There has been a large dispute over whether Columbus Day should be celebrated as a holiday. Due to Columbus’s past actions‚ Columbus Day should not be a holiday. Christopher Columbus is known for the “discovery” of America‚ though he only ever set foot in Cuba‚ believing it to be Asia. The locals he met were described by him as friendly and giving‚ but Columbus’s first thoughts of them were their use in slavery. Columbus fueled the growth of slavery and many other racist acts and should not be celebrated
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Have you ever had to make a choice that could change your reputation? In this story‚ our beloved Kit had to make a choice such as this. Kit should not have saved Hannah for three reasons: it hurts her reputation‚ it could lead to Kit’s death‚ and Hannah was very odd. The first reason that Kit should not have saved Hannah is that it hurts her reputation. If she helped Hannah escape‚ she would be put on trial for witchcraft. This could result in her being brutally banished from Wethersfield‚ Connecticut
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beloved pets? We would all be bought to tears if anything were to happen to them. Why is it not the same for all other animals? The cruel treatment of animals needs to stop. As a leading researcher in the Animal Cruelty Australia Program‚ I have seen the horrific treatment of animals first hand. This conference on the unfair treatment of animals aims to change the way people think about cruelty to animals and what Australia needs to do to stop it. Animals used for food production‚ animal testing and entertainment
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The United States’ legal age of adulthood is eighteen. A person may smoke cigarettes‚ vote in elections‚ get married‚ play the lottery‚ and join the military. If a person can make those decisions at eighteen‚ why not decisions on their own alcohol consumption? Universal age of adulthood should be eighteen for everything‚ including alcohol consumption. Let’s be honest‚ why does the government even try? Young adults under twenty one are going to drink. They’re going to hide it in their trunks or bags;
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irresponsible and not able to decide on their own for the most part. In the United States‚ it is not until the age of 21 that young adults are seen as mature people to make life changing decisions. It is not until this age that people are allowed legally drink. However‚ this law is most times ignored as teens involve in drinking behavior at a much earlier age. On the other end‚ at a much younger age‚ they are allowed to choose a president and die for their country. The fact that young people are not allowed
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a school uniform is just not fair for the parents. From the article “Why schools shouldn’t have school uniforms” states “Parents would still need to purchase regular clothes for when the child is outside of school‚ creating additional expenses” this means that of course parents are still going to buy their children regular clothes but out of school cloths just is more money that some parents
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10211/25/2010 | | Why the Drinking Age Should Not be Lowered. | | According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‚ “Increasing the age at which people can legally purchase and drink alcohol has been the most successful intervention to date in reducing drinking and alcohol-related crashes among people under the age of 21.”(Nakaya) Among teens and young adults‚ alcohol is the drug of choice. Many are not aware that they are harming their bodies when drinking. Teens may come intoxicated
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Time to Lower the Drinking Age? Over 5000 deaths occur from alcohol-related actions each year (McCardell). Binge drinking‚ a major issue among underage drinkers‚ is defined as having at least 5 drinks on one occasion (Kiesbye 21). The US is one of just four countries with an age requirement of 21. Only Islamic countries have more restrictive drinking laws. (Kiesbye 26). The minimum age of 21 passed Congress in 1984 (Balko). Vermont fought the law concerning the minimum age all the way to Supreme
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Sugar is such a relevant issue in today’s society because the western world is getting fatter and fatter and its becoming more concerning. In Australia 63% of people are obese/ overweight. The escalation of more fast food chains being opened up is making sugar harder to avoid‚ weather its in processed food that you don’t know have such a high content‚ or‚ in food that are just unhealthy. What effects does sugar have on the human body? Eating sugary foods all the time tricks the body into certain
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Military Drinking Age What would happen if the drinking age were lowered for those in the military? Xxxxx xxxxx English 123 Mrs. Xxxxxx 20 Apr 20XX Military Drinking Age 1 What would happen if the drinking age were lowered for those in the military? When I started this paper‚ I didn’t want my own views to sway my opinion on this question. The more I researched‚ the more I had even my own views expanded. I wanted to know what military people thought about this topic‚ what
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