Universal Healthcare: The Pros and Cons On March 23‚ 2010 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed by President Obama‚ raising the question for many of whether this new law was going to be more helpful or hurtful. With universal healthcare‚ healthcare coverage would be increased tremendously‚ costs would be reduced‚ jobs would be created‚ and consumers would be protected. Conversely‚ it will also raise taxes and wait times‚ lead to a smaller number of doctors‚ and infringe on
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"Salamander! Call it a Gerrymander." A federalist paper editor is said to have declared this after the signing of the 1812 redistricting law. Governor Elbridge Gerry had found a way to expand his political power by gerrymandering the districts. (Boston Gazzete) Even now‚ gerrymandering remains a threat as the power struggle sways back and forth between leading politicians. Is there a better way to redistrict? The answer is no. Gerrymandering will always involve politics since it in itself is
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Eugenics: Diversity Beware Eugenics is a word derived from the roots of the Greek words meaning “good” and “origin‚” and originated from the author Francis Galton in the year 1869‚ in his book Hereditary Genius (Bouche and Rivard 2014). Eugenics is a form of artificial selection‚ and is the science of enhancing a population‚ specifically human populations‚ through regulated breeding of only those who are perceived to contain superior genes (Bouche and Rivard 2014). The idea behind the use of eugenics
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cut the carbon footprint it was creating. However‚ ethanol has brought on several debates regarding whether or not it is affecting our environment and economy negatively. One topic that has been discussed is the idea that the use of ethanol in America is causing deforestation in South American countries such as Brazil. Pressure on the world’s forests from the renewable energy sector also continues to grow. Forests are being replaced with biofuel crops such as sugarcane and other ethanol feedstocks
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Schooling is seen as a necessary part of life in America for generations‚ needed to transform the children of the nation into happy and productive individuals. Unfortunately‚ there seems to be a problem with overall performance. According to the Program for International Student Assessment survey administered by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in 2012‚ the United States ranks 27th in math‚ 17th in reading‚ and 20th in science. According to the OECD the US spends more on
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Introduction Naturopathy‚ by definition is “a system of medicine based on the healing power of nature.” Naturopathic doctors (ND) believe in the natural healing power of body. They strive to understand the mind‚ body and spirit as a whole. Their healing techniques include; diet changes‚ the use of herbs‚ mineral and vitamin supplements‚ therapeutic exercise‚ massage‚ acupuncture‚ Chinese medicine‚ and minor surgery. The practices of using natural healing remedies have been around forever‚ but
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1 The Pros and Cons of Legalizing Abortion PHI 103 March 5‚ 2012 Running head: Abortion 2 The Pros and Cons of Legalizing Abortion In the 19th century the United State of America had passed very strict laws concerning abortion; however‚ in the 20th century those laws have been changed
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1. Morality PRO: "The crimes of rape‚ torture‚ treason‚ kidnapping‚ murder‚ larceny‚ and perjury pivot on a moral code that escapes apodictic [indisputably true] proof by expert testimony or otherwise. But communities would plunge into anarchy if they could not act on moral assumptions less certain than that the sun will rise in the east and set in the west. Abolitionists may contend that the death penalty is inherently immoral because governments should never take human life‚ no matter what the
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The Dilemma of Divorce The divorce rate in America for first marriages is 41 percent‚ second marriages is 60 percent‚ and third marriages is 73 percent. (Gozich) Leo Gozich is the president of National Association of Marriage Enhancement and has studied the topic of divorce for many years. In his article‚ he includes‚ “Over the last 27 years‚ since no-fault divorce legislation swept across the nation like a tidal wave‚ America has witnessed a 279 percent increase in the divorce rate; and the
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of serious dispute lately‚ and many people are questioning the thoughts and decisions of leaders both past and present. Many politicians‚ including our current president‚ Barack Obama‚ believe that more immigrants can only bring more prosperity to America. However‚ that is not the case. Not only are they at least partially incorrect in their reasoning‚ but they also disregard enormous dangers to the country as a whole‚ in the form of potential financial ruin and/or terrorism. Immigration is not bad
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