Only The Heart is a novel written by Brian Caswell and David Chiem that tells a story familiar to many Australians. A Vietnamese family is threatened‚ pulled apart by the war in that country. Some of its members disappear; hard-earned wealth is lost. The novel leads the reader to a new understanding of refugees with the demonstrated views of pain‚ determination‚ survival and freedom‚ which are brought to life throughout the novel. The fall of Saigon in 1975 provides the momentum for Mai and her daughters
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Debates about decriminalization often focus on the conflict on the harm of drug use and the harm of drug laws. Many drug laws are imperfect and can often cause more harm than the use of drugs. Decriminalization means that a use of certain drugs is not against the law‚ but the production and selling of certain drugs is still a criminal act. Decriminalizing the use and possession of non-addictive drugs can help limit the harm of drug laws. I am not discussing medical marijuana in this paper because
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Euthanasia debate: A killing or a mercy death? Many think that the right to live is closely linked to the right to death since death is an event of life itself. In the Jain philosophy‚ there is provision of willingly embracing death in old age. This tradition is called Santhara. CJ: Dr. Lalit kishore Thu‚ Dec 11‚ 2008 18:40:22 IST Views: 4538 Comments: 2 Rate: 2.56 / 9 votes Human Psychology : Mercy killing: Pros and cons A DOCUMENTARY that appears to show the moment
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DOMA: Support or Repeal? BCOM 275 DOMA: Repeal or Support? Abstract This debate argues whether the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) should be supported or repealed on the basis of its definition of marriage‚ its constitutionality‚ and its impacts on non-heterosexual families. This debate argues that the Defense of Marriage Act should be repealed because its definition of marriage is heavily based on values of tradition in this country and because the definition violates the Fifth Amendment of
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ANA Debate “Why should nurses discuss the pos and cons of abortion? It’s up to the government and to the church to adopt a position‚ not the nurse”. Although‚ these comments reflect the attitudes of some professional people‚ there are a number of reasons why the nurse cannot ignore the question of abortion: relatively safe abortion is now a reality; laws have changed to make abortion readily available; increasing numbers of women will seek abortion; and nurses are frequently and directly involved
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Position (1‚ 2‚ AC‚ NC): 2AC Debate Outline – 2nd position If you hold the 2AC or 2NC position‚ your job is to expose flaws in the opposition’s arguments. Your three main points should focus on what the opposition said‚ and explain why those arguments are flawed or invalid. Based on that‚ the language you use in your outline will be a little different. Read the below ‘base’ outline for assistance in writing your own outline. The outline below is written as if it were the 2AC position trying to
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DEBATE: New Strains of Drug-Resistant Bacteria In 1969 when Dr. William H. Stewart claimed that the war against pestilence was won‚ he had no idea how wrong his statement was. Were he able to see what the future of antibiotics held‚ he would never have said‚ “It is time to close the book on infectious diseases‚ and declare the war against pestilence won”. He was completely oblivious to important aspects of antibiotics including their ineffectiveness on viruses and the potential harm that
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Debate Speech Firstly I would like to put forward a question‚ can you imagine a world without privacy. A world where everyone has access to your personal information. How many people here would feel uncomfortable or embarrassed with others viewing their private photos‚ videos or messages? Good morning 10 Morse and Ms. Falconer‚ today I will be addressing the second point for the negative side‚ that personal privacy is a necessity and should be relied upon in the online world of today. As
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is not the only country guilty of denying this issue the significance it deserves. Despite some negativity from Australian media‚ a recent study showed over half (80%) of Australians believe that Abortion should become readily available to women across the nation .More often than not politics and the law is the core of the abortion debate: however one can question‚ should abortion be outlawed and treated as murder of human life‚ or remain a choice available to all mothers. Behind debates and political
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The Great SK Debate: Do we really need the Sangguniang Kabataan? Allegations of corruption by inefficient‚ ineffective‚ and non-performing Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials have caused mounting calls for its abolition from various sectors and officials‚ including no less than President Benigno Aquino‚ Jr. himself‚ and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo. Ironically‚ the very author of Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local Government Code (LGC) which created
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