kimberly neilson u.s history 10/25/93 Why should people vote? Being able to vote is very important. Voting helps us express our voice. Many people in our community gained help by voting and have gotten more rights as well. Voting is a way of expressing our thoughts. By voting we let our leaders know what we want‚ need‚ approve or disapprove of such as recreation centers‚ school regulations and also entertainment areas‚ when we vote it gives us a sense of freedom‚ knowing that we have rights
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Facebook didn’t invade our privacy; We already let Facebook in I was taught long ago that opening a paper with a definition is the easy way out when it comes to shaping your argument‚ so I apologize in advance to all of those former professors who may be offended. But alas this is a definition that has been twisted so much recently‚ that I had to look it up for myself. Privacy(noun) the state of being private; retirement or seclusion. the state of being free from intrusion or disturbance
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Cast Your Vote America By: Emily Veit Dr. Kirkpatrick GOVT 2035- MW 4:15-5:30 March 25‚ 2013 The great American eighteenth birthday allows a citizen to buy a lotto ticket‚ purchase tobacco‚ and gain the right to vote. The 2012 election only had around a fifty percent voter turnout for the United States of America. Australia has used a system called compulsory voting since 1924‚ which mean that voting is mandated. Whether it should be enforced
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watching candidate’s campaign‚ you can finally voice your opinion and make your vote count. Voting is a civic duty‚ a privilege to many Americans‚ because they are allowed to participate in government and elect those who will best suit their needs. The right to vote has been a strenuous battle for women‚ and minorities‚ but because of their determination to make their voice heard‚ they were granted the right to vote‚ and now is the time for youngsters to be granted that right as well. Although
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What Motivate People to Vote? Voting is often inconvenient‚ it is personally costly. You have to take time to register and to learn about the candidates‚ and in the election day you may need to take time of your work to stand in long lines possibly in a bad weather ‚ all that knowing that perhaps your vote will note make a difference among all the millions votes. So why do millions of people expend their own time‚ energy‚ and money to cast a vote that will not make any difference in the
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Rights and responsibilities What are rights and responsibilities? Our rights are what every human being deserves‚ no matter who they are or where they live‚ so that we can live in a world that is fair and just. A responsibility is something that you must do. It is something that affects our lives and other people’s lives. What are my rights? 1. You have the right to feel safe: No one has the right to make fun of you or hurt you in any way‚ even if you do something wrong. You have
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Should More People Vote? Voting in a local‚ state‚ or national election is an exciting opportunity provided by democratic nations to their citizens. But some of us don’t value that option when we fail to exercise our right to vote. So‚ if voting is so exciting‚ why aren’t more Americans exercising their right and voting? A better question‚ why are people who are able to and/or registered to vote‚ don’t? Some may say the reason is "their votes don’t count‚ too busy‚ lines to long‚ the registration
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Introduction As individuals‚ Americans may desire to come to the aide of those in need out of the goodness of their hearts‚ but they are not legally obligated to do so. Traditionally‚ under American law‚ no general duty to rescue those in financial trouble is imposed on us. There may be a morale duty to rescue those in trouble‚ but the law leaves that to the individual and their conscience. So why are so many citizens looking to the government for help with today’s economic situation? Only people can have
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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 right to
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reading Francis Parkman’s article‚ "Women Are Unfit to Vote"‚ I found myself both offended and annoyed. His arguments were not only shaky‚ but they were also illogical. He states that the family has been the political unit; consequently‚ the head of the family should be the political representative. He goes on by stating that women have shared imperfectly in the traditions and not in the practice of self-government. Lastly‚ he suggests women might vote that men should go off and fight in war. Not only
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