Mandatory minimum sentences are polices that require judges or juries to sentence convicted criminals to a minimum sentence irrespective of possible mitigating circumstances. Mandatory minimum sentences became increasingly popular as a result of the drug war‚ when both the federal government as well as states elected to enact mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders. California’s Three Strikes law was one of the most publicized of these laws. It required a mandatory 25-year to life
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with Jason Brennan in this position that mandatory voting would be an invasion of our freedom and would cause ignorant voting. I feel compelled to negate today’s resolution that voting in general elections should be mandatory in the United States. Our ancestors fought for our freedom and there is no reason that we should be taking any of that away. We have the right to vote and the government should not force it upon us. We have a right to vote and we should have the freedom to exercise that right
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tenuous balance between work‚ family‚ and other non-work activities is thrown off most when overtime is mandatory (also referred to as "compulsory" or "forced"). Therefore‚ with the rise in household work hours and overtime‚ there is a growing need for limits on involuntary overtime. Labor laws such as the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) need to be amended to protect workers against mandatory overtime and to protect the public from the dangers of an overburdened‚ stressed workforce. Rather than
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Mandatory volunteering rule has been the reason for slow community development in the country. This policy applied on the high school students to spend a given amount of their time in offering free services to the community‚ has been received with mixed reactions from the students with most of them developing negative attitudes towards work. The evaluation of the issue can lead to the statement that paper mandatory volunteering is a practice that has resulted to more losses than gains. The cost
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Introduction A. Everyone should try to help better the world we live in! B. We can do this by recycling. (story) I never recycled until I had an English teacher who educated my class about recycling. C. Everyone must make a stronger effort to recycle because it is beneficial in so many ways! D. The reasons are: 1. Recycling benefits the environment 2. Recycling benefits the people and wild life 3. How to recycle in three steps II. Body A. Recycling helps the environment in so many
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TITLE: Why banning the use of cell phones while driving should be mandatory nationwide. 1a. General purpose: To highlight the mis-use of hand-held cell phones whilst driving. 1b. Specific purpose: To reduce road fatalities; by persuading the Government of St.Vincent and the Grenadines to implement a law banning motorists from using cell phones on all roads (major and minor roads) in non-emergencies cases. 1c. Central Idea: Using a cell phone can distract motorists‚ leading them to taking their
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outputs to remove solids and any pollutant chemicals that would be realised into the air. * Treating water of foul drainage before it is discharged into sea outfalls to reduce the effects on marine environment. * Minimising wastage by recycling construction products such as timber‚ metal and bricks and therefore reducing pollution dumped into landfill sites. * Using developments in technology such as biofuels and low sulphur fuels to provide cleaner emissions released during combustion
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Holley‚ Jennings & Wolters states‚ “mandatory bargaining subjects are subjects that may have a direct effect on bargaining unit member’s wages‚ hours‚ or other terms and conditions of employment‚ including the willingness to meet at reasonable times for the purpose of negotiating and the willingness to reduce oral agreements to writing” (2012‚ p. 265). For example‚ when negotiating mandatory subjects of bargaining‚ it includes negotiating wages‚ shift differentials‚ work schedules‚ paid holidays
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PEARSON (pages 169-171) Mandatory reporting refers to a legal requirement to report an act‚ event‚ or situation that is designated by state or local law as a reportable event all states mandate the reporting of certain vital statistics such as births and deaths many states require reporting of abortions and neonatal deaths federal and states laws mandate the reporting of communicable disease‚ including venereal diseases http://library.ahima.org/xpedio/groups/public/documents/ahima/bok1_023186
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Recycling‚ Reusing‚ and Reducing Samantha Yerkes Student Recycling‚ Reusing‚ Reducing The amount of garbage that fills our trash each year is astounding. Did you know that each individual in the United States throws away 4 pounds of trash each day? That is 1‚460 pounds each year. Americans are the number one trash offenders in the world. Americans do not dispose of all its garbage properly and efficiently. In the State of Iowa 1.2 Million‚ tons of materials are recycled in Iowa each year
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