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    Legitimacy enables a state to depend not on shear force or coercion‚ rather the idea of consent of the governed. Consent of the governed is a principle that goes back to the English philosopher John Locke‚ stating that a government’s legitimacy and moral right to use state power is justified and legal when it is consented by the people or society that the power is being exercised over. Consequently‚ this makes legitimacy an integral component of any successful modern state. Various forms of political

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    cannot even perform a Google image search anymore without at least one provocative image appearing in the search results. Plain and simple‚ pornography is a disease‚ and it needs to be brought to an end. I believe that pornography should be made illegal in the United States. This ongoing issue has been destroying Americans‚ mostly men‚ more and more as time progresses. I have seen multiple friends annihilate their lives by this disgusting manor. My main issue with

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    The United states prisons have over 2.5 million inmates within their walls. The system has become strained with all the prisoners.There are people advocating for and against the prison system.The system has the good‚ the bad‚ and the ugly‚ but many people disagree on which one prevails. The Prison system has been under scrutiny for years. They have tried every way imaginable to keep the prison system from failing. Experts have come and observed our criminal system from all over the globe “Our prison

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    * 12 Things Happy People Do Differently “I’d always believed that a life of quality‚ enjoyment‚ and wisdom were my human birthright and would be automatically bestowed upon me as time passed. I never suspected that I would have to learn how to live - that there were specific disciplines and ways of seeing the world I had to master before I could awaken to a simple‚ happy‚ uncomplicated life.” -Dan Millman (author of The Way of the Peaceful Warrior) Happiness and science. Did you know that

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    In the United states of America Children spend a total of 12 years attending primary and secondary school. Around the age of six children will start primary school which is also known as elementary school. Once elementary school is completed the children will start secondary school which consist of junior high school starting at the age of eleven and high school starting at the age of fourteen. After graduating from high school and obtaining a high school diploma‚ students may attend higher education

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    Abortion in the United States Valora Hawkins‚ Tracy Avila‚ Timothy Easter‚ and Veronica Holifield BCOM/275 June 18‚ 2012 Les Colegrove Abortion is one of the most controversial topics to date in the United States. Because of the complexity and issues involved‚ there are those individuals who are for abortion‚ and those who are against. There is neutrality that extends between the two‚ with those who are one the fence depending on circumstantial situations. In this paper our group of four peers

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    In our society that we live in today‚ multiculturalism has become a large topic that most people do not understand the importance of having it. Many individuals within the United States do not even know a clear definition of the word “multiculturalism‚” and this has become a great issue throughout our world. Having multiculturalism within our world comes packaged with many pros and cons to our society‚ but it has become important behind the topics of race and ethnic relations‚ social class‚ and also

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    would not run for president again. He offered advice to our young government. He also predicted what would most likely happen to the United States. In his address‚ Washington told the United States government to not form political parties. Washington predicted that they might distract the public councils and weaken public administration. Republican and Democratic parties have and have not helped government issues that affect the United States today. One big issue political parties have and have not

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    will keep the United States safer. Afterall‚ if laws supporting gun control were formed‚ no criminals will have access to guns‚ right? Think again. There are multiple arguments occurring currently pertaining gun control. Democratic or republican‚ liberal or conservative‚ every person has their own opinion on gun control. While some people believe that gun control will keep Americans safe and protected‚ others believe that it will leave the country in chaos. Gun control laws should not be passed

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    family according to the functionalist perspective? a. Protection b. Socialization c. Regulation of sexual behavior d. All of the above. 2. What is the average age for first marriages in the United States (as of 2013)? a. 25 for men and almost 22 for women b. 35 for men and almost 30 for women c. 29 for men and almost 27 for women d. 22 for men and almost 20 for women 3. Which of the following is not a child-rearing pattern that has increased in the United States? a. Adoption b. Endogamous families

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