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    Argument Against Racism

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    The whole point of this topic is to informed others that undocumented students are “undocumented‚ unafraid and unapologetic”; many undocumented are tired of living in the shadows and this slogan demonstrates that they should not be ashamed of being in the U.S. as undocumented. That they don’t owe anyone an apology for trying to get an education or that their parents came to pursue the American dream. This slogan means they have the right to be treated equally because they are humans. They have expressed

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    Argument Against Adoption

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    In a perfect world‚ there would be no need to adopt children. But because we live in a world that is broken because of death‚ disease‚ sin and poverty‚ vulnerable children are left in the wake. Ideally‚ those children should be in their own tribe‚ in their own clan‚ in their own home‚ and with their own families. When that isn’t possible‚ adoption can create a new family. I agree with the reasons for most adoptions‚ but I am strongly opposed to one. I do NOT believe that poverty is a valid reason

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    Once Prohibition was enacted congress had soon become disengaged with the movement‚ because many Politicians were drinking despite the law. Subsequently congress never provided proper funding for any type of reinforcement for the extensive violations of the Volstead act. Even those who strongly supported prohibition were reluctant to produce or request additional funding‚ because revealing to the public how severe violations had become would be compromising to the cause. This weakness allowed street

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    Arguments Against Adoption

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    Cassie Dixon ENG 102 MWF 10am Mrs. Russell 04/05/2013 Adoption Is an Option The first question a teenager asks after getting a positive pregnancy test is‚ “What am I going to do with the baby?” There are three options to consider: getting an abortion‚ keeping the baby‚ or giving it up for adoption. Abortion is probably the worst and most dangerous‚ followed closely by the decision to keep the baby‚ which is also dangerous and very expensive. Adoption is the safest‚ least expensive‚ smartest

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    Descartes vs. Pascal

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    Descartes vs. Pascal For centuries‚ human beings have been debating over the validity of the use of reason. This is a very‚ very difficult subject to discuss‚ as one is forced to study something which is at that moment being used in their study. Two classic thinkers who contrasted on their view of reason were Descartes and Pascal. Though both saw reason as the primary source of knowledge‚ they disagreed over the competence of human reason. Descartes‚ the skeptic‚ said that we could use reason

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    Pascal’s wager is a risk/benefit assessment to determine whether or not a person should believe in God. It in no way aims to prove that God exists. Unlike Descartes‚ who tries to prove God’s existence through the idea of God himself Pascal does not think such a proof can succeed. Pascal does a good job in his argument because he takes both sides into account and comes to a reasonable conclusion using mathematics. Overall‚ Pascal’s wager is preferable to Descartes’ meditations because they contain

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    at large (Cooper et al. 2010). Evidence Based Arguments against Mandatory HPV Vaccination Childhood immunizations‚ such as measles‚ chicken pox‚ and polio‚ are mandatory for school-aged youth and are required because of their highly contagious nature‚ especially in settings where people congregate in large numbers (De Jong and Bouma‚ 2001). Therefore‚ parents question whether there is justification for mandating that children be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus‚ one that can only

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    is also known as the figurate triangle‚ the combinatorial triangle‚ and the binomial triangle. Even though Pascal’s Triangle is named after seventeenth century mathematician‚ Blaise Pascal‚ several other mathematicians knew about and applied their knowledge of the triangle hundreds of years before the birth of Pascal in 1623. The Arabs‚ Persians and the Chinese discovered Pascal’s triangle in earlier centuries. The earliest depictions of a triangle of binomial coefficients occur in the tenth

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    outcome may be for the legality of purchased guns used in violent acts‚ people will demand stricter gun regulations. If the purchased gun was bought legally then the argument would be “requirements for purchasing guns should be stricter in order to try and keep bad people from purchasing them.” Had the gun been bought illegally the argument would be “we need to have tougher gun regulations in order to keep gun purchasing legal and strict.” Over the past three decades it has been found that 82 percent

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    Brianna Coleman Professor Wayne Urffer Ethics (Monday‚ 1pm) 20 November 2012 Euthanasia On a daily bases we are faced with many ethical issues. In today’s society‚ ethical dilemmas are seen as relative. What happens when you have to make a dire decision that does not only effect you‚ but the people around you. What happens when you have to make a decision for a chronically ill loved one? How do you handle the situation? In the case of Euthanasia‚ there is no room for error or for extreme

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