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    message by Abraham Lincoln as a way of stating that one vote is capable of changing the fate of the country. Voting is the act of selection and some may say that someone’s vote is unnecessary‚ since there are already so many people voting in that region. However‚ one vote is capable of determining the destiny of the future of America. Moreover‚ voting not only makes the nation unique with its rights‚ but more importantly it impacts the country and its civilians. A great example is the presidential election

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    Why the electoral system of Canada should change The Liberal party’s recent promise to change the electoral system is one that is quite overdue. Yet after years of the plurality voting system (also known as the “first-past-the-post” or “FPP”) taken from the United Kingdom’s parliament‚ some think that the system should stay. Supporters say the system is easy to understand‚ ballots are easily counted‚ and parties have to appeal to the centrists to win elections‚ so it discourages political extremism

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    Of the many employment discrimination laws in force today‚ the most important is Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Title VII is a wide-ranging employment discrimination provision that prohibits employer discrimination against employees based on race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex‚ and national origin. Title VII’s ban on sex discrimination aims at gender-based discrimination against both men and women which includes sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is a form of disparate treatment sex discrimination

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    History of Voting Within Canada I will choose the event of women winning the right to vote in 1919. I think this event had the biggest impression on me because before this event happened‚ women were excluded from voting for the government. That meant that almost half of the population was excluded from voting. I think that was simply unacceptable that almost half of the population was excluded from voting just because they were a different gender. It also heavily skewed the votes in favor of men

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    It’s an understatement to say that so far this election has been messy. As with most elections voting discrimination has been at full force. Even 51 years after the signing of the Voting Rights Act and almost a hundred years after the 19th amendment‚ this problem is still prevalent in today’s society. By first outlining the problem at hand with voting discrimination I can then use my own personal framework of conflict management to propose possible solutions to this conflict. With the recent news

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    When it comes to voting‚ Consequentialists and Virtue Ethicists have different opinions on what an individual should do. Among the various motivations for voting‚ one is that your individual vote can make a difference in an election. Consequentialists argue that the probability of this is so slim and because of that‚ a person does not have a moral responsibility to cast a vote come election time. Consequentialists focus on optimizing the overall results of an action and argue that one vote will not

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    scheme for the republicans to gain more votes or to prevent voter fraud at the polls. After researching this topic my opinions is voting fraud is not a huge problem in the United States about 15 cases of voter fraud occurs each year. This law is being used as republican’s tool from keeping democratic voters from voting. Voter id law would discourage citizen from voting so the outcome may result in their favor. In the U.S. census data the poverty rate for Hispanic is at 25.8% and for African Americans

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    Compulsory Voting‚ the Cure to an Epidemic The world is faced with a new type of threat. Like a disease‚ it spreads and seems to have no boundaries. It affects a variety of countries. It threatens republics‚ democracies‚ and even monarchies‚ criticizing their legitimacy until none remains and chaos ensues. This menace is known as low voter turnout. Low voter turnout affects countries all across the world‚ threating to delegitimize governments that guarantee their citizens the right to vote in elections

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    Should the voting age in UK be changed to 16? Countries such as Austria have implemented this change already. It is natural for changes to take place as they are a sign of progress‚ however some are dedicated to the opinion‚ that allowing young members of society to vote might destabilize the country‚ as young politically unaware people might be easily persuaded and their opinion swayed‚ that they are not motivated to conduct a research in order to have a good understanding and knowledge of their

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    Compulsory Voting Chris Marist P:G 11/19/12 Compulsory Voting Voting is a very unique and prestigious event. The ability to vote is an honor‚ and should be taken extremely seriously and utilized by everybody. Voting allows the public to be represented in a way that mirrors the publics wishes. Voting is a privilege and shouldn’t be looked at as a hassle. Compulsory voting only ensures that the correct choice is made in whatever is being voted upon. Not voting when given the choice

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