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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Ban on Public Smoking at the National Mall Regardless of location‚ everyone deserves to have certain liberties. As long as these liberties do not impede upon the liberties or safety of others‚ then they should be exercised within reason. Everyone has a right to choose which risks they will take and which they will not. Smoking poses safety‚ environmental‚ and social consequences. Because everyone deserves the right to choose which consequences and health hazards they want to be exposed to‚ all outdoor
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Should voting in the U.s be mandatory? In this article‚ the author shows the opinions of two professors. Lisa Hills‚ from Australia‚ explains the benefits of mandatory voting and how it could change the U.S and how it could help us in many ways. Mandatory voting would give all Americans say in politics. The government wouldn’t just pay attention to certain people. The people the vote would get more attention because of their contribution to politics. This could have bad effects on the people
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Mandatory School Uniforms In many schools where no school uniforms were used‚ rules had to be implemented on clothing choices due to the inappropriate dress of many students. Some fashions‚ such as wearing underwear so everyone can see‚ or covering their heads with hoods have created problems in the management of schools. Some students are unable to differentiate between the appropriate clothes for school‚ and what they should wear to go out with their friends. We know that for some jobs we should
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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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Introduction As part of the Singapore heritage society‚ I believe that Chinatown should be conserved and should not be replaced by yet another integrated resort. Our Society is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Singapore’s history‚ heritage and identity. We have held many projects to raise awareness of Singapore’s history and cultural heritage. Chinatown has and will always be a place with much historical value and a part of Singapore’s limited heritage. According to the dictionary
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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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you ever seemed to be more problematic than your parents because of too much home works to accomplish? Have you also ever stayed up for home works until Mr. Sun bids you a hello? Or have you uttered the lines “I’m too tired‚ I do hate home works! And why are these home works invented?” These experiences probably signify the experiences of a student when it comes to home works. According to Farlex of the free dictionary‚ homework is a work‚ such as schoolwork or piecework that is done at home. In
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Should Marijuana Be Legalized? Marijuana is a very prominent and controversial subject in our society today. There have been many slanderous claims about how cannabis is horrendous‚ however the truths are starting to surface. I strongly believe that marijuana should be legalized for all purposes. If the government cannot stop us from harming our bodies by overeating or skydiving‚ why should they be able to stop us from using drugs? The use of marijuana for medical purposes dates back thousands
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as substitutes to understand the human anatomy. It was relatively recently that humans started to use animals to understand diseases and test new chemicals we have developed. These animals have helped humanity advance to where it is today‚ and we should be grateful for their contribution. But‚ with technology becoming ever more advanced and the animal rights movement strengthening every day‚ the time has come to put a phase of humanity behind us. According to the United States Department of
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