of mainstream religions" (Akl). Most cults start out fine. But Sometimes a cult’s ideals can spoil‚ such as the doomsday cult that committed mass suicide in the 1970s (Akl). Not all cults spoil‚ though. There are about 3‚000 destructive cults in America (Hassan 74-77). There should be laws restricting cults actions because of there are cults that do bad things‚ the methods they use for recruiting could be unethical‚ and there are citizens that are hurt in the fight between the cults and the government
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State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed." This is where the controversy of gun control begins and the pros and cons being explored. The pros of gun control includes the decrease of deaths‚ prevents a violent conflict it protects women from domestic abusers‚ it prevents mass murders and make the environment less dangerous. The cons of gun control includes: Gun control laws would prevent citizens from protecting themselves from foreign invaders‚ Gun control laws infringe
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Spanking is the act of smacking the buttocks of a child with an opened hand. Some parents adopt this form of corporal punishment as a back up to non-physical discipline. The law should not ban the act of spanking a child in parenting because it is not a form of abuse. Parents should be free to spank their children appropriately‚ at the right time and for the right reasons‚ to create an understanding for what is acceptable and what is not. Definitely‚ spanking is an effective parenting tool. On the
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Topic 6: Applied and Social Ecology: Anthropogenic factor The main idea: Note the ways in which people are using their knowledge of ecology in an effort to find rational ways to protect natural resources with minimal ecological risk. Lecture outline: 1. Specific characteristics of anthropogenic factor 2. Environment and its components 3. Ecological crisis and ecological situations 4. Modern ecological crisis and its characteristics 5. Pollution and sources of pollution 1. Specific characteristics
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penalty. With many views to cover and different types of view‚ this paper will be about pro death penalty. There is one point I will cover that will be against the death penalty‚ and that will be executing an innocent person‚ the rest will be cost to have inmates in jail and how incarceration does not rehabilitated inmates. Life or death is a very important decision that cannot be taken lightly. The reason I am pro death penalty is because back in time there were not so many crimes committed and the
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truly desire it. It also helps to control unregulated dosages‚ unclean needles and the spread of disease. Opponents of the legislation to legalize drugs say that the government has made significant progress in fighting drug and trafficking in America. Now is not the time to abandon 3 efforts. A balanced approach of prevention‚ enforcement‚ and treatment is the key in the
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directly vote for their president. For my paper I want to present both arguments‚ each side’s pros and cons‚ and ultimately whether or not I think we should or should not change the use of an electoral college. My final paper would focus on the use of an electoral college and whether or not we should change the way we elect the President. I intend on organizing my paper by presenting the pros and cons of having an electoral
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After the seven goals that NAFTA planned on striving towards were in affect the next agenda was to cover the benefits that this agreement offered. In the formation of NAFTA what ended up becoming the key resources for America were new jobs‚ more imports‚ and exports. The new setup and way NAFTA was to operate planned to allow a new pocket of income and job opportunity for the economy. In relation to the job opportunities that were presented the US themselves were going to boost the workforce 200
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The United states of America has been built upon freedom of speech and criticizing the Government. As a matter fact‚ these freedoms have been the reason for the people to gather and announce their ideas to the public and the government. These group were with America from its origin‚ and even James Madison in the Federalist number 10 had mentioned about these factions. He believed that these factions are not good‚ but they are inevitable and necessary for the democracy (Federalist 10). Likewise‚ at
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Display of various stances on genetically engineered animals according to the states in America via HealthResearchFunding.org (Pros and Cons of Animal Cloning‚ 2014) Aside from the controversy that has arisen in numerous religions‚ the general public finds many downfalls to be associated with using genetically engineered animals for consumption as seen in Figure
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