----------------------------------------------------------------------- Resolved: The benefits of domestic surveillance by the NSA outweigh the harms. Contentions----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contention 1: NSA domestic surveillance stops terrorism. Impacts a. As a result of globalization and the information revolution‚ the trend of terrorism in the 21st century is towards mega-terrorism. Professor Anita Peresin writes
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In this assessment‚ I will be discussing the strategies and methods used to minimise harm‚ to children‚ young people and their families where abuse is confirmed. (M3) How to approach children and young people In order to make the child feel calm and secure while interacting with the professional it is significant to achieve a strong relationship with the child. When the trust begins to build between the child and the professional‚ the child will feel much more comfortable in discussing personal
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Sydni Mrs. Anderson English 9H- Period 8 30 November 2010 The Harm of Censorship and Banning Books To censor is to ban or cut portions of a publication‚ film‚ letter‚ etc. For as long as literature has existed‚ so has censorship. Forms of censorship include banning and burning books and editing previously published literature. Who is to decide what books should be accessible? Today‚ certain people are entrusted with the task of reading books and deciding whether the offensive material outweighs
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Ensuring Children’s safety News headlines about the heinous parent acts against children such as abuse‚ assault and rape are more than just disturbing. They are shocking. Most of us can’t imagine what would make adult use violence against children‚ and the worse the behavior is‚ the more unimaginable it seems. It is only right that we bring forth the issue of these despicable acts. Protecting children from harm and violence is not just the duty of the authorities concerned. Society has to play
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February Con Case Resolved: In the United States‚ Organized Political Lobbying Does More Harm than Good I would just like to start off with a quote from the US court of Appeals..... "In support of the power of Congress it is argued that lobbying is within the regulatory power of Congress‚ that influence upon public opinion is indirect lobbying‚ since public opinion affects legislation; and that therefore attempts to influence public opinion are subject to regulation by the Congress. Lobbying
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That women are second-class citizens of the medical research establishment is a claim much trumpeted. Hillary Rodham Clinton once remarked on the "appalling degree to which women were routinely excluded from major clinical trials of most illnesses." A recent report of the Commission on Civil Rights claimed that "women have been excluded from clinical trials for decades." Last June the Harvard Women ’s Health Watch proclaimed that "nearly all drug testing has been done on men." But what we know
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listed many negative effects of spanking in her article “More Harm than Good: A Summary of Scientific Research on the Intended and Unintended Effects of Corporal Punishment on Children”. Spanking leads to aggressive behavior. Spanking sets the example for children that violence is an acceptable. Children who are spanked are more likely to resort to violence when in difficult situations because it is what they have seen their parents do. Catherine Taylor‚ Community and Health Sciences professor at
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Immorality: Actions vs. Results Both Martin Luther King Jr. and Niccolo’ Machiavelli had their own perspectives on what was moral and immoral. King and Machiavelli view what was morality right and how they would use this judgment in government and how it affected people in everyday life. King fought a moral fight against what was described as immoral laws to oppress blacks during an era of segregation in the United States. He believes that sometime it is moral to take action against immoral
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only to the inner members and excessively admired and defended even to the point of laying down one’s life. It is this doggedness and strong conviction demonstrated by members that reinforce the importance of and awe for the group especially among non-members. 0-Renown Secret cults in Nigeria include: The Reformed Ogboni Fraternity‚ Oboni Society (in Ikwerre land)‚ Ekpo Society (in Cross River State)‚ The Odumu Masquerade (in Okrika Land)‚ The Akujane Society (in Igala land)‚ The Ejalekwu Society
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The Consequences of Our Actions What if I told you that everyone in the world is connected? Or if the actions of a man in Iowa could affect the life of a woman living in California? According to Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ “ We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality‚ tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly‚ affects all indirectly.” In other words‚ a single action of one person has the power to affect hundreds‚ thousands‚ or even millions of people. Different authors
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