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    with intelligence and common sense‚ well no; There have always been hate crimes‚ but ever since Donald Trump was elected candidate for the presidency there’s been much more discriminating and racism than ever‚ and why is this important? Because who wants to live in a country full of hate‚ anyways reports don’t lie. For example‚ more Anti-Semitic incidents‚ they increased 86% in the first quarter of 2017‚ according to the Anti-Defamation League‚ the number of crimes against Jews and their properties;

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    Racism against Native Americans and African Americans Sometimes I imagine that racial diversity would be a boon to human kind if there was no such thing called “racial hatred”. Now if you tell me that if there was only one kind of race then I will tell you that if all roses were red then what you would have given for a funeral? My point is that diversity is what makes this world keep going amusingly and these notions of race and ethnicities as big and small‚ upper class and lower class‚ superior

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    Rebellion Against the British In the 1700s there was growing anger with the British because of the taxes being raised. They passed acts that included the Currency Act and the Stamp Act. The colonists were justified in rebelling against the British government because the colonies had multiple problems with the British rule. The colonies believed that the government was taxing them unfairly and they didn’t like the fact that one family was running the government‚ and the government was not giving them

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    can’t use their wealth to influence politics‚ and money is a form of free speech. I also can’t say I’m against having countless amounts of groups because if we were to limit how many groups there could be I wouldn’t be able to form my own group if I wanted‚ and it would further remove the power held by citizens. I’m not against interests groups with large amounts of capital‚ but I am against greedy politicians‚ if that makes sense. I understand that money can be a critical part of a lobbying campaign

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    value of a mathematical function‚ implies that there are constraints‚ scarcity‚ limitations‚ and trade-offs. . . All things considered‚ the largest happiness we can get out of an aggregate community. “Happiness” is what Greene considered to be the common currency for values. It is the answer to “what really matters”. 169. Following that‚ “impartiality” answers “who really matters?”: everyone. Greene says utilitarianism doesn’t mean “everyone is equally happy”‚

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    Benefit argument claims that only self-interest motivates human action. I believe that Psychological Egoism‚ is a true theory that holds strong arguments as to why‚ all human actions are motivated by self-interest‚ because whatever argument is made against this theory can always be refuted back to the idea that any action that

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    1. Civil liberties are individual legal and constitutional protections against the government. Civil liberties are explicitly states in the Bill of Rights‚ which are the first ten amendments in the Constitution. Disputes over civil liberties often end up in court and sometimes the Supreme Court that is the final interpreter of content and scope of our liberties. Civil liberties are the legal constitutional protections against government. The courts‚ police‚ and legislatures all define their meaning

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    because they believe that it will humanize and torture the animals. It may be true that it’s unethical and it goes against people’s morals‚ but it is a great medical advancement that could help save many lives. Furthermore‚ people should rethink their decision on trying to ban chimeric research. Therefore‚ the audience‚ organizations such as the NIH who have withdrawn or are against funding‚ will be persuaded to support and continue or start funding the chimeric research. Research has shown that

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    Andhra Pradesh and Delhi have a special place in annals of crimes against women in India in recent times. If we are to take a look at the statistics provided by the National Crime Records Bureau‚ Andhra Pradesh has figured consistently in 2008‚ 2009 and 2010 as the state with highest incidences of crime against women; and Delhi‚ similarly has figured as the city with highest incidences of crime against women in the years 2008‚ 2009 and 2010. Let me restate the figures and illustrate just a few

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    The Wal-Mart Dispute Karen Olsson believes that Wal-Mart‚ the world’s largest retailer company‚ under pays their employees for the amount of work they do daily. They do not offer good working conditions for their employees or enough medical benefits to support themselves and their families. Sebastian Mallaby says that Wal-Mart is not wrong for the way that they run their business; he feels as though Wal-Mart does their consumers a favor by keeping the wages low and offering “low prices”

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