The first person to be legally voluntarily euthanised in Australia was Bob Dent in the Northern Territory‚ in the year of 1996. This controversial issue has raised many dilemmas throughout society‚ and so far it seems there is no clear solution. The implications of euthanasia will be discussed herein. Defining the issue and exploring both sides of the controversy has proven to be a difficult task. The word ’euthanasia’ comes from the Greek words ’eu’ and ’thanatos’‚ together translating as ’good
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Chairman‚ Ladies and Gentlemen Today’s motion is school students should face a mandatory drug testing session. That is‚ students have to be drug tested. I support the motion because such scheme protects both students and the whole society. I will put forward 2 strong reasons today about the advantages of this mandatory scheme. Firstly‚ it serves as a strong deterrent. Drug abuse remains a serious problem in schools. Many anti-drugs campaigns implemented by the government were ineffective
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becoming cesspools of disease‚ etc. Citizens of the United States may be infected with all kinds of diseases ranging from yellow fever to whooping cough. Society may fall apart without the strong government guidance that comes from mandatory vaccinations. Mandatory vaccinations would help individual and communal health‚ raise money for research advancements‚ and reduce long term health care
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world. People serve their country in many different ways. Some become politicians‚ some join the army‚ and some just join the social service agency. There are also arguments about serving the country. Some suggest that joining army or serving the country should be done from the early age. However‚ I think that young people should not be required to do public services. Forcing an individual to serve
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about what exactly the law is and how it is enforced. Second‚ I want to discuss the benefits of compost recycling. And last I want to talk about how other major cities can adopt this type of recycling to reduce their own waste. The San Francisco Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinance states‚ “All persons in San Francisco must source their refuse into recyclables‚ compostables‚ and trash‚ and place each type of refuse in a separate container designated to that type of refuse. No person may mix
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Medicaid. In some states‚ welfare can take the form of vouchers‚ credits‚ or grants as well. There are certain eligibility requirements for welfare in the United States. If a person wants to receive welfare‚ they must go to a local health and human service department to apply. They would bring proof of financial need and meet a large range of federal and state requirements. For a person to become eligible for welfare in the United States the applicant has to be a US citizen or lawfully permanent
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personal matter than is no one’s business except for those involved. These are serious crimes because they deny victims of their rights as guaranteed by the US constitution. I can see where mandatory arrests are a good idea‚ but they prevent the victim from choosing what they want to happen to their abuser. Mandatory arrests are also a nice place to start‚ but there needs to be some way to guarantee that these abusers aren’t given an easy out. Perhaps‚ there could be a way for these domestic violence
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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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of the world does not have mandatory voting‚ which should mean something. And governments in other places get so upset at people for not voting they willpractically publically shame themin order to imtimidate them into voting‚ ex: italy posts how long its been since youve voted pubically on identification papers. Some corrupt governments will even use manadatory voting to convince the world that they are democratic and supported by their citizens. Even though mandatory voting isnt equivalent to voter
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A mandatory sentence is one where judicial discretion is limited by law; those convicted of certain crimes must be punished with at least a minimum number of years in prison. The most famous example of mandatory sentencing is the ‘three strikes and you’re out’ policy adopted first in California in 1994‚ and now more widespread in the USA. "Three strikes" laws require life imprisonment for a third criminal conviction‚ but other forms of mandatory sentencing are now being discussed and implemented
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