Tiffany Gallt Ms. Wing English 12 15 December 2012 Voting Age: Should it be reduced? The very idea of America is freedom and opportunity for everybody. Amongst these is the most valued legal right within a democracy: the right to vote. However‚ an unfortunate reality is that the majority of the people ages 16-17 cannot ("Age and Sex Composition in the United States: 2011"). With the ever falling number of participants in political votes due to the event of the generation of the baby boomers dying
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As early as 1‚000 years ago‚ smallpox‚ measles‚ and whooping cough were terribly common in the 1500’s with outbreaks recorded around the world contagious diseases like these spread quickly especially in crowded‚ dirty‚ cities. Children were especially vulnerable. Records from the 16th century as many‚ 30% of all children died before the age of 15‚ likely from dysentery‚ scarlet fever‚ whooping cough‚ Influenza‚ Smallpox‚ and pneumonia. (Public Health) However‚ today in most all around the world vaccines
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The Legal Drinking Age Should Be Raised By: Adrian Did you know that about 88‚000 people die a year from excessive alcohol use? Alcohol is a popular drug worldwide. It is often used at parties or clubs. Alcohol can lead to many deaths if you are not responsible with it. The drinking age is supposed to reduce deaths among young adults. Raising the drinking age has been a question for a long time. Young adults are not mature enough to make smart decisions yet because they are killing citizens and
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Violence in the Home: Affects on a Child Who is Exposed to Domestic Violence Introduction Domestic violence is a devastating social problem that impacts every segment of the population. While system responses are primarily targeted toward adult victims of abuse‚ increased attention is now being focused on the children who witness domestic violence (C.W.I.G‚ 2009). Domestic Violence has severe effects on the children who witness such acts. Science shows that exposure to circumstances that produce
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For while‚ the only type of art made in the medieval ages was called pietistic and was strictly limited to religious artworks for churches and cathedrals. In the Romanesque age though‚ many new and different styles of art were introduced as many others faded and disappeared (Linda Alchin). For example‚ people started to use metals‚ such as gold and silver‚ to create jewelry. They also began to make tapestries using embroidery. One big difference between these new arts and the other pietistic styles
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are passing away due to car accidents is steadily increasing‚ which is a very bad thing. Driving is a big hazard as it is. Therefore‚ their should be a cut off age that states when people no longer have the eligibility to drive. Many people would agree that there should be a law for the cut off age of driving. Adults should be restricted from driving after the age of 60‚ and shouldn’t be able to get there license renewed for the safety of others. To begin with‚ many may argue that the elderly will
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been around since the late 1900’s‚ but is gradually increasing. It is mostly affecting young children and young adults. Many families think their child is healthy if the child eats more than they should be eating. Especially‚ if the parents come from a different generation‚ they believe that seeing their child with full thick skin that they are healthy. So what types of problems are happening with early childhood obesity? Obesity can be caused easily without people realizing it‚ and it may harm
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The Driving Age Should the driving age be raised to the age of 18? My answer is no‚ because there is not that great of a difference in maturity between the age of 16 and the age of 18. I got my permit and began driving at the age of 15. By doing so I had almost a year of driving experience‚ with a parent‚ by the time I turned 16. I got my drivers license when I turned 16‚ and my parents bought me my first car. In my own opinion I believe I am a pretty decent driver. I have never been in a wreck
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The “Earth is flat”. That’s what society & scientists from the early Middle Ages would say. How do you do so? Because they simply came up with a conclusion without any experimentation or research. This is what separated the philosophers and scientists of the Middle Ages from the Renaissance‚ which is how the Scientific Revolution was formed. Overall‚ the Scientific Revolution took the discoveries from the previous generations and reimagined them‚ this time by gathering more evidence rather than making
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The Drinking Age in The U.S. Should Be Lowered When a person turns eighteen‚ he or she can get married‚ vote‚ pay taxes‚ purchase cigarettes‚ be tried as an adult for crimes‚ legally use their own credit card‚ purchase real estate‚ and even enter the military. When a United States citizen turns eighteen‚ that person is considered a legal adult. According to The United States Constitution‚ “The right of citizens of the United States‚ who are eighteen-years of age or older‚ to vote shall not be denied
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