Published in the New York Times, Murray is addressing a primarily liberal audience. However, it is read by a general audience both liberals and conservatives between the ages of twenty and sixty because it is circulated nationwide and internationally. This newspaper reaches the educated upper, middle, and lower classes. Murray includes himself in the same category as the reader, however his tone and word choice suggest that he sides with Summer's radical comments and this in turn weakens his argument as a whole.…
Lucius: Please listen to me! As being a representative of Olynthian community, don’t kick us out of this place. I am aware that Olynthus had defeated and even though we have Athenian citizenship, and living here, we are still Olynthian to you. But we have been putting a lot of effort to build this little shelter for Olynthian. I heard that you are accusing Marcus for provoking an assembly. We absolutely know the law that whoever causes a gathering and assembly will put to death. I can promise you that he didn’t gather the assembly.…
Is the author’s argument valid or invalid, sound or unsound, strong or weak? Explain how you determined this.…
It goes without question, that human beings will always question the existence of “God”. Whether these questions are formed in support or denial of an omnipresent creator they are important in helping shape our morality. H J McCloskey and his article “On Being and Atheist” is very critical of theists. It thus presents several arguments on how believers are incorrect in their belief in “God”, cosmological and teleological. McCloskey also focus’s on the existence of evil and how one can find comfort in atheism when facing evil.…
The method of skeptical inquiry or way by which Pyrrhonian skeptics bring themselves to withhold assent to every non evident proposition is known as the modes of suspension of judgment. There are five such modes that Sextus provides and they are based on: Discrepancy, regress ad infinitum, relativity, hypothesis and circular reasoning. (Empiricus, 165–169) The modes are designed to assist Pyrrhonian skeptics in in continuing their inquiry by guarding themselves from the disquieting state of dogmatism. For the sake of argument, suppose there is a dogmatist who believes that P. In order to avoid the snares of dogmatism, the Pyrrhonian skeptic would resort to withhold assent about P. According to the mode deriving from discrepancy, due to an undecidable…
After Reconstruction the states that resided in the north were primarily Liberal Republican. This was due from Lincoln’s association with the Republican Party, and the role he had on equal treatment for blacks during the Civil War (Boles pg. 570). Also, the term liberal is associated with the progressive party, which means looking forward. In contrast, the south was primarily Conservative Democratic, with the term conservative associated with being stuck in old ways of doing things. This implies that they did not agree upon the equal opportunities among blacks and whites, because they viewed blacks more as servants. This way of thinking stemmed from before the Civil War, when slavery was still in common practice. So, one of the main divisions between the two parties was the issue on race. Today the south is largely associated with the Conservative Republican platforms, and the north being associated with the Liberal Democratic platforms. The purpose of this paper is to explain how the South transitioned from this solidly Democratic region to one that is today largely recognized as solidly Republican, through the platforms of key politicians had on…
Plea bargaining is being scrutinized and criticized for a variety of reasons. Many believe that plea bargaining is fair as it gives a possible offender the ability to negotiate a less severe sentence. If the offender is in fact innocent all he has to do is go trial and prove it and he will be released. However plea bargaining has contributed to the imprisoning of innocent individuals. The prosecutor also has an unfair advantage over the defense thus making plea bargaining an unfair practice. These reasons are why plea bargaining is a negative practice and should be changed.…
This Sixth Amendment of the Bill of Rights protects the rights of the accused in criminal prosecutions. Not only does this amendment provide the right to a speedy trial, the right to confront witnesses against him, the right to counsel, this amendment provides the right to be tried by an impartial jury of his peers. While the trial takes place, it is the responsibility of the jury to listen and retain facts and evidence presented by the prosecution and the defense. It is their duty to determine guilt or innocence based solely on the facts and evidence presented during trial. If a guilty verdict is unanimously concluded amongst the 12 or more jurors, this must be concluded beyond a reasonable doubt. It only takes one juror to dissent…
As I enter into my second week in EDU605, I was given the opportunity to read and analyze an academic research paper that relates to differentiated instruction within my educational context. As I searched through articles and academic journals, I came across an interesting read. Charles Greenwood, Judith Carta, Howard Goldstein, Ruth Kaminski, Scott McConnell, and Jane Atwater presented their arguments on how the use of multi-tier approach to preschool language and early literacy instruction is the key for success for young learners who may be at risk.…
A multitude of different movies portrays Artificial Intelligence (AI) as something to be feared; an entity that would be the demise of humanity. Despite what these movies portray, it is up for dispute whether AI is a threat to humanity. AI is becoming more commonplace and more advanced everyday both in the real and virtual world. Multiple different AI entities have previously malfunctioned and caused issues. A multitude of groups of individuals feels that restrictions should be placed on AI entities, while others believe that AI poses no threat to any individual. Whether or not, AI is a threat is still up to question.…
A prosecutor's duty is to defer and produce evidence of the crime at hand to the judge and jury so that they can decide an appropriate sentence. According to the case of State v. Stu Dents, there are several charges against the defendant which range from moderate to severe. These charges include homicide, assault of a police officer, kidnapping, burglary, and crimes related to drugs. The prosecution must attempt to provide accurate evidence to prove the charges against Stu Dents. During this trial, the prosecution will evaluate the laws and statutes of Hawaii, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania to determine which state the case is the strongest. The prosecution will examine each of these states thoroughly to provide a better understanding of the charges, which will provide a guideline in determining the best sentencing alternatives.…
removal standard for illegal drug use beside marijuana is “Any use or purchase of drugs of abuse (except marijuana) within three (3) years before application”. I have not used any illegal drug beside marijuana within three (3) years of applying for the police examination. I last used an illegal drug beside marijuana in 2012, which is three years before the application was filed for the Columbus Police Examination. As you can see in the attached file, the polygraph shows that I have not lied or try to cover up this situation. I have been upfront and completely honest about the mishap. Since the standard is three years before filing for the application, I would like my file to be reviewed to continue with the police process.…
This discussion leaves us with another trend that I need to explain: employer centrism seems associated with a justice’s view of reasonable accommodations. But why? I will suggest that a judge’s view of reasonable accommodations is a psychological effect of his employer- or employee-centric bias: the more employer-centric a judge is, the less likely he is to say that burdens put on employers are reasonable because of that bias. There is empirical backing for this hypothesis. A great deal of research has supported (though not without dissent) so-called “implicit bias”—thoughts and ideas, like stereotypical racial attitudes, that we do not recognize we have, but that we have nonetheless. Researchers at Cornell have found that implicit biases can manifest in judicial decisionmaking, with one study concluding, in clear terms, that “implicit biases can affect judges’ judgment[s]” (Rachlinski, 2009). In that study, black judges showing black-favoring implicit bias were more…
The president candidate whose rhetorical devices I chose to analyze was Mitt Romney’s. Over the course of the three debates Mitt Romney uses various rhetorical devices, some helping and some hurting his campaign. Most of the rhetorical devices used during the Domestic Policy debate are re-used in the Town Hall and Foreign Policy debate.…
Read President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech. What emotions do you feel while reading these speeches? What elements of the speeches evoke these emotions?…