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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committed. For example‚ Daniel Sickles shot a man in Lafayette park and he claimed temporary insanity for his wife was barren. This shows that nobody can know if a man or woman is being honest or not during testing. Finally‚ the insanity plea should not be allowed is because the ability to know if a criminal is insane at the time of the crime is near impossible without creditable witnesses. Without witnesses to a crime‚ the criminals could say he was insane at the time of the crime. For example‚ a criminal
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It is not the age‚ it is the intent. “Current Events" expresses that‚ “In some states‚ they are considered adults: in other states‚ they are tried as juveniles”‚ which proves the large controversy on the subject of juveniles being tried as adults within the United States (“Locked up: should teens be tried as adults?”). The judicial system has the choice of their fate‚ yet some adolescence who commit crimes are not treated fairly under the law due to their age. Adolescence who commit murder‚ and
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and divided parents on the subject. The truth is that vaccines are safe and should be made mandatory for all children. Most members of modern society either do not understand the threats that vaccines protect us against. In 1921‚ more than 15‚000 Americans died from diphtheria but since the implementation of mandatory vaccinations‚ only one case of diphtheria has been reported to the CDC since 2004. Similarly‚ between 1964 and 1965 nearly 13 million Americans were diagnosed with rubella leading
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Sharon Bernardi has had seven children. All but one died just a few hours after birth‚ while the survivor lived with extreme defects until his passing at age 21. At first the doctors could not figure out what was causing the seemingly healthy babies to suddenly pass away‚ but after her fourth baby‚ they found that it was from a deadly disease called Leigh’s syndrome‚ an abnormality in the mitochondria that the mother passes on to her children. Leigh’s syndrome causes severe psychomotor regression
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persons murder by a juvenile they often side with the idea they should not. To those who have known someone who has they often declare that they should. There is evidence to support both sides but it is truly a personal decision. Should juveniles be tried as adults‚ I would go as far as to say that it depends on the circumstances. From personal experience I have had friends killed by Juveniles and had acquaintances tried as both adults and juveniles. This is a very touchy subject to all. There is
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If a student is found smoking anywhere else‚ there should be some sort of penalty or punishment to them‚ including the understanding of how this is negatively affecting their lives. It should be something to scare the smoker‚ enough to shake that person a little bit. That person should have to do community service around campus by cleaning up cigarette butts to make the campus look cleaner. Also‚ a series of The Real Cost commercials can be shown. On the other hand‚ the approach can be taken of raising
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Should music be allowed in school? An Irrefutable study shows that listening to music when studying‚ helps teens get their work done faster with better grades. The only main problem is that the student handbook does not allow any type of audio player in school. On behalf of Dupree high school students‚ I say we promote this rule to be retracted from the handbook. Some of the reasons are that it will help us succeed in our education‚ boost our creativity levels‚ and ameliorate academic skills effectively
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My – Health 350 Week 3 DB – Energy Drinks Something I learned in my last Health class is the ever-increasing use of today’s new “Energy Drinks.” Caffeine is the single most used drug in America. How many of us must have that morning cup of coffee before heading out the door? How many college students are staying up late at night preparing for a mid-term or final exam by drink these new‚ all natural‚ safe‚ energy drinks? You may want to read their labels and adjust your thinking. You
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Alcohol consumption should be banned. Argue for or against the statement. Alcohol is one of the most widely used and abused drugs in the world. It is a legal drug that can be found just about anywhere‚ restaurants‚ liquor stores and even in some supermarkets. It is a drug that is used by many‚ some just to relax‚ others to party with the intention of getting drunk and those that are addicted and who abuse the drug like no other. Alcohol causes several problems and injures the lives of many‚ it
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