this debt. Already there are colleges with free tuition in some states‚ granted special requirements have to be made. Also colleges in some European countries are free‚ Germany even offer free college to American students. That is why college tuition should be free in some if not most states. There is one primary reason why student
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December 8‚ 2015 Why College Textbook Should Be Free? “The National Association of College Stores says the average college student will spend $655 on textbooks each year‚ but with a single textbook easily costing as much as $300‚ that total can easily be much higher.” (huffingtonpost.com) The amount of text books that college students are required to purchase for class is very high. Textbooks are one of the most expensive items to pay for in college. Students forget in college you have to start paying
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Should young women vote for our next president based on their gender? Although many women wish to see the glass ceiling broken‚ I don’t believe it’s right to vote based on gender. People should choose a candidate that have a similar stand on issues as their own. I was surprised to read that Gloria Steinem said the only reason young women are voting for Bernie Sanders is because of the boys‚ young women are voting on the issue not for the attention boys will give them. I can assume most young women
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right to vote. All citizens must vote in order for a political leader to be fairly elected. A citizen’s vote insures equality among all races‚ genders‚ and the various economic status.Voting represents a citizens mortal values. For these reasons americans should vote in local state and national elections. A citizen’s vote makes certain there is equality among all people within the u.s. A voter who is por has the same vote as one who is wealthy. People of all races have equal votes. The vote of an
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Should Felons Be Able to Vote? “We let ex-convicts marry‚ reproduce‚ buy beer‚ own property and drive. They don’t lose their freedom of religion‚ their right against self-incrimination… they can’t be trusted to help choose our leaders… If we thought criminals could never be reformed‚ we wouldn’t let them out of prison in the first place (Chapman‚ Steve).” Many believe that felons should be able to vote due to the fact that they served their time in prison and already received their consequence
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Should Felons be Allowed to Vote? About 5.26 million people with a felony conviction are not allowed to vote in elections. Each state has its own laws on disenfranchisement. Nine states in America permanently restrict felons from voting while Vermont and Maine allow felons to vote while in prison. Proponents of felon re-enfranchisement believe felons who have paid their debt to society by completing their sentences should have all of their rights and privileges restored. They argue that efforts
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freedmen should be allowed to vote. The issue was how to receive the four million former slaves as citizens. If they were to be fully counted as citizens‚ some sort of representation for apportionment of seats in Congress had to be determined. Before the war‚ the population of slaves had been counted as three-fifths of a corresponding number of free whites. By having four million freedmen counted as full citizens‚ the South would gain additional seats in Congress. If blacks were denied the vote and the
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through an anonymous voice. There are a few restrictions on voting‚ which include age‚ citizenship‚ and in some states weather you’re a convicted felon. I believe that it is unfair that some states make it so felons can’t vote. I really believe felons should be allowed to vote simply because everyone makes mistakes‚ and some felons have to rejoin society eventually. Felons are looked at by some as the bad people of society. Some people even believe that once they have messed up they don’t deserve
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involved with the government as they used to be. Since World War II the voter turnout in America is continuously decreasing and has yet to stray above 65%. Shouldn’t America‚ land of the free‚ have one of the highest voter turnouts? This brings up the question; should Americans be required to vote? The United States should have compulsory voting‚ the reasons being that more persons will become educated in voting‚ other countries have successful compulsory voting systems‚ and that America has always required
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Persuasive Speech Formal Outline INTRODUCTION Attention Getter: (Chews gum) Is this annoying you? Do you want me to stop? What if I told you that this pass-time‚ can actually make you a better student? Topic Revelation Statement: In the next few minutes‚ I will testify three astounding benefits why you should start chewing gum everyday! Significance Statement: We all seek to improve something about ourselves and chewing gum is going to do just that. According to wrigley.com updated in 2012
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