freedom and equality‚ and is the cornerstone of democracy‚ the freedom to abstain from making a choice is often missing. Citizens are given the freedom to vote for any candidate standing for elections‚ but few democracies give voters the explicit right to reject all the candidates‚ if they find no one suitable. In effect‚ citizens are given the freedom to choose but not to withhold making a choice With the coming of electronic voting machines (EVMs)‚ it was not even possible for voters to invalidate
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Can you imagine a world where individuals change who they are to fit in and have similar rights as those with more power? Minority groups‚ such as immigrants and women‚ are usually oppressed and do not have equal rights in society. How important is equality in today’s society? What factors influence people the need to fit in? Is it fair for some groups to have more rights than other groups? These are questions we all ask ourselves as we walk through the streets of our hometown. Has it ever crossed
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Argumentative People should not be held accountable for their actions in life or death situations. Things that could occur unexpectedly is something that may happen. In life or death situations you act on the most reasonable thing that you could think of. It is normal for people to panic and make bad mistakes that they should not be held accountable for. In order to survive you have to do things that could be overwhelming to you. In Life of Pi an “Indian boy” is trying to survive a shipwreck
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What would you say if you knew that there are more crimes with gun control than there is without it? Gun control is a terrible idea for society in so many ways that it’s not even funny. Because there will be those people out there that will figure out how to beat the system and keep guns in their possession‚ to harm a lot of people maybe even have a mass shooting. Well guess what and nobody else will have guns to protect their self’s or shoot that guy who’s start a mass shooting on a punch unarmed
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Deanna Pierson Wheeling Jesuit University Policy Paper: Mandating Birth Control Coverage 25-June-2012 President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordability of Care Act (PPACA) was a sweeping reform of healthcare that has not been without controversy. While the legal battles over the mandate to purchase individual health coverage have caught public attention‚ that measure is not the only part of PPACA that is courting controversy and garnering challenges
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Paragraph I. Columbus should not have a Holiday. Columbus was an explorer and a robber. Columbus was very greedy and he was trying to get the gold. People think Columbus was lying. Columbus said the earth was round and they never believe him. Paragraph II. There was Columbus‚ Cortez and Pizarro. They where from Europe they were looking for the gold and they were getting slaves from Asia and Spain. They found a little bit of gold and they were moving from country to country. They were going to
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Netherlands was first discovered the people living there experienced this. They had to think of ways to bring people into their new colony and ways to make their colony strive. Through sponsors giving out land and hard work‚ the people were able to make a go of New Netherlands. Eventually‚ King Charles II granted all of the land that included New Netherlands to his brother‚ the Duke of York. Duke of York eventually renamed New Netherlands‚ New York. If I would have to pick a colony to live in during
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WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Some people think that young people should be ambitious. Others believe that it is fine if young people do not have big aims in life. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your experience. Write at least 250 words. Question and model answer taken from Thomson exam essentials IELTS Practice Tests M. Harrison
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Why There Are So Many People Have Pets? Studies have shown that having pets is a way to keep people live longer. They are loyal‚ understanding‚ and lovable. Especially for seniors and people who live alone‚ pets bring joys‚ entertainment‚ and love. Here are three reasons why most people have pets: to reduce loneliness‚ have a company and exercise. Loneliness is one of the most things that human beings fear. As we age‚ loneliness becomes our companion; it can lead to depression and some other
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Should Students Have To Wear Uniform For many years we have been going back and forth‚ about the subject: Should Students Have to Wear Uniform‚ a lot of us believe that they should wear uniform‚ while others think students shouldn’t have to wear uniform‚ and should have the freedom to dress as they feel. Students are more distracted when they wear street clothes‚ there is enough evidence to change the policy‚ the board of education‚ students‚ and parents‚ should see if we can resolve this problem
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