The Georgetown Parliamentary Debate Team is an association of people with a common interest in competitive debate with other universities. The purpose of the Team is to provide an opportunity for its members to learn debating styles and rules‚ to develop and to practice their skills and techniques with other members of the Team‚ and compete within the debate league(s) it chooses to participate in. Currently‚ the Society is a member of‚ but will not be limited to‚ the American Parliamentary Debate
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Abortion I strongly believe a fetus is not a human until the day he/she is born. Therefore abortion should be legal for the purpose that the mother has all control over the dependent being inside her. The fetus is a parasitic being which is living off the mother so Thomson is right when he says we have no obligation towards the fetus. Although I do not think the fetus is a person‚ Thomson for argument sake says the fetus is a person. Thomson has this claim to conclude that humans have no duty
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great man of science was formed. While changing fields of study (from engineering apprenticeship to mathematical physician)‚ J. J. Thomson wrote and studied many aspects of both chemistry and physics. J. J. Thomson has many awards for his great accomplishments and discoveries. Having the opportunity to study under and with some of the greats of his time‚ Thomson was able to receive great advice and resources for his studies and experiments. Lord Rayleigh was his great mentor and teacher at Cavendish
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“Someday they will know what I mean.”– Tom Thomson There are a lot of different arguments about how the great painter Tom Thomson died. Some believed he committed suicide or had a tragic accident or even drowned‚ some thought that he was killed because of a debt or an argument about the war. I believe that there are only 2 plausible theories: he committed suicide or he was murder. Since his death‚ Thomson’s work has grown in value and popularity. In 2002‚ the National Gallery of Canada
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Judith Slaying Holofernes Artemisia Gentileschi was not the first to paint Judith Slaying Holofernes. Her father had painted Judith. Michelangelo‚ Botticelli and Caravaggio had painted Judith. Donatello had sculpted Judith. But she was the first to interpret the story of Judith‚ in a time when women had few rights‚ as an allegory for female dominance. In comparison with other contemporary versions‚ the composition‚ dramatic style‚ and emotions of the characters present a violently feminist
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Tom Thomson The Jack Pine The painting‚ The Jack Pine‚ by Tom Thomson is an oil on canvas was created in 1916-1917. Its measurements are 127.9 x 139.8 cm. The Jack Pine is displayed in the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. Tom Thomson’s work shows the influence of Impressionism‚ Art Nouveau‚ and the achievements of the Group of Seven. The Jack Pine creates a calm‚ distilled outlook on the Canadian landscapes. I like how Thomson uses almost every colour in the rainbow. The sky and the
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Kingonomics by Rodney Sampson is about intertwining Martin Luther King Jr’s principles and entrepreneurship. The title itself is captivating because it could have been titled ‘Martin Luther King Jr and Entrepreneurship’ but morphing the two main aspects of each idea cause interest and topics. Throughout reading this piece of literature‚ I could not help but notice myself agreeing with much of what was said. My eyes were open to a broader range of problems and solutions. What the author‚ Sampson
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uses and limitations of using models in science. The Plum Pudding Model is an atom model proposed by J.J Thomson‚ the physicist who discovered the electron. In Thomson’s "Plum Pudding Model" each atom was a sphere filled with a positively charged fluid. The fluid was called the "pudding." Scattered in this fluid were electrons known as the "plums." The radius of the model was 10-10 meters. Thomson suggested that the positive fluid held the negative charges‚ the electrons‚ in the atom because of electrical
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Applied Ethics Abortion 1. Abortion is an “act which a woman performs in voluntarily terminating‚ or allowing another person to terminate her pregnancy”. (Mary A. Warren) • The women’s liberation movement in the 1960s is a movement for independence of women from men‚ for equality of gender and for women’s rights. It leads to the debate over whether women should be given a right to abortion on demand. • Is abortion morally permissible or impermissible‚ right or wrong? 2. Two theoretical
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The Insanity defense first came into England’s radar when Daniel McNaughton‚ who attempted to murder‚ Prime Minister Robert Peel. McNaughton Rule became a common law test to determine criminal liability in relation to mentally disturbed defendants. Another notable case is that of Reagan‚ John Hinckley who in 1981 attempted to assassinate the president. The insanity defense is not covered as its own constitutional right‚ although it faults under the due process clause in the 5th and 14th amendments
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