Immigration Today Immigration is an important issue in the US because being the “melting pot” that we are and having the reputation of providing the “American Dream” to all who come here‚ it becomes very attractive for immigrants who come from less appealing countries. Yet this number of immigrants is so incredibly high that the country’s policies on becoming a citizen cannot keep up. To become a citizen an immigrant must apply for residency and have resident status while residing in the
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“Why the Pledge of Allegiance Should Be Revised” In Gwen Wilde’s essay‚ “Why the Pledge of Allegiance Should Be Revised‚” the author strongly believes that the pledge of allegiance should only be used for the sole purpose of patriotism. She includes in the essay the original pledge of allegiance‚ which was published in 1892 and did not include the words “under God.” In 1923‚ the pledge was revised for the first time replacing the original words‚ “my flag” with “the flag of the united states‚” only
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is not exactly the same as it used to be interpreted. For example‚ wives used to be considered their husband’s property. At one time‚ interracial marriage used to be illegal. It was not until 1967 that interracial marriage was accepted in The U.S. However‚ those definitions of marriage changed as people’s attitude changed and people became more open minded about human rights. It was only 40 years ago that the United States Supreme Court upheld interracial marriage in 16 States. Women did not have
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Why prostitution should be legalized? The term “Prostitution” is the act or practice of engaging in promiscuous sexual relations especially for money. According to the Sumerian list of profession‚ prostitution is regarded as one of the oldest profession since 2400 B.C. However‚ the idea of selling human being ethically controversial and questions about criminalization‚ decriminalization and regulation of prostitution are widely debated. Some people accept prostitution since it is freedom of one’s
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| Why Establish an Acceptable Usage Policy? | | By | Stephen Lyons | | | | Background For the Past 15 years‚ I have been supporting small businesses with computer problems‚ ranging from desktop support to network and server integration. I have been a Microsoft® Certified Professional since 1999‚ and a Microsoft® Certified Small Business Specialist for over a year. I ran my own company‚ Lyons Den Computer Services‚ Inc.‚ from 1992-2007. I exclusively serviced businesses with
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Tyler Wyrick Ms. Russo English 165.25W 11 May 2010 E1 Why Marijuana should be Illegal In society today‚ many people are looking for a feeling of freedom. Some go on vacation and spend money while others look to drugs. The sense of high that results from using marijuana acts as an escape from the stresses of everyday life. As a result‚ a tremendous number of Americans participate in the illicit use of marijuana. Our American society is facing a tremendous drug
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drug busts‚ criminal charges‚ DEA investigations‚ and jail time all come to my mind. All of these things that help keep marijuana illegal cost the country‚ the government‚ and the taxpayers massive amounts of money every year. The real question is why? Why do we try so hard and spend so much money suppressing a substance that is shown to benefit people for both recreational and medical uses. The negative side effects of marijuana and proven almost insignificant‚ especially when compared next to alcohol
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Evaluate possible economic policies‚ other than increasing the age limit‚ that a government might use to reduce significantly the consumption of alcoholic drinks. The market mechanism should allocate scarce resources to maximise consumer welfare. Alcohol is an example of a demerit good. A demerit good is one which is overprovided by the market mechanism. Apart from alcohol‚ drugs and prostitution are also examples of demerit goods. Consumption of these goods produces large negative externalities
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Why Did Stalin Become a Dictator? At the beginning of the 20th century‚ Russia was a very poor country. Most of the people were peasants‚ and there was very little industry. After the First World War‚ things only got worse; the army suffered many huge defeats. The poorest of the people were starving‚ due to a shortage of food. During the war‚ in 1917 the Communists came about by two important revolutions; they were led by Lenin. Communism is a system of government in which the state controls the
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that we stand on. Muslim have the same right as any other religion to be practice in the United States. We have had one of the greatest boxer‚ an American icon speak on the behalf of the religion. Although even with his help certain states are treating Muslim unfairly and worse are passing laws to ban them from ever touching this country. Cashes Clay or better known as “Muhammad Ali” change not only his name but his belief towards Islam. He enjoyed explaining why he change his belief
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