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    descendents of the immigrants feel that they have the right to restrict the immigration abilities of others. Forgetting that they would be in a different place or be a very different person. Immigration has become a political hot topic. Immigration should not be a controversial topic due to almost all of American families descending from immigrants, America itself being founded upon immigration, and unless you are of 100% Native American descent, your family would not be in America unless they immigrated

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    Slavery was a big controversy during the eighteen hundreds in the union. There were always constant disagreements regarding number of free and slave states, popular sovereignty, and the basic rights given to the slaves, if any. One controversial topic was the Missouri Compromise. This was a compromise amongst the north and the south during Manifest Destiny. When there were new territories being discovered in the west, there was an agreement stating the new states north of Arkansas-excluding Missouri-

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    Controversial Topics and How to Help: Tough Love Parenting is hard. The decisions you make for your children will affect them the rest of there lives. For most people that is extremely scary knowing that parenting can make such a huge difference on a child’s life. The big question is would you use the parenting style of tough love for your children or not. In some cases, the concept of tough love could be manipulated or used inappropriately. For example, tough love is not abuse or neglect in anyway

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    Zach Elvart Am lit 3 November 2014, Noble Junior Theme Legalization of marijuana has been an extremely controversial topic in the united states, as well as many other countries, for years. There is evidence that marijuana has been consumed since around 2700 B.C. It often served as a substitute for alcohol in the middle east, as the Quran banned followers of Islam from drinking alcohol. Marijuana was first introduced to America in 1545 by the Spanish. The colony of Jamestown used hemp

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    effects would have been discovered on people and that would create an unsafe environment. Less people would want to buy care products and medicine since it would be viewed as a risk instead of something helpful. Animal testing is becoming a more controversial topic, despite its many successes over the years. Since people have various misconceptions about it, such as it being an unsafe and cruel technique, it has become a more unpopular method. However, the benefits of animal research and testing have been

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    Gay marriage has been a controversial topic that is highly debated all around the globe, containing many of its own varying viewpoints and beliefs on both sides of the argument. Those who oppose same-sex marriage believe that it is a sacred bond that can only be kept sacred between a man and a woman, and that same-sex marriage will ruin the sanctity of marriage. Also, if gay marriage is allowed they believe that it will open the door to other non-traditional relationships to be accepted such as polygamy

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    Nowadays, in the United States, parole is a controversial topic. Some believe those prisoners should complete their sentences and not allowed early release. However, research findings show that parole does work. The U.S. Department of Justice report states that 57 percent of parolees in 2006 completed their sentences successfully, while 18 percent were returned to prison and 4 percent absconded, with the remaining 21 percent still on parole. Nonetheless, parole 's existence is at hazard. The "war

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    not wish to undergo. Adoption is not really an alternative to abortion, but an alternative to parenting the child. On a website for women who have had abortions in their lifetime, a woman who is known by the name “Julie” expresses her view on the topic in saying, “It solves the problem of a childrearing, but not the problem of unwanted pregnancy. Women still face nine months of gestation and the pain and sickness that comes with it, will still require very expensive medical care, will miss work or

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    Iris I. Castillo Professor McGowan ENC 1101 CRN 31446 27 July 2014 Abolishing Capital Punishment in United States The capital punishment is a controversial topic that has been unresolvable for years in the United States. The heated debate over capital punishment has been divisive between groups that support the practice and others that condemn it. Currently about 70% of Americans support the death penalty, but do they know the realities of the death penalty? Capital punishment has been in existence

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    What is your personal interest for your topic? The Weaver-Hightower presentations reviewed many of the topics that were introduced in last week’s readings, however, I found they highlighted several subtle details which I had not initially consider. For instance, the resources similarly defined personal interests as the researcher’s starting point, and includes all “curiosities, biases, and ideological commitments” (Weaver-Hightower, 2014a, p.1). Weaver-Hightower (2014a), uniquely emphasized that

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