Rogerian Argument 11 December 2012 Rogerian Argument for Marijuana Legalization The cannabis plant has been the topic of much debate throughout the history of this country. It was actually originally the work of the cotton industry who put big money behind illegalization for the plant ’s mind altering effects. The cotton industry was afraid that hemp‚ a product of the cannabis plant‚ would soon overpower the strong hold of cotton since it was a more durable textile that required less work‚ less
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I. Paragraph One: Introduction Topic/issue: external intervention by the international committee and world powers like the United States into the national affairs of warring nations is essential for domestic conflict resolution. Opposing view: Warring nations should be responsible for their own domestic conflicts and find ways to resolve them. Others nations should limit their intervention to just the mediation of peace talks. Writer’s view: External military and diplomatic intervention
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Rogerian Argument Research Paper Millions of people fly annually. Almost everyone has or will travel by plane in his lifetime whether he is traveling for the holidays‚ visiting family‚ or important business trips. This must mean that they must have been at an airport‚ and if they have been to an airport‚ that means they have shared the experience of airport scanners. After 9/11‚ security measures have been increased which seems to have led to racial profiling. The major frustrations for many Americans
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Rogerian Essay Debate on Euthanasia Euthanasia‚ also known as assisted suicide‚ is described as the requested termination of a life of someone who is capable of living his or her life but is terminally ill. Although euthanasia is highly debated‚ most people seem to be able to agree on one thing: euthanasia relieves a person of unnecessary and long-term suffering. There are two types of euthanasia. The first type is referred to as active euthanasia‚ which means that a physician gives their patient
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society. It is an extremely sensitive subject‚ and one that inspires strong emotions in both directions. Like abortion‚ gun laws‚ and the war on terrorism‚ capital punishment is an issue on which everyone is never likely to agree. If we examine some arguments presented from both sides‚ opponents of the capital punishment claim that executing someone is nothing more than an immoral‚ state-authorized killing which undervalues the human life and destroys our respect for our government which itself says that
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users feel that if handguns are illegal it may not be impossible for criminals to obtain them but it would be much more difficult. If that were true some believe there will be a drastic decrease in gang violence and armed robbery. The ultimate argument pro-gun users have is the second amendment which states an individuals right to keep and bear arms. They feel it is there right to be able to own a gun to protect themselves from those who want to cause harm. If guns were outlawed and criminals
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Arranged marriage is happen a lot over seas in the western area‚ not so much in the United States. There is an article that is called “I’m Happy with an Arranged Marriage” by Gitangeli Sapra. In this article she discusses her view of arranged marriages. Ms. Gitangeli approves of arranged marriage‚ it is stated that people who get married for “love” has a 40% rate of divorce. She also states that arranged marriages have a lower rate of divorce for the fact that the couples do not want to start a wrath
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are completely against gay marriage; and many of liberals are fighting for equal treatment. The neo-Christian politicians are using religious arguments to establish that homosexuality is an abomination. While this may be their belief system‚ this country was founded on religious freedom‚ where the people are allowed to worship how they see fit. These two polarized views have created gay marriage to be a very coarse topic among Americans. Recently three states have legalized gay marriage. Can this be
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pertaining to the subject of legalizing gay marriage. Both articles argue the position against gay marriage and use the same focal point in their articles: the negative effects that legalizing gay marriages will have on children being raised by same sex parents. Also‚ both articles contain logical fallicies in their argument and use many of the same tactics to argue their point such as scare tactics‚ statistics‚ and quotes from people on the other side of the argument. However‚ the “Times of Trenton”
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Running head: ARGUMENT FOR GAY MARRIAGE An Argument for Gay Marriage Kristina Thielen Friends University Abstract The premise of this paper is to prove that solid reasoning for denial of gay marriage is currently absent‚ and that legalization would provide much-needed equality to these unions. Arguments discussed include the "special rights" argument‚ the financial cost of legalizing same-sex marriage‚ the social belief that such marriages are "inherently wrong" or contradictory to America
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