serious gambling problem and environmental concerns. The history of Australia and how it was settled is interesting and different from most other countries. The first Europeans to arrive in Australia landed around 1606. Over the next 150 years‚ a total of about 54 European ships arrived in Australia. In 1770‚ Lieutenant James Cook claimed the eastern coast of Australia under construction of King George III of England (“Convict”). Australia
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Opposing Immigration The United States government should not permit people from other countries to immigrate to the United States because it conducts to the expansion of jobless Americans. This issue brings upon animosity towards immigrants from U.S. citizens. Immigration causes pain‚ and pain conduct to the struggles of American lives. Immigration into another country contributes to unemployment for Americans‚ it reduces job opportunities for U.S. teenagers and the less-educated‚ and it affects
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very serious problem in today’s world. The most common types of addiction are drug addictions and gambling addictions. Each represent different stories with different plots; however‚ they both have the same conflict of addiction. On January 22‚ 2008‚ Heath Ledger‚
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Why Gambling Should be Illegal By amerten‚ Hopedale‚ MA More by this author Email me when amerten contributes work Image Credit: Andy G.‚ Phoenix‚ AZ Did you know that 40% of all problem gamblers started gambling before they were seventeen? Or that problem gambling causes the most suicides out of all the recognized addictions? Even with these facts‚ the most startling truth is that not one federal dollar‚ out of the billions collected in gambling taxes‚ has been spent to treat or help
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Opposing Arguments against Marijuana There are many people in this world that feel that marijuana is an evil and sinful drug. They argue several points against marijuana that would support their position. Most of these have no relevance to what in general‚ and they can be easily disputed. Others have some basis‚ and they can be considered valid arguments. However‚ the facts remain that the positive aspects of marijuana far outweigh the negative aspects. One such argument‚ and the major point
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Animal rights is an actively debated topic with many viewpoints for and against which can be seen throughout history and remain visible to the present day. Many stand points exist based on matters such as human-animal dependency‚ morality‚ biology vs. rationality‚ and sentience; however although heavily debated the outcomes are more or less inconclusive. Commonly argued points in opposition to animal rights include that it is the human ability to reason which sets us apart from other animals‚ that
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is increasing seriously in the U.S.A‚ about 12.7 million people (MTF‚ 2013)and the figure is still increasing with a mind-blowing speed. Therefore‚ the question of whether the government should legalized drug is gaining more attention that it used to be. There are two main thoughts：Many people are of the opinion that the drug should be legalized while another commonly held point of view is that the drugs is absolute forbidden. Although there are truths about the harm drug do to the body‚ the legalization
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marijuana. These two factions have been fighting on this issue on the halls of justice for years. <br> <br>Pro marijuana legalization groups such as the Physician’s Association for AIDS Care‚ National Lymphoma Foundation argue that marijuana should be legalized in order to treat terminally ill patients. Among them are AIDS victims who find that marijuana stimulates their appetites so they can fight off dangerous emaciation; glaucoma sufferers who have used marijuana said it has prevented them from going
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What Does the Bible Say About Gambling? Surprisingly‚ the Bible contains no specific command to avoid gambling. However‚ the Bible does contain timeless principles for living a life pleasing to God and is filled with wisdom to deal with every situation‚ including gambling. Answer: Throughout the Old and New Testaments‚ we read about people casting lots when a decision had to be made. In most instances‚ this was simply a way of determining something impartially: Joshua then cast lots for them
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who make bets that aren’t serious‚ like‚ “I bet you won’t do that!” Sometimes it’s something that will get you trouble‚ other times it could get you hurt‚ most of the bets that I’ve heard have been about‚ “I bet you won’t eat that!” When you’re an adult‚ it’s usually not the case. Betting and gambling isn’t the worst thing in the world‚ keep it under control and it’ll be fine. People have different interests‚ I get that. I like basketball‚ and if someone bet on me I would feel like I had to accomplish
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