are right and wrong no matter the content of the act. It should be completely wrong to not treat everyone with respect based on who they are. Race‚ religion‚ sex and even medical diagnosis shouldn’t matter. Plato was an absolutist and he thought that as well as things being right and wrong‚ he thought that goodness itself really exists even after life itself. The highest form‚ the form of goodness had brought up the question of ‘What is goodness itself?”. Plato thought that goodness itself was the
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The rights of children are being undermined by American civic laws. Children see a comfortable amount of protection from the government but several issues exist as a result of America still not ratifying The Convention on the Rights of the Child‚ meaning children are not being protected from abuse‚ malnutrition‚ and are not receiving basic health needs. one in four children in America go hungry everyday because of lack of food. This percentage of children is primarily of different ethnicity. A child
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“Under federal law‚ it is illegal to possess‚ use‚ buy‚ sell‚ or cultivate marijuana‚ since the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug‚ claiming it has a high potential for abuse and has no acceptable medical use” (Wikipedia). Also under federal law‚ if you are caught in possession of marijuana‚ you will be charged with a misdemeanor that has punishments of up to one year in prison and a fine of up $1000‚ and that’s just for possession (Stine). However‚ the
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6. PATIENT’S BILL OF RIGHTS Patient bill of rights all over the world give patient a consideration of receiving care that respect personal beliefs‚ cultural and spiritual values of the patient. Opportunity to have access to information in such a way that the patient can understand and to have answers to all questions concerning the diagnosis‚ prognosis‚ and treatment with options available. The issue of confidentiality and privacy encourages the patient in every part of the world to be honest in
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am also aware of the lack of animal rights. Who has not seen a filthy dog or cat walking down the street? Stray animals‚ all included‚ just add to our country’s façade of a besmirched environment. And sure‚ this might sound superficial‚ but if that will get people into getting something actually done‚ go ahead and think about the image and looks. Added to that‚ there are more righteous reasons as to why we should be widely concerned when it come to animal rights. Stray or feral animals are usually
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the first lung transplant‚ the first woman in space‚ and the fight for African American rights it would have not changed the way people thought. All these examples
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The English Bill of Rights was formed in 1689‚ and almost a century later in 1787‚ the U.S. Constitution was designed. As a result‚ many of the same ideas are adapted from the English Bill of Rights and transferred to the Constitution. There are many similarities between the two documents‚ but even though they have many commonalities‚ they also have several differences. For each document it is clearly seen that each point conforms to each country. The similarities between the Constitution and the
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U4L1: The Bill of Rights 1. What were opponents of the US Constitution concerned about the role and behavior of the Central Government would be? The opponents were concerned with tyranny by the central government since the wound of the British Government was still fresh. 2. What did the opponents demand from the supporters of the US Constitution? The supporters demanded for a Bill of Rights that could show the people what immunities each citizen has. 3. What was topic of each
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What are Civil Rights? Civil rights are the rights of citizens and social freedom. A civil right is a right or privilege that can be enforced by an individual. This means that if a person violates another’s civil rights‚ it gives the later a right to an action for injury. We have civil rights because it keeps us free from unfair treatments or discrimination. Our topic is gay rights. It is related to civil rights because they want to get married but in some states they can’t get married.In 1967 being
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1964 was the year the civil rights act passed‚ it was just the beginning for African Americans. The civil rights act made amazing breakthroughs aiding the prevention of discrimination of people because of their race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex‚ or national origin basically giving equal access to everything despite certain character traits. These rights were being enforced by the early 1970’s. But just because a law is enforced‚ does not make it the problem solver for an issue as big as racism. No law can
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