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    Argument Against Racism

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    The whole point of this topic is to informed others that undocumented students are “undocumented‚ unafraid and unapologetic”; many undocumented are tired of living in the shadows and this slogan demonstrates that they should not be ashamed of being in the U.S. as undocumented. That they don’t owe anyone an apology for trying to get an education or that their parents came to pursue the American dream. This slogan means they have the right to be treated equally because they are humans. They have expressed

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    Argument Against Adoption

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    In a perfect world‚ there would be no need to adopt children. But because we live in a world that is broken because of death‚ disease‚ sin and poverty‚ vulnerable children are left in the wake. Ideally‚ those children should be in their own tribe‚ in their own clan‚ in their own home‚ and with their own families. When that isn’t possible‚ adoption can create a new family. I agree with the reasons for most adoptions‚ but I am strongly opposed to one. I do NOT believe that poverty is a valid reason

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    Once Prohibition was enacted congress had soon become disengaged with the movement‚ because many Politicians were drinking despite the law. Subsequently congress never provided proper funding for any type of reinforcement for the extensive violations of the Volstead act. Even those who strongly supported prohibition were reluctant to produce or request additional funding‚ because revealing to the public how severe violations had become would be compromising to the cause. This weakness allowed street

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    Arguments Against Adoption

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    Cassie Dixon ENG 102 MWF 10am Mrs. Russell 04/05/2013 Adoption Is an Option The first question a teenager asks after getting a positive pregnancy test is‚ “What am I going to do with the baby?” There are three options to consider: getting an abortion‚ keeping the baby‚ or giving it up for adoption. Abortion is probably the worst and most dangerous‚ followed closely by the decision to keep the baby‚ which is also dangerous and very expensive. Adoption is the safest‚ least expensive‚ smartest

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    Plato

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    character. Furthermore‚ where that imitated character has undesirable traits‚ the imitation is to be avoided. And later‚ in Book X‚ Plato claims that most poetry of necessity contains evil men (in order to produce interest and pleasure)‚ and this too forms a basis for a wide-ranging condemnation of poetry. That imitation has harmful effects is a complex matter; Plato’s argument rests on several crucial assumptions concerning the effect of poetry on an audience. In Book II he claims that “a young man must

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    The question of mandatory service has been asked by many americans time and again. While many see it as a patriotic duty to your country others see it as contridictory to the very idea of patriotism and freedom. One frequentley expressed opinion on the side for mandatory service is that it builds a sense of national pride and being apart of something greater than ones self‚ however those who oppose this idea would argue quite the oppisite‚ that someone does not gain a sense of national pride

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    In his book Against Democracy‚ Jason Brennan states that the importance of politics to the individual’s life is so insignificant that they do not invest the proper amount of time and effort into their consideration. A vote does not have any immediate consequences and is disconnected from the individual’s sense of responsibility because after all‚ what is the likely hood that their specific vote is the straw that breaks the camel’s back. People are not required to know about politics and politicians

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    Greek time)… an individual could seek the approval of the state to commit suicide… who supplied the poison… Aristotle and Plato both advocated a crude son of eugenics‚ recommending infanticide for deformed infants … they also supported euthanasia in cases of terminal or incurable illness. Each‚ however‚ rejected the notion of suicide. To Aristotle‚ suicide was an offense against the stale‚ because man owed a civic duty to the state… Sophocles was probably the first to accept suicide as a general remedy

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    example‚ in 387 B.C when Plato spoke about the brain being the “set of mental processes” in Athens or‚ in 1755 when J.B. LeRoy decided to use electro conclusive therapy as a remedy for mental illnesses‚ and more recently when the FDA approved the drug Chlorpromazine to be used in 1950. Throughout history the brain has been studied and strengthened to make living smoother and introduce new theories to enhance the field of neuroscience. While both parties hold strong arguments‚ one may believe that the

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    Rights Movement. Even some of his most loyal followers believed that by him speaking out against the war in Vietnam he was ignoring his work fighting against racial discrimination in the south. The question then becomes to what extent this accusation was true‚ and whether or not King should have ignored the Vietnam war in favor of continuing his work in the Civil Rights Movement. By looking at the arguments King makes in his earlier works and comparing it with his speech about the Vietnam war‚ we

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