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    At the same time‚ the government of the US‚ having passed the transitional stage long ago‚ is alarmed by the same issue of police brutality against minority citizens. While the Indian government excessively intervenes in the police conduct‚ in some countries‚ such as in the US‚ this is not the case (Chevigny‚ 2008‚ p. 1617). Since the country is ruled by the voice of the majority‚ this group of people has a certain control over politicians. The latter‚ especially the president of the US‚ represent

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    Hebshi was racially profiled along with two other men. This is racial profiling because they were suspected of a crime from an official law enforcement agent due to their race. They were pulled off their flight‚ and she was ordered to strip naked‚ squat‚ and cough while an officer looked at her. Not only must this have been embarrassing‚ but it is completely unconstitutional and against our 14th amendments as U.S. citizens. Just because racial profiling is unconstitutional‚ it doesn’t mean it is illegal

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    not. While most people have probably already formed their own opinion on the matter‚ it may not be as cut and dry as they first thought once they hear the argument from both sides. There is countless different types of interrogation techniques that involve some form of torture of another(“A Torture Debate”). While many people may be against the techniques‚ there’s a reason they are used. They work. When you can push someone to the brink where they will do anything possible for it to stop‚ you can

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    Arguments Supporting Torture to Protect America’s Security When at Risk Justifying the needs of implementing various methods of torture is strongly a recommended option to protecting America’s security and American citizens. While the debate of whether the use of torture is valid to protect the United States of America overall‚ supporters of the argument strongly argue that interrogating terrorists is only useful when various torture methods are involved. During one of the United States of America’s

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    The debate of plastic against paper traces back in time and is still considered as an ongoing argument. To give my opinion on it I was provided with four sources that share the purpose of comparing which product is more harmful. The first source which is a graph called “Annual Carbon Footprint Performance (Comparative)”‚ shows that paper is giving off a huge amount of carbon dioxide compared to other resources. The second source which is an article by the website Clean by Design called “ Fiber Selection:

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    Debate against Hitchens’s Concepts of Religion and Politics One of the most controversial man‚ Christopher Hitchens‚ in his letters‚ “Letters to a Young Contrarian” (2001)‚ implies that people of the contemporary society should avoid thinking other than for themselves by taking on the pathway of being a contrarian. His purpose is to help “individuals on how they think‚ and not what they think by making them a more independent and questioning person” (63). The letters take us through a pathway

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    Arguments Against Ageism

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    stereotyping and discriminating against people based on their age (Ageism‚ n.d.). The term was first coined by Robert Neil Butler in 1969 to describe discrimination against seniors‚ and is similar to racism and sexist (Ageism‚ n.d.). Ageism consists of three elements‚ including prejudicial attitudes towards others‚ old age‚ and the aging process; institutional practices and policies that perpetuate stereotypes about older people; and discriminatory practices against the elderly. Ageism is also used

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    The government filled a motion to dismiss this application on the arguments that Padilla’s lawyer could not file and sign the petitioner on his behalf because the lawyer was not proper next friend required in such applications. The government also argued that the respondent was the commander of the navy brig where Padilla

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    Section 1: Socrates’ argument Socrates sits in a prison cell‚ sentenced to death. His wealthy friend Crito has come to speak with him as he waits for a ship from Delos to return and allow executions to begin. Socrates knows that he‚ “must die the day after the ship arrives (Plato‚ 44).” Socrates also knows that he is not guilty of the crimes he was convicted of‚ stating‚ “There have been many who have accused me to you for many years now‚ and none of their accusations are true (Plato 22).” It is

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    sexuality development are vastly similar. Majority of the time‚ any aspect or trait outside of the “normal” standards of society are typically rejected. Most people use their right hand when it comes to writing‚ with left-handed people being the minority. In the past‚ left handedness was portrayed as unacceptable and even “unnatural‚” compelling left handedness to be suppressed and forced to switch to their right hand (Good‚ Hafner‚ and Peebles). Most can agree that handedness is a naturally instilled

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