The Smurfette Principle The Smurfette principle is a controversy on how TV shows and movies have all men/boys as characters with zero to one girl. A writer by the name Katha Pollitt writes an article in the New York Times talking about this principle. She defines her principle as‚ “…a group of male buddies will be accented by a lone female‚ stereotypically defined” (Pollitt). She uses her daughter to explain to us that there is just not enough shows for little girls to watch. She mentions how
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The debate goes on about whether universal healthcare should be established or not‚ but in the editorials the authors argue and make valid points about the statement‚ "Should universal healthcare be established.". As the debate goes on determining if the healthcare program should be existent or non-existent in America‚ the author’s use valid points such as statistical data‚ logical statements‚ and appeal to the readers emotions. Universal healthcare would benefit many Americans and it could
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Lilly Blakeslee English 100 M Salerno 14th September‚ 2014 Universal Healthcare: Why We Need It Now As citizens of the United States of America‚ we enjoy many rights‚ freedoms and free services such as public education‚ public law enforcement and public safety services. We take pride in having a developed nation‚ however a basic human right is missing from the list: free public healthcare. Since the United States is one of the wealthiest nations in the world‚ should we not expect medical care
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aren’t much different from the despotism I just described. In North Korea‚ for example‚ Kim Jong-il technically inherited his army instead of hiring it--but the principle is the same. What Kim Jong-il wants‚ Kim Jong-il gets. It’s the same system Frank used‚ but on a larger scale. If we don’t want Frank (or Kim Jong-il) in charge‚ we have to all get together and agree to do something to prevent them from taking over. And that agreement itself is a government. In other words: The reason we need
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Seven Principles of Insurance With Examples The seven principles of insurance are :- Principle of Uberrimae fidei (Utmost Good Faith)‚ Principle of Insurable Interest‚ Principle of Indemnity‚ Principle of Contribution‚ Principle of Subrogation‚ Principle of Loss Minimization‚ and Principle of Causa Proxima (Nearest Cause). 1. Principle of Uberrimae fidei (Utmost Good Faith) Principle of Uberrimae fidei (a Latin phrase)‚ or in simple english words‚ the Principle of Utmost Good Faith
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Ethical Dilemmas 1) You are a prosecutor in a jurisdiction that does not use the grand jury system. An elderly man has administered a lethal dose of sleeping tablets to his wife ‚who was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. He calmly turned himself in to the police department‚ and the case is on the front page of the paper. It is entirely up to you whether to charge him with murder. What would you do? What criteria did you use to arrive at your decision? 2) You are a probation officer and
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Principles of the Constitution & the Branches of the Federal Government Grand Canyon University: POS 301 10.30.12 Principles of the Constitution: A Chart The Effectiveness of Checks and Balances The founding fathers could see issues with giving too much power to any one part of the government. They had witnessed what ha happened in Pennsylvania when their legislature‚ uncheched by a judiciary or executive‚ ignored essential liberties which lead to the deprivation of rights to Quakers
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PRINCIPLES OF WAR 1. Selection and maintenance of the aim It is imperative not to take the first step without considering the last Clausewitz was actually defining what is called the ‘end state’. Jomini also believed that the end state had to be stated in unambiguous political objectives‚ so that clear campaign objectives could be compiled. This requirement remains as relevant today as it was then. Selection and maintenance of the aim are often referred to as the Master Principle. A single
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Animal Testing is Necessary “Animal research and testing has played a part in almost every medical breakthrough of the last century. It has saved hundreds of millions of lives worldwide.” Joan Ryan. When most people think about animal testing‚ they usually think about hurt blind animals that they have seen in pictures online or on tv. After seeing those images most people are quick to side with banding animal testing. However what most people do not realize is how much animal testing has helped
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Michael A. Joyner English 112 25 0ctober 2014 The Atomic Bombings Were Necessary To the dismay of many people on August 6‚ 1945‚ the first atomic bomb was used in the history of mankind as a part of warfare. Many people died as a result of these bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ and because of the bombings‚ Japan knew it had been defeated‚ so it soon afterwards surrendered to America. I believe that the bombings were necessary in order to make Japan surrender because Harry Truman‚ the President
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