Should English be declared the official language of the United States? IV. Rough Draft. In the 1700’s by recognizing the historical fact‚ the United States has been an overwhelmingly English speaking nation since it was created and that its constitution and foundational documents are in English. Americans value and respect diversity‚ they want to preserve English as their common language and therefore immigrants have the responsibility to learn English. Theodore Roosevelt once said “We have one
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Should Marijuana be Legalized? Henry Neuschwander ENG-112 12/16/2012 Professor Linda Record Should Marijuana Be Legalized? To legalize marijuana or not to legalize marijuana‚ that is the question. Marijuana has been a thorn in the side of this country for the last one hundred years. Up until the end of World War Two‚ marijuana was produced legally in a low grade form known as hemp. After the war‚ hemp was outlawed because of fear that Americans would start smoking the different types
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Should the state try to make you a better person? The importance of becoming a better individual relies on a personal desire of satisfying the necessity of being accepted in a society. Most individuals want to be better people in order to be happier and be able to enjoy life‚ but is it government responsible to make better people? The answer to this question is not easy‚ “being better” is a biased topic in which each person has a different perception about “being better.” “Better people” is not
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Jossey-Bass. Wlodkowski‚ Raymond J.‚ Ginsberg‚ Margery G. (2003) Diversity and Motivation: Culturally Responsive Teaching. Indianapolis: Jossey-Bass. Wlodkowski‚ Raymond. (1999) Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn: A Comprehensive Guide for Teaching All Adults. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Wulff‚ Donald. H. (Ed.) (2005) Aligning for Learning: Strategies for Teaching Effectiveness. Bolton‚ MA: Anker Publishing Co.
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limited or unlimited? On the subject of immigration‚ one student at J.E.B. Stuart High School in Falls Church‚ Virginia commented‚ "we make America more interesting" (Swerdlow 61). As true as these words are‚ the question of how much more interest should be allowed to cross our borders each year‚ and what exactly defines an American these days puzzle the already 281 million residents who find comfort in the freedoms of America. America is a land of immigrants‚ also referred to as the "melting pot
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Should Everything Be For Sale? Should everything be for sale? A very thought inciting question that inspires great debate on moral standings. Morality‚ is concerned with social practices defining right and wrong (Beauchamp‚ Bowie‚ & Arnold‚ 2008). What is just‚ what is fair‚ what is the right thing to do in a situation? What is wrong? What is ethical‚ what is moral? “A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world” (Camus‚ 2014). We find ourselves facing three moral dilemmas posed
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Poverty should be fixed Poverty is one of the most serious issues in the world. When one drives around Los Angeles‚ the person can easily find homeless people who beg for money on freeway off ramps or look for food in garbage cans. People should not neglect them being on the streets because it is unsafe and unclean. The rate of poverty consistently increases every year. Shah states “According to UNICEF‚ 22‚000 children die each day due to poverty. And they ‘die quietly in some of the
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The issue of whether or not drugs should be legalized has been debated since drugs have been made illegal in the United States. The issue is complex and far reaching‚ having repercussions in our social‚ economic‚ and political life as well as many others areas. At the beginning of this paper I will be summarizing an essay called "Legalize Drugs Now!" by Meaghan Cussen and Walter Block‚ who support legalizing drugs. Cussen and Block believe that the current prohibition of drugs is a violation
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Government Control The United States’ government is taking absolute control of its peoples’ lives by the putting others at risk of danger‚ invasion of privacy and dictating what they can consume. The government is controlling the United States with the use of drones‚ the internet‚ and food. The use of drones that the government controls is invading civilians’ privacy and is dangerous. “While manufacturers and operators insist that drones are precise and pinpoint accurate‚ researchers have documented
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say that after they take in a cigarette it reduces their stress. However‚ over the years people have begun to notice the negative effects that smoking can have on both the active and passive smoker. In this essay I will be discussing whether a ban should be placed on the sale of cigarettes. Firstly‚ the negative effect that smoking can have on people that don’t smoke‚ especially children will be discussed. Secondly‚ how being distracted by a cigarette may be the cause of an accident will be explained
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