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    development of legal enactments that will enhance employment conditions (Kaufman‚ 1997‚ p. 35). Finally‚ the third recommendation to improve the social benefits of capitalism is to enact two kinds of employment law: protective labor legislation‚ such as minimum wages and maximum hours‚ and social insurance (Kaufman‚ 1997‚ p. 36). These recommendations underscore Commons’ fate in the possibility and fruitfulness of multistakeholder collaboration under

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    Mandatory Recycling

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    beneficial to the environment if done on a massive scale. The question is whether or not recycling should be made mandatory. There are many benefits to recycling and there are disadvantages as well. Some benefits include reducing waste‚ cost effectiveness‚ and education of the public on the consequences we will run into if we do not recycle. One of the benefits of making recycling mandatory is that it helps lessen the waste to the environment by allowing us to use certain things again. One of the

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    America has the highest prison population in the world‚ totaling to over 2.2 million people. That’s higher than the population of New Mexico. As for the reason why‚ the War on Drugs plays a big role‚ but For-profit prisons take the cake. For-profit prisons‚ also referred to as private prisons‚ are third-party prisons that are contracted by a government agency. Private prisons originally began to exist in a variety of forms in the 1800’s‚ however they largely disappeared from the 1920’s to the 1980’s

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    Sentencing of Juveniles

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    The Sentencing of Juveniles Today‚ we live in a society faced with many problems‚ including crime and the fear that it creates. In the modern era‚ juveniles have become a part of society to be feared‚ not rehabilitated. The basis of the early juvenile justice system was to rehabilitate and create safe havens for wayward youth. This is not the current philosophy‚ although the U.S. is one of the few remaining countries to execute juveniles. Presently‚ our nation is under a presidential administration

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    ENG-112 Mar 27‚ 2013 GMO’s or No-No’s? Genetically modified organisms (or GMO’s for short) have coasted their way into every single part and place of America’s current food sources. GMO’s are genetically modified or created organisms to‚ according to some scientists‚ end world hunger. They are very easy to grow in certain environments and fuel big business while proving the abilities to feed the masses with an extremely low cost. But what are the long term costs? GMO’s are proven to be

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    Pros And Cons Of Tipping

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    In the United States the custom of paying gratuity has become a costly social norm. The expectation of leaving a substantial tip for average service should be challenged. Tipping is not only unnecessary‚ but also causes social issues. The many reasons that tipping should be abolished include public opinion‚ tipping messes with the overall pay of workers‚ other countries views and psychological problems pertaining to the subject. Public opinion has showed that if you stray away from leaving a tip

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    Over the past years‚ millions of dollars were cut from Florida State Mental Hospitals‚ causing deaths and severe injuries in patients and nurses‚ and the public had no idea about it. The patients sent to these hospitals are seriously ill and dangerous‚ they needed better care than what they were getting‚ but the hospitals couldn’t afford better‚ as their budgets had been cut‚ (Anton et al. “Deep”). The lack of funding caused deaths and injuries of both patients and staff. Then in 2015‚ modern muckraker

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    The biggest problem in America is overcrowded prisons. But how do we fix that? For several prisons have been lacking space for prisoners. America needs to build more prisons because of conditions‚ population‚ and fair treatment. America needs to build more prisons because of conditions. A facility outside of San Diego was large‚ open‚ and very well lit; the only problem was that inmates were everywhere and crammed with double bunks. Pete Gallagher who lived in building 13 watched the conditions

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    Haac Pros And Cons

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    Free speech‚ more than any other of America’s values‚ has been the touchstone of American democracy dating back to the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment‚ created in 1791‚ is so important because “without our basic and essential rights established by that first amendment‚ the others amendments would have little to no meaning and hardly any force.” It shows the creativity and innovativeness of American democracy. The Amendment states‚ “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion

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    Unfairness In Sentencing

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    Every victim looks forward to fair trial‚ conviction and sentencing. Money‚ time that the lawyer has with the client and other motivating factors determine whether the accused will receive fair or unfair sentence. However‚ this has not always been true for many suspects in the court of law within US. According to Death Penalty Washighton Center‚ (2003) victims race‚ the defendant or both elements play a fundamental role in deciding whether death penalties or death sentences are imposed on victims

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