April 17‚ 2013 Is The Electoral College Fair? The Electoral College has been a topic of discussion ever since the election of 2000. When you rely on this system‚ there could easily be a different outcome in the electoral vote and the popular vote. With the Electoral College in place‚ some of Americans’ votes are basically worthless. When the Electoral College was put into place it was a solution to a problem of the 1780’s‚ now in the 21st century‚ all Americans should have a voice. Although
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On average‚ 65% of Americans vote yearly. Voting is so important that most people equate it with democracy. Three different ways that the voter turnout can increase include making the voting process more convenient by permitting mail-in ballots‚ same-day voter registration‚ and early voting. Should the citizens be the one to decide whom their their leader? There are three reasons why americans should be required to vote. Firstly‚ voting should already be compulsory‚ or required‚ because the people
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Fiona “Why Americans Should Vote in Presidential Elections” Being able to vote for the leader of one’s country is one of the foundations that our founding father built this country on. When early settlers came from England their main goal was to start a country where people had the right to do whatever it is they choose to do with their lives‚ starting with freedom from a monarchy. People died in the Revolution for such freedoms as choosing the leader of their country. It started out as just caucasian
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Should The Electoral College Be Abolished? In the year 1787‚ the new nation of the United States set up an electoral system in order to ensure that the federal elections that would soon be taking place in the young country would go over smoothly… This system was the Electoral College… If this system sounds familiar‚ it’s because the Electoral College is still in service today‚ currently acting as the system which selects the American President and Vice President‚ or to be more broad‚ the Executive
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Love and Loss over a Broken-Down Volkswagen Beetle in ’We Keep on Dancing’ By Monica Sztybel A Volkswagen Beetle serves as a reminder of a lost love in the Australian short film We Keep on Dancing by Jessica Barclay Lawton and Rhys Mitchell. Alan (William Gluth) is mourning the loss of his wife‚ Christine. It’s her birthday today and he was on his way to the cemetery to bring her gifts‚ driving her favorite old car. A breakdown cuts short his plans‚ and Alan pushes the car into the nearest garage
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“Should we have sports in college?” College sports are as important as education‚ as a healthy mind is a healthy body is a well-known adage” All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” Thus‚ may sport be the reasons behind good grades in college. Lack of exercising affects our minds negatively‚ involving our students in inappropriate habits‚ fewer mental skills and increasing the rates of diseases in their bodies as well as‚ provide scholarship will convince students to continue their education
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right to vote. All citizens must vote in order for a political leader to be fairly elected. A citizen’s vote insures equality among all races‚ genders‚ and the various economic status.Voting represents a citizens mortal values. For these reasons americans should vote in local state and national elections. A citizen’s vote makes certain there is equality among all people within the u.s. A voter who is por has the same vote as one who is wealthy. People of all races have equal votes. The vote of an
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Should College be Free What if college was free? There are so many people that want to go to college. But in this case‚ some people are not able to go because they can’t afford it. Even though some citizens get so much aid from the government‚ with all the stuff they give us. Free college is something we don’t need‚ because if we do get it then there would be alot of stuff that would get out of place “College scholarships are gifts of money that helps students pay for education‚ and there are so
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The Electoral College was established in 1787 as a compromise between having Congress select the next President of the United States‚ and having a direct democracy in which the popular vote selected the next President. The system has worked for over 200 years‚ so why change it now? Proponents for the Electoral College to remain the same argue that the Electoral College contributes to the cohesiveness of the country by requiring a distribution of popular support to be elected president‚ enhances
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II 10 October 2006 Popular Culture Should Be A Popular Course Dear Chair of the Education Department‚ Popular culture should be a course that is offered on Clarion campus for everyone. If popular culture is taught correctly‚ a course on popular culture can provide a very educational outlook on wide variety of important topics such as race and ethnicity or politics(Rise and Fall). Popular culture is very interesting‚ in that it is what is popular to people‚ and should be a class that is taught
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