the overall dominant power structure is gonna do whatever is done to these people then it doesn’t matter what you call them .”3 What this source is explaining is that African-Americans are allowed to reappropriate the word but they should not dwell on whether a word should be banned or not. Understandably‚ there are many issues that are much more of concern than a word. Why focus on something very little when change can be made over something with
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to be. Since World War II the voter turnout in America is continuously decreasing and has yet to stray above 65%. Shouldn’t America‚ land of the free‚ have one of the highest voter turnouts? This brings up the question; should Americans be required to vote? The United States should have compulsory voting‚ the reasons being that more persons will become educated in voting‚ other countries have successful compulsory voting systems‚ and that America has always required things of it’s citizens. Compulsory
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Chewing gum has many benefits improving memory‚ and makes a student more alert during class. Schools should allow students to chew gum in class. Chewing gum helps student performance in school academics. This has been proven by‚ “Chewing causes our heart to pump more blood … that will help brain function better” (Chewing gum in school). Here‚ it proves that with our brain functioning better we can learn better and do better in tests. “In math‚ the United States score[s] below 29 nations and education
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Should we restrict immigration in the U.S.? ‚ the answer to that is quite simple‚ no. the real question is; is it necessary to restrict immigration in the U.S.? That answer is also quite simple‚ no. immigration has been a big topic since the early 1900’s once the immigrants really started coming over to the U.S. Ever since then people have been trying to restrict the flow of immigrants coming into this country. Evidence from the article states and shows that “we were and still are a nation of immigrants”
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America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude. On Veteran’s Day‚ we gather to honor those who have served our country‚ whether it was five years ago‚ or fifty. Whether they served in the Persian Gulf‚ or Bosnia‚ we gather to revere them and give them the respect and the thanks that they deserve. We thank them for protecting us from those who mean to do us harm. After all they have done for
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Why should we get rid of gender roles? It’s something we were raised with and something that people still live their lives by. If it is still so prevalent why would we even consider getting rid of it? If you look around at different professions you might see a large gender gap in some professions compared to others. This gender gap is largely related to gender roles and how society associates different professions with different genders. While these gender gaps are becoming smaller they are still
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how he could get to India by moving west across the ocean. They know he reached the Americas and thought it was India. However‚ this is not the whole story. We celebrate Columbus Day in honor of him finding the Americas. Even though he did find the Americas‚ does not mean what happened when he got to the Americas were all good things. We should not celebrate Columbus Day because he treated the Native Americans horribly‚ he took men‚ women‚ and children as slaves over to Europe‚ and he would do
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Year-round Schooling Some people think we should have year-round schooling because their children will remember what they learned over their short break. Others think we shouldn’t have year-round schools because their minds will be ready to learn more after the long break. I understand that children need to keep their minds going and remember the things they learned but we shouldn’t have year-round schooling because having to go through that much schooling will stress the children out and they
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In “ Five Reasons Why We Should Raise Minimum Wage” an article featured on Salon by james Galbraith‚ an economist‚ says “With more family income‚ some people would choose to retire‚ go back to school‚ or have children‚ making it easier for others who need jobs to find them. Working
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Should We Have Charter Schools? In the 1990s‚ the first charter school opened in Minnesota. The whole idea behind the school was that it would offer another option to low-income families. However‚ that is no longer the case with these schools. Mostly rich families go to charter schools. Today the Charter school idea has spread to 41 states‚ including Colorado. I do not think that charter schools should continue to operate‚ as there is little evidence that charter schools are better than the
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