the decades die for the right to vote. Many generations of Americans of every gender‚ race‚ religion‚ and ideology have marched and struggled and died to secure this fundamental freedom. Yet we have a system where the winner can lose (qtd. in “Pros and Cons of the Electoral College System” 25). This specific scenario has occurred multiple times in the most significant election in the United States. In fact‚ in the history of presidential elections‚ the loser of the popular vote has won
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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 that any law enforcement-oriented
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Eugenics has a number of issues involved such as: the procedure‚ the elimination process‚ the freedom and the constant need for “perfection”. It’s very easy to cross the line with eugenics because of the freedom it provides it almost seems limitless. Human beings have an issue with trying to perfect what doesn’t need perfecting and trying to create a perfect world‚ where no one is sick and everyone has a high IQ‚ it’s just unrealistic. The misuse of eugenics in the attempt to create a quote unquote
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I bet that if I go onto Facebook or Twitter right now‚ I could find almost every one of you on there. When someone says “social network‚” the first site to come to your mind is Facebook‚ right? Facebook is now the most identifiable social network‚ and according to Facebook statistics it’s recently reached over 300 million active users. Combined worldwide‚ they all spend over six billion minutes online every day. I got most of my information about social networking from facts on file. A statistic
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USA PATRIOT Act was passed by Congress as a response to the terrorist attack of September 11. On October 26‚ 2001 The USA PATRIOT Act (Public Law No. 107-56) was signed into law by President George W. Bush. The USA PATRIOT Act "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” this law enabled law enforcement personnel new abilities to search‚ seize‚ detain‚ or eavesdrop in their pursuit of possible terrorists as it states in our text. For
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established prohibiting mail order sales of rifles and shotguns‚ increasing license requirements for sellers and broadening the list of persons prohibited from owning a firearm to include convicted felons‚ drug users and the mentally incompetent. Further laws have continued to be created as time has passed‚ shaping to the needs of the county at the time. Close to the beginning of the 20th century‚ The Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act was passed requiring a 5 day waiting period and background check
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Management of the State (“16 Pros and Cons of Title IX‚”2017). Another issue is that Title IX has varied amongst transgender students. Transgender students were not covered by the regulation until 2016 under the Obama Administration that allowed people to be able to use the restroom of their own gender identity. In 2017 one year later under the Trump Administration‚ the guideline reversed and now leaves educations unsure about transgender student’s rights under the law (“Title IX‚”2018). Though Title
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When the USSR began supplying weapons and ‘volunteers’ to the Spanish Republic during their Civil War‚ it seemed as if Stalin was coming to the aid of international communism to defeat Franco. However‚ most modern historians believe this view is too simplistic and that the USSR’s aid was more motivated by the opportunity to advance the needs of their own foreign policy. Stalin attempted to regain support through Spain‚ which some historians believe was to unite international socialism against fascism
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Marriage and Family Final Project Topic: Is foster care effective? Definition: Foster care is defined as care for delinquents or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home. Children in our foster care system receive long lasting effects of abuse and neglect but in some cases the foster care system has been proven to minimize the negative results of inappropriate use of child care. Mission: To educate society and families on the long lasting effects of foster care‚ both positive
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Deism‚ as Paine describes it‚ is the belief in the existence of a God. However‚ there is no book or law in deism as their faith is based solely on the fact that the world and the things within it exist. Paine believes that one can find happiness in deism that cannot be found in other religions. He says this happiness can be found as other religions go beyond reason with the extreme miracles that can be found in their texts. Due to this‚ reason is taken away from the observer of the religion. However
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