The Second Amendment of the Constitution was created to protect the right of individuals and militia to keep and bear arms. In 2015 a survey of American fears was conducted by Chapman University which reported that 36.5% of Americans said they were “afraid” or “very afraid” of gun control (Ledbetter). Gun control has become a hot button issue within the scope of politics. This brings to the surface questions of why Americans are so afraid of gun control. An increased push in the desire for gun control
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Legalization of Marijuana: Risky or Beneficial? Tammy Russ COM/156 January 15‚ 2012 Dierdre McKee Legalization of Marijuana A random telephone poll conducted by CBS News in October 2011 revealed that 77% of those polled believe that doctors should be allowed to prescribe marijuana for serious illnesses. This compares to 65% just one year prior (ProCon.org‚ 2011). Popular opinion that marijuana should be legalized for medicinal purposes is shifting as the positive aspects of enacting
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Billion Annual Savings and Revenues.” Budgetary Implications of Marijuana Prohibition in the United States. Marijuana Policy Project‚ n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. . Newport‚ Frank. “Record-High 50% of Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana Use.” GALLUP Politics. Gallup‚ Inc.‚ 17 Oct. 2011. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. . “Non-smoked Uses of Cannabis.” ProCon.org Medical Marijuana. ProCon.org‚ 28 Aug. 2009. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. . Prater‚ Alicia Mae. “The Origins of Marijuana.” Abuse @ Suite 101. GlamEntertainment
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grown to become the world ’s number one video chain. Blockbuster is open 365 days a year with 9‚800 stores worldwide. Customer base has risen above 50 million in the United States as well as several million more worldwide. The Gallup Organization‚ known for the Gallup Polls‚ declared that Blockbuster has 100 percent recognition. Most importantly‚ 70 percent of the population in the United States lives within ten minutes of a Blockbuster store. Category killers‚ however‚ usually attract customers
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When President Obama signed the Health Care Reform bill in March 2010‚ he sent a clear message that our country demands social justice for all its citizens. The moral backbone of United States is weakened if it does not provide affordable‚ quality health care to everyone. There are many layers to the Health Care Reform bill that will affect everyone. The health care officials are now working overtime to reassure us that health care reform will not make us worse off‚ that it will
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his family‚ his career as a preacher and the way he handled social issues. Billy Graham has preached to more live audiences than anyone in history (Pierard 1973). Mr. Graham has written 31 books with several best sellers. For numbers of years the Gallup organization named Graham as one of the five most respected Americans (Alston 1973). Billy Graham has a Christian Worldview‚ from his view point the world is supposed to work contrary to God’s plan for salvation. Today Mr. Graham is 94 years old and
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Today in the United States of America trust in the government has taken one of the top spots in issues that are particularly important to its citizens. In a Gallup poll‚ it was reported that 81 percent of American’s hardly ever or never trust the government to do what is right with our country. The ironic aspect of this is the framers of our Constitution never intended for government to be trusted and felt that the Constitution needed to be built in order to accommodate the distrust that will inevitably
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“Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight”‚ said Stephen Chbosky‚ author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Censorship isn’t needed because it limits children’s variety of books that they can check out and read. The idea of censoring books is odd to me. I don’t quite understand why people think it’s okay to take a book that was worked on hard by a committed author‚off the bookshelf‚ not allowing people to
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Made by student of group 41 Taganrog State Teachers Institute of Foreign languages Volkova Arina. Research advisor: Nasarova Valentina Nikolaevna Candidate of pedagogical Sciences‚ Associate Professor. Contents: I The role of religion in our life. II History of religion in the United States. 2.1 History of Religion in the United States - Religion in the Colonies. 2.2 History of Religion in the Religion in the Colonies - Southern Colonies. 2.3 History of Religion in the United
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Homosexuality in Popular Culture The issue of homosexuality is a hot topic because of its religious‚ political‚ and social aspects that can be debated. The Family Research Report says "around 2-3% of men‚ and 2% of women‚ are homosexual or bisexual" (Gallup). Education on the topic is vital to promote acceptance and this can be done through formals or informal education. Formally‚ health care professionals or school sexual education classes can educate. But informally‚ parents‚ friends‚ and media are
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