because there were so many dilemmas to evaluate. While analyzing it with my peers‚ it was common to find a consensus on one aspect‚ only to have it raise questions on another. On the other hand‚ Bernard Williams uses “Jim and the Indians” as an argument against the Utilitarian Approach (276)‚ however‚ most of the people I discussed it with defaulted to that very
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jeremy Calderoni Plato’s Argument Against Democracy Term Paper In Western culture‚ democracy is deemed as the most appropriate and efficient government to run and manage a state. Citizens of a state like to feel as though they are making some sort of contribution to how they are being governed‚ and because of this‚ very few bother to inquire about its effectiveness and whether or not it is really the most adequate system of government. A dictatorship‚ or the system of guardianship that Plato
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strongest argument I have read is the one Johnathan Aitkens wrote. He explained his view point very politically‚ as well as ethically. The weakest argument I have read was that felons should not be trusted on choosing our leaders‚ because they are angry at the sheriff’s department. Laws should not ban an entire group of people‚ based on one person’s bad decision. This was failed scientifically‚ politically‚ and ethical. After spending an enormous time researching both sides of the argument‚ I still
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Institution Name Student Name Roll No Topic: What are the main arguments for and against needle exchanges? The needle exchange program is a social service program which is aimed at allowing the drug syringe users to have free or cheap access to hypodermic needles. The idea underlying the program is to realize the concept of harm reduction i.e. to reduce the harm and to reduce the risk associated with the use of syringes. It is because the syringe users who use syringes for drug
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I am writing to you in hopes that I might persuade you to help change the negative viewpoint on abortions. I strongly believe that a woman should be able to do whatever she wants with her body. The government should not get to choose what we as women can do with our bodies; people should not be judged because of a decision they are making in their life. I realize that many things can stop a woman from having an abortion‚ and I respect everyone’s opinions or ways of life. I still believe that women
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The private prisons industry is growing quite rapidly‚ and many have questioned their intentions. Those who are against the private prisons say that profit purely drives them and that they will do whatever it takes to make sure they turn a profit each quarter. The first key argument that they mention is in regards to the safety aspect of the private prisons since they tend to hire improperly trained employees. Followed by the dependency problem that could result from having private prisons take over
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Nicole Saunders Management Communication ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST MARIJAUANA LEGALIZATION ARGUMENT FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA As of December 1‚ 2013 twenty-one states have decriminalized marijuana possession‚ with seven states allowing legal medical use of the drug and two states allowing legal use of the drug without medical necessity. Cannabis remains on the federal drug schedule today as a Schedule I substance since 1970‚ with our society constantly
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out of animal testing. Although in some cases animals maybe abused‚ there have been so many discoveries with medicine with testing these drugs on animals. Until we find a better way of testing drugs I believe animal testing is ethical. Some arguments against
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the workers‚ or the existence of privately owned prisons. I won’t even begin to argue the morality of those practices; instead‚ I will argue the morality of our prison industrial complex. I will first lay out what I feel are the most compelling arguments for prison abolitions. Then I will address the main critiques and concerns facing the movement toward restorative justice. The first concern is one pointed out by Angela Davis in "Are Prisons Obsolete"1. She states "prison… functions ideologically
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noted that prochoice and anti-abortion arguments cannot be symmetric thus making discussion on the topic quite a conundrum. Marquis purported the arguments of anti-abortionist‚ who asserted and believed that life is present at or from the moment of conception‚ and that fetuses look like babies‚ possess genetic code‚ and are therefore in possession of the qualities and attributes of being humans. While pro-choicers typically assert that fetuses are not persons as they are not rational agents or social
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