6 Pros and Cons of Mountaintop Removal

Mountaintop removal refers to a type of mining that removes the summit of a mountain by using explosives to expose the coal seams underneath it, making it vastly different from the traditional mining practice of manually digging a tunnel through mountains. Mountaintop removal (which is also called MTR and mountaintop mining) requires millions of pounds […]

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7 Pros and Cons of Military Spending

Military spending, which is also known as military budget, military expenditure, and defense budget, refers to the amount of money that a government or any other entity sets aside for building and maintaining armed forces. It’s determined by several factors, including the total amount of funds that a country can afford to spend in a […]

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6 Pros and Cons of Military Draft

There are thousands of people who would willingly risk their lives to protect and serve their country. There are those who love their country but would rather not go to war for it. Then there are those who believe that joining the armed forces of a nation should be a decision freely made and should […]

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8 Pros and Cons of Media Censorship

When a news-worthy event happens, you can learn about it in a matter of minutes even when it happened hundreds of miles away. However, with the power to access all kinds of information at the tips of your fingertips, don’t you ever wonder if there are some things that you would be better off not […]

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10 Pros and Cons of Manifest Destiny

The term manifest destiny was first used by John L. O’Sullivan in 1840 to describe what most Americans at the time believed was their mission from God—to expand the United States from coast to coast. Along with expanding their territory, they should spread their institutions and traditions in order to liberate and enlighten other civilizations, […]

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8 Pros and Cons of Mandatory Minimum Sentences

Mandatory minimum sentences refer to court decision settings that require people convicted of crimes to spend time in prison for a minimum number of years, regardless of the individual circumstances they find themselves in. Each country has its own mandatory sentencing laws, and several crimes (such as offenses involving drugs, guns, and pornography) come with […]

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10 Pros and Cons of Mandatory Military Service

Mandatory military service, otherwise known as military conscription, is a strategy that is being used by countries to build large and powerful armed forces to be deployed in times of war or when there is the need to protect a state’s sovereignty. As history shows, many governments had used this strategy, including France during the […]

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6 Pros and Cons of Lowering The Voting Age

The 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution does not allow the federal government and the states to use age as a primary reason not to allow any American citizen aged 18. In 1971, the U.S. already lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 and the latter is also the age citizens in most […]

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6 Pros and Cons of Legalizing Physician Assisted Suicide

The issue on Physician Assisted Suicide is once again part of a controversial debate. Eight hours were spent during the 2016 Legislative Session between the House of Delegates Judiciary Committee and Health and Government Operations Committee for the first major public debate attended by doctors, religious leaders and the public, all have different takes on […]

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6 Pros and Cons of Labor Unions

A labor union is an organization that exists to protect the interests of workers and employees by representing them in negotiations with employers concerning benefits and compensation packages, working hours and working conditions. There are around 60 local and international labor unions in the United States and Canada and they represent workers from different industries […]

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