very nice term for racial discrimination against better-qualified white people in jobs‚ employment‚ promotions and scholarships‚ and college admittance.” This quote by David Duke (politician) sums up the main argument against affirmative action. Affirmative action gives special consideration to minorities and women when being selected for a college or job. This makes it more likely for these groups of people to be considered than for white males. There are three primary arguments against affirmative
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The key argument in favor of the human genome project is based on its potential for treating individuals severely affected by their condition. Genetic bases for many diseases have been proven‚which makes the human genome project very important for understanding how to treat‚ and even cure some of these diseases (Friedman & Schustack‚ 2005) A ideal example is Lesch-Nyhan disease‚ which is distinguished communication deficits and involuntary self-injurious behavior. Males who have this disorder have
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There are many different sentences for different crimes . Opposite to what many people may think it is judges not the juries who mostly determine sentencing for a criminal . It is pretty typical for the judge to tell the jury not to consider punishment when determining whether a criminal is guilty or not guilty. Easily many times a mistrial is wanted when it can be shown that the jury considered punishment when making the decision off guilt. Despite‚ there are some times when a jury will
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Maria K. Philosophy Mar. 6‚ 2012 Arguments Against Moral Relativism Moral relativism is the belief that the morally correct decision to make‚ when faced with a moral dilemma‚ is the one that is acceptable within the context of a given culture. This means that the correct decision varies depending on the culture in which one makes it. Today‚ with great variability between societies and cultures‚ moral relativism is greatly accepted as a matter-of-fact‚ but this is not necessarily the case
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but” and Distinguishing what you say from what they say. “And Yet” Gerald Graff‚ Cathy Birkenstien and Russel Durst say that “you need to be an expert in a field to have an argument at all” (p‚55). Are they referring to an actual job like a lawyer? where they are good on arguing about a certain topic. You must have some sort of topic to go off of to argue your case‚ and to make it believable for others. As for agreeing or disagreeing‚ I tend to disagree a lot more than I do agree. The reason for that
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Three opposing arguments will be examined for the resurrection of Christ. Many arguments have been made against the resurrection throughout the years‚ but the three most popular theories will be explained. After the opposing arguments are explained‚ four arguments for the resurrection will be presented to refute those claims. The Swoon Theory The swoon theory or Apparent Death theory suggests that Jesus was not actually dead‚ but merely had fainted or passed out. Other sources also suggest that
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One argument that someone may make against my own argument could be something surrounding pre-determinism‚ stating‚ “what if someone was pre-determined to commit a crime‚ a murder‚ something that was pre-determined before birth‚ would they still be morally responsible for their actions. Personally‚ I believe that pre-determinism is a strong opposition that many would argument against my stance‚ and yes‚ pre-determinism can affect one’s free will. But I also believe that even if something is predetermined
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comfortable. Schools all over the country are talking about making uniforms mandatory. This is an abomination‚ and unfair to students. First‚ schools uniforms are a bad idea because they oppress students individuality. In the article “An Argument Against School Uniforms‚” Joel M. states‚ “Middle School/Junior High is a time of maturing‚ physically‚ mentally‚ academically‚ and emotionally.” This quote means that students are changing through the years and need room to grow. They do not need to be oppressed
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exist in this country. Many people have heard the term “racial profiling‚” or the phase “driving why black.” For many African Americans racial profiling is a form of racism. Racial profiling is also a reality most African Americans will face daily. African American males learn all too quickly or early on in life that they might be subjected to be harassed by law enforcement not because they did anything wrong‚ but because of the color of their skin. What is racial profiling? According to Piquero and
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Useful Argumentative Essay Words and Phrases Examples of Argumentative Language Below are examples of signposts that are used in argumentative essays. Signposts enable the reader to follow our arguments easily. When pointing out opposing arguments (Cons): Opponents of this idea claim/maintain that… Those who disagree/ are against these ideas may say/ assert that… Some people may disagree with this idea‚ Some people may say that…however… When stating specifically why
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