Right to Vote Throughout history‚ humans are given many rights‚ for instance‚ the freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and many more. But one that stuck out to me lately and recently took an influence on my life was the right to vote. I did indeed vote because this past election was a historic election and also because later on down the road‚ I didn’t want to be the one complaining about something that I could have changed or helped by voting. Ever since the United States became independent‚ people were
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after which the news of the closeness of the Florida vote caused Gore to retract his concession. Armies of lawyers then descended upon Florida and the nation was buried in a flurry of dimpled ballots and falling chads. Almost immediately‚ a number of influential academics‚ pundits‚ and political leaders seized the opportunity of confusion in Florida to blame the Electoral College and urge us to throw it out in favor of a simple national vote. Their cry for a more direct democracy makes a nice bumper
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Dear Dr. xxx‚ I was hoping you would be willing to write me a letter of recommendation. My name is John Smith‚ and I am a Junior majoring in Biology. I took your Microbiology 102 course in fall of 2011 and finished with an A in the class. I will be applying for a position on Dr. Allen’s cytology research team‚ and the application is due by December 3. While I was in your class‚ I became fascinated with the fundamental processes of life that happen on a cellular level. I am very interested in working
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The Captain of the Ship The poem “O Captain! My Captain” by Walt Whitman was written after the murder of the second president of the United States of America Abraham Lincoln. The poem was published on November 4‚ 1865‚ in Saturday Press in New York. This poem became one of the most famous poems of Whitman‚ which the readers immediately accepted. In this paper‚ I will look at the historical background of the poem “O Captain! My Captain” by examining the time period in
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Allowed to Vote The United States has had a history of disenfranchising criminals. (Nunn‚ 2005) This disenfranchisement can be seen in state laws that prohibit criminals from exercising their right to vote. However‚ this is not a new concept because denying criminals to vote can be traced to as early as ancient Rome. In Renaissance Europe‚ the justice system there has even a term they used as “civil death”. This means putting an end to a criminal’s capacity to exercise his right to vote. (Nunn‚ 2005)
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or catastrophic. When you become silent of things that that are vital your point won’t matter. Voting is defined as a formal expression of opinion or choice‚ either positive or negative‚ made by an individual or body of individuals. Voting is important because you are expressing your opinion and making your voice be heard. Many people choose not to vote every election because‚ they believe that their vote does not count. But in fact it does. If you don’t vote‚ then you can’t complain if things
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this essay‚ I will be telling you why it is important to vote. I have 3 reasons that I came up with as to why it is important to vote. My three reasons are your vote is important‚ voting is an important part of your independence‚ and if you don’t vote it is like you are leaving your future in the hands of others. The first reason is that your vote is important. If you vote it gives you the option of who might become the government. Your vote could be the deciding vote on who could be the government
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never be made‚ yet it is a commonality in many people’s lives. In order to make improvement in life‚ common and unnecessary vices‚ such as not warming up‚ must be removed. Among satirists‚ it is a common goal to change society from its flaws. Cortney Keim‚ Jessica Mitford‚ and George Carlin satirize common paths of vice hoping to elicit enough pathos to motivate people to examine their current processes and to redirect energy and attention to new consideration of old ways. Keim writes “Making
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These rights include: freedom of speech‚ freedom of religion‚ freedom of press‚ freedom to assembly‚ freedom to bear arms‚ freedom to not quarter soldiers‚ freedom against unreasonable search and seizure‚ freedom to not self-incriminate‚ freedom of having a jury trial‚ freedom against cruel and unusual punishment‚ and others that are not listed in the constitution. While all of these help define our nation‚ the biggest freedom that U.S. citizens have is the right to vote because of what it symbolizes
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