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Presidential Debate `96
Number of Words: 386 / Number of Pages: 2
... but where
it will lead us. The answers given were fairly definitive, and the only
topic not seriously touched was scandals such as Watergate, etc.
The debate was key in helping me decide a now important part of my
life. I have decided that I am a Democrat. I found most of what Clinton had
said to be closest to what I believe, but there were a few points where I
did agree with Dole. Particularly on the quality of life discussion.
Clinton argued that the United States was better off, and Dole agreed, but
not exactly. Dole brought up the point that there were around 10,000
bankruptcies filed last yea ...
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Freedom Of Speech
Number of Words: 670 / Number of Pages: 3
... by its contents.
There have been many people that have gone as far as killing them selves
to make people aware or the racism that has plagued the world today this
is the most extreme and most desperate way to use your freedom of speech.
The First Amendment clearly voices a great American respect
toward the freedom of religion. It also prevents the government from
"abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the
people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government for a redress
of grievances." Since the early history of our country, the protection of
basic freedoms has b ...
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Business And The Environment
Number of Words: 2496 / Number of Pages: 10
... Clean Air Act. It was relegislated in 1977 and again in 1990. This act established the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to control the enforcement of air quality standards. In 1972, both the Federal Insecticide and Rodenticide Act and the Clean Water Act were passed. They were relegislated in 1988; and 1977, 1981, and 1987 respectively. FIFRA requires the registration of every pesticide, certification and preconsumer testing. The Clean Water Act established standards for wastewater treatment, sludge management, and set discharge limitation and water quality standards. The Endangered Species Act ...
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Teenage Sex
Number of Words: 2818 / Number of Pages: 11
... movies or on television, the actors and actresses make sex look easy, fun and glamorous. It appears to be something everyone is doing. On television shows like "Dawson's Creek", sex is usually the major topic of the entire show. Whether it is guys and girls, guys and guys, girls and girls, or multiple persons of each sex, the sex act itself is a major conflict. Movies, such as "Cruel Intentions", portray sex as a game. The main characters are placing bets on each other that one of them will have sex with some girl who is against the idea of premarital sex. That movie is rated R, but little kids were in ...
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Prostitution
Number of Words: 1744 / Number of Pages: 7
... I grow up, I want to be a prostitute." Christianity also looks down upon because according to their beliefs, the act of sex is only to be done when a man and a women are in love and married. Monogamy is to be practiced in the marriage, and any violation of this is considered a sin. Another reason why the preservation of morality is so important is that people's morals shape the future of a nation. Many people feel that if is legalized, then its long term effects would be detrimental to the United States. The divorce rate in the United States peaked at an all time high in 1980 ("Marriage" 56). By th ...
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How The Simpsons Affects Kids
Number of Words: 2512 / Number of Pages: 10
... father, a mother with a blue beehive hairdo, and three obnoxious spiky haired children. Groening intended for them to represent the typical American family "who love each other and drive each other crazy". Groening named the characters after his own family. His parents were named Homer and Margaret and he had two younger sisters named Lisa and Maggie. Bart was an anagram for "brat". Groening chose the last name "Simpson" to sound like the typical American family name. (Varhola, 2)
Brooks decided to put the 30 or 60 second animations on between skits on The Tracy Ullman Show on the unsuccessful Fo ...
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Anti Gun Control
Number of Words: 961 / Number of Pages: 4
... contradicts the Second Amendment which states: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the rights of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
Statistics show that there are, by far, more people defending themselves with gun use than there are people committing crimes with the use of guns. Per 100,000 people only 10.22 of them have committed a crimes where a gun was involved. (Lott 12) in the United States there are 80,000 to 82,000 defensive uses of guns during assaults, robberies and household burglaries. Out of the 1,000,000 times guns are used f ...
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Checks And Balances In The Government
Number of Words: 459 / Number of Pages: 2
... FBI to stop the infamous investigation of Watergate. That is when the legislative and judicial branches would come into play because the crimes that were committed by Nixon were grounds for impeachment. As stated on the Constitution of the United States it is the duty of Congress to impeach and remove the president, if necessary. If President Nixon would not have resigned on August 9, 1974, impeachment hearings would have proceeded and the judicial branch would have been responsible for residing over the hearings.
Another time when checks and balances have been successfully utilized in the United St ...
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The Presidential Contenders In
Number of Words: 1604 / Number of Pages: 6
... a situation originating with Martin van Buren.
Buchanan's two major rivals for the nomination, Franklin Pierce and Stephen Douglas, were both politically tainted by the bloodshed in Kansas. Buchanan was untainted, since he had been abroad during most of the controversy. Even so, he did not secure the nomination until the seventeenth ballot.
Fremont was best known as an explorer and a war hero. He surveyed the land between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, explored the Oregon Trail territories and crossed the Sierra Madres into the Sacramento Valley. As a captain in the Army, he returned to Calif ...
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Assisted Suicide
Number of Words: 4746 / Number of Pages: 18
... frequently go to court. I wondered why this occured and what the laws really said regarding this. I also wondered how people distinguished between forgoing medical interventions and actually assisting in the suicide. As I approached the research, my main questions were regarding opposers. I really did not know all the problems that could occur. Research about this brought to light many things that are not discussed in the media, although this is a highly publicized subject. I found that it is very difficult to bring the debate to an end because all the arguments are really just matters of opi ...
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