The Columbine High School Shooting allowed for advanced security among schools all over the United States. As claimed by a 2007 report from the National Center for Education Statistics and the Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ “there have been about half as many deaths per year since Columbine as in the seven school years before the tragedy…school homicides dropped from 33 in the 1998-1999 school year to 13 in the 1999-2000 year” (CITE). We have improved security and stricter rules to blame for this
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November 19‚ 2007 At the age of 10‚ I would jump off the couch and chair to be like Superman‚ I would spin‚ put my hand in the air and scream to be like Michael Jackson. Nowadays‚ high school students do much more to be like their idols. Many high school athletes contribute to the steroid epidemic by taking steroids to emulate the abilities of their sports idols‚ others take steroids to look like the Hulk and Hercules. Steroids and sports can easily be compared to Napster and music. Both‚ steroids
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Anne Belcastro Mrs. Hunsicker Honors English 12 24 April 2011 Let me introduce you to a student going to an American public school. She gets relatively good grades and is currently enrolled in two universities‚ mainly because she has yet to choose. She isn’t very athletic or gifted in the arts. She is in upper level courses and has never received a C or lower on any report card. She has no idea what she wants to do with her life but has settled for a major that of which she has no true passion
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changing society it is important that we understand the growing issue of illicit drug use in the workplace. 70% of the estimated 14.8 million Americans who use illegal drugs are employed. Marijuana is the most commonly used and abused illegal drug by employees‚ followed by cocaine‚ with prescription drug use steadily increasing (“Drugs” 1). The federal government does not require most private companies or individuals to have a drug-free workplace policy exceptions include federal contractors and grantees
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Every four out of five workplaces in the United States since 2006 now require you to take a pre-employment drug test . All employers should be able to give their employees a drug test randomly. But‚ the question is should employers be allowed to do random drug testing and that’s a big yes from eighty-four percent of all employers. There are many reasons why the employer should drug test at the workplace like to make the workplace a safer environment‚ also to maintain productivity and attendance
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Should recipients of welfare be forced to take drug tests? States have been proposing this very thing since the federal welfare reform in 1996. Sentiments from many who are supportive of the legislation seem to be in agreement that they do not want tax dollars spent on drugs and that if you have enough money to buy drugs then you don’t need public assistance. One popular belief is that this will save wrongfully spent tax dollars and shift it to those who need it and are trying to do the right thing
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Jasmine Harbor ENG 112 006 Essay #1 February 6‚ 2012 Life of a Student Athlete Scholar athletes deserve to be given special treatment because we have to go above and beyond more than the average student. There are times that as a student athlete that you will have to miss class due to road trips. When I was a freshman‚ I was assigned two papers in one day and they were both due the very next day‚ because I had to leave for a basketball road trip and we would have been gone the entire week and
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Should professional sports figures be banned from their sport if convicted of drug possession‚ drunken driving‚ spousal battery‚ or failing to pay child support? Many sports figures violate rules and laws and are passed over because they are who they are‚ all Americans should be entitled to the same punishments as others. Why would it be fair for one individual to get away by not abiding the laws because they are a celebrity? All individuals should be granted the same treatment as any other individual
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Cause and effect Student Athletes The demands of being a student-athlete in high school or college can be extremely challenging in terms of budgeting your time for your academics/school work‚ and what little free time that remains for social activities‚ or one ’s personal life. In this essay I will discuss the effects about being a student athlete because many people think that student athletes have there life easy but in actuality they have to deal with things that regular students would not
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Dr. Long Com 233 For several years debate has been a part of high schools across the country‚ and more than likely will continue to be for years to come. There are several benefits from high school debate including improving critical thinking and academic skills. Debate also improves mental and emotional maturity. However‚ there is disagreement on the actual purpose of high school debate. “Is it just to take the smartest kids in the country‚ the most privileged kids in
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