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    Why Alcohol Should be Banned Worldwide A. To Inform B. To Inform people that alcohol is dangerous and should be banned. C. Drinking can cause many problems in your life including death. I. Drinking is considered the number one drug used in America and the number one killer among young people and adults. A. Short and long term effects of alcohol on the body and mind B. Car crashes and alcohol poisoning C. Effects on your family and relationships

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    Religion in America has been important since the very first settlers crossed the Atlantic Ocean. While religion itself is obviously very important in society‚ it is the symbolic power of religion that truly helped make America into the democracy that it is today. Religion served as a symbol to the American people throughout history. The separation of church and state represented a break from the past. This divide of religion and government also enforced the idea that the power belonged to the people

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    Suleiman away from it. But before then‚ Christians should not kill Muslims as pastor Suleiman urged them to do. Life is so precious. We must protect it. There is no basis for taking another man’s life. The only allowance is if you are trying to protect your own life as natural law dictates. No one should allow pastors to deceive them to kill fellow Nigerians. All religions‚ traditions and conventional wisdom forbid murder. The clerics should do the killings by themselves and face the consequences

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    Why alcohol should not be legal 1 Why alcohol should not be legal Delono Walker Devry University April 10‚ 2011 Why alcohol should not be 2 In the 1920’s during world war one‚ the churches mostly Protestants began to lobby against the sales of alcohol: in order to slow crime and domestic abuse. Furthermore many saloons or bars were selling German

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    rights as king. He has sexual intercourse with the virgins of his town and acts as though he is a god. Although some readers of this classic book may say that Gilgamesh does not change from the beginning of the book‚ it can easily be interpreted the other way. Throughout the book‚ many things cause Gilgamesh to change. He gains a friend‚ he makes a name for himself by killing Humbaba‚ and he tries to become immortal because of the death of Enkidu.

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    Why Handguns Should Not Be Banned The first thought that comes to mind when most people think of “handguns” is death. A handgun is described as a firearm that can be held with one hand‚ such as a revolver or a pistol. Because of it’s size a handgun can be easily concealed and therefore one of many weapons used in violent crimes particularly within inner city communities. Will banning handguns decrease crime? Should handguns only be carried by law officials and military personnel? Handguns do

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    America to me is Hope. Hope is what get us out of bed in the morning. We may have hard days but hope gets us through the day. Hope‚ is what pushes the caterpillar out of the cocoon to create something more beautiful. ‘’Hope is a horizon we head for leaving nothing but fear‚ And though we may never reach our goals it is hope that is going to save us from who we once were.’’ America to me is Perseverance. Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th. No matter what happens to our country

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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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    Why should prostitution be legal? Can anybody tell me what is considered to be the world’s most ancient profession? (doesn’t require education‚ mostly involves women) Some researchers confirm that prostitution is indeed the most ancient profession‚ while others argue with it; however‚ everybody agrees that trading sex for money has existed for quite a while. According to Wikipedia‚ prostitution began in the 21st century BC in Near East‚ most likely as a religious custom‚ and was practiced by Greeks

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    Should guns be sold to anyone? Gun violence happens all around the world on a daily basis. Being able to buy a gun regardless of who you are is being taken advantage of tremendously. Being able to buy a gun without a background check is absolutely pathetic. They are putting the world at risk because they do not know why the buyer is buying this weapon and what they are going to use it for. The buyer might possibly go out on a mass shooting spree and kill many innocent lives. This is why we need to

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