Anna Prising Accusations against Socrates Even though the conception that Socrates corrupted the youth and posed a threat to society was a factor‚ the most direct reason why Socrates was executed was his method to question wise Athenians. The Socratic method iniciated the corruption of youth by young men who tried to imitate Socrates and as a result‚ posed a threat to society since the next generation may not follow traditional Athenian rules. Early on‚ Socrates had clearly established
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tobacco smoke (ETS)‚ the numbers exceed 430‚000 people every year. Is this the considerable price you are prepared to pay for allowing yourself to yield to this deleterious addiction? It is notable that some people in the US zealously argue against making tobacco smoking illegal. Their main argument is that it is a personal choice that everyone should be allowed to make. In a democratic society‚ doesn’t everyone have a right to make their own conscious decisions‚ and even if it harms their
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Our National History Day Topic is “Taking A Stand Against Hitler”. This topic sparked an interest to us because it was a catastrophic time during the Holocaust from 1933-1945 that has a great impact on the history we learn today. It was a dark time to have a voice against one of the most powerful and evil men in the world “Hitler”‚but there was one person who had no fear. That person was Dietrich Bonhoeffer who was a german. Although he was part of the so called “Perfect Race” he didn’t believe so
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If I could turn the tide against poaching I would request for the government to try and take down all the black markets in the country. I would build a fence‚ask for more government help‚and put up more surveillance to save Asian and African Elephants from going extinct. Putting guard towers would increase protection of the homeland of the elephants. Putting around the clock guards at these towers will keep poachers from entering the grasslands. All the towers are approximately 2.5 miles apart to
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Argumentative Essay Against Kaplan’s Statement that Global Environmental and Social Factors are the Top National Security Concern of the 21st Century CYBERATTACKS – THE TOP SECURITY THREAT IN THE 21ST CENTURY Robert Kaplan makes a compelling argument in his book‚ “The Coming Anarchy‚” that global environmental and social factors such as resource depletion‚ overpopulation‚ crime‚ and tribalism are the most pressing national security issues in the 21st century. He cites numerous examples of crime
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because lowering the punishment for female offenders may increase the chance of them doing the same crime over again. When they decide to break the law consequences must follow no matter how much of less serious offense it may be. 3. I agree. The laws against prostitution should be enforced the same way for all women no matter the race or class. There should not be favorism toward a specific person when they are doing the same crime as other
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The Stigma against Methadone Users and the Healthcare Providers Who Help Them Abstract The purpose of this research is to identify a stigma against methadone users and those in the healthcare field who are trying to help them become drug free. Methadone is a synthetic drug brought to America in the 1960’s to help with opiate addiction. During the fifty years since then‚ it has been a very successful treatment drug‚ but a stigma has developed that to use this drug is to be considered a “junkie”
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absolute right against torture‚ and how you would try to meet the main objections to such a proposed right. This essay sets out to deal with the very important issues raised by the practice of torture in today’s society. More precisely‚ the point of this paper is to defend a right against torture‚ of which all people should benefit‚ and not just any kind of right‚ but one of an absolute nature. In order to deal with these issues the essay will firstly justify why and absolute right against torture
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For many centuries‚ women have had to fight for their rights. In today’s society‚ women are still discriminated against in the workplace. Generations of women have sacrificed for woman today to have the opportunity to be able to have a voice on what they want to do in life. In the workforce‚ women make up 47% of the United States workforce (“Women’s Bureau (WB) - Quick Facts on Women in the Labor Force in 2010"). This is almost half but yet they are paid less than men. Men are often bound to receive
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the last decade or so corruption and its extensive harmful effects have gradually been recognized by the international community and organisations. The international community has as well increasingly realised the need for cooperation in the fight against this phenomenon. In the last ten to fifteen years many international declarations‚ recommendations and conventions have been agreed on to prevent and combat corruption. The thesis gives an overview of the development and some of the most important
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