Topics for the Argumentative Essay – Spring 2015 1. Governments from time to time take action to either increase population growth or to slow it down by means of providing incentives (e.g. reduced tax rates) or laws discouraging people from having more children than one or two (e.g. increased tax rates for every other child‚ even imprisonment sentences or forced abortions like in China etc.). a. Should governments have the right to intervene in the rights of the individuals with regard to family
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"Flowers for Algernon" Argumentative Essay By: Declan Franey Charlie Gordon’s doctors did not act ethically when they performed the surgery to make him smarter. The definition of ethics are the standards of right and wrong that tell what humans should do (Dobrin). The doctors did not meet these standards. The doctors tested on Charlie too early‚ and were trying to help themselves more than they were trying to help their patient. Charlie also ended up dying because of the testing. While some people
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Lazarus Thompson Cheri Carr PHIL 1102-010 9 February 2012 Argumentative essay: Total Recall “All things are not as they seem but a few things we actually “know” -Plato. As we see‚ appearance vs. reality can be interpreted many ways. One might believe things that are dreamed about is real‚ or maybe are thoughts of the mind of things that has never occurred. In saying that‚ “It’s just a dream” is what is said when he or she wakes up. For others‚ especially Secret Agents‚ more than half of
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Intro: Twizzlers are a well-loved‚ delectable candy that many Americans eat. But some critics disagree that this candy’s production should be shut down for good. Since I love Twizzlers‚ (especially the strawberry flavored ones) I disagreed with these critics. But after looking into the contents of the candy‚ I realized that they have a point. But‚ as a “Twizzler Lover”‚ I would never want the Hershey’s company to shut down the production of Twizzlers. Well‚ they certainly need to improve their
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grow potatoes‚ using his fecal matter. Using his fecal matter‚ Watney was able to establish a food supply. After going through this test of survival‚ Watney safely made it back on Earth where he would go on to teach future astronauts what to do in cases of an emergency. Another stunning survival story is from a man named Ricky Megee. On January 24‚ 2006‚ Megee was cruising down an isolated road when three anomalous men hijacked his car‚ drugged him and dumped his body in the middle of the Australian
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Paul’s Teaching on Love‚ Sex‚ and Marriage After reading Paul’s teaching on love‚ sex‚ and marriage I kind of felt like Paul was against marriage. Paul even stated that he would love it if all man were single like him‚ and he also told woman to remain unmarried. Paul believes that you should only marry for sexual desires so you don’t commit fornication. Paul talks not only about sex and marriage but he also talks about divorce‚ sexual immorality‚ and spiritual gifts. In Paul’s first
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Over the years technology has majorly developed in ways one could not imagine. Through these advantages and transitions of different electronics a popular trend has started among society; sexting. Sexting is extremely popular in young adults while over twenty-five percent of students have engaged in the activity. Sexting is defined as sending‚ receiving‚ or forwarding sexual photos or sexually suggestive messages through text message or email. The popularity of sexting has dramatically increased
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He was there too‚ for a time‚ briefly‚ looking at her. There was a different kind of tension presented in that moment‚ though‚ as I surveyed him; his eyes were not soft like John’s‚ but hard and erratic‚ moving back and forth in nearly invisible movements. He looked like he was trapped‚ struggling to restrain himself. Rather than remain passive he followed her and took up the pen. My memory got more vivid as I considered Lucky’s work under Juno’s. It was odd to experience his illustrations from a
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There are many people who believe aliens are visiting and have previously visited earth. Some people will swear on their whole life that aliens have landed on earth. They have their own evidence on it and their other types of proof. Despite this fact there are people who don’t believe that aliens have ever touched earth or even exist. There have been countless claims of alien sightings but it’s all up to you if you believe. One man believes he has seen countless UFO’s starting at the time he was
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benefits and detriments that xenotransplantation yields. Signifying‚ that through an attempt to reach an agreement on xenotransplantation’s bioethical debate‚ a mold of various frameworks of ethical perspectives on the topic is constructed. In this case‚ it is centered on religious ethics and beliefs. Employing through the wide range of criteria that arises within the science of xenotransplantation’s positive and negative functionality - the Christian and Hindu ethos can be one way of approaching
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