OBSERVATIONS AND PROPOSED REBUTTAL TO STEVEN PINKER’S PRESENTATION IN “THE GENDER AND SCIENCE DEBATE BETWEEN PINKER AND SPELKE” Steven Pinker’s presentation on the gender and science debate brings into foray the controversial and the somewhat touchy topic of under representation of women in the field of physical sciences‚ mathematics and engineering concentrating on the elite universities like Massachusetts institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University. In a niftily presented staging of
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The Debate about Censorship Censorship‚ the control of the information and ideas circulated within a society‚ has been a characteristic of dictatorships throughout history. In the 20th Century‚ censorship was achieved through the examination of books‚ plays‚ films‚ television and radio programs‚ news reports‚ and other forms of communication for the purpose of altering or suppressing ideas found to be objectionable or offensive. There have been assorted justifications for censorship‚ with some censors
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Alcohol and Age of consumption Debate Being as young as we are alcohol can affects us in more ways than one. It can affect our behaviour‚ body and emotions‚ and we can see this in our generation of teenagers. So why is our alcohol consumption legalized to age 18? As well as the effect of alcohol on a teen’s body‚ it can affect a community in many ways‚ as they are the people dealing with the commotion of drunken teens. I strongly believe that the legal age for alcohol consumption should be
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one fit to be the child’s mother. Clearly‚ we must indeed recognize this side of the argument. But to those with that viewpoint‚ that is the end of the argument. They do not see any reason for the issue to be continued further; rather‚ to end the debate and declare anyone who disagrees to lack morals or values. But have those who preach this anti-surrogate moralism ever experienced what it would be like to be those on the other side of this issue? Suppose‚ for a moment‚ that they were the ones who
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The debate on selling Organs Patients on a waiting list for organ transplant live under tremendous emotional stress‚ physical limitations‚ continuous medical care‚ and in some cases‚ under daily medical attention. Family members and close friend are also affected by watching their love one day-after-day live with limitations and medical needs that a simple pill can’t fix. Furthermore‚ the financial medical hardship creates even more unwanted stress. So it’s easy to see why family members would be
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Good evening chairman‚ ladies and gentlemen. The topic for our debate is that we should ban academic streaming in schools. We the negative team believe that this should NOT happen. Before I get into the topic at hand I would just like to rebut some of the opposition’s points: Our first speaker Nevin has already stated the academic benefits of streaming
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The Effects of Preferred vs Standard Colors on College Students’ Short Term Memory Kristen N. Williams Emporia State University Abstract Can color help enhance students ’ ability to learn and better prepare for tests and with other school assignments? The participants were 15 college students at Emporia State University. I used an independent two-group design where students signed up via Blackboard. Participants had 2 min to look at the word list‚ either black words or color words‚ then another
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English 101 30 September 2014 “Privacy and Social Media” by Theodore F. Claypoole‚ informs readers of the ways social media has developed security for its users over time. The original intention of social media cites were to share personal experiences‚ information and opinions on a public domain. Websites such a Google‚ Facebook and Twitter to name a few began to abuse the rights and sell personal information to companies who would use it to exploit the users. Individual states are beginning to
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Psychology Contemporary Debate: Using Conditioning Techniques to Control the Behaviour of Children Isobel Rees 12PE ‘Without the use of conditioning techniques‚ children in the UK would be out of control.’ Discuss the use of conditioning to control the behaviour of children. There is evidence to support that using conditioning techniques to control the behaviour of children provides a means of ensuring that children achieve their full potential and are able to actively
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Marijuana refers to the dried leaves‚ flowers‚ stems‚ and seeds from the hemp plant‚ Cannabis sativa. It contains the mind-altering chemical delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)‚ as well as other related compounds. It is usually smoked‚ but can also be ingested orally. Historically‚ marijuana has teetered from legal to illegal and back for centuries. The use of marijuana to achieve euphoria has been dated back to ancient times‚ where it was described in a Chinese medical reference in 2737 B.C
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