Aileen Grace Delima January 18‚ 2008 BIO 199 Abortion in the Philippines: Reasons and Responsibilities Abortion is a controversial issue but it should be discussed because it is happening‚ and is more widespread than we care to admit. If we truly care about life‚ then we must understand what is going on (Tan 2008). Ideally‚ pregnancy is a wanted and happy event for women‚ their partners and their families. Unfortunately‚ this is not always so. Around the world‚ millions of women every year become
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Whether drugs should be legalized or not can be evaluated through Deontology. Deontology directly applies to this topic because it involves the rights and duties of citizens along with having bad consequences. Many argue that doing drugs does no directly impact society therefore drugs should be legalized. However‚ citizens who do drugs often indirectly affect society and directly affect their families. These consequences have already damaged many families and indirectly affected society. This is
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Problem Identification The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 was created to solve the problem of high crime. To deal with the crime problem in our nation‚ there must be a balance approach between getting tough on the hard-core violent offenders‚ and prevention and treatment for nonviolent offenders‚ all within the context of punishment. The major crimes that were going on in 1994 were the war on drugs‚ gun violence‚ and juvenile violence(book‚ pg.470). It was suggested that police
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and value of sports will determine whether doping should continue to be banned. Performance enhancing drugs dominate or corrupt a given sport ‚ thereby removing the essential human contribution. It is a moral rather than a medical issue. If legalized it would soon be impossible to remain competitive without taking them. Many-a-times continuous taking of P.E.D.’s leads to drug addiction. If that continues we may just find half the sportspeople spending their time in rehab rather than on the field
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All children are unique and develop at their own rate but they tend to follow a similar pattern. There are a number of areas of development like‚ Physical‚ communication‚ Social‚ emotional‚ behavioural‚ Intellectual and moral development. Development is very rapid in the early years of a child’s life and tends to slow down the older they get. Moral development is usually adapted from the setting a child lives and would usually deem something wrong and right‚ based on what their parents believe is
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Should prostitution be legalized in China There is a heated discussion about whether China should legalize prostitution or not. There is no more controversial issue than this. It has its own merits and demerits. However‚ I give my vote to agreement. At the very first‚ allow me to make a definition about prostitution. Prostitution is the business or practice of providing sexual services to another person in return for payment and exists in a diverse range of the world. Based on the reality，there are
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Assisted Suicide: Should assisted suicide be legalized? The term assisted suicide refers to the practice of a physician prescribing legal drugs that allow terminally ill patients to end their own lives. The difference between assisted suicide and euthanasia (mercy killing) is that in assisted suicide the doctor may only provide the drugs‚ not administer them‚ while in euthanasia the doctor can provide and administer the drugs. In 1994‚ Oregon voters approved the Death with Dignity Act which permitted
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should be allowed has become a hot and controversial issue indeed. In my perspective‚ the same-sex marriage should be legalized in the United States. In the essay‚ I will discuss the reasons in terms of the civil right‚ benefits for the society and the respect for love. Firstly‚ every citizen has the right to marry. The federal civil right laws of the United States have long legalized the marriage as a fundamental civil right. Moreover‚ it is stated in the first Amendment of the Constitution that a
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In USA‚ the number of same sex couples increased by 30% in the United States from 2000 to 20005. (Gates‚ 2006‚ P.2) And similar situation happened all over the world. Because of the increasing number of homosexuals‚ legalizing homogeneous marriage becomes a hot topic. There are five countries and one state now performing homogeneous marriage. And many countries are debating this issue. Traditionally‚ marriage is a union of a man and a woman. And the new concept of marriage‚ homogeneous marriage‚
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Legal Studies Part I – Crime 1. The Nature Of Crime The Meaning of Crime A crime is defined as “any act or omission of duty that results in harm to society‚ and which is punishable by the state” The Elements of Crime: Actus Reus‚ Mens Rea There are two elements which must be present for a ‘crime’ to be committed: 1. Actus Reus: The Guilty Act – The act is carried out or performed‚ or an omission of an act which should have been done takes place. 2. Mens Rea: The Guilty Mind – Intent
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