because a group of people found offense in the views. No-platforming should be used with caution as it can both‚ prevent harmful ideas from spreading‚ or suppressing the freedom to express an idea to society. The question regarding the legitimacy of no-platforming as a tool of activism can be rebutted as seen in the debate for‚ or against no-platforming. For against no-platforming‚ it is argued that no-platforming is
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Many species are being ripped from their homes and taken to an unknown environment for human entertainment through‚ circuses‚ zoos‚ aquariums and even hunting. Truthfully‚ no one deserves such a treatment of not being able to live the life that they were given for someone else’s advantage. A statement given by Peter Singer‚ author of Animal Liberation says‚ “All the arguments to prove human superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering‚ the
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A staunch believer that few problems are limited to a single perspective or solution‚ I found the approaches outlined in “A Framework for Thinking Ethically” not only provided a basis to evaluate the other readings‚ but also offered relevant outlooks for real life situations. I found the multidimensional structure of DeGeorge’s “The Case of the Collapsed Mine” particularly interesting because there were so many dilemmas to evaluate. While analyzing it with my peers‚ it was common to find a consensus
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Jenna Vanderpool Mr. O’Connor AP English Literature 12 January 2015 FERPA: Flaws in Educational Regulations for Political Alleviation Privacy plays a major role in every aspect of life from professional to personal. Our lives should not be displayed for everyone to see unless we give the say so. Schools and other educational institutions promote this right to students through the federal law of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act‚ FERPA. But FERPA is not always the best avenue to follow when
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There’s reasons why teens decided to use their phone while driving. Teens that observe their parents or friends driving while texting and driving‚ adapts them to say “if they can do‚ I can do it too”. Another statistic from “Texting and Driving Safety‚” says that “48% of young drivers have seen their parents drive while talking on the phone‚” – also‚ 15% teen drivers have viewed their parents text while driving. Like I said‚ teens get influenced by their parents‚ and do as they do. But teens shouldn’t
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Counter arguments against hydraulic fracturing include the lack of government regulations‚ and environmental issues. While most energy companies are conscientious and put forth every effort to make fracking safe‚ without oversight‚ some companies are reeking havoc on communities‚ individuals‚ and nature. John Rumpler‚ Senior Attorney for Environment America‚ says those taking advantage of unrestricted production are responsible for complaints of coercion‚ contaminated drinking water‚ flammable well
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we should vote in pursuit of a democratic ideal‚ and still others argue that we should vote out of respect for those who have defended our rights. As a consequentialist theory‚ utilitarianism is utterly unconcerned with these principle-oriented arguments. Utilitarians are concerned only with maximizing total social utility‚ or the overall well-being of society. Thus‚ utilitarians would assert
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What are the arguments for and against an elected second chamber. Since the 1990’s there have been many demands for a reformed House of Lords from political parties such as the Liberal Democrats. It has therefore been considered by all three main political parties to incorporate elections to the appointment of Lords as a possible reform. However it could be taken from view point that an elected second chamber will decrease the representation of people because of partisanship and limit Parliaments
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well as what is needed to stop the negative interactions between visitors and the animals. They do not cover the importance of governmental regulation on Britain zoos in order to make certain that they are meeting the minimum animal welfare standards. However‚ Paul Koene addresses how the prevention of the opportunity to act naturally has no effect on zoo animal health without considering animals that were not raised in the zoo but placed there further into adulthood. Each of these arguments contain
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The government filled a motion to dismiss this application on the arguments that Padilla’s lawyer could not file and sign the petitioner on his behalf because the lawyer was not proper next friend required in such applications. The government also argued that the respondent was the commander of the navy brig where Padilla
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