EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Currently‚ over 2‚500 people are serving a life sentence without the option of parole for crimes committed as adolescents. Fortunately‚ this policy is not considered in all states. Twelve states have discontinued life sentences without the option of parole for juveniles. Almost two- thirds of life without parole sentences for juveniles (JLWOP) happens in five states. Seventy-three children were ages 13 or 14 at time that their crime was committed. Research has been conducted that
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Imagine a world without disease. A world where vaccinations were no longer advertised at doctor’s offices because there were no diseases to prevent. This type of world may one day be possible if vaccinations were completely mandatory. Vaccines should be completely mandatory because people who willingly decline vaccines are a danger to public health‚ dangerous diseases are still present‚ and it is possible to wipe out preventable diseases with 100% vaccination. The people who willingly decline
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The US Enact Mandatory Voting? Many countries around the world have compulsory voting laws including Argentina‚ Australia‚ and Belgium‚ but will this work for the United States? Estimates have shown that in the 2016 election only 58% of eligible citizens voted. Various arguments exist debating the necessity of mandatory voting. Arguments opposing mandatory voting insist that the process would lead to empty votes from both uneducated and disinterested citizens. Furthermore mandatory voting is contrary
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confused when it comes to making life altering decisions‚ such as being vaccinated. While many think of vaccines as harmful and dangerous‚ they are in fact safe and essential for stopping the spread of life threatening diseases‚ and therefore should be mandatory. The first common mistake that those hesitant to vaccines make‚ is to spread them out over a period of time. However‚ as Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN states‚ spreading vaccines out over an extended length of time‚ “only leaves children more exposed
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Mandatory Drug Tests for Athletes In 1986‚ Len Bias‚ a star basketball player at the University of the Maryland tried cocaine. Shortly after‚ Len Bias died from cardiac arrhythmia as a result of cocaine overdose (Peck 36) . Not only do drugs ruin the health of athletes‚ but the use of performance enhancing drugs also ruins the integrity of the sporting world. Therefore‚ there should be mandatory drug tests for all athletes. Performance enhancing drugs were first used in the 8th Century B.C. by
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vaccinations to children. Even though the government should not be able to choose whether or not a child gets vaccinated‚ child vaccines should be mandatory because it helps build the immune system at an early age and it protects the child from getting a more powerful version of a disease. There are many reasons behind why child vaccines should be mandatory. Some parents
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One group thinks voting should be a mandatory law to the American citizens and the other group think going out to vote is a personal freedom. All American citizens should be required to vote in any elections‚ so the citizens can be satisfied with their choice. “Democracy is about freedom” (Text 4‚ line 11). Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. All citizens should be required
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Uniforms should be mandatory in schools Uniforms aren’t just a set of clothes students wear to school every day of their miserable education filled lives. They are so much more than that. They lend a feeling of belonging‚ of pride – after all‚ what is an American astronaut without his trademark baggy white suit with its American flag proudly brandished on his left arm? They promote and encourage equality – everyone will have to learn to rock the same outfit – and they allow students to focus more
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Freeing the noose: A Look Into the Mandatory Death Penalty in Singapore The death penalty is a punishment reserved for the most heinous of crimes – "capital offences" such as murder or treason. These criminals will be put to death if found guilty of their crimes. The method most commonly used in jurisdictions today is that of lethal injection‚ where the criminal is administered a mixed dose of drugs (typically a barbiturate‚ paralytic‚ and potassium solution) to sedate and then cause death.
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the third largest population in the world. However‚ to resolve this dilemma‚ the idea of mandatory voting could be used to help get the voice of the whole nation out. The need of mandatory is immense for it will better represent the population of America‚ level the playing field of candidate parties‚ and it will give the incentive for more informed voting causing the better quality of voters. To start‚ mandatory voting will benefit the majority of the people because there will be a better representation
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