Why Prisons Don’t Work The article “Why Prisons Don’t Work” (1994) by Wilbert Rideau‚ was written from personal experience. Currently‚ the prison system in our society does not work because it focuses on punishing criminals after the fact of crimes being committed (Rideau‚ 1994). These crimes are committed primarily by young‚ poorly educated‚ and unqualified men (Rideau‚ 1994). Therefore‚ the prison system should focus on educating these young men‚ rather than locking them up for life. First‚
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Dear Editor‚ I agree with the article “Testing times for NAPLAN” that the NAPLAN testing in which a million students in years 3‚5‚7 and 9 undertake numeracy and literacy tests should be banned . NAPLAN constricts teaching and learning‚ stifles creativity‚ pressurises kids and schools ‚leads to comparison with other schools and does nothing to improve the students learning . NAPLAN will not improve Australia’s education system‚ indeed it is making it worse. Teachers do not get the chance to see
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Homework has been given to students because teachers believe it helps them remember what they learn at school‚ and helps them learn the material better. "Homework is super helpful in learning and processing the material learned in class." Said no kid ever. Too much homework is not helpful‚ and can be unhealthy. Excessive amounts of time spent on homework can take away from kids social lives‚ family time‚ and sports or other activities. Homework should be outlawed. Critically acclaimed author Tami
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Science Opinions Should plastic bags be banned from grocery stores? YES 51%of members Voice Your Opinion * My New Year’s Resolution is to say no to plastic bags! Plastic bags should be banned from grocery stores. I often go to the store and buy 1 or 2 items and I am given so many bags. I feel that we have become an extremely wasteful society. If we could just say no to plastic bags we would be slowing down the waste in landfills. It takes a little more effort to remember to carry
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Cigarettes should be banned According to The New York Times‚ Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. ()Around 400‚000 people die each year from smoking and that does not include the 50‚000 who die from exposure to secondhand smoke or the 8.6 million whose illnesses are caused by smoking. Smoking is harmful to the environment‚ the user and everyone around them and should be banned. Do people not care about the warning labels on cigarette boxes that read; Smoking
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Fracking: Is It Worth the Damage It Causes to The Environment and Why It Should Be Banned from The United States. Imagine if Uranium‚ Lead‚ Formaldehyde‚ and Mercury contaminated your drinking water. Fracking is harmful to humans and the environment. It is important that fracking is stopped because up to 600 carcinogens are used in fracking fluid (Earth Works). What is fracking? Fracking is the process of extracting natural gas from the Earth. It starts by drilling several kilometers deep into the
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training in a lowly lit boxing gym‚ a powerful soundtrack with a heavy base accompanies the image of a persevering boy. Another boy‚ who appears to be the boxer’s little brother observes from the sidelines as the boxer rigorously prepares for his momentous match. What the boxer doesn’t know is that after he graciously wins the fight his actual match will begin outside of the gym. The advertisement “Boxing Makes You Bigger” from the company Everlast seems to be about boxing but is really about responsibility
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Mantesh Boxing Mastery Advanced Technique‚ Tactics and Strategies from the Sweet Science Mark Hatmaker with Doug Werner Tracks Publishing San Diego‚ California Photography by Doug Werner TRACKS PUBLISHING Boxing Mastery Advanced Technique‚ Tactics and Strategies from the Sweet Science Mark Hatmaker with Doug Werner TRACKS PUBLISHING Tracks Publishing 140 Brightwood Avenue Chula Vista‚ CA 91910 619-476-7125 tracks@cox.net www.startupsports.com All r ights reser ved. No par t of this book
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Is the Catcher in the Rye should be banned? According to Sova B Dawn‚ “The novel has long ignited disapproval‚ and it was the most frequently banned book in schools between 1966 and 1975. Even before that time‚ however‚ the work was a favorite target of sensors.” (Dawn) Whitfield also documents that “In 1973 the American School Board Journal called The Catcher in the Rye the most widely censored book in the United States." (Whitfield) Why people‚ especially parents‚ eager to place the Catcher in
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Should smoking be banned? Since early times‚ smoking has been part of different cultures and religions in Africa and America‚ but later it spread in Europe and the rest of the world. This is an unhealthy and dangerous habit‚ which causes many problems often related not only to health. That is why there should be some limits. On the one hand‚ if smoking is banned‚ people will be able to put aside much bigger sums of their salaries‚ because they would not spend money on cigarettes and tobacco
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