Karen Ann Quinlan‚ a twenty-two year old from New Jersey‚ went to a friend’s birthday party at a club‚ took Diazepam and Quaalude‚ in addition to consuming alcohol while on a diet. Later that night‚ she went into a coma and was in and out of vegetative state for months. Her parents then asked the doctors to take her off the ventilator so she could die peacefully‚ but the physicians refused. Quinlan’s family took the situation to the courts‚ and then won so she was removed from the ventilator‚ and
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The general topic of discussion among scholars is that the health of zoo animals in Britain needs specific attention as a way to counter the increasing push for the banning of zoos. Most scholars tend to specifically address the causes of low health of zoo animals. The most common causes addressed are visitor interactions‚ types of enclosures‚ and a lack of opportunities for wild behavior. There are scholars such as G.R. Hosey and Gareth Davey who both feel that zoo visitors have a strong impact
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The subject of marijuana is a very charged topic‚ both politically and socially. Because of its status as a DSM IV Schedule One drug‚ much of the arguments for or against marijuana use have been the result of speculation and anecdotes. Recently‚ however‚ scientists have been able to study the molecular biology of some of the chemicals in marijuana and elucidate some of the biochemical pathways which they affect. Despite the intense controversy surrounding the subject‚ there have been quite a few
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Debate against Hitchens’s Concepts of Religion and Politics One of the most controversial man‚ Christopher Hitchens‚ in his letters‚ “Letters to a Young Contrarian” (2001)‚ implies that people of the contemporary society should avoid thinking other than for themselves by taking on the pathway of being a contrarian. His purpose is to help “individuals on how they think‚ and not what they think by making them a more independent and questioning person” (63). The letters take us through a pathway
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The Ethical Dilemma: Stem Cell Research “Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.”- Potter Stewart One of the most controversial topics in today’s world is stem cell research. What are stem cells? Why is the debate about stem cells about ethics? Should stem cell research be allowed? What are the benefits of stem cell research? Stem cells are cells that have the potential to differentiate into a specialized cell such as liver cell. Scientists
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government policies. This is in itself a statement about the current status of women
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over the last several years. Cloning is one of the issues under the intricate umbrella of biotechnology. Cloning can be a very controversial issue in today’s society. There are numerous issues‚ both for and against the biotechnical process of cloning. Among the arguments presented‚ some were persuasive‚ and some were not. With anything in life‚ there are flaws‚ and that is the case with cloning. The topic of cloning presents many issues against cloning‚ for one to think about to form an opinion on
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it can both‚ prevent harmful ideas from spreading‚ or suppressing the freedom to express an idea to society. The question regarding the legitimacy of no-platforming as a tool of activism can be rebutted as seen in the debate for‚ or against no-platforming. For against no-platforming‚ it is argued that no-platforming is
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(STR). In this essay‚ I will first articulate more specifically the thesis of presentism and show the main arguments of the opposite position known as eternalism. I will then outline the special theory and its consequences for the metaphysics of presentism. I will consider some of the problems that presentism faces in the relativistic context by considering Putnam’s “man on the street” argument. From there I will address some of the solutions to these problems proposed by presentists. Ultimately I
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An Argument Against Monarchy Monarchy as a governmental system clearly has numerous downfalls for the majority of people. The working class (bourgeoisie) rarely wins. It puts people into a hierarchical system based not on the merit of their character and work ethic but instead from the family they were born into. Those born into the few available positions of power in a monarchy benefit the most. This system can function and create civilizations that exude power and wealth but at a price
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