Makeila Merrick Dec. 18th‚ 2014 Researched Argumentative Essay Mrs. Durrant - Advanced English 11B 1st Hour Get with the Program‚ America! Have you ever walked into the store and asked yourself‚ why am I buying a gallon of milk instead of two liters of milk? Better yet‚ have you ever asked yourself why you’re buying two liters of pop instead of a gallon of 1[-; pop? As you can see the US standard units measuring system and the metric system disagree with one another in this instance. This isn’t
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Drunk Driving Statistics In 2011‚ the rate of alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100‚000 population was 3.2‚ representing a 65% decrease since 1982‚ when record keeping began‚ and 49% since the inception of The Century Council in 1991. What this translates into is‚ for every 100‚000 people in the US in 2011‚ slightly more than three people were killed in a drunk driving fatal crash‚ a rate that has been cut almost in half over the past two decades - down from a rate of 6.3 in 1991. Alcohol-impaired
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Ryan Canham 12/16/14 English 11 research paper Mrs. Heveron-Smith What’s the price we’re paying? As a child‚ this young boy wanted for everything to go his way. He was very mature although he was just a kid‚ he would always be worrying. The things he worried about were family‚ if his friends liked him‚ if he was smart enough‚ if he wore the “right” clothes‚ if he would be on time‚ and many other problems. The real issues started when he was a sophomore in high school. After a summer camp‚ he had
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Grace should not send that email to Bill because it would be inconvenient and troublesome for not only Grace‚ but Landon as well. This is because Landon had informed Grace that she was not supposed to contact the vice-president directly. Especially with the fact that it was about something that Landon specifically said that it was something they could speak about on a later date. “Every time Grace brought it up‚ Landon kept saying things such as “your time will come” and “good things come to those
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What if you were sentenced to death for a crime you didn’t commit? Cameron Willingham was put to death for a crime he didn’t even commit. It’s not okay to sentence someone to death for something they didn’t do. Life in prison is a much better option because you can’t escape from what you did. If you are innocent you will be able to get let out of prison‚ you just have to sit and think about the crime you committed‚ and if you have a case like Willingham where you were innocent they would be able
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the debate are the parents who believe it ok to spank their children. On the other side are those who think that children should never be spanked. Part of the problem with spanking is that each group defines spanking differently. Some believe spanking is a form of abuse‚ while others think it is a form of discipline. Spanking can in effect be a form of abuse. Children should only be spanked with your hand‚ belt‚ paddle‚ or similar item. Opponents of spanking state that spanking is done out of anger
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place where no one but him may be affected. Like my great uncle in the past‚ many smokers think they could do whatever they want because it is their body‚ but to me‚ their right ends where my health begins. I believe that smoking in public places should be banned at a federal level because even the smallest wisp of smoke can do a lot of damage to the people around them and the environment. Smoking has been proven to have many deadly effects on humans and the environment that it would make sense
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that some of the reported cases seem to lean towards extraterrestrials. UFO stands for unidentified flying object. Therefore the facts clearly show that UFOs are real. The most famous of all the sightings was the Roswell incident. Roswell was the first major sighting and sparked worldwide interest in UFOs. One night in Roswell‚ New Mexico in 1947 an object was seen shooting across the sky and into the ground. A few seconds later witnesses reported hearing a loud bang. The next morning a local rancher
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very upset with them and stormed out and drove herself home. That was the last time Kim’s friends were able to spend that kind of time with Kim. 13.2 percent of people who drive drunk get into an accident. Growing up Kim’s mom was an alcoholic and she never thought that she would do what her mom did all the time‚ drive drunk. When she was mad‚ she made that fast choice and it changed her life forever. Statistics show that 25-50 percent of peoples whose parents were alcoholics end up just like them
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Bernie Sander Bernie Sander believes public colleges and universities education should be free. He also would like to lower student loan interest from from 4.29% to just 2.37%. Sanders also would like to make it possible for kids from low-income families being able to perceive education meeting 100% of there financial needs. Sanders plans also include opportunity for Americans to be able to refinance there loan at today’s low interest. It is projected that government over the next decade will make
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