half a cent per gallon. In 1959‚ President Eisenhower raised the tax to four pennies per gallon to fund his creation of the interstate highway system. As of 2005‚ the federal gas tax alone is 18.4 cents on the gallon. Unfortunately‚ gas taxes are a necessary evil and not only hit Americans at a Federal level‚ but at local and state levels as well. (Alter‚ 2008). Oregon led the states in taxing gasoline when they became the first state to do so in 1919. Every state followed suit throughout the years
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Animal Testing is Necessary “Animal research and testing has played a part in almost every medical breakthrough of the last century. It has saved hundreds of millions of lives worldwide.” Joan Ryan. When most people think about animal testing‚ they usually think about hurt blind animals that they have seen in pictures online or on tv. After seeing those images most people are quick to side with banding animal testing. However what most people do not realize is how much animal testing has helped
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Is Sex Education Necessary in School? By: Zainul Jum’ah Introducing sex education in the schools of India is an important issue. A 2007 ministry of women and child development study shows that over 50 percent of children are sexually abused. Sex is still considered a taboo in India. Parents feel embarrassed to talk openly with their children in this regard. Due to the ignorance of sex education they fall victim to AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Many NGOs are trying to create awareness
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Going to school is no longer necessary. Discuss. In this highly information-oriented society‚ many people have gained access to education through Internet. Thus some people argue that schools are not needed and students can just study at home using the Internet. As far as I am concerned‚ despite all the advantages of online learning‚ schools are always indispensable. On the one hand‚ online learning is a positive development. It has to be admitted that it is both convenient
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This essay will argue that the amendments made to the double jeopardy rule were necessary to improve justice. It will first show that the amendments improve the possibility of achieving justice on principle and for victims by holding the guilty accountable. It will then proceed to examine claims that the implementation of the amendments can create injustice‚ arguing that the benefits for justice outweigh the costs of such injustices. Thirdly‚ the essay will discuss how the amendments‚ including the
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Natural selection allows for success. Naturally‚ our human instinct is to survive and become successful. How we accomplish that success is questionable. Is success granted in how far a person has gone in their career? Or is success granted in achieving high morality? Playing by the rules will not provide an individual a sense of high morality or make them more successful than those who bend the rules. Playing by the rules is synonymous with having high integrity. As a high school student‚ I am
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Civil Disobedience: An Act Which Citizens have the Moral Obligation to Complete Laws are created in order to protect and keep the common good in society. However‚ what if a person finds a law unjust; should they obey the law anyways or should they ignore it because they feel it goes against the common good? If a law is unjust‚ the people in that society should have the moral obligation to disobey the law. Of course‚ there are limitations as what is deemed unjust. A person cannot go against the law
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Is It Necessary for Students to Eat Breakfast According to a recent study of 700 ninth graders in Louisiana who completed a 24-hour recall of dietary intake‚ "both girls (23%) and boys (14%) skipped breakfast. Overall‚ results showed that 19% of the students skipped breakfast"(Zullig 6). There are some excuses for students who are not have breakfast. Some students who stay up late to study at night choose to miss breakfast so that they can have a few extra minutes in bed. Others feel not hungry
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War is a natural and necessary side effect of conflict. There must be resolution as nothing poisons the hearts and souls of a people more than a never ending conflict. No evil even war at it’s worst is more painful to a culture than unresolved major conflicts. There must be resolution and once a conflict reaches a certain point no amount of talk will ever solve the problem. Force must be used‚ whether implied or actual. Conflict is a vital element of human nature. The day we cease to have conflict
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Over 280 million girls and boys under the age of 15 are forced to get married under age due to religion beliefs and just being sold for a selfish cause. In this video Kimberly Motley talked about two specific girls who were forced into marriage. The guys who they married were way over age…..She lives thousands of miles away in a town in Afghanistan. It would be hard to reach her is she is in danger or needs help with her civil rights as a young female. Nagma who married at the age of 6. Her father
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