Same-Sex Marriage Should Be Legalized Same-Sex Marriage Should Be Legalized In the United States‚ same-sex couples did not have the right to legally marry one an other until 2004. “Massachusetts began to allow same-sex marriage for residents of that state... Legal marriage also carries the intangible but envy important benefit of conveying to the world that the couple involved is truly a family” (Andryszewski‚ 2008‚ p. 8). Yet‚ as society places an increasingly high emphasis on basic
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she should be able to make decisions in regards to her life and body. The decisions that she makes will be beneficial to both the woman and the fetus because it will prevent many problems from occurring in the future. If a woman who is in pregnancy were to have an unwanted baby‚ she may neglect or even abuse the child causing the child to go into foster care or the government social service system. Also I believe that the outlawing of abortion violates the separation of church and state. The
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issues‚ that there should be a more thorough process to obtain guns and/or restrictions on the types of firearms that citizens can possess. The recent Oregon shooting has rekindled the debate of gun control‚ many advocates of both sides of the issue have recently started making statements. Some suggest that gun control should not be expanded because it encroaches on the rights of the people‚ and also that gun control will not fix the violent crimes that occur‚ while what should really happen is there
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Why Marijuana Should Remain Illegal I believe that marijuana should continue to remain illegal. I believe there are more benefits if marijuana is kept illegal than if it were to be legalized. I believe marijuana should remain illegal because it impacts health negatively‚ it can be addictive and it would negatively impact society. Although the article from John Cloud (2002) stated that Marijuana might actually be good for you‚ the fact is that the research isn’t available. I believe that marijuana
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Why legalizing marijuana would be beneficial to the United States. The current drug laws are doing more harm than good‚ legalizing marijuana would benefit the country in many ways. It would increase revenue for states. If marijuana were legal‚ the states would have more money to spend on important problems. Also marijuana has many medical benefits. Marijuana has been a part of humanity for almost as long as history has been recorded. Written references to the use of marijuana as a medicine date
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life sentence is just as bad as a death sentence‚ so why have the death penalty at all? The death penalty is not beneficial. It only creates problems. Within the United States over the years there has been much improvement with the death penalty. Many states have abolished
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The United States should not join the League of Nations because U.S. involvement in the League would have resulted in more casualties and economic expense with nothing in return. The United States were also in a war in which they had nothing to do with the causes. The Great War had just ended when Woodrow Wilson proposed the idea of the League of Nations. Many countries joined the League but America did not. Congress turned this treaty down. Congress knew that they were in a war in which they had
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Argument Paper “[Out of all the] prostitution arrests in the United States‚ 70% are female prostitutes‚ 20% are male and 10% are costumers‚” says Melissa Farely who works for Prostitution Research. Prostitution is a pressing matter in the United States today‚ and can no longer be ignored. Recent activists for prostitution are strongly advocating that the United States will legalize prostitution‚ which is not an issue that should be changed in our legal systems. Any solicitation of women for money
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SLOOTEN 05/05/12 WHY GAY MARRIAGE SHOULD BE LEGALIZED. Try to imagine life in a society that refuses individuals to marry who they love. Imagine people being around their partners‚ but not having the legal rights to call them their wives or husbands. The fact of the matter is one does not have to try to imagine this because this is the state of current society. People can argue about whether church and state should be separated‚ the banning of polygamy‚ and not legalizing
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I firmly believe that the United States should have annexed the Philippines. I believe the United States should have annexed the Philippines because‚ if you how more power go take over countries and conquer them. Also if you have places conquered you can deploy your army and troops to spots closer to the enemies and you’re a more powerful country so less countries will try to fight you if you are a major world power. The United States should have annexed the Philippines for more power. I think if
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