Persuasive Essay Fiona Maqi Should the government student grant be abolished? Many people in the Netherlands want to go to college after high school. This costs money and not all students and parents have enough money to pay for this. Therefore‚ the government has ensured that everyone is entitled to a student grant. If you’re planning to follow a full-time course after the age of 18‚ the government will give you a grant and possibly an additional loan to pay your school fees. However the Dutch
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How would you react if you learned that the Presidential candidate you had cast your vote for‚ had actually received more of the popular vote than his competition‚ but was not elected the next President of the United States? Every four years in November over 90 million Americans vote for the presidential candidates‚ then in the middle of December the president and vice president of the United States are actually elected by the votes of only 538 citizens. Wouldn’t you think there was an obvious
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Well lets start by learning what parole is and how it came about. What is Parole? Parole‚ in criminal law‚ pledge of good conduct given by a person convicted of crime as a condition of release from imprisonment before the expiration of the term of confinement. The word parole is also broadly used to denote such a conditional release or period of liberty. Parole is usually granted to a prisoner in recognition of past good conduct‚ both in prison and earlier. A sentenced criminal may be released on
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Parole Release Should parole release be abolished? This is one of the most talked about topics in the criminal justice field today. Many people feel it is time to do away with parole‚ while others are fighting to keep it around. There are pros and cons to both sides of the argument‚ all of which are very convincing. One of the strongest arguments against the parole system is the overpopulation problem in most prisons. Between 1986 and 1991‚ prisons have seen a 41% increase in the population of
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believe the words should be removed for two reasons. The first reason is that the words are unconstitutional. The second reason is that including the words forces certain religious views upon a captive audience. While it seems that the words violate the Constitution‚ and they appear to force particular tenets onto everyone‚ in truth the words do not coerce particular religious views‚ and the words are a part of American culture. The first reason some people claim the words should be removed is because
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The wolf is a very important animal that should not be hunted. The wolf is a very important animal because the are so helpful and keep the herbivores from becoming too large. If there were no predators then all of the herbivores would get too large and eat all the grass‚then no one would survive. Most of the wolves live in Yellowstone Wyoming. The largest wolf pack in the world is the Druid wolf pack. One of the reasons why I don’t want wolves to be hunted is because in 1934 the wolves in Wisconsin
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The government believes that this is the correct way to punish those who have committed horrific crimes. Is this really the best option? I don’t think so. As a citizen of this country‚ this system of “justice” appals me. The death penalty should be abolished in the United States because it is unconstitutional‚ comes at a great cost‚ and is otherwise ineffective at carrying out its intended purpose. I find it ironic that in the United States‚ we follow “The Constitution” which‚ as you know‚ lists
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basic rights very often as a result to torture. Humans are treated like animals‚ when there are more sophisticated ways of getting information. Torture also causes a lot more problems than it fixes. Torture should not be justified because it is ineffective‚ inhumane and unnecessary. Torture should not be justified because torture is ineffective. Accurate information does not always result from torture. A study proves this by stating “Under torture a person will say anything to stop being tortured”
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carry guns. It is understandable that Americans would optate to possess guns such as shotguns and rifles for the popular sport of hunting. However‚ it is ridiculous that our regime would sanction people to carry handguns in public. Handgun possession should be stringently constrained‚ because they are made solely to kill people‚ they have incremented the murder rate‚ and they have even enabled children to facilely injure another child. The first reason for firearms to be outlawed for
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J.M.J Madeline Grant Family Number:1024735 Week 15 Persuasive Essay Churches should be tax exempt for the good they do for the community around them. Some feel that the Church should pay taxes. Those people believe that the Church should not receive “special treatment” and should pay taxes like everyone else. If the Churches were to pay taxes‚ that would mean that the government was controlling the Church. Since the year 1894 Churches have been tax exempt as a way of separating
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