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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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    I think people should get dogs because they are good companions. I also think pets‚ especially dogs‚ help you and improve your life. Some people say their dogs changed their lives because when you take care of a dog you need to learn to be unselfish. People also say dogs help them communicate better. When you have a dog‚ you have to try to find out what it wants‚ and that can help you find out how to talk to other people. An important thing about getting a dog is to find one that suits you. When

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    but george leaves them to find Lennie himself. After George finds Lennie‚ he makes him feel happy and excited for what they will have in the future. George should not have killed Lennie because Lennie was slow and did not know how strong he really was‚ and George was Lennie’s best friend‚ but Lennie still had killed a innocent woman. One reason george should not have killed Lennie is because Lennie did not realize how strong he really was. As steinbeck writes‚ “He shook her then‚ and he was angry

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    Would you want to play sports with the opposite gender? Do you want to participate in genderized sports? I believe we should have integrated sports and that we should have girls play in ‘boys’ and boys can play in ‘girly’ sports because we unnecessarily genderize sports‚ we need to let them do what their passionate about‚ and we have to be fair and not sexist. First of all‚ why do we segregate genders in sports? It’s unnecessary‚ most think that there shouldn’t be integrated sports because

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    Victims and Crime Evaluation CJA/343 A crime is committed when another individual breaks the law. Some crimes can involve property‚ and some crimes can involve people directly. Regardless of the who’s the what’s the when’ and the where’s there is usually a victim of that crime. In the instance where a crime is committed against property‚ the victim would be the property owner‚ in crimes that are committed against a person the victim is the individual it was committed against. The victim in

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    the supreme court of the United have said the truth of federal mandatory sentencing‚ in which I used this quotation to relate to the topic that I’m about to discuss. “The Federal sentencing guidelines should be revised downward. By contrast to the guidelines‚ I can accept neither the necessity nor the wisdom of federal mandatory minimum sentences. In too many cases‚ mandatory minimum sentences are unwise and unjust.” By Anthony Kennedy A mandatory sentencing is a court decision that takes place

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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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    “Delaware is one of the handful of states that gives judges the final decision-making authority in capital trials” (). “The shift to judge sentencing significantly increased the number of death sentences” (). A variety of things such as‚ gender increased the likelihood of receiving the death penalty. Countless people disagree with the decision of judges having rule over jury. During the 20th century many efforts were made to eradicate capital punishment. In 1958 they succeeded in abolishing the death

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    If good‚ why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair And make my seated hear knock at my ribs‚ Against the use of nature? (I. iii‚ 142-149) The promise of prosperity and fortune arise uneasy emotions in Macbeth to say the least. The evil influence that transforms Macbeth into a tyrant can obviously be seen to cause him nervousness and apprehensiveness about betraying his love and loyalty to the king. How can he be held accountable for a devious plan which he was

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    DEFINITION OF THE TERM ‘VICTIM’. The word “victim” has its roots in many ancient languages that covered a great distance from northwestern Europe to the southern tip of Asia and yet had a similar linguistic pattern: victima in Latin; and‚ vinak ti in Sanskrit (Webster’s 1971). In the original meaning of the term‚ a victim was a man or animal put to death during a religious ceremony in order to appease some supernatural power or deity. Over centuries‚ the term has picked up additional meanings. Now

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