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    We have talked about injunctions in class. Injunction is a controversial power that police have that while legal is often deemed prejudicial on whom it targets. Injunctions are a method of deterring gang members by judging them how they dress‚ and who they are associated with. In the book Ana Muñez was harsh on gang Injunctions‚ stating the strain that the injunctions puts on many members of the community‚ and the guilty before proven innocent mentality. The gang injunctions affect the life of a

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    Controversial television advertising has always caused a moral dilemma. Television commercials during the Super Bowl‚ one of the most watched television programs‚ walk a fine line between appropriate and inappropriate. However‚ there are quite a few varying opinions regarding the controversial advertisements. Controversial television advertisements that air during the Super Bowl generate millions of dollars‚ entertain the viewers‚ and stir up many a conversation. The viewers that seek to censor controversial

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    The conversation of immigration has been controversial in America for many‚ many years. Discussions regarding immigrants generally begin with an un-educated listener and perhaps even a speaker who is un-aware of the facts surrounding immigration. Basic topics of immigration are often misleading with the assumption of the term immigrant referring to an “illegal alien‚” however that is not as certain as many may believe. Immigration is legal and illegal‚ as well as beneficial and detrimental to Americans

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    Abortion‚ A Controversial Word in the U.S. Carmen Winfield SOC120 Instructor Wakgira August 26‚ 2012 Abortion is one of longest debated subjects in the United States. Everyone has an opinion on it. Abortion is the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus to end a pregnancy. Some are pro-choice and some are pro-life. Everyone has seen the protestors on sidewalks and in front of clinics with their signs for the pro-life side. We live in the United States‚ where we have the right to choose;

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    explicit misrepresentation. Deception is highly frowned upon within society as it involves actively misleading an individual or group. In psychology‚ multiple studies have used deception in order to attain information. One such example is the controversial Milgrams Obedience study. Likewise‚ deception‚ using different editorial methods in reality television is an important factor to try and retain viewers. However‚ this can have an adverse effect on society. As Albert Bandura (1977) has explained

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    prevent further suffering from their own physical pain or suffering of loved ones that see the patient decaying everyday. Euthanasia is the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or an irreversible coma. The controversial topic of euthanasia is highly debated throughout the globe on a variety of different levels. The best

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    Brimelow‚ Peter. Alien Nation. New York City: Random House‚ Inc.‚ 1995. Camarota‚ Stephen A. “100 Million More.” Aug 2007. 27 Mar 2008 Camarota‚ Stephen A. “Use Enforcement to Ease Situation.” 2005. Arizona Republic. 26 Mar 2008 . Currie‚ Stephen. Issues in Immigration. San Diego: Lucent Books‚ Inc.‚ 2000. Haerens‚ Margaret. Illegal Immigration. Detroit: Greenhave Press‚ 2006. Hayworth‚ JD. Whatever It Takes. Washington‚ DC: Regenery Publishing‚ Inc.‚ 2006. Martin‚ Philip. “Farm Labor Shortages: How

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    The topic on Abortion was once controversial in the United States and still is to this present time. Abortion can be determining as voluntary termination of a pregnancy‚ as the embryo or fetus is removed from the uterus in order to terminate ones pregnancy. Another form of abortion is called spontaneous abortion‚ which is considered to be a miscarriage or the instant lost of ones fetus. Because abortion is debatable in our society‚ many people exhibit a vast range of ideas and believe on such topic

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    Throughout history‚ literature has been used as a medium to convey controversial political topics. Among these topics are race relations. Works such as Uncle Tom’s Cabin‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ and I know why the Caged Bird Sings have been highly disputed amongst society due to the level of conflicting race relations discussed in these novels. More specifically‚ the language in these novels has been subject to the most crucial judgment. The connotative language used in these novels is not only degrading

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    Chopin ’s most famous novel The Awakening (Seyersted 174). This was the not only the view of one magazine‚ but it summarized the feelings of society as a whole. Chopin woke up people to the feelings and minds of women. Even though her ideas were controversial at first‚ slowly over the decades people began to accept them.<br><br>Kate O ’Flaherty Chopin was raised in St. Louis in the 1850 ’s and 1860 ’s. Chopin had a close relationship with her French grandmother which lead to her appreciation of French

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