Should the United States Have annexed the Philippines? The annexation on the Philippines was an arduous time . During 1898 ‚ United States had fought a short war with Spain. Several Spanish colonies fell into American hands. The Americans were successful. They had become a major world power. It was time where imperialism ‚ education ‚ and trading ran into this period of time. First of all‚ it was the right decision for U.S to annex the Philippines because it was beneficial for Filipinos through
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College Tuition Although free college tuition sounds like a dream come true‚ there are many more negatives that would out rules the few positives. (bridge) College tuition should not be free in the United States. Making college tuition free will not actually be free‚ public education is primarily funded by property tax. Taxes will go up and all property owners will be paying for the tuition of other students whether they have college aged children or not. Then when the students that are attending
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units are measures of the customary system that the United States supposedly uses for its daily activities. Background information: The United States of America has been using the customary system since the 1800s‚ even though the rest of the world uses the metric system. We are one of the few countries that still use the customary system‚ and this hinders us from being fully on par with the rest of the world. Preview of Main Points: We should all use the metric
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approximately 926‚240 abortions took place in the United States. The new president of the United States Donald Trump has shaken things up in the government. One of the hot topics he talks about is abortion. Trump stance on abortion is pro-life and has been taking precautions to have abortions become illegal in the US. Abortion should stay legal in all 50 states because it will help women avoid mental‚ physical and economic issues. Women should be allowed to have abortions because they are raped or
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would be like if immigrants came to America legally? Our country would be much different. Many Americans believe that immigrants should listen to the immigration laws and enter America legally. Other Americans and immigrants believe that there shouldn’t even be any immigration laws because all people are equal. This controversial question has led to discrimination and various political views. Should illegal immigrants be allowed to stay in the United States of America and be granted citizenship?
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Socioeconomic status has also played a role in in who I am and how I behave. For most of my life my family has been well off‚ we weren’t rich by any means‚ but we weren’t poor. We were part of the middle class. Because of my economic status‚ I wasn’t on the government lunch program at school. My family could afford to provide a lunch from home every day. During elementary school‚ I was embarrassed that I had to bring a lunch from home. Looking back now I see that I was lucky. I had the opportunity
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Should animals have rights? A lot of people would say no because humans are the top 10% of the food chain‚so does this give us the right to take away animal rights? The answer is yes ‚ imagine a society where humans‚ who are superior to animals‚ have to abide to the same rules as an animal. Animals should not have a bill of rights because God gave humans superiority over other animals‚ Animals don’t respect our rights‚ If animals have rights‚ then so do vegetables‚ and humans and animals differ greatly
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When The Right is Wrong: Gay Marriage Should be Legalized Should gays be allowed to be legally married and have that marriage recognized on a national level? This is an issue that is making headlines across the country and is the topic of conversations on Capitol Hill and Facebook forums‚ alike. Those who oppose gay marriage give a vast amount of reasons that range from the conservative to the crazy‚ from the religious to the ridiculous. However‚ these reasons do not give anyone the right to prevent
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The socioeconomic prolematization of the HIV/AIDS epidemic is well-understood in the public health spectrum‚ but these factors are further complicated in the context of sexual abuse in conflict zones. Prevalence is markedly high in the region: among combatants‚ it is 60% (Ohambe 2005)‚ while in Eastern DRC 40% of young rebel soldiers are HIV-positive (Yeager 2003). Among victims of rape‚ 20% of females are HIV-positive (IMF 2013). These statistics substantiate the aforementioned victims’ fear of
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School officials search phones to get information for a reason‚ but did they have the right to search your phone? School should have the right to search my phone‚ IF it’s reasonable. Principals or officials need permission or a warrant to search a phone. To search a phone it has to have a reasonable cause. And if officials ask to search your phone you have the right to say NO! A lot of schools and other places do not follow orders like these‚ and it ends up bad for them. But they can take your phone
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