1 THE ART OF ESSAY-WRITING: A USER’S GUIDE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JOHN SHIELDS ASSOCIATE DEAN POSTGRADUATE 2 ESSAY-WRITING – BASIC TASK REQUIREMENTS Should include: Completed cover sheet Title page providing details of your name and the question addressed Synopsis (Not always required; check requirement with lecturer concerned). Introduction Coherent analysis and argument in body of essay Clear and concise conclusion Full and consistent citation of sources‚ including either Harvard-style
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The flawed-but-legal “standards” In 2008‚ a food safety problem swept Canada : Ready-to-eat meat products from Maple Leaf were found to be contaminated by a virulent strain of listeria with an unusual high rate‚ leading to s oaring death reports. It was s aid that two thirds of Maple Leaf meat samples collected from Toronto hospitals and nursing homes tested positive for the pathogen (Cribb‚ 2008). The underlying ethical issues behind the whole thing a roused controvers ies broadly. Maple Leaf
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The shortcoming with Affirmative Action is the belief that justice is based on what is fair and what isn’t. Equal treatment lives in the soul of the idea that justice equals fairness‚ which gets looked at as all people are the same‚ which is incorrect. This falsehood leads to the need for fair play. With this‚ Affirmative Action becomes nothing more than equitable measures trying to level the playing field. This leads to the round hole square peg problem when we realize we’re still staring inequality
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I personally identify more with the modern definition of social justice because I believe that justice does exist as an obtainable‚ achievable goal for all when the right tools and opportunities are available to everyone. I believe it is important to promote the common good‚ not only to groups but to all of humanity. In a modern society there would be an equal distribution of resources and encouraging people to strive for self-determination so that they can have a say in their own fate and take the
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In this essay I aim to discuss how social construction differs form a common sense approach. We all have experiences that tell us that some things are true and that other are not. Here we are using common sense‚ which is basic knowledge and experiences that we all share and use in our daily lives. Sociologists argue that common sense is generally based on our own limited and biased opinions already held. More importantly that common sense does not require evidence to substantiate it claims
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Law and Social Work 1. Are personal laws justified in secular India? Give reasons for your answer. Secularism in India mainly implies parallel treatment of all religions by the State. Secularism in India acknowledges religious laws as binding on State and thereby equivalent cooperation of State in various religions‚ which is different from western concept of secularism.[ ][ ] Here the question of personal laws being contradictory to the idea of secularism is not a point at all because the way
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Chantal Ortiz Philosophy 1320 March 06‚ 2013 Contractarianism Before I begin my reasoning I would like you to disregard any prior political views and just keep an open mind. I would like you to imagine growing up in a family of six‚ your father left your mother when you were four. She has absolutely no college background and dropped out of high school when she was sixteen‚ as for your father he is addicted to heroin‚ crack‚ a variety of prescription pills and has spent more than half of
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"The true measure of our commitment to justice… cannot be measured by how we treat the rich‚ the powerful‚ the privileged‚ and the respected among us. The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor‚ the disfavored‚ the accused‚ the incarcerated‚ and the condemned”. Bryan Stevenson (Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption). Bryan Stevenson reveals the true foundations of a just and fair society‚ yet when applied to the United States we fail to meet the expectations of a reasonable
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Erin Powell Dr. Donald Roy PS 101 September 29‚ 2012 Martha Nussbaum: “Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities” Martha C. Nussbaum is the author of the book‚ “Not For Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities.” The book begins by drawing the reader’s attention by explaining the “Silent Crisis.” She describes education in the eyes of the government‚ and in the eyes of the people. There is a connection made between education and the liberal arts. The title of the book‚ “Not For
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Anthem‚ Our Future In contrast to our present day society in which we are moving towards collectivism‚ Ayn Rand’s Anthem depicts a collectivist society which is disrupted by Prometheus‚ the protagonist‚ ensuing in the creation of a newfound individualistic society separate from the original civilization. “The will of the Council is above all things” (34) in Prometheus’ society; they dominate the people’s occupation‚ living situation‚ and the knowledge they have access to. In an excerpt from Ayn
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