As a college student who doesn’t have a felony on their record and is not familiar with the climax of the justices’ system and voting laws I have taken it upon myself to do the research on the topic. In doing so I have come to the conclusion that felons should be allowed to vote and their vote could and would have made major differences in past elections. Estimated about 5.85 million people in the United States could not vote due to a felony conviction an increase from the 2004 total of 5.26 million
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school shootings on college campuses‚ debates on whether guns should be allowed on college campuses or not have started. Students should be allowed to carry guns on college campuses because people should have the right to self-defense wherever they may be‚ gun-free zones only protect killers since the laws ensure they will face no resistance‚ and merely the appearance of a firearm dissuades an attacker. The first reason why guns should be allowed on college campuses is people have the right to self-defense
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about cell phone availability during school. One claim is that students should be allowed to have their phones on them and use their cell phones during appropriate times. In the article‚ the authors provide details about how there are numerous reasons why cell phones should be allowed during school. Students should be allowed access to cell phones‚ because if they are responsible enough to be going off to college in a year or so‚ they should be responsible enough to have a cell phone on them and use
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Students at Southwestern High School should be allowed to carry backpacks throughout the school day because they benefit learning‚ save time‚ and do not pose a safety threat. First‚ backpacks benefit learning by enabling students to stay more organized. How many times have students been admonished for arrived to class ill-prepared to learn because they did not have the necessary course materials? Since backpacks have multiple pockets and compartments‚ students can more easily transport essential
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Eight states currently have laws that allow students and faculty to carry concealed weapons on campuses. In 24 other states‚ individual colleges can decide whether or not to allow firearms on the premises. (“Death Statistics Belie Impact of Children’s Gun Injuries”) The debate involving if concealed weapons should or should not be allowed on college Universities‚ has been active since the early 90’s. In fact‚ school shootings in the United States have occurred as early as the 18th and 19th century
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Chaos in Fourteen Lines The poem "I will put Chaos into fourteen lines" by Edna St. Vincent Millay has to do with Chaos’s epic struggle to free itself from the bondage of the prison of fourteen lines and its ultimate defeat to Order. However‚ upon closer inspection‚ the poem appears to be an ars poetica that describes the process of writing fixed form poetry and all the trials that come with expressing poetry in words. The question and the goal of the poem is spelled out in the first line with
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Should Cell Phones Be Allowed in School? Would you‚ an average middle school student want to be sitting in a classroom for 45 minutes and listening to a teacher drone on about some topic you barely understand? Or would you rather play around on some Smartphone app about the same thing and get the same amount of education? If I were you‚ I would pick option two. First of all‚ it’s more fun. Many schools all around the world are starting to allow students to bring their cellphones or smartphones
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Why Smart Phones Should be Allowed in School Smart phones are a very reliable piece of technology. More than half of Americans today own a smart phone. A smart phone is a computer in your pocket. In fact‚ smart phones give you access to the Internet‚ calculators‚ games‚ apps‚ cameras‚ and of course the phone‚ plus other excellent tools. So should students have smart phones in school as well? I think it is not only allowed‚ but required! The first advantage to the smart phone is of course the
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Theatre‚ plays‚ shows‚ movies – those are the things people think of when they hear the word "actor". For a high school theatre student‚ however‚ they see "budget"‚ "time"‚ and "reuse". These are things athletes don’t have to worry about‚ because a majority of the equipment and outfits are purchased by the high school. It doesn’t cost much to make a high-quality theatre set as long as you have the right people‚ so why not fund it? The problem with high schools is the fact that people want to see
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Having students just graduate from high school and then directly go and do mandatory service shouldn’t be allowed in the U.S. I believe. It isn’t fair to the people‚ it takes away their freedom and free will. It’s also putting people in danger‚ the military is a very dangerous place and it would be putting people at risk‚ and possibly even death which is why mandatory civil service should not be allowed. Did you know that more than 40‚000 people were wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan according to the
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