Out of all the taxes our government imposes on its citizens, the sales tax is the fairest and not regressive at all. The only reason this tax is not regressive is because it does not apply to basic items that humans need to survive. While the United States of America has no federal sales tax, individual States are free to enact sales taxes. Currently the State of New Jersey may have its sales tax lowered from 7% to 6.875% in 2017 and then to 6.625% in 2018. A tax that only applies to luxury items and not necessities, is not an unfair tax on the poor. So if any tax should be lowered, it should not be the non-regressive tax on the poor.
Open Strong-theshiftyyman
Using ADHD as an excuse for laziness is belittling the severity of the disorder, and as a result students don’t seek out help for their disability. ADHD is a chemical imbalance of the brain where there is an overabundance of a neurotransmitter called norepinephrine. There is a medical definition for ADHD and what causes it, but society is under the impression that it is just an excuse for people who are lazy. People with ADHD are burdened with a serious lack of comprehensive ability due to the fact that they are so easily distracted. People tend to refer to these distractions as zoning out however this is not the case. The difference is zoning out implies that a person pays attention to nothing at all, ADHD causes a person to pay attention to everything. When someone is zoning out it isn’t a result of ADHD, it is either their own laziness, or another disorder. ADHD is the most misunderstood learning disability that there is, so much so that it belittles the affect it has on people who actually have the disorder. Creating a mockery of such a serious problem prevents students from seeking out the help the require to be successful.
Princess272-Proposal
For my research essay, I will be investigating the advantageous possible uses of stem cells within the modern society. Although the research has been stigmatized due to a few misconceptions, they have many beneficial uses.
These cells are non-specified cells that can be programmed to become any type of cell. This is favorable in modern society specifically due to the fact that in the human body, organs go bad, or they were defective to begin with. These organs can be replaced using surgical means, but the amount of transplatable organs available is much lower than that of those who need them. By using stem cells, organs such as the heart or lung can be grown and transplanted into an individuals body. Stem cells also have the ability to cure certain diseases that are caused by stimuli on the cellular level. These diseases include Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Heart diseases, type 1 diabetes, etc.
Human stem cells can be found in more places than aborted fetuses. They are located in the placenta, blood of the placenta, and blastocysts (fertilized human eggs outside of the womb). This misconception has caused the magnitude of research to be overlooked due to the immoral aspect of this science. By the definition of the anti stem cell movement, this would not be “man trying to play God”, but instead, man saving another mans life and improving another’s living quality.
Princess272 Sources
“Stem Cell Research – Pros and Cons.” Stem Cell Research – Pros and Cons. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2016.
Nguyen, Sarahle. “Should Aborted Fetuses Be Used for Research?” Prezi.com. N.p., 27 Oct. 2014. Web. 02 Oct. 2016.
Phillips, By Theresa. “Stem Cell Research: Weighing Both Sides of the Debate.” The Balance. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2016.
Wolfe, Alie. “Stem Cells for Medical Use.” Prezi.com. N.p., 09 May 2014. Web. 02 Oct. 2016.
“Lets Debate- Embryonic Stem Cells.” Deakin Communicating Science 2016. N.p., 25 Apr. 2016. Web. 01 Oct. 2016.
Proposal +5- yankeeskid6
For my research essay i will be examining the true depths of racially connected police brutality deaths. For the past 3 years the common american consensus has been that police officers are targeting unarmed black males and falsely arresting or killing them. The movement called “Black Lives Matter” has really sparked an uprising in the United States. Rally’s and protests have become a common thing as well as destruction to communities and police officers. Some say its as bad or worse than the Rodney King beatings of the 90’s.
Although, does all of this really make sense or is it easy for us to jump to conclusions based off race? The race card is a very powerful tool and has been used to win arguments for years. There may be an issue involving police brutality, but is it a race issue? This is why i wish to conduct my research on this topic; hopefully it will open some eyes.
- “5 Things You Need to Know About Cops Killing Blacks” http://www.dailywire.com/news/7264/5-statistics-you-need-know-about-cops-killing-aaron-bandle
The Essentil Content Of The Article: This article from The Daily Wire mostly discusses the common misconceptions with police officers and black civilians. The 5 points that are presented have to do with black civilians, Hispanic civilians, white/black/Hispanic cops as well as death rate and crime. The author proves with accurate statistics his argument on black hate crime.
What it proves: The article proves that the statements made about cops killing blacks isnt reality. Through research the author proves with statistics that in fact more whites are killed by cops rather than blacks. The data suggests that 50% of all fatalities by cops are white while 26% is black. The article goes on further to debunk the conspiracy that it is still a racist act because blacks only make up 13% of our population while whites make up 60%. However, blacks commit 75% of our crime and most of the crime involve shootings or murder. The final 4 points of the article paint a picture of our society, our true society. According to the article it is more likely for a black man to kill a cop than the other way around, black/Hispanic officers are more likely to fire at a black than a white and finally many black related deaths involve some case of trying to harm an officer.
2. “Is biased media coverage of police shootings of blacks creating a false narrative of an epidemic of white racist cops murdering innocent blacks?”
The Essential Content of the Article: This article talks about the media and its role in coverage of racist white cops and how they heighten the issue. It talks bout biased media especially African American run media. Finally, it brings up a new concept of justified arrests or killings even from technically innocent people.
What it proves: The article proves that killings by officers in certain situations have been going on for years but have been recently heightened by the news media to direct it in a racism way. It also proves that even with low population more than half the officers killed have been by African Americans and that most black kills have been on murders and rapists.
3. “Philando Castile shooting: What happened when filming stopped?”
The Essential Content of the Article: This article talks about 2 cases in which police are being scrutinized for using excessive force, that is the Sterling case as well as the Castile case. The article talks about what happened after the Castile case when the cameras cut and later that night. We also hear the side of the officers in the Sterling case.
What It Proves: The article proves that cops do whatever they can to save victims and help families. Once the cameras cut the officers performed CPR on the victim and tried to save his life, and later that night comforted the family and daughter. This shows they aren’t animals. It also expresses the biggest concern in all of these cases, was the victim truly innocent. It proves in the Sterling case the officers tried many different ways to take him down but with no response and knowledge that he had and reached for a gun they had no choice but to fire.
4. “Police Brutality is Not a Racial Issue”
The Essential Content of the Article: This article chronicles the case of Zachory Hammond an unarmed white male that was shot to death by police officers.
What It Proves: The main point of the article is to show that a case like that of Hammond isn’t publicized enough because it doesn’t fit the racial standard. Many people don’t know about it because its a white death. It is easy to create tension and stir thing up if the victim is of a different race. Therefore, its just another way of how the media manipulates the public into thinking just African Americans are being killed by officers.
5. “Police Shootings and Race”
The Essential Content of the Article: Article gives substantial statistics of police shootings and racial involvement as well as the crime rate of races that are being killed. Its argues that measurements should be made off of crime rate rather than race because crime rate is the deciding factor to where and how many officers are stationed in certain places Statistics show that most crime ridden places are towns with large minority classes.
What It Proves: The article as a whole simply proves the Black lives Matter movement is misconstrued and falsely developed. Statistics prove their claims to be wrong.
Open Strong- thesilentbutdeadlycineman
Opening 1:
Satan, dark magic, violence, and anarchy are not true defining characteristics of Rock ‘n’roll. The real purpose of the sweet music is to honor and spread the teachings of God and of deities from other religions. In our culture, it is commonly believed that Rock is entirely centered on the Occult. And while album covers and they way that certain performers behave seemingly confirm this, this belief is not really correct. In a closer look at the genre of music, it is apparent that many popular performers are actually very spiritual, their ideologies seeping into their beloved songs. Moreover, many of the musicians who release what is believed to be Occultist music are actually honoring religion in a counterintuitive manner. This overall idea might seem like it has emerged out of nowhere, but at look at the origins of Rock’n’ roll will show otherwise.
Opening 2:
Rock ‘n’ roll is a way to honor God and the various deities of other religions. Commonly believed as a conduit for Satan and the Occult, Rock is very much the opposite. Rock performers and their songs are actually very spiritual, sometimes using the appearance of the Occult in a counterintuitive manner. This idea might seem out of the blue and without substantial support, but a closer look into the music genre will provide all the proof needed. And the logical first step in this investigation are the origins of Rock ‘n’ roll, where religion very much played a part.
Open Strong — socrateslee13
Some have made the claim that in order to reduce gun related crimes we must have stricter gun laws. However, for the mid west and deep south states they have traditionally found a decrease in gun related crimes with considerably less strict gun laws. Within Illinois, they have been struggling to find a solution to their gun related crimes. However, their neighboring state Missouri has already found a solution by enforcing loose gun laws and as a result they have remained to keep a considerably lower murder rate. Within the confines of America, there has been a noticeable increase of gun related crimes, in states with strict gun laws. In order to reduce gun related crimes, one solution would be to lessen gun laws.
Open Strong – BTB100
Many people believe in lending a helping hand, until their lives get threatened. In today’s society many countries are getting involved with foreign affairs not realizing what negative outcomes come out by helping. The US, as well as a few other countries, are well known for lending help from wars to economic stability. But on the other side there are many enemies facing a problem as well, the help of foreign affairs. Which leaves us asking should we get involved when it chances the American lives and threatening so many innocents life. When we see a friend struggle we feel bad and wish we could help and in fact may even help. But when you see Syria struggle The US want to help but when we see terrorist involvement is involved it leaves us thinking should we help or stick out of it to prevent an attack on our own national security. In today’s world many 3rd world countries and powerhouse countries fear from the threats of terrorist attacks. Many ask why these threats are happening, but when you look at it many of these attacks happen by getting involved with foreign affairs.
Open Strong-Saints72
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, abbreviated as CTE, in the National Football League, abbreviated as the NFL, is not the leading reason to the amount of deaths so many doctors are reporting it to be. One can compare the hits to an athletes’ head in a football game to strikes to an athlete’s head in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, abbreviated as the UFC. There must be an additional factor that is causing the deaths of football players and not mixed martial artists. On average, each team in the National Football League has 62.5 plays, on each of those plays, approximately 10 players out of the 22 on the field will have some level of contact, and less than a quarter of those hits are to the head/neck area, so approximately 2.5 hits to the head each play leads to 156.25 hits to the head per game. A football game is 60 minutes long, so athletes are taking an average of 2.6 hits to the head per minute. At the moment the average strikes to the head per minute of the top 10 fighters in the UFC is 4.4. The average UFC fight lasts 9.8 minutes, leading to an average of 43.12 strikes to the head per fight. With these statistics and further research one can propose that there are additional factors leading to the deaths of football players, along with the normal hits to the head.
http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/stats?weightclass=11&category=ADVANCED&time=2&sort=5
Prof2020’s Proposal
In my research paper, I will be examining the medical rights of children and the liberties given to them in the way of making medical decisions, whether life altering or negligible . More often than not, children are seen as too immature and not knowledgeable enough to make a well informed decision and control over the minor’s health care falls into the parent/guardian’s hands. Of course, there are exceptions to nearly every rule has each case is different and the rulings and details are relative.
Prof 2020’s Sources
Essential Content of the Article:
The American Bar Association offers details of prominent court cases involving children’s medical rights. It thoroughly explains the grounds on which specific cases were filed and the courts’ rulings in each matter. Additionally, it provides opposing and unbiased perspectives on the topic.
What It Proves:
There are exceptions to each side of the argument and the court can’t be expected to give an absolute, umbrella-type ruling.
2)https://www.questia.com/library/controversial-topics/medical-rights-and-children
Essential Content of the Article:
In some states, it is up to the discretion of the state to grant “limited power” to minors when making medical decisions. Some states have implemented the “mature minor doctrine” which offers more control to minors who engage in behaviors typically associated with adulthood.
What It Proves:
Some states have moved beyond the typical stance on the mental and judgmental capacity of minors and are willing to be flexible where the situation calls for it.
3)http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/456472_2
Essential Content of the Article:
There are many different laws that restrict the medical rights of a minor. The vast majority of medical decisions is left to the parent or guardian.
What It Proves:
Parents are often given entire control over the health care of their child. The state assumes that the parent will have their child’s best interest in mind but this is not always true. Many laws make it very easy for a parent to abuse their child or hinder their well being, even when the parent believes they are doing what’s best.
Essential Content of the Article:
This article focuses on a teen girl named Cassandra who has been diagnosed with a highly curable form of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. At the time the article was written she was just months away from turning 18 but was forced by the state to undergo chemotherapy against her wishes.
What It Proves:
Forcing a child to undergo treatment against their will can not only harm the child’s psychological well being but may do more to worsen their condition than help it. If a treatment plan is not followed well, it can make the condition harder to treat than it had been before.
Essential Content of the Article:
This article places a particular importance on informing the minor in question of the facts pertaining to their case to help them make a better informed decision than if they had gone without said facts. This is an effort to make sure the patient has a firm understanding of their options and the consequences and possible outcomes that may come with each choice.
What It Proves:
It is not unreasonable and to give a child the right to make an informed decision about their life.
Essential Content of the Article:
When is a child competent enough to make important decisions? Is there a switch that gets flipped on their eighteenth birthday? Involving a child in discussions about their health care can “foster the moral growth and development of autonomy in young patients.” This will better improve their ability to ask themselves these questions and make informed decisions when the time comes.
What It Proves:
At times, there are more benefits than draw backs when involving a child in decisions made pertaining to their health and well being.
Open Strong-Philly321
Officer Darren Wilson was proud to pin the badge of the Ferguson Police Department to his dress blues, but since he discharged his Sig P229 pistol on August 9, 2014, the badge reminds him that he mortally wounded a teenager in the line of duty. A nationwide study conducted from 2008-2012 by Pamela Kulbarsh, a psychiatric nurse for over 25 years and a member of San Diego’s Psychiatric Emergency Response Team, found that nearly 150,000 officers have experienced symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, not to mention the officers who, because of the stigma of appearing weak, have yet to come forward with their symptoms. But when police officers decide to confront their physiological troubles, Kulbarsh found that the men in blue are being deprived of a stable support system to help guide them in the right direction. For years, we have ignored the calls for help from the guardians of our safety who have pledged to protect our nation.
Rowan Counterintuitive 