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    over and they can vote nevertheless there are 76.5 million kids 17 and under who can not vote.There are 130 million people who voted in 2012 and if we had kids 17 and under vote it could go up 1 vote to 76 million more votes just on letting kids vote that could bring up to 200 million more votes. If they let kids vote.“Before the vietnam war was going on the age for voting was 21, nevertheless when the war of vietnam came they lowered the voting age to 18”. Which we have done this before in the past, Just wealthy white men could vote, then landowners who were white and male could vote, then only men could vote over 21, later on men and women could vote at 21, then black people could vote, finally during vietnam it switched again to 18. Currently people think that kids between 10-17 year olds are not educated on government. However they believe that because of how kids act and what they do, also most people believe when you can die for your country you should be able to vote for it to. Nevertheless,we are all US citizens to and we should have a absolute say in our government. Like in the united kingdom they lowered their voting age, from 18 to 16 however,we are well educated on it in middle school and they could educate us more. The first reason is is that we all are Us citizens who want the best for our country even if there 10 or 60 we all want a good life. Although critics…

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    3. After taking your initial and subjective vote count and conducting a power analysis, create a political strategy for Dr. Baker to get four votes (without irritating the President who hates political manipulation). Also remember in your political strategy that Dr. Baker is not supposed to interfere with the self-¬directed work team process. Think about tools of persuasion and coalition building. In order to select a wining coalition, Baker needs to map the political terrain in conjunction…

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    Voting is a privilege for people who are eighteen and older. Once the person turns eighteen they are allowed to vote. When in reality voting at the age of sixteen would be better than eighteen. Many sixteen year olds work and pay tax on their earnings.If young people are old enough to have jobs they should be able to have their say in these issues. Every voter that has ever vote has their own opinion on what they vote for. So everyone has an opinion on whomever they vote for, there is no wrong…

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    Kariann Scott 1/2 SHOULD 16 YEAR OLDS HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE? Should voting ages be lowered to 16? Right now the voting ages are at 18. Adults vote once every four years. Usually between November 2ed through the 8th. Lowering the voting ages will increase the number of votes, 16 year olds vote well and wisely, they also pay taxes, drive, and live under our laws. 16 year olds should have the right to vote One of the reasons 16 year old should have the right to vote is because the voting ages…

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    Should 16- and 17- year-olds be allowed to vote is what many people from the Takoma Park Community Center ask. In “ Takoma Park 16-year-old savors his history-making moment at the polls” Annys Shin the author of the article has clearly claimed that Ben Miller along with 350 other students from Blair High School in the age of 16 and 17 were granted the right to vote in their recent election. People have asked themselves if that would be a good idea or will it just turn out into a huge disaster.…

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    the New Testament, I noticed a shift in my outlook on Christianity where I started to connect with the Word and began applying it to my daily life, just as my father had advised me. As a man of great faith, my father has been conducting research on Noah’s Ark for the past 10 years. As a result of his research, he was selected as a keynote speaker at a conference at the Church on the Rock in Toronto. He asked me to be his right hand at the conference, and as an individual who had delved deep into…

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    Shut Up And Sing Analysis

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    Shut up & Sing is a film directed by Cecilia Peck and Barbara Kopple that tells the story of the Dixie Chicks, a country girl band, and the career changing event that took place. In 2003, the night before the U.S was to go to war with Iraq, lead singer Natalie Maines decided to speak in between the band’s set regarding the war and President Bush. Maine says in front of the band’s London audience, “Just so you know, we’re on the good side with y’all. We do not want this war, this violence. And…

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    Promote Teenage Pregnancy

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    When it comes to the topic of, "Do Shows Like "16 and Pregnant" and "Teen Mom” Promote or Discourage Teenage Pregnancy", most of us will readily agree that these shows do promote teenage pregnancy, where this argument usually ends, however, is on the question of how do these shows promote teenage pregnancy. Whereas most of us are convinced that they promote teenage pregnancy by bringing fame to these once ordinary teenagers, others maintain that these shows discourage teenage pregnancy by…

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    quietly knock and ask if she needs anything. A very loud, stern “NO!” comes from my small 14 year old daughter. 5 o’clock rolls around. As Dylan and I sit down for dinner, he asks where Alice is and I explained what happened as she ran in late from school. Shortly after we start eating, Alice slowly walks into the dining room. Red and teary eyed, she quietly asks if she can talk to us. “Of course, honey” we both chimed in. For a 14 year old girl to sit down on dad’s lap, we both knew we were in…

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    girls have time to make a decision whether to have the baby once they 've found out, but unfortunately for the women who find out halfway throughout the pregnancy don’t have a choice on whether they can abort or not. For those who do decide to continue a pregnancy, it is mainly from a feeling that they should take responsibility and that they could grow to be a good mum. Even though the pregnancy wasn’t planned, the mother grows to want the baby and love the baby. Maybe things didn’t start off…

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