If you thought slavery was outlawed in America‚ you would be wrong. Slavery was abolished in 1865‚ but a loophole in the 13 Amendment has allowed it to continue as a punishment for crimes. Even though the USA make up 5 percent of the world’s population‚ they still house one fourth of all incarcerated people in the world. The statistics make this look really bad for the country‚ however‚ the privet prisons incarcerating prisoners for the government‚ are actually making money on every cell empty
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The electoral college in america should be abolished because it has major flaws‚ supports political inequality‚ and doesn’t support third party candidates. On top of the flaws that already exist in the electoral college the biggest flaws is what happens when there is a tie. In the case of a tie the decision of who gets to be president is cast in the House of Representatives. This would mean that every states essentially has one vote making “the single representative from Wyoming‚ representing 500
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Corporal punishment From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article is about punishment involving pain‚ not designed to cause injury. For other forms of physical punishment‚ see physical punishment. For other uses‚ see Corporal punishment (disambiguation). Corporal punishment is a form of physical punishment that involves the deliberate infliction of pain as retribution for an offence‚ or for the purpose of disciplining or reforming a wrongdoer‚ or to deter attitudes
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plan on attending college. Although the SAT and ACT are required‚ recently some colleges are saying they are not looking at the tests scores as much as they are looking at everything else. The tests should not be able to determine the student’s academic abilities. Standardized testing should be abolished because a lot of money is wasted‚ a lot of time is wasted and they shouldn’t determine how ‘smart’ a student is. The SAT and ACT are tests required to be taken by students‚ whether they plan on going
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until today‚ executions are being held. It is a great shame as all members of the United Nation were already called to join the moratorium of death penalty (Amnesty International‚ 2007). Many countries have abandoned capital punishment and Malaysia should do the same as it is inappropriate‚ cruel and it does not help the society in any ways. It is inappropriate for today as clearly‚ it is incongruent with what Malaysia is aiming for. The aim is to be a fully developed country and to be one Malaysia
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Corporal punishment in schools should be abolished Corporal punishment has been used in schools as a way of handling disciplinary problems. It refers to school rules which allow students to be punished using physical pain without causing injury. It is believed that using punitive method can promote students’ obedience and reduce problematic behaviour. As a result‚ it can decrease the number of disciplinary cases and maintain order inside the classroom. Indirectly‚ it will help to build students’
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Each country has many political bodies that help her function systematically. Amongst this complex web in which each string strengthens and facilitates a nation to function lays the local government. A local government also referred to as a municipality not only provides its residents of a nation with various services and programs for the convenience and well-being of its residents‚ such as fire protection‚ animal control‚ traffic control‚ water supply and public transit to name a few. They also
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student‚ or to determine the amount of scholarship money that should be given to the student. These standardized tests started to develop in the late 1900’s and became a part of the college admission process. Although very few colleges and universities do not require a student’s ACT or SAT‚ most colleges and universities require your score. Standardized testing does not accurately determine a student’s ability to perform. College admissions should be based on the student’s high school grade point average
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On July 14 1976‚ capital punishment was abolished in Canada. The death penalty has always been and remains a controversial issue in countries all over the world; however because of justice‚ retribution and deterrence‚ it is evident that it should be brought back to Canada as a lawful consequence to committing first degree murder. The foremost important reason for the application of capital punishment is justice. In Canadian law‚ a first degree murder conviction will result in a sentence of life
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did it take for them to realize their accusation was incorrect? Why the death penalty should be abolished? The death penalty is important‚ because the death penalty affects everyone not just real human lives. Some people choose to show compassion and believe no one’s lives should be taken‚ whereas others believe they deserve revenge‚ even if the revenge is taking someone’s life. The death penalty should be abolished because of it is not cost efficient‚ innocent lives are taken‚ and it causes a loss
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