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guns from other countries that are widely used in many crimes. According to Gifford’s law center to prevent gun violence, “Three states (California, Florida, and Illinois) and the District of Columbia generally prohibit people from openly carrying firearms in public. Two states (New York and South Carolina) prohibit openly carrying handguns, but not long guns, and another three states (Massachusetts, Minnesota, and New Jersey) prohibit openly carrying long guns, but not handguns. In the…

The FSA Retreats back into Southern Vermont, where they begin to build defenses including trenches,barbed wire,and bunkers,which very much resembled the situation in Northern France,1917.Meanwhile,the Canadians do the same in Upper New England, adding naval guns on the coast in case of an invasion…

"Finally let understand that when we stand together for justice, we win. When black, white and Hispanic people stand together for justice we win." -Bernie Sanders Typically, a president is someone who takes on a big role in the United States, he or she is someone represents we as a people. In some cases, a president is someone who has the highest position in and organization or business; he or she is the head of the government in some countries. They may often characterize a president as a…

USA have already legalized assisted suicide. Those states are as follows: Oregon legalized assisted suicide on November 8, 1994, Washington legalized assisted suicide on November 4, 2008, Montana legalized assisted suicide on December 31, 2009, and Vermont legalized assisted suicide on May 20, 2013 (“State-by-State Guide to Physician-Assisted Suicide - Euthanasia - ProCon.org,” n.d.). These four states are proof that assisted suicide can be legalized without the fears of the naysayers coming to…

Doctor assisted suicide is a huge controversy around the world. Only five countries and five states explicitly allow for doctor assisted suicide to go completely unpunished. Doctor assisted suicide is suicide by the patient with medication or information provided by a doctor who has knowledge of the patient’s intent. This is different from euthanasia because the doctor is not actually performing the act, just providing the means and knowledge to do so. There are many arguments for and against…

presidents of the 1920’s, has been almost universally ranked in the bottom quartile of presidents, alongside such “notables” as James Buchanan and Franklin Pierce (Silver, 1982, p.3). In recent years, however, Coolidge, that stout, implacable “man from Vermont”, has seen somewhat of a resurgence in the public mind and in scholarly works, leading many historians to question whether such such typically dismissive representations are a fair, or even accurate, portrayal of…

California’s legislated school leave is followed by D.C. with a designated twenty four hours a year, Illinois at eight hours, Massachusetts with twenty four, Louisiana and Minnesota set at sixteen, North Carolina at four, Rhode Island with 10, and lastly Vermont sitting at twelve…

new faces walking around smiling. “Honestly, you don’t need this much stuff.” My mom dragged another bag into my new dorm. “Let’s just hope none of it is mine.” My dad joked. The mood was light because I was finally moving into the University of Vermont. No one expected this a couple months ago, but now dreams were becoming a reality. Evan and I put piles of my clothes away while my parents continued to drag more bags into the room. “I can’t wait to take your bed.” My brother told me. “Although…

Physician Assisted Suicide Physician assisted suicide is when a physician intentionally and knowingly provides the means of death to another person so that person can use it to commit suicide. An example of physician assisted suicide (PAS) would be providing a lethal amount of drugs or providing a plastic bag and helium, this is only classified as PAS when the person who dies makes the last act in the commitment of suicide. People often use physician assisted suicide/euthanasia interchangeably.…

As defined by Susan M. Wolf, “euthanasia is the practice of intentionally and directly ending the life of a person who has a severe and incurable disease or medical condition” (Wolf). Euthanasia usually takes place in patients with terminal illnesses, that ask to be euthanized. There are six major subtypes of euthanasia: active, passive, voluntary, involuntary, indirect, and assisted suicide (“BBC - Ethics- Euthanasia: Forms of Euthanasia”). In a society where euthanasia is legal, the “Law of…