ENGL 250 Should A Woman Be President? Should a woman be president? I don’t think so. I hear all of the time “women are equal to men”‚ and “women are just as capable as men to lead our country”‚ and most of all‚ “women should not stay home barefooted and pregnant”. The people that are saying these things are convincing women that they can become president. There are several reasons why a woman should never think about becoming president. Face it; we women bleed uterine lining out of certain
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Oral exam English 1. Banning guns Owning a gun is legal in the USA. Actually‚ it’s the second amendment. The USA has the highest civilian gun ownership rate in the world. US civilians own about 270 million guns‚ compared to about 3 million guns owned by the military and less than 1 million guns owned by the police‚ also in the USA. In 2009‚ gun deaths actually outraced motor vehicle deaths in 10 US states. The 20% of gun owners possess 60% of all guns in the USA. Gun violence and gun
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and jail time all come to my mind. All of these things that help keep marijuana illegal cost the country‚ the government‚ and the taxpayers massive amounts of money every year. The real question is why? Why do we try so hard and spend so much money suppressing a substance that is shown to benefit people for both recreational and medical uses. The negative side effects of marijuana and proven almost insignificant‚ especially when compared next to alcohol and tobacco. For so long American’s have felt
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Why Marijuana should not be Criminalized The decriminalization of marijuana is constantly debated by the Canadian government. As a society‚ it is necessary that we properly conduct measures to ensure that the users of this dangerous drug are penalized with more than just a fine. The only way to emphasize the seriousness of this drug is severe jail time. Marijuana has been classified under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 as a schedule 1 drug due to its addictive nature. These
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Genetically Modified Organisms: The Benefits‚ the Risks‚ and the Controversy INTRODUCTION Every time you step into a grocery store‚ you are surrounded by genetically modified food. Whether it’s a head of lettuce‚ or a chicken breast; unless you buy it with an organic label‚ it’s most likely genetically modified. Genetically modified organisms are defined as an organism whose characteristics have been altered using the techniques of genetic engineering. (Add
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Why Marijuana Should Remain Illegal I believe that marijuana should continue to remain illegal. I believe there are more benefits if marijuana is kept illegal than if it were to be legalized. I believe marijuana should remain illegal because it impacts health negatively‚ it can be addictive and it would negatively impact society. Although the article from John Cloud (2002) stated that Marijuana might actually be good for you‚ the fact is that the research isn’t available. I believe that marijuana
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Why Software Should Be Free by Richard Stallman (Version of April 24‚ 1992) Introduction The existence of software inevitably raises the question of how decisions about its use should be made. For example‚ suppose one individual who has a copy of a program meets another who would like a copy. It is possible for them to copy the program; who should decide whether this is done? The individuals involved? Or another party‚ called the ``owner’’? Software developers typically consider these questions
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to say because if certain things are not censored some people may not want their children seeing it. I believe that it should be the individual who decides what is crossing the line. I say this because what some people may think is crossing the line to an extreme‚ others may say it just has a powerful meaning or just enjoy it. It is each individual’s decision to decide their preference. It becomes more difficult to decide if and what should be censored when it comes to children. Children are trying
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school freshman. She avoids speech unless absolutely necessary and misbehaves in interesting ways to try to give meaning to her own existence or to avoid the pain she feels so deeply. Melinda becomes silent and secretive; she becomes distrustful of people. Because of Melinda’s strong internal voice‚ it’s clear that she is not weak. To the contrary‚ she is witty and clever‚ observing those around her. Other characters accept the rules‚ systems and structures put in place‚ but Melinda often pokes fun
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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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