present a “meaningful opportunity to obtain release based on demonstrated maturity and rehabilitation”. Many might think that they should stay in jail because they should pay time for the crime but I believe that people can change. I agree with the the court’s decision because people can change over time and with demonstrated maturity and rehabilitation‚ they should be able to be released if qualified for that opportunity. Most of the time‚ the families
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The Electoral College Before the tense and puzzling presidential election in 2000‚ many people thought the Electoral College was a place of education. Most people now know that it is not a place‚ but a process of how the President of the United States of America is elected. The Presidential Election of 2000 helped inform Americans that our President is not elected by the popular vote‚ but through the process of the Electoral College (Ballaro). The Electoral College has existed since the beginning
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states legalize the drug for medical and personal use each year. Although research has – and still is – proving that marijuana has medicinal benefits‚ many legislators believe that the drug should remain classified as a Schedule I drug. For this paper‚ I will discuss both sides of the debate on whether marijuana should be de-scheduled and legalized‚ nationally‚ under the federal level. To evaluate the main argument‚ it is important to understand what a schedule is and why marijuana is considered a Schedule
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Animals should not be kept in any form of captivity. Animals belong in their natural habitat. It is a breach of their natural rights to take them away‚ and put them behind bars. All animals that are kept in captivity should be realised into the wild. Healty News In zoos around the world animals are suffering Weird News. Every day animals are taken out of their natural habitat and put behind bars‚ purely for our benefit. Studies have shown that these animals are suffering form severe cases of depression
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Why should we have good manners? Good manners are important to live happily among people. Without good manners we are only slightly better than animals. The modern society consists of more people than it did in the past. These people are of various cultural‚ racial‚ religious and professional backgrounds. It therefore requires great powers of endurance and abilities of mixing with people. Good manners enable one to tolerate the disagreeable attitudes of others to a great extent. They also help
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believe abortion should be legal; however‚ many people also believe it should not be legal. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Many believe abortion should be legal. According to Womens Issues expert‚ Linda Lowen‚ she states “a woman should have control of her body. If the government can force a woman to continue a pregnancy‚ what about forcing a woman to use a contraception or undergo sterilization?” She makes this valid point to show the double standards between what women should have the right
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Review:Raise of Minimum Wage Minimum wage is a topic that is always being discussed and debated over. One reason that this subject is so popular is because everyone who has a job is affected by the result of the wage. Some believe that the minimum should be raise to at least $9‚ while others strongly believe that the raise in wages will disturb the state of the economy. In the articles I have selected the pros and cons of raising the minimum wage are clearly stated. Some of the texts are editorial
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Students Should be Suspended if they are Missing Required Immunizations I strongly agree that all students should have to be immunized in order to attend school. There are many reasons for this. The first reason that I believe students should be immunized is to prevent the student from getting sick and missing class time. The second reason is so that a disease does not spread around the school. Lastly‚ preventing diseases from spreading will help reduce diseases for future generations.
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According to science‚ we need sleep. We need sleep just like how we need food‚ water‚ and air. We need it in order to survive‚ but why? There has been research that has shown that as much as 10% of our energy metabolism goes down while we sleep. Other things that decrease while we sleep are things such as the temperature of our body and the need for caloric intake. As of now‚ no one really knows why we sleep‚ but there are many‚ many theories for it‚ to try to explain what we don’t understand yet
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does vote. Voting is often taken for granted‚ many Americans do not realise just how important their vote is. Voter turnout is at an alltime low for recent elections; the more votes there are means more of a fair and legitimate election. Americans should be required to vote because it informs people of what people are voting on and it improves government legitimacy. Citizens would have to know what they are voting about if they are required to vote. Joe Heller’s‚ “School Repairs”‚ political cartoon
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