How Old is Old Enough? Drinking Age 11/11/2011 How old is old enough to have an alcoholic beverage? Iris Cummings How Old is Old Enough? The legal drinking age is a topic that has come up for‚ and will continue to come up for‚ many years. The main question that needs to be answered is what is it that determines when a person is able to drink. Should we continue to base the drinking level on age or should we look at other characteristics. Those enrolled in the military
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Flat Taxation is Equal Taxation Tax rates in America have been changed and reformed to try and meet the needs of the current economy‚ or to make a politicians look good. Recent questions have been asked about whether we should reform the entire style of tax rates in America. Future generations are going to feel the burden or benefit from tax choices we make now because it takes time for things of this magnitude to take place. Also it is a possibility that the future generation may need new tax
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Statement: A nation should require all of its students to study the same national curriculum until they enter college. Argue for or against. While ensuring all students to study the same national curriculum until they enter college a requirement may bring about several advantages‚ one must not remiss the disadvantages when asserting such a claim. In this case‚ the disadvantages outweigh the benefits if students are required to study the same national curriculum. Some may contend that by allowing
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Rape - A young woman being raped and then forced to carry the baby to term could be disastrous for both mother and child. The individual did not choose to be raped. A person who is raped is a victim‚ and should not be forced to carry the fetus to term. Imagine if‚ in an unfortunate case‚ a young 14-year-old-girl was raped and then forced to keep the child. She would be teased and abandoned by her friends and possibly family‚ and may develop severe depression and anxiety problems because she was not
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In this excerpt of the discussion between Polus and Socrates‚ they are trying to decide if suffering something unjust is worse and more shameful than actually doing what is unjust. Polus states that it is worse to suffer‚ but more shameful to commit‚ an unjust act. When Socrates begins his argument against this‚ he questions Polus on the distinction between what is admirable and good‚ and what is shameful and bad. In Polus’ eyes‚ these pairs of words do not hold the same meaning. However‚ Socrates
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Introduction: The dominance came every now and then by force of arms‚ but frequently it occurred because of trade and businesses. At this point‚ it allowed imperial powers to the influence the selected civilization. While the imperials ruled‚ they usually ‘robbed’ the land of its resources with little payback. These schemes obviously allowed for the imperial powers to gain a large profit and gain dominance. Imperialism was an effective and successful way for civilized countries to gain control over
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The Global Environment The United States should promote family planning to curb world population growth. The world’s population is at 6.1 billion and growing. People who promote family planning would say that the only way to fight poverty and global environmental degradation is by controlling this growth. It is in U.S. interests to share information about family planning with the millions of people living in developing nations. Fewer people will translate into less strain on Earth’s
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Award-winning journalist Ray Sanchez pointed out that “Civilians in the United States own about 270 million guns‚ according to a 2007 report by the Switzerland-based Small Arms Survey. That’s almost the population of Indonesia‚ the world’s fourth most-populated country.” Many violent shooting accidents have been occurring in the United States partially as a result of the proliferation of guns. Restrictions on gun ownership can reduce the number of deaths associated with guns and crime rates. In addition
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Urteaga PAGE 7 Joshua Urteaga Rhetoric 306 November 24‚ 2016 An opinion article addressing students who support campus carry; to be published in the Daily Texan . Daily Texan readers are generally aware concealed carry on college campuses‚ but have many different opinions about it. Many don?t know how many people are affected by campus carry. Armed Education: Is Campus Carry the Answer? In recent years‚ gun violence has become an increasingly controversial topic. There are occasionally news
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Job security‚ academic freedom‚ and little fear of political sleight of hand are all perks of tenure. Tenure is a prized part of the teaching profession‚ but the century-old system is being attacked by many who question its usefulness. The government and media are hotly debating over whether to abolish tenure‚ which protects teachers from easily being terminated and gives them more freedom to teach. The issue is that tenure protects the bad teachers from getting fired‚ therefore jeopardizing the
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