Should Puerto R ico become the fifty-first state? By: Justin Hemsworth U.S history Mr. Scott Period 4 America gained territorial possession of Puerto Rico in 1889. Puerto Rico declared them as a common wealth. There are several reasons why it would be easy to change Puerto Rico from being a U.S. territory to a U.S. state. Puerto Ricans were officially U.S. citizens after the United States military took the Caribbean island in the Spanish-American
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have been bans for smoking in public places. This could be a start of a new trend to ban smoking everywhere in the US. However tobacco should not be banned because of individual rights‚ it’s effect on the economy‚ and the increased crime it could cause. The first point against ban on tobacco would be the individual right to smoke. The individual right to privacy should allow people to harm their own bodies with dangerous drugs. The government can pass laws
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Did you know that there have been more than 165‚000 abortions in the United States this year? The average abortion takes place from 1 to 20 weeks. Abortion is a dangerous offence that affects the mother‚ father‚ and fetus. That is why it should be illegal in the United States. Abortion is murder. Murder is the “unlawful killing of a human being.” Each abortion takes an innocent life. If a baby was killed after birth it would be considered murder‚ but if a baby was killed inside of the fetus it would
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Did you also know that most abortion clinics use taxpayers dollars to help pay for abortion!The debate over whether or not abortion should be legal divides American in this day of age. Today’s society has differing opinions on this topic making it a huge debate. Abortion has changed many people’s lives . If one is going to take the time to have sex than one should take the time to take care of the child. Abortion is murder. They are taking the life of a human being and regarding it as
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forty-one million adults‚ aged eighteen and older‚ in the United States smoke cigarettes‚ and on top of that number there are over eight million Americans that use smokeless tobacco. That means there are over forty-nine million American citizens putting themselves and the people around them in danger of disease and permanent damage to their body. Tobacco in any form is very harmful. The use of tobacco should be illegal in all fifty states because it harms people in so many different ways and no matter
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The school system has not evolved for decades in the United States. Kids go to school in September and end in June. The school year has four quarters back to back. In those quarters the kids learn all of their core classes and electives within that time period. After those months are up‚ they get about a 3 month summer break. This style of schooling has never changed. It has been this way for a long time. They made it this way so the kids could work for their parents in the summer on their farm.
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I. George Washington (1732-1799) II. "I have no other view than to promote the public good‚ and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country." III. He was a surveyor‚ planter‚ and general of the Army of the United Colonies. IV. His term was from 1789-1797. V. There were no prominent issues in his first or scone term and ran unopposed. VI. He didn’t have any opponents‚ it was only a matter of who would become vice president. VII. John Adams was his vice
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Why Marijuana Should be Legalized in the United States There are many controversial issues that divide people in today’s society. One such topic that continues to be highly disputed is the legalization of marijuana. Marijuana has been legalized in a number of states‚ however there are still some who feel apprehensive toward the drug. They argue that marijuana is an addictive drug‚ or a gateway drug‚ and believe that marijuana is too harmful to one’s health to allow people to use it. Others say that
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United States imperialism is the practice employed by its government and people to expand and maintain control and influences of other nations. The triggers of imperialism are national superiority‚ economic benefits and military strength. “There’s a debate going on in Washington about whether the United States has become an imperialist power since the cold war ended little more than a decade ago” (Holt). The ending of the cold war signifies a turning point for many but According to Holts this is
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in 1844‚ female workers in New England textile mills had changed their methods of resistance to deteriorating working conditions. What new method were they using? a. They organized a nationwide product boycott. b. They called for the passage of state legislation to shorten the workday. c. They engaged in sabotage against the machines. d. They organized and went on strike. 2. The development of a national railroad system was hampered by which of the following? a. The absence of a national standard
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