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    Pratik Patel Dr. Rogers English 1101 3/31/15 Should prostitution be legalized in the United States? Prostitution has dealt crippling blows to many economies. Prostitution is unmoral and filthy‚ but it provides a resort to make money in a tough economy. Prostitution increases human trafficking and strips the prostitute of their liberties‚ self worth and leaves them to be an object for sale. If prostitution was legalized it would reduce the transmission rate of sexually transmitted diseases while

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    was always required by the state. And‚ I believe we should have the choice whether or not to be induced. For some people‚ vaccines are basically evading the rules of their whole lives! People want the authority to make choices for their own body and lives. The state should not require vaccines. Parents know that kids come with responsibility‚ and I think that the government requiring kids to have vaccines is wrong. The caretakers of the children believe it should be their own job to tell

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    The Truth Behind Puerto Rico’s Health Reform Carmen Torruella Thillet COMM/215 September 21‚ 2010 Prof. RoMay Sitze The Truth behind Puerto Rico’s Health Care Reform Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States of America with a unique form of government called a Commonwealth. Under provisions of the Commonwealth‚ Puerto Ricans enjoy American citizenship‚ homeland security‚ minimum wage‚ Pell grants‚ and other funding programs and amenities offered by the Federal Government in

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    Should the state have the power on how much water we use and finalize it as a law? I strongly believe‚ we should have a law when it comes down to water.This drought that California is having is really effective. For example‚ Pete Rodriguez a retired dock worker says‚ “I don’t know how long we can stay here”(Source 2). Meaning because we are running out of water he has to take one and a half hours out of his day to haul water because the well behind his modest rented home went dry.

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    the inequality in society is to examine the beginning of mankind itself. He tried to imagine the early state of man assuming there was ever actually a state where man existed only with the nature‚ in a solitary‚ and primitive lifestyle. He did not however revert as far back to the idea of the Neanderthal man to examine the ideas man held and where they came from. Instead‚ he looked at a state where man looked‚ and seemed to have the same physical abilities as he does today. Rousseau also concedes

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    Introduction “Using government to achieve a welfare state involves using other people’s money‚ taken by force — and that is a fatal flaw that leads to fiscal catastrophe."1 Ultimately‚ welfare states do more bad than good for a country and its people. They create temporary solutions for problems that require many resources and time. Even with the problems welfare states correct‚ they still create more problems that they fix. These glitches can be seen through the United Kingdom. The tax structure

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    Wayne Crayton Jr Speech 214 sec 2 February 6‚ 2008 The Puerto Rican Day Parade Imagine waking up to the sound of Spanish music blasting through the streets‚ the smell of Spanish food simmering in the air‚ and going to the window and seeing thousands of Puerto Rican flags covering the streets. This describes Manhattan during the second week in June. Growing up just a few blocks from Spanish Harlem‚ many of my friends was Spanish. Their families took me in as one of

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    Did you know that there have been more than 165‚000 abortions in the United States this year? The average abortion takes place from 1 to 20 weeks. Abortion is a dangerous offence that affects the mother‚ father‚ and fetus. That is why it should be illegal in the United States. Abortion is murder. Murder is the “unlawful killing of a human being.” Each abortion takes an innocent life. If a baby was killed after birth it would be considered murder‚ but if a baby was killed inside of the fetus it would

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    Did you also know that most abortion clinics use taxpayers dollars to help pay for abortion!The debate over whether or not abortion should be legal divides American in this day of age. Today’s society has differing opinions on this topic making it a huge debate. Abortion has changed many people’s lives . If one is going to take the time to have sex than one should take the time to take care of the child. Abortion is murder. They are taking the life of a human being and regarding it as

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    A lot of people have different ideas of how our nation will succeed. One big idea that people continue to argue about is how our economy should be played out. It’s either a good idea to give to the poor to make things fair‚ or keep your money to yourselves‚ or maybe it’s a good idea to put a cap on the population so we don’t have to give to the poor. I believe that we shouldn’t give to the poor because they will use our givings in a negative way‚ which would make us regret doing goods. Some people

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