country? 16 year olds should not be able to make these decisions for the world because of many reasons. The voting age should not be lowered to age 16. There are three main arguments that support this opinion. First‚ teens at the age of 16 can act immature. Most‚ 16 year olds can make immature choices so therefore should not have the right to vote. If the voting age is lowered to age 16 random people such as chavs will be voting (a young lower class person who displays brash behavior). They will
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published in 1974‚ Marshall Sahlins’ Stone Age Economics challenges that Western societies are more conducive to leisure and prosperity than traditional stone-age cultures. Using evidence from primitive cultures in Africa‚ Australia‚ and Asia‚ Sahlins argues that these hunter-gatherers live a more fulfilling life because they are not concerned with material possessions. While Western societies view scarcity as the basis of unhappiness‚ scarcity in stone-age societies is precisely what drives hunter-gatherers
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Legal Drinking Age The legal drinking age has been a huge controversial issue for an extremely long time (Meldon). Some people say the legal drinking age should be left alone at age 21. Others believe it should be lowered to age 18; the age when someone is considered an adult and given many responsibilities (ProCon.org). I believe the legal drinking age should be kept at age 21. Alcohol is the number one drug problem in the United States. Americans spend a slightly under 100 billion dollars
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Old Age Homes in India The dream of the people all over the world to live long lives is now becoming a reality due to the socio-economic development of people and advancement in sciences‚ particularly medical sciences. In India about 7.5% of the population is above 60 years and the life expectancy is increasing gradually. Old age was never a problem in India. Old age homes were alien in concept and elder abuse was considered a Western problem. Not any more. As life expectancy has increased from
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The qualities of a dark age- Any civilization’s history is filled with it’s ups and downs‚ the qualities that dictate whether the past is looked on with dread or nostalgia‚ usually being the former. There can be good reason for this‚ as the past is undoubtedly filled with tragedy and hardships. The evidence for this is found throughout history‚ from the middle ages‚ to the warfare of the Chinese Kingdoms‚ and even the slow decline of the Roman Empire to name a few. Entire societies would become
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Internet Age Restrictions For years humanity has been making use of the internet for the fast sharing of information. The collective knowledge of man can even be held in your hand at this point while using a Smart-phone. Although there are many beneficial aspects‚ there are things and people out on the ’net that pose a problem to our children. Internet age restrictions should be put into place on various websites that pose the risk of exposing children to disturbing or inappropriate imagery and
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should set a limit on the retirement age remains controversial. Some people believe that there would be infeasible for different people who have different needs while others claim regardless of distinctions in people’s priorities‚ this policy guarantees fairness for all. I agree with the former view. It is undeniable that the nature of work has a big say over people’s length of working time. While some builders‚ cleaners find that they can only work till the age of forty for their assiduous and tedious
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The Evolution of the computer age First Generation (vacuum tube age) First computer called ENIAC (electronic numerical integrator and computer) completed in 1946. More advanced computers based on ENIACS called UNIVAC becomes available to purchase in 1951. IBM adds computer to its business and sells over 1000 IMB systems in 1951-1953. First software that converts language symbols into instructions that a computer can execute. Introduction of first programming language translator called FORTRAN
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The Middle Ages The Middle Ages was an era that could be described several different ways. Like all spans of time they had their downfalls‚ victories‚ different views of faith‚ and different forms of government. The Middle Ages span from 500 to 1500 in Europe. This is a very extensive period of time‚ and it is difficult to label it with one name. So many different events and themes took place. Nevertheless‚ the labels that best describe this era would have to be The Dark Ages‚ The Age of Feudalism
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The 1950s are often referred to as the “Golden Age” of marriage. The stereotypical view of marriage in the 1950s consisted of a father with a good job‚ a mother who stays home and raises the children‚ and they live in a house in the suburbs. This may be true for most marriages in the 1950s‚ yet some did have a dark side. The political‚ economic‚ and cultural climate played a role in these marriages and did have effects on them. It is an established fact that divorce rates in the 1950s and 1960s
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