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    Cudd’s definition of oppression seems to suggest that an oppressor has such a great influence on the oppressed group that the oppressed group could only resist with a lot of trouble. Such an influence can only be held by an actual institution because institutions have the power that individual people do not. Individual people could die along with their reputations and power but institutions go on for many years. This leads to the next question: what characterizes a social group and how is a social

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    John Stuart Mill’s Viewpoint on Interrogation and Torture In the world today there have been many controversial topics including topics such as euthanasia‚ the death penalty and gay marriage. One that has always stood out in particular is the controversy over torture and interrogation techniques for terrorists in US custody . Ethically you can argue for or against these torture and interrogation techniques but what would John Stuart Mill’s viewpoint be on this highly debated topic? Before we

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    Cruelty against women has been age-old phenomenon‚ where women have been subjected to brutality and inexplicable exploitation for one reason or the other. In the male-dominated world‚ she has been treated not better than a commodity‚ a mere puppet in the hands of her so-called protector‚ be in the form of father‚ brother or subsequently her husband for the rest of her life. Her position has been reduced next to nothing to the extent that she cannot take a decision of her own. By virtue of this

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    Animals are being killed in order to know if a product is safe for humans. Some products are meaningless due to the animals being too scared. The animals are caged for many years until the day of their death approaches. Animal testing is often used in cosmetics‚ household products‚ and chemicals. In many cosmetics out there‚ an animal test was preformed. It is not required by law to do animal testing on cosmetics (Animals in product testing). It is morally wrong to test on animals. The animals

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    Since the early beginnings of Grecian civilization‚ animal testing was historically recorded as a means of scientific and medical research. It wasn’t until the 1800s that it became a controversial topic of discussion. Since then‚ thousands of brands utilized daily are there because of extensive animal research of the products effects. But because of the extensive research‚ animals are often left hurt‚ abused‚ and sometimes dead due to the excruciating circumstances they are put through. Despite the

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    Ruide Bu College Writing I Dr. Iler Rhetorical analysis of “Against School” Fake and gay. Most people would have the same sentiment about the primary and secondary school systems in America. While the argument against the public school system is often presented to the masses in segmented bits and pieces‚ John Taylor Gatto attacks the meat of the issue in his essay‚ “Against School.” A retired teacher of thirty years‚ he engages readers in a conversational dialogue and outlines the ways the educational

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    Abortion has been a dominant discussion in modern and ancient time. Somehow‚ we never hear the end of it. An abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy. Abortion in the United States should be legal up until 24 weeks if the woman was raped or her life is in danger. If the woman does not meet these criteria‚ she should have 12 weeks to contemplate abortion because this is the woman’s right and the government should not block this practice. Opponents who identify themselves as pro-life

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    Genetic testing The definition of right and wrong in today’s society is extremely vague. With the advancements in the medical field‚ it is becoming more common for people to seek genetic testing. People seek the testing for many different reasons. Women seek the testing while pregnant to make sure their unborn fetus is developing properly. Some have the testing if there is a family line of cancer. The FBI forensic team does it to figure out criminals. Others do the testing to see if they carry

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    Joint‚ reefer‚ grass‚ weed. These are all similar words that are used to describe Marijuana‚ a taboo drug within our society. But before we cast it off as a dangerous substance that is detrimental to the youth‚ we must first ask the 3 W’s; who smokes marijuana‚ what this substance truly is‚ and why is it illegal. In doing so‚ we will be at a better position to answer this question and uncover driving facts that disproves arguments for prohibition. So who smokes marijuana? Most marijuana users

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    Good morning/ afternoon Introduction: Within recent years‚ a variety of issues have been proven to be associated with mandatory minimum sentencing laws. With the laws affecting a significant demographic of minorities‚ issues such as prison overpopulation‚ unfair judgement and extensive costs involved with prisons and the court have arisen. The concept of mandatory sentencing was originally implemented to ensure that certain criminals served long prison sentences‚ which would simultaneously punish

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