April 2013 Public Forum “CON” Analysis Recently‚ we gave our comprehensive analysis of the Pro side of the April Public Forum resolution‚ Resolved: The continuation of current U.S. anti-drug policies in Latin America will do more harm than good. Today‚ we’re discussing the Con side‚ which‚ while slightly trickier‚ if done properly can be argued very persuasively. To recap‚ the pro’s argument is‚ essentially‚ that drugs are such an intractable and complex issue
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influence me with the way I dress and with the way I choose things. Also‚ I tend to hear and use new (and improvised) words. Patronizing chick-flick movies with catchy soundtracks (also produced abroad) also interests me. Every time a video‚ may it be music or prank‚ goes viral‚ I tend to also watch it just to go with the “trend”. Our family also buys foreign-made cars since “they are stronger and faster”. I also watch more NBA games than our local basketball teams.These are some examples of the things
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important than following what I wanted to do. When in high school I started to have different interest as my friends. Most people who I associated with where from band‚ due to the fact that I was in band as well‚ but I had a passion for dance more than music; I wanted to be part of the Pon Pom squad. Once I brought up the idea to my so call friends‚ they began to shame me. The thing that they told me was that only sluts were part of the team‚ that they were all fakes. Being shame for even having an idea
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Lawmakers‚ senators‚ and politicians have always targeted minority groups‚ time after time introducing bills and laws full of hate‚ and the LGBTQ community has countlessly fallen victim to these disgusting acts. The LGBTQ community has faced social inequalities since the beginning of time‚ from Hitler’s attacks against homosexuals to homosexuality being considered a psychological disorder and a crime in the 1960’s. In 1953‚ President Dwight Eisenhower signed Executive Order 10450‚ banning homosexuals
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marijuana if it legal or not. The legalization of marijuana will allow for the government to have a monitor of how many users there are‚ instead of speculating. There are some cons‚ such as underage users‚ or people driving while high‚ but this happens regardless of the legality‚ therefore‚ marijuana should be made legal. The pros are significant‚ such as the use of a pain medication to help those coping with serious problems or illnesses. There are also no deaths recorded
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Several of many crucial accounting scandals were the Enron financial criminal activities caused the company to filed bankruptcy in 2001. Their financial misconduct led to the company being charged and found guilty of illegal accounting practices. These scandals and actions reported many inaccurate information. The problems were not at the lower level‚ but the top executive levels were the problems. Due to many of these unethical financial activities‚ the stock financial reporting was inaccurate.
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They also used nudity to make them feel humiliated and weak; extreme use of heat and cold as well as of loud music and noise to scare them even more. Finally‚ they relied on prisoners’ phobias. For instance‚ one of the prisoners was afraid of the darkness so they deliberately kept him almost totally in the dark. Another consultant behavioral scientist‚ psychologist
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According to Lieutenant General Harry E. Soyster the former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency “Experienced military and intelligence professionals know that torture‚ in addition to being illegal and immoral‚ is an unreliable means of extracting information from prisoners… Use of such primitive methods actually put our own troops and our nation at risk.” General Soyster gives an example where the Federal Bureau of Investigation was extracting
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Although interracial marriage has been legal in America since 1967 racism continues to be quite apparent. Because it wasn’t legal until 1967 Multi-racial children were considered to be illegal however their now growing number shows society’s need for understanding and social supports. Multi-racial children are subjected to three types of racism; aversive‚ people don’t know they are being racist‚ overt people are blatantly racist‚ and institutional‚ there is a lack of support in the institutional
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Pros and Cons of E-Commerce “The web is the ultimate customer empowering environment. He or She who clicks the mouse gets to decide everything. It is so easy to go elsewhere; all the competitors in the world are but a mouse click away.” Jacob Nielsen‚ Designing Web Usability. There are many Pros and Cons when it comes to e- commerce. The use of the internet e commerce has grown drastically in recent years. E commerce is the buying and selling of goods and services on the internet. Even
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