Mandatory Military Service Dr. John Doe‚ The plagues of our modern youth such as: increase rate of High School drop outs‚ drug usage among teens‚ gang activity‚ lack of self esteem‚ failing ethics and compromised morals would be greatly improved with mandatory military service. It is my belief that mandatory military service would increase: health standards‚ patriotism‚ educational levels‚ morals‚ ethics and force citizens to take a higher interest in
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Mandatory Retirement Has to Go Traditionally‚ people retire from their jobs when they reach the age of sixty-five. In some jobs‚ this is not an option but a requirement. I object to mandatory retirement for capable workers because it violates personal choice‚ discriminates against senior citizens‚ and wastes valuable skills as well as money. First of all‚ I believe that mandatory retirement violates an individual’s personal choice of continuing to work or retiring. The older working person should
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Reginald E Johnson PHI- 105 October 31‚ 2012 Tamla Johnson Mandatory Military Service Mandatory military service has been a part of our country for centuries. It has produce loyal‚ respectful‚ disciplined soldiers who later became productive‚ respectful‚ patriotic‚ law abiding citizens and a great influence in their respective communities. Military service has changed my life and the life of other members who may have been on the
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mandatory minimums as a way to keep offenders in prison for a longer period of time. However‚ evidence provided by the media is not entirely honest. Studies conducted by Statistics Canada have shown an extensive decline in non-violent and violent crimes over the past two decades. The Crime Severity Index (CSI) has decreased by 3% since 2013‚ “declining from 68.8% to 65.7%; [which was attributed] to a [decline] in robberies and breaking and entering” (Boyce‚ 2014‚ pg.3). In 2014‚ the Police Reported
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The mandatory schooling system is a topic that sparks a lot of debate. Some say that there isn’t a problem with it and others think that there is. In John Taylor Gatto’s essay “How Public Education Cripples Our Kids‚ and Why” he talks about the problems that he sees in the mandatory schooling system by using narratives and history within a different type of structure. The problem with mandatory schooling is that it allows kids to grow up and become childish and immature adults. The structure that
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My opinion in this situation is that mandatory service should not be required for all U.S. citizens before the age of 30‚ because people should be able to do what they want. America is a free counrty and that means we have the right to choose if we want to volunteer for community services or not. Mandatory services would turn generosity into obligation‚ like it says in the second passage‚ and also goes against our constitutional rights. Volunteering comes from the hearts of those who serve; not from
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diversity can be. While I can understand how some students may disagree that a cultural diversity class should be mandatory‚ their limited knowledge about cultural diversity is likely hindering their opinion. Basically‚ students don’t realize what they don’t know. Like any college course designed to prepare students for a successful career path‚ a class on cultural diversity should be mandatory to ensure students will have
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Should voting be mandatory? I would like to initiate with a quote‚ which falls apt to the topic and my point of view on it- “A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.” -(Theodore Roosevelt). The answer to the question‚ ’Should voting be mandatory ’‚ lies in the topic itself. Before I go any further with what my views are‚ I would like to clear‚ the basic definition of the word- Vote. “It is a formal Expression of Opinion or Will‚ in response to a proposed decision” -(Merriam
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Immunizations should be mandatory for people living in the United States because it acts as a sense of safety. According to the article Five important Reasons to Vaccinate Your Child‚ “Vaccines are only given to children after a long careful review by scientists‚ doctors‚ and healthcare professionals” (Vaccines.Gov). Vaccines are performed by people working in the healthcare field and these professionals know how to do their job correctly. The healthcare professionals will make sure that a child
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especially in the U.S.‚ has been to use prison sentences‚ particularly what are known as mandatory sentences‚ to achieve this goal. Mandatory sentences are grid-like sentencing prescriptions that attempt to make the "punishment" fit the crime. Judicial discretion is severely limited as regards weighting of individual circumstances in sentencing. Almost all U.S. states and the federal government have some sort of mandatory laws‚ wherein drug crimes have figured prominently. California has been a leader
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