3/31/2017 Paper II In this paper I will describe Thomson’s argument for the general moral permissibility of aborting a fetus that attributed personhood. I make the deliberate distinction of ‘general moral permissibility’ because Thomson herself says there are exceptional cases where her argument may not hold‚ and I too will detail said cases in this paper. I will also illustrate four examples Thomson provides as support for her argument--the violinist‚ Henry Fonda‚ people seeds‚ and the expanding
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The government should not approve the compromise‚ because of the fact that slavery is immoral and every step should be taken to slowly ablolish it. The government should not approve the compromise‚ which might have avoided a war. Another compromise could have been created to keep the north and the south satisfied. The compromise should not be approved because it leaves both sides unbalanced. The south would not have slaves in Utah or New Mexico simply because of thier geographical features. Slavery
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Missouri v. McNeely (2012) I. Facts A Missouri police officer stopped Tyler McNeely after observing it exceeding the posted speed limit and repeatedly crossing the center line. The officer noticed McNeely’s bloodshot eyes‚ his slurred speech‚ and a smell of alcohol on his breath. McNeely performed poorly on a battery of field sobriety tests‚ and he declined to take a Breathalyzer test. When McNeely indicated he refuse a breath sample for testing‚ the officer took him to a nearby hospital for
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Cruzan v. Missouri The right to die This case is Appellate. Twenty-five years old‚ Nancy Cruzan‚ was in an automobile accident on January 11‚ 1983. She was driving an old car‚ which lacked seat belts. Massive injuries resulted in her falling into an unconscious state‚ unresponsive to outside stimulation. Doctors estimated that Nancy’s brain had been without oxygen for at least fourteen minutes before she was found. A person who goes without oxygen for more than six minutes suffers brain
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Branson‚ Missouri Some people enjoy the beach‚ others enjoy the mountains‚ but my favorite place is Branson‚ Missouri. Imagine peering down from the dock into a body of water in which you can see every little detail as it descends toward the bottom. You look up and see the cascading Ozark Mountains as if they were part of the border of Mona Lisa’s frame. A hush and peace unlike any other overwhelms you. You can hear the calming sounds of nature as an underlying harmony to that peace. The birds croon
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The Compromise of 1877 was an unwritten agreement between Republicans and Democrats in the U.S Congress to settle a dispute in the presidential election of 1876 between Democrat Samuel Tilden and Republican Rutherford B Hayes. A bipartisan commission formed to decide the dispute. They handed all the disputed votes to Hayes to make him the winner. It was decision that the Democrats were not happy with so Congress settle the dispute. They said Hayes could become President if some key concessions were
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When the Constitution was being written‚ adjustments had to be made along the way. These adjustments came in the form of compromises and were made in order to try and please everyone involved. Among considered plans were: the Virginia Plan‚ the New Jersey Plan‚ the Connecticut Compromise‚ and the 3/5’s Compromise. Each of these were very important to the creation of the final draft of the Constitution. James Madison‚ the Father of the Constitution himself‚ divulged the Virginia Plan. He wanted
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The rupture in the United States that the argument over slavery had made was far too deep and wide to be mended by compromises alone. During the early 1800s‚ Americans were optimistic about fixing the slavery issue by passing laws and bills that satisfied both the North and South‚ but they were proved largely ineffective. It seems that sectionalism had begun to overcome nationalism. Northerners tended to not only disagree with themselves having to comply with fugitive slave laws and with slavery
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The Virginia Plan‚ New Jersey Plan‚ and the Great Compromise was a big part of America’s future. The Virginia Plan was for a legislative branch. It placed the broad outlines of what became the U.S. Constitution. The New Jersey Plan was a Small State Plan. It was a structure for the United States. The Great Compromise saved the Constitutional Convention. This had to do with the House and the Senate. All of these plans have played a big role in the way that America is today. The Virginia Plan was
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The Compromise of 1850 was a series of acts passed in 1850‚ by which the United States Congress hoped to settle the strife between the opponents of slavery in the North and slave owners in the South. There is much speculation about how our country would be without this Compromise. The Compromise is a major stepping stone in United States history because of its many forces and provisions. California’s admission to the Union would tip the balance in favor of free states—sixteen free states to fifteen
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