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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even an unborn human being‚ the mother is treating that life as a means to an end for herself‚ not as an end in itself. The killing of that human being is a means to an end for the happiness or convenience of the mother or her family. The other argument from the deontology position would be the fulfillment of duty. The mother has a duty to nurture her child while in the womb. The mother has a duty to
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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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In talking about stratification of genders and sexism‚ Okin proposes that the Rawlsian conception of justice is the first contemporary theory to consider family as playing “…a fundamental role in the stages in which [our] conception of justice is acquired.” (Okin 228). Thus‚ in order to have a just society‚ we must have a just family. Feminist writer Card proposes that marriage‚ the institution that forms the basis for the traditional family structure‚ is “…itself is an evil‚ to the extent that it
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There were many great philosophers who have contributed in making philosophy what it is today‚ one of them being Plato. In addition to being an outstanding philosopher‚ he was also a mathematician and a writer. One of Plato’s biggest inspirations was his very own teacher Socrates. Socrates never wrote down a word of what he said‚ but thankfully Plato was able to record it all down for him and wrote many dialogues about Socrates words and teachings. One of Plato’s most famous works was his dialogue
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Comm 102 KEREM MERAL Spring 2007 20050383 Valerie A. Taşıran Second Draft Racism in Sports In the modernized and global world of today‚ it is necessary for people to get rid of their prejudices and learn to respect differences. Racism should be eliminated from all areas of life‚ including sports. Sport is meant that bring people from different backgrounds together to compete in equal conditions and provide interactions among them. No matter which country and ethnicity an
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Even today‚ people admire the ideas of Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle. Their teachings are at the root of modern philosophy and science. Alfred Whitehead is quoted as saying: “The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.” If you really know how to read Plato‚ the truth behind this statement is easy to see. Nearly every great philosophical idea was discussed by Plato to some extent. The best way to put it is the way
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One that’s become inflamed among others in recent years is women’s rights‚ but more specifically‚ abortion rights or laws. To truly understand the argument for or against abortion‚ I will examine perspectives of abortion from religious views‚ The religious people of this country stand strong against abortion. Catholics are a huge group that stands against abortion. The campaign called The March for Life is the Catholics’ primary way to dissuade people from abortion. Their goal is to “make the world
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