“handed” to them? That is very unfair to those who fight hard every day to earn their way. In article one NYT: Free College it discusses that in fact‚ President Obama’s plan for students to go to Community College for free. Although they discuss the pros of this plan they do not seem to point out the cons‚ such as the cost of this plan or who would
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2016 presidential campaign that’s been going on we have more than often heard the question Should community college be free? President Obama came fourth with the idea of making community college free and as we have seen some people including presidential candidates like Bernie Sander support this‚ however not everyone agrees that this is a good idea. The hope that President Obama has with making community college free is that more people will be encouraged to go out and get their degree. As we often
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Candace Henson Mr. Gordon English 1101 March 30‚ 2012 Mandatory Drug Tests Millions of businesses require people to take drug tests before they are hired. I believe that this should keep happening. Jobs that don’t require drug tests have the risk of insurance problems‚ the health of their employees‚ how it affects their work‚ and how they treat customers and other employees. Drugs alter the way your brain processes information and makes you think differently than you normally would. They
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called mandatory minimum sentences (MMS); which are sentences that are determined by the weight of the drugs or the presence of a firearm during a felony offense. They are called mandatory because judges are forced to impose these sentences based solely on the amount of drug present without any leniency. The mandatory minimum prison sentences are a controversial way to fight the “War on Drugs” that have a conflicted history and have drastically increased prison populations and costs. Mandatory minimum
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difficult to effectively use policies like mandatory minimum sentences‚ because not every crime is the same. It is acceptable for their to be some disparity in sentencing for similar crimes‚ but there still needs to be some consistency. The initiation of mandatory minimum sentences was due in large part to the fact that judges had too much discretion and it led to many similar cases having wildly different sentences.1 There was sound reasoning for enacting mandatory minimum sentences‚ but they “are the
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for DNA. Mandatory DNA testing is reasonable and legal by all terms. (Mandatory DNA Testing Is Constitutional 2). However‚ many have started to question it. The fourth amendment goes over privacy and personal rights‚ including unreasonable searches and seizures. Sarah B. Berson quoted in her online article‚ “DNA helps law enforcement investigate and prosecute crime‚ but the new trend of preconviction DNA collection raises serious Fourth Amendment issues for the criminal justice community‚” addressing
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The problem of conscription has always been a controversial issue. However‚ many opponents of compulsory military service maintain that conscription does more harm than good and that it should be abolished for professional‚ personal‚ psychological and economical reasons. The first argument against conscription is that it is‚ in fact‚ unnecessary in the modern world. Nowadays most countries possess high-quality military equipment as well as nuclear weapons which can be operated by a small
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Mandatory detention brings no benefit for the Government or anyone else involved‚ in fact it has quite the opposite effect. There is a long list of drawbacks for the detention system‚ and one important example is that statistically‚ if eighty-eight per cent of asylum seekers are found to be genuine refugees‚ then they are in most cases entitled to a life in Australia under our protection. The urgency for vigorous border protection drops if such a high number is being resettled‚ as there will obviously
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use to have a Mandatory enlistment of any male of the age of 18 years old‚ but in 1973 the United States ended that Mandatory enlistment. It should be mandatory for teens to go into any branch of the military for at least two years. Volunteer military was born. Mandatory military service would be good for teens because it teaches knowledge and experiences they can use in life‚ not to take things for granted‚ and it can also inspire them to work harder in life. Mandatory military service is good for
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English 102 02/06/2013 Argument paper Mandatory National Service Conscription is the mandatory enlistment of individuals in service‚ usually military or civil. The modern implementation of a national conscription dates back to the French Revolution of 1790. While many countries have done away with this antiquated system‚ some have made adaptation s to it and still practice some form of it in their military operations. Mandatory civil service in the army usually begins at the age of twenty
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