monopolized the Canadian elections in the past hundred years . There are numerous alternatives to FPTP‚ including: ranked ballots‚ and proportional representation (PR). Canada is quite possibly overdue for a reform of the political election system; however‚ jumping to proportional representation isn’t necessarily the best choice. Changes can be made to the current political system‚ while they research electoral reform alternatives‚ such as: mandatory
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Name‚ Class‚ Date‚ Teacher Arguments For and Against School Uniforms Pro-Uniforms Many private and catholic schools have converting to uniforms rather than a “free dress” policy. Causing less distractions than student chosen attire and further defining the students primary academic focus‚ it can be clear to one why schools are adapting the new dress code. Not having to worry about if her shorts are too short or that shirt is showing too much skin‚ administration can focus on the education of their
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children according to their consciences. Mr. Inson criticizes the moves to outlaw smacking‚ because it will make it more difficult for parents to bring their children up. The next step‚ if smacking is outlawed‚ is to license parents‚ or the other alternative Peter Inson comes up with‚ to abolish the concept we know today as family.
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America’s elderly. While Americans over the age of 65 only make up 14 percent of the population‚ they use up more than 30 percent of all prescription drugs. Many of these are highly addictive painkillers. No‚ that cannabis is becoming a viable alternative‚ seniors are flocking to the drug in record numbers. That being said‚ there are still lingering stigmas and stereotypes that are hard to overcome. Like LSD‚ many can not wrap their minds around the benefits of cannabis due to mal-information. Once
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they already existed in Peaceland’s dialogue. Thus‚ negative outcomes should be balanced against their advantages: an impartial class of professionals capable of working under difficult conditions. By trial-and-error‚ it suggests that agreeable alternative practices could be found -- hardly an argument against the proposed changes. Contrarily‚ her abstract notions forge a dynamic argument‚ validated by sound‚ observational evidence. I would recommend Peaceland to those interested in peacebuilding
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Often times at Medicine ward‚ I encouter patients family deciding to have a DNR or Do Not Resuscitate order. Once they decide‚ they have to sign the patients chart for legality purposes. But what is exactly DNR? A Do Not Resuscitate‚ or DNR order is a written order from a doctor that resuscitation should not be attempted if a person suffers cardiac or respiratory arrest. Such an order may be instituted on the basis of an advance directive from a person‚ or from someone entitled to make decisions
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April 2013 Public Forum “CON” Analysis Recently‚ we gave our comprehensive analysis of the Pro side of the April Public Forum resolution‚ Resolved: The continuation of current U.S. anti-drug policies in Latin America will do more harm than good. Today‚ we’re discussing the Con side‚ which‚ while slightly trickier‚ if done properly can be argued very persuasively. To recap‚ the pro’s argument is‚ essentially‚ that drugs are such an intractable and complex issue
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“Across the country‚ about 9.6 million families spend over half of their income on housing” (Vestal). Numbers like this wouldn’t be so large if these issues were paid more attention to. These families are just trying to have a home‚ and a roof over their heads to keep them sheltered. They shouldn’t have to go completely broke because of this. If there were more opportunities for these families to have more affordable housing there wouldn’t be so many people struggling to make ends meet. Even
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considerably... The productivity of U.S. workers has grown at an average annual rate of about 2.5% since 1948‚ but has averaged only about 1.1% since 2011—less than half the historical rate." As we note in a related editorial‚ the solution lies in a return to pro-growth economics. PILOTS WANTED A wave of mandatory retirements plus new FAA regulations mandating more rest for pilots are causing a labor shortage in the cockpit. WHEN YOU AGREE WITH OBAMA 97% OF THE TIME... ...you are bound to have a tough
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Facebooking - Time pass actitivity. For - It definitely is a time pass activity as it contains lots of fun activities‚ like games that are used by people on a regular basis to get out of their boredom. - Being a social networking site it is just a means of communication where people can make new friends or connect with long lost friends. - People become so addictive towards it that they spend most of their time socializing via facebook. - People meet new people; make new relationships
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