The Lincoln Douglas Debates In 1858 Abraham Lincoln and Stephen a Douglas embarked on a series of debates and effort to win a seat in the Senate. This time Lincoln was not very well known in the political arena in contrast to Douglas who was a lifelong political player. However‚ after the debates Lincoln vaulted into the national spotlight continuing on to eventually win the Presidential election of 1860. Lincoln had originally proposed that he and Douglas engage in these debates‚ and discuss in depth
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Global Warming Debate Humans have known about global warming for many years. MANY people think that our concern about carbon dioxide and global warming is a modern preoccupation driven by the attention of high-profile personalities‚ politicians and green activists. But Al Gore did not discover global warming. Nor did Tim Flannery‚ Peter Garrett‚ Greenpeace or Malcolm Turnbull. Scientific concern about global warming is not new. A single scientific paper‚ published more than three decades ago
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Lincoln Douglas Debates of 1858 The main causes of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 were great in number. The first was Abraham Lincoln claiming that Douglas was encouraging fears of amalgation of the races with enough success to drive thousands of people away from the Republican Party. The second was that Stephen A. Douglas was claiming that Lincoln was an abolitionist for saying that the American Declaration of Independence applied‚ in fact‚ to both blacks and whites. The third cause was
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marijuana use (cardio respiratory problems‚ loss of cilia within the throat‚ etc.). Recently‚ the television show‚ “Crosstalk on Drugs: Legally High” (2012)‚ which is a moderated conversation between multiple guest speakers‚ discussed both sides of the debate into great detail. Today‚ alcohol production‚ distribution‚ and consumption are seen on a daily basis. Turn on a television show or open a magazine in the United States and you are bound to see someone with a drink in hand‚ an occurrence that was
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The nature vs nurture debate is one of the oldest and most argued debates throughout psychology. It has been analyzed by some of psychology’s most reputable theorists for hundreds of years. The nature-nurture debate asks the question of whether an individuals intelligence‚ attitude‚ and behaviors are due to their life experiences‚ environment‚ or surroundings. Or‚ if they are based on ones DNA ‚ genetic predispositions‚ and inherited intellects of their blood relatives (heritability). Currently standing
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Marijuana and the Great Debate Cannabis or Marijuana‚ is the most popular illegal drug used recreationally today. It is derived from the flowering plant called cannabis and is also known by many other names such as pot‚ weed‚ hemp‚ and grass. Botanically‚ there are well over three hundred chemicals that derive from the cannabis plant. The main active ingredients of the drug are THC (tetrahydrocannabinol or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol)‚ and CBD (Cannabidiol). Of the cannabinoids‚ THC is the main
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Staff writer Daniel Wood argues in his article‚ “LAPD shooting reignites debate: Are police cameras effective?” that body cameras are not a reliable source for justifying crimes. Wood claims that there is much more factors considered in justifying events such as police brutality‚ and video footage is only one of the many. In other words‚ Woods addresses today’s controversies of police brutality on African Americans and criticizes body cameras as an imprudent way to justify police brutality. In
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Antonio Smith Jr Gun Control Debate Gun control is a hot button issue that boils over whenever acts of gun violence occur. Citizens‚ lawmakers and gun lobbyists have been debating the issue of gun control for more than a century‚ and there has yet to be a definitive answer. Proponents of gun control don’t believe that state and federal gun control acts do enough‚ and gun rights advocates believe that the laws go too far. Opponents of gun control laws argue that Americans have the right to bear
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Gospel of Wealth Debate Julian Yearwood Was Andrew Carnegie’s “Gospel of Wealth “ a useful response to great disparities in wealth created by the rise of industry and economic growth in the United States during the Gilded Age? Introduction: Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish Immigrant‚ who came to the US at age 13. He went from being a factory worker to working his way up the ladder at the telegraph company. He founded the Pittsburg Carnegie Steel Company‚ which he sold to JP Morgan in 1901
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far may be irreversible. Reduction of the rainforests‚ continued growth in hydrocarbon industries‚ increases in livestock‚ and depletion of the ozone are all considered factors in the debate. Skeptics maintain that the climate change is a natural phenomenon‚ that man’s effect on nature is largely overrated. The debate
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