prohibition and use of the justice system does not work. It produces excessive rates of incarceration‚ and cost more money. The other argument is that the government has no right to involve themselves in what people may or may not choose to ingest. What they recommend instead is a policy based on educational and public health approaches‚ similar to that of alcohol and tobacco. A greater harm is imposed on society by prohibiting any substance leading to the reduced availability of treatment
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Now the concept itself is like a mathematical equation: economic increase plus a safer neighborhood equals a positive reputation. Still‚ there are those who believe the idea of gentrification produces a negative outcome for the community. Despite the cons to gentrification one should strongly take into consideration the positive effect it leaves in a community. The question now is‚ why are there residents against the idea‚ if gentrifying
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century. In Utilitarianism‚ consequences are the only thing that matters. Motives only matter if the result is happiness being maximized. Utilitarianism has a foundation based on giving the majority of people the greatest quality of happiness. In order to do so‚ actions are never dependent on self-interest or self-sacrifice‚ and impartiality is often required. In this paper‚ I will inform you that Utilitarianism is a generally good philosophy because it provides the most happiness for
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would not have been able to teach the Athenian people either well. Also‚ he is not harming others through his death because of the incapability of doing good deeds by living. This means that Socrates would not be doing the right deed by not facing his death penalty because in order for him to continue to make the correct decision‚ Socrates has to both not escape prison and follow
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In the year 776 BC‚ a simple competition of endurance and strength‚ dedicated to the Olympian gods‚ birthed a tradition. This tradition that has stayed around and extended nearly 3000 years is known as the Olympic Games. Olympism is defined as “a philosophy of life‚ exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body‚ will and mind. Blending sport with culture and education‚ olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort‚ the educational value of good example
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Tech University‚ wrote an article expressing why he thinks companies should adopt a whistleblowing policy. Whistleblowers are individuals that call attention to possible wrongdoing and are exposed to a great deal of controversy. Some believe whistleblowers sacrifice themselves‚ professionally and personally to reveal practices that are fraudulent or harmful to the public. Others believe they are just disgruntled employees who are accusing people that have mistreated them. The truth probably lies
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several things. First‚ Commons recommended a government-led macroeconomic stabilization. He advocated the policies of open market operations by the Federal Reserve to ensure a stable price level‚ public spending on social infrastructures‚ unemployment insurance‚ the expansion of collective bargaining‚ and public employment exchanges (Kaufman‚ 1997‚ p. 33). Second‚ Commons talked about the three-pronged effort that will enhance employment practices. The first concentrates on organizational improvements
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Cults and Consequences Without even realizing it‚ people give their lives up to cults every day. Cults manage to convince people to join and do things they would never have done otherwise‚ ranging from boldly declaring false statements to removing themselves from society. However‚ the government almost never publicly condemns any cults‚ no matter the size or severity of them. The legality of cults is very general and often focuses only how it affects others outside of it. The devotee can start to
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alternatives to incarceration that better meet the goals of criminal punishment and rehabilitation. Mandatory minimum sentences (MMS) are now considered archaic by most of the world and condemned for their inability to account for the differences between individual cases. Professor Gabor raises the following criticism‚ “[t]he offender’s degree of culpability and role in the offence are ignored when sentencing is based exclusively on the nature of the infraction” (gabor
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well-supported and respected aspect of national security‚ and should be treated as such. In addition to the overwhelming public support for the use of EITs‚ the same ABC News survey found that 53% of Americans believe that the interrogation techniques used by the CIA produced important information for the United States fight against terror‚ and indeed they were correct. Of the 119 individuals detained after the 9/11 and subjected to EITs only 26 did not provide actionable intelligence or were “wrongfully
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