If I tried to simply tell a skeptic‚ "That rock will fall from the cliff because of gravity‚" he won’t believe me because he will simply say‚ "Not necessarily." In fact‚ this can be the skeptic’s answer to just about any attempt to refute his position. It has long been pointed out by opponents of skepticism that such an attitude cannot be taken to its extreme conclusion in the real world in which we operate- even skeptics must live their lives according to rules they must rely upon not to fail
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Meglyn Huber WR 122 Jacob Miendersee 2/29/2013 Counter Argument Position Paper: “What’s so Bad About Hate?” by Andrew Sullivan With so much diversity in the world‚ there will always be conflicts about beliefs and feelings towards each other. When those who act out on these negative feelings towards minorities‚ it is called a “hate crime”. To combat these vicious and horrible offenses‚ throughout history‚ presidents and National leaders have declared a symbolic “war on hate”. From President
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Since ancient times‚ it has long been debated if physician assisted suicide should be legal and if it is moral. In ancient Greece and Rome there were doctors who administered poison to assist ill patients. In the 4th century‚ Hippocrates declared he would never give a deadly drug to anyone nor suggest it (ProQuest). There have always been supporters and many valid arguments for both sides of this debate. The argument in favor of doctor assisted suicide can be emotionally charged when involving
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It is vital to have the ability to control money expenses. On the other hand‚ it of course has some negatives aspects that should be taken into consideration as well. Despite the fact that it might help people’s individual growth‚ it is not something that everyone can handle. People who do not like to be accountable for anything are probably not personalities who should live alone. In conclusion‚ living alone requires much self-reliance‚ responsibility and control ability when it comes to matters
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removal of the right to free speech is not only reckless‚ but extremely dangerous. As an American‚ MacKinnon fails to recognise that it is a fundamental democratic right recognized in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and that freedom of speech is far too precious a protection to be eliminated. She attempts to justify her arguments by using the example of protecting pornography. This poor argument to such an important right in the US does not represent it in its full scope. The First
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the expansion of americans into the west was a major step in the 1800’s. the united states had a great deal of land that no one had ventured to settle. however‚ that all changed as the prospect of making it big in the west entered people’s minds. although white settlers wanted desperately to settle the west rapidly‚ they encountered varous problems. the west was land like thye had never seen. the climate could change from one extreme to the other in a matter of hours‚ it was very dry‚ there
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Edmond Gettier is considered to be one of‚ if not the most important philosopher of 20th Century philosophy. Gettier’s argument against the traditional account of knowledge‚ aka "The Gettier Problem"‚ is knowledge defined as justified true belief. The idea of justified true belief declares that in order for a given proposition to be true‚ one must believe more than the relevant true proposition‚ but also to have justification for doing so. Gettier argues that the traditional conditions for knowledge
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The definition of constitution is the fundamental laws or principles by which a nation is governed‚ usually embodied in a written document. The US Constitution is what turned our country’s government around. It is the oldest written document still in operation in the world. The ratification process for the Constitution took about ten months. Article Seven says that the new government under the Constitution would not start until conventions in at least nine states (two-thirds of the colonies) approved
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To what extent should internationalism be pursued‚ this is one of the most controversial questions of our government and the world today. Internationalism should be pursued to the fullest extent for many different reasons‚ some of them being fair spread of economic wealth around the world and to prevent wars over governmental issues like communism and democracy. Some people argue against internationalism‚ their argument being certain parts of the world are being used for outsourcing‚ but we will
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In this period of time American territorial expansion was at an all time high; consequently‚ expansion encouraged economic growth and a more industrial society. This was good and bad for the people that lived within the nation’s boarders. The expansion drastically increased the amount of opportunities for the nation’s people to be successful. On the other hand‚ one was only allowed to take advantage of these opportunities if one fitted the racial requirements. Ultimately‚ each racial group faced
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