When it comes to the minimum wage‚ there are several debates on whether it should or shouldn’t be raised. It may look like it is a simple problem to solve‚ but it isn’t. An increase in the minimum wage wouldn’t totally help the ones who ask for it‚ but could lead to a series of consequences that would impair‚ not only them‚ but all of us. Firstly‚ raising the price of something reduces the demand for it — as the price charged will be above the equilibrium point — and hence leads to a surplus of
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How Children should be raised Today‚ many parents attempt to raise their children to be perfect and therefore many children feel insecure and that they are forced into an education. However‚ this correlation between parents’ method of upbringing and children’s childhoods has caused great debate throughout the last couple of years. The first text is a response to the article‚ Why Chinese mothers are superior. The article is written by Amy Chua. Amy’s daughter‚ Sophia Chua-Rubenfield wrote a reply
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July 11‚ 2013 Essay topic: Should cigarettes should be more expensive? Cigarettes were created in the 11th century. Many people tend to avoid people who smoke. Many cigarettes nowadays are sold at the state minimum. Cigarettes should be more expensive. One reason why cigarettes should be more expensive is that there would be less people in hospitals. Another reason why cigarettes should be more expensive is because smoking can kill. The negative effects of smoking can harm the human body in many
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Hello Julia‚ I agree with you. minimum wage should not be raised because there will be high price production‚ and inflation‚ which will hurt consumer especially the low-income family. Raising the minimum wage commonly may be seen as a way to give a low-income worker a raise‚ but it resulted in a surplus since the minimum wage is a price floor. Surplus happens when the quantity of supply is greater than the quantity of demand. In this case‚ more people are willing to work than employers are willing
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food and medicine and clothes. Another reason it should be raised is because it would help the economy‚ which in turn would help all Americans. The raising of the minimum wage would also help with the creation of more jobs. The current minimum wage of $7.25 is far too low and need to be raised. One reason the minimum wage should be
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Being a student athlete should be a privilege‚ a reward; it should always come second‚ after the students’ education. It seems that student athletes get special treatments‚ getting away with having low grades‚ having an extended time to do assignments‚ or even being excused from them. There needs to be a more strict policy in order to be on a high school sports team and to play in games. After all‚ high schools do not require students to participate in team or individual sports. Most high school
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Should taxes on alcohol be raised? Consequences of alcohol tax rates on beverages consumption and alcohol-related complications have been widely studied over the past fifty years. Nowadays‚ the challenge for both economists and politicians is to estimate and form a tax level that maximizes social prosperity and most efficiently increases incomes. Alcohol taxation is an essential component of a complete alcohol control strategy. Even if any increase in alcohol tax rates will not cause a significant
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How should children be raised? 1. Give an account of child raising principles as presented in the three texts. Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld‚ “Why I love my strict Chinese mom”‚ a newspaper report by Mandy Stadtmiller from The New York post website‚ 2011. 18-year old Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld says that she loves the tough parenting methods her mother used and thanks. Sophia has now become an independent thinker who makes the most of new opportunities. Tiger mother principle(s): The tiger mother method
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The first college sporting event was in 1852. It was a rowing competition between the Yale and Harvard rowing teams. Since then college athletics have grown into multi-million dollar industries. In 2008 the University of Alabama made the most money with their athletic program – making a total profit of $123‚769‚841. The athletes themselves did not receive any of the money the school made on the sales. College sports are also widely watched online and on television which allows additional people to
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our armed forces to fight in battle‚ we would not have the freedoms to do anything that we do now‚ including playing sports. Many athletic players receive more money than most soldiers do. Many agree that athletes should‚ but I beg to differ. I think a man with a helmet defending his country should make more money than a man with a helmet defending a football. Football players make more money than soldiers do‚ they get thousands of dollars every game‚ hit‚ touchdown‚ or kick-off of each season.
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