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    Mandatory Conscription In The U.S. Should the United States have mandatory military conscription‚ and if so‚ who shall be required to serve? Military conscription will make it mandatory for citizens to serve in the military‚ usually men and women among the ages of eighteen through twenty-five. They will be required to serve at least two years. Only the able-bodied will be forced to serve. It can help to solve the economic problems are country is facing. Plus‚ it will put us on equal ground with

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    The country’s minimum wage should be increased because of the current economic condition‚ and because it has become increasingly important in this economy to have a living wage. For various reasons‚ it is necessary for the minimum wage to raise to a living wage. A living wage is a wage that is enough for a person to be able to support themselves and potentially a family without a problem. Many work in retail stores that require a lot of hard labor and yet cannot support themselves for a living when

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    “On your desk you should only have your chromebook‚ a piece of scrap paper and a pencil. You will have 90 minutes to complete this test. You may begin.” This is an example of what students all over the country hear before they take mandatory standardized test. Standardized testing has been in the United States for about 150 years‚ but the tests have grown in use in the 21st century. Students of grades 3-12 take standardized tests each year to compare the students to each other‚ and to evaluate teaching

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    The Reasons behind Criminal Sentencing Karen Moses CRJ301: Juvenile Justice Instructor: Timothy Koester 08/30/2010 When someone commits a crime and they are caught and convicted they receive some type of punishment through the process of sentencing. The three main reasons for criminal sentencing are punishment‚ crime reduction and reparation. Some types of sentencing may contain things to help with deterrence‚ rehabilitation‚ incapacitation and retribution

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    Mandatory GMO Labeling

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    Major food companies across America are launching a last ditch effort in congress to have mandatory GMO labelling scrapped before the year ends. According to The Associated Press (via Yahoo)‚ the food industry is pushing to make the labelling a voluntary process and is trying to get the legislation passed in a spending bill that lawmakers from both the Republican and Democratic parties are trying to finalize before the holidays. If this proposal were to become law‚ companies would not be required

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    Should English be a mandatory course through a person’s high school life? Should English be a requirement for entry into all university programs in Ontario? Should English be mandatory? I personally believe that English should be a compulsory course that any student should must attend in English class in high school. There are many reason why English should be a mandatory subject. Most of the students will disagree with taking English because they would argue that English is a very hard subject

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    should be mandatory Have you ever wonder what can you do about the bottles and cans you find around you? People that don’t care about the world being clean are littering the place. It makes things very difficult to put up for. Recycling cans and bottles can help save the earth form waste and trash build up and can make new things that why recycling should be mandatory and there should be recycling cans in various locations at school and everywhere else. Recycling should be mandatory because

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    THE SENTENCING PROCESS * The hearing Once the jury has determined the guilt of an offender‚ the jurors are dismissed and their role in the trial is over. It is now time for the second stage of the trial in which the judicial officer of the court-judge or justice-will determine the sentence imposed. The trial judge will look at many factors when determining a sentence. These factors include; the defendant’s state of mind‚ his or her criminal record-if any; and addiction the defendant may have

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    supporting mandatory vaccinations.) Public Service Announcement Brochure for The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Title of Brochure: Informing the Public on the Necessity of Mandatory Vaccinations Introduction: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services believes in the right of American citizens to question the validity of mandatory vaccinations. The video by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy presents the importance of informing the general public on the subject of mandatory vaccinations

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    Democracy is a foundation of a country’s success. The idea of mandatory voting goes against the democracy of the United States. Mandatory voting is a violation of our civil rights that might become a law in the United States. Although many believe that mandatory voting helps to strengthen a democratic government by increasing the number of voters‚ mandatory voting violates people’s freedom of choice in the United States. Mandatory voting is the government’s oppression to its citizens. Force people

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