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    briefing document to provide arguments for and against the UK joining the Euro The single European currency was established in 1999 and since then the topic of whether the UK should join the Euro has been at the centre of many debates. This document will look at the arguments both for and against membership of the single currency and then provide a critical analysis on whether the UK should join the single currency. Arguments for and against joining the Euro |Arguments for joining

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    The ‘Hole’ Argument Against Substantivalism The ‘hole’ argument against substantivalism is a great argument created by Albert Einstein out of desperation when his general theory of relativity ran into obstacles. The ‘hole’ argument says that if the general theory of relativity is true and substantivalism is true‚ then for any model of the general theory of relativity representing a physically possible universe‚ there is a hole diffeomorphism of that model which represents a physically possible

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    ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST TERM LIMITS My research indicated there is more public support for term limits. The most common reason was voters feel dissatisfied and misrepresented by the candidate in office. It is believed that career politicians are elitists and do not have a clear understanding of what “real” people are dealing with or need. Term limits would create an even playing field for newcomers allowing new ideas and fresh thinkers into the mix. Newcomers would be less influenced by

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    It was present by Singer in Animal Liberation. In his book‚ he explains his argument against how animals are abused for human benefit because of the common thought that humans are superior to animals. His position is that animals should be treat with the same respect as human beings instead of subpar. Singer makes it clear that animals are equal to humans‚ not inferior‚ and should be treated as such throughout his argument. When thinking generally‚ no one usually has any objection to this claim until

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    The arguments are usually based on the beliefs that life is given by god‚ and that human beings are made in Gods image. Some churches also emphasise the importance of not interfering with the natural process of death. Human beings are valuable because they are

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    Some people are strongly against vaccinating their children. They feel it is unsafe and can even lead to autism. There have been many reported cases where vaccines have actually done a lot of harm. As the amount of vaccines being administered to children has risen‚ so has the percentage of children with autism. This is ground-breaking evidence to the anti-vaccine movement. They assume that the more vaccines a child receives‚ the higher they go up on the autism spectrum. It is believed that a child

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    The Lottery A healthy harvest has always been important to civilizations. Once field preparation is done‚ the farmer can only wait and hope that the correct balance of rain and sun will ensure a good harvest. Many ancient cultures believed that growing crops represented the life cycle; hence they believed ritual sacrifice was needed to guarantee a good crop. In this short story "The Lottery‚" Shirley Jackson uses this archetype to showcase man ’s inherent need for such ritual. The story is set

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    Rights Movement. Even some of his most loyal followers believed that by him speaking out against the war in Vietnam he was ignoring his work fighting against racial discrimination in the south. The question then becomes to what extent this accusation was true‚ and whether or not King should have ignored the Vietnam war in favor of continuing his work in the Civil Rights Movement. By looking at the arguments King makes in his earlier works and comparing it with his speech about the Vietnam war‚ we

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    constables‚ who lacked the tools to maintain order as the police do today. That said‚ to determine if the right to privacy is a threat to our national security‚ I reviewed the Fourth Amendment‚ the government’s use of surveillance‚ and arguments for as well as against its use. The Fourth Amendment provides that “no Warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched‚ and the persons or things to be seized”. Its purpose

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    Those opposed against the defence suggest that it is an obvious mean of protecting homophobes and that there shouldn’t be reasonable justification for allowing it. The question is raised then‚ of if it is possible for someone to be so overcome with panic from being ‘hit

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