For instance their studies have shown that although around 20‚000 drug offenders have been sentenced to mandatory minimums in Massachusetts alone‚ rate of drug abuse and addiction has not declined. Their argument stands that if mandatory minimum sentences are repealed then that drug offenders should be sentenced like any other case in which someone breaks a law. A judge should look at the person’s criminal history‚ their involvement and severity of the crime
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Then the question of the ethical use of the bomb emerged. Many scholars agreed that “it is clear that alternatives to the bomb existed and that Truman and his advisers knew it.” Men like Barton J. Bernstein began to counter many arguments for the use of the atomic bomb‚ including using the bomb to intimidate Russia. https://www.nps.gov/articles/trumanatomicbomb.htmHowever‚ the Truman was given four alternatives which included conventional bombing of the Japanese home islands‚ ground invasion of
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English 1101 5 December 2012 The Efficacy of an Argument Against Technology In his online article‚ Nicholas Carr discusses technology and its effect on the human brain. He conducted in depth research on the brain and the way it responds to the use of technology. Carr makes the argument that despite its benefits‚ technology has an ultimately negative effect on the brain. He reports that through several studies‚ researchers have found that although the use of technology increases brain function‚ it also
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Give arguments for or against the proposition that cloning is “playing God”. First I would like to point out What is Cloning? According to Medline‚ WebMD‚ and other resources cloning is defined by “the processes used to create the exact genetic replica of another cell‚ tissue‚ or organism”‚ a copy of the original cell‚ with the same genetic formation makeup as the original cell. Which is referred to as a clone. There are three main types of cloning: 1. Gene Cloning which implies
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1. 3D Structural Modeling Software- 3D+ * An AutoCAD based parametric modeling‚ analysis‚ design and drawing system for structural engineers. Includes program description with downloadable videos. Offers online ordering and technical support. 2. Archon Engineering * Makers of civil and mechanical engineering software‚ specializing in finite element analysis tools 3. ASCAD * Software for civil engineers and land-surveyors that automates the implementation production rules for
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Once Prohibition was enacted congress had soon become disengaged with the movement‚ because many Politicians were drinking despite the law. Subsequently congress never provided proper funding for any type of reinforcement for the extensive violations of the Volstead act. Even those who strongly supported prohibition were reluctant to produce or request additional funding‚ because revealing to the public how severe violations had become would be compromising to the cause. This weakness allowed street
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prohibited. In recent years‚ millions of people have argued in favor of the legalization of marijuana because of its potential medicinal benefits. However‚ there are many other compelling arguments to make in favor of legalization as well. These arguments‚ on the other hand‚ do not all relate to the medicinal uses of the marijuana plant‚ but rather legalization’s benefits and criminalization’s harms to society. Marijuana must become legal in the US because it is far safer than other legal drugs‚ is
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Socrates out of prison to safety. To Crito’s despair Socrates seems quite willing to accept his execution‚ and so Crito presents as many arguments as he can to persuade Socrates to escape. Socrates manages through a logical thinking process to demount all of Crito’s arguments for escaping the prison. Crito presents three arguments for why Socrates should escape. The first argument suggest
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Types of Web Sites A web site is a set of related web pages containing content such as text and multimedia which was stored on a web server. According to a textbook named Discovering Computers 2012: Chapter Two‚ type of web site were categorized to thirteen types which were described as below: 1) Web Portal A web portal is a web site which aggregates many functions as a point of access to information in the internet and presents information from diverse sources in a uniform manner. Web portal
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Racism is a topic that most people refuse to discuss. Some would rather believe that racism is a thing of the past and that it does not exist in today’s society. The truth of the matter is that racism has and probably will always exist in this country. Many people have heard the term “racial profiling‚” or the phase “driving why black.” For many African Americans racial profiling is a form of racism. Racial profiling is also a reality most African Americans will face daily. African American males
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