The passage of Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) had two sides‚ one supporting it and one opposing it. The supporters were considered conservatives. The conservatives supported ANILCA because it would protect a lot more land from the government’s use. Many major national conservationists were involved with the act‚ like George Bird Grinnell‚ Charles Sheldon‚ and Belmore Browne (akhistorycourse.org). George Bird Grinnell was an anthropologist and served as president of the National
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Some pros include increasing diversity in private schools‚ increasing specialization in certain subject areas‚ providing more educational opportunities for low-income students that public schools usually don’t provide‚ improving the overall education in all schools due to higher competition between schools‚ and not having to worry about high educational costs. One major con includes taking funds away from already underfunded schools. This
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At the time when Mao was the leader of China‚ Confucianism was often ostracized and derided due to the movements in the Cultural Revolution which was supposed to modernize China. The author follows the arguments of Professors and scholars to form a debate on the aspects of Confucianism that could either compliment‚ or contrast against the Communist government of China. The reason for the debate is to see whether Confucianism would work in tie with modern Communism. There are positions that support
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Free speech‚ more than any other of America’s values‚ has been the touchstone of American democracy dating back to the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment‚ created in 1791‚ is so important because “without our basic and essential rights established by that first amendment‚ the others amendments would have little to no meaning and hardly any force.” It shows the creativity and innovativeness of American democracy. The Amendment states‚ “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion
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shotguns. With his busy schedule‚ this is one of the only times we get to spend time just the two of us. The United States is the leading country in guns per resident‚ with "88 for every 100 people” (Reuters). There are going to be pros and cons as a result of this fact. Pros for gun ownership include a large population to use them for recreation‚ and guns can be used for defense to deter crime. “…Most gun owners use their guns for each of these three purposes: crime protection (67%)‚ target shooting
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Statement of purpose The purpose of this report is to inform veterinary professionals on about debarking‚ and all the risks associated with the procedure‚ and to persuade them not to perform the surgery in their clinic. Background Debarking (devocalization)‚ is a surgical procedure applied to dogs‚ where the tissue is removed from the animal’s vocal chords to permanently reduce sound. Debarking is a controversial procedure performed to eliminate a dog’s bark‚ or muffle it. It is an invasive surgery
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Cedric Turner February 17‚ 2013 AED/200 From hallways to classrooms and late night chit chats across the phone lines‚ students gossip about the new policies of enforcing uniforms. Students are puzzled and questioning each other if their sense of fashion really fashionable for school any more. But one student overheard the conversation and decided to write his view in the school article‚ three useful and life changing ideas that would help with students and parents migrate to uniform. One promotes
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What is Transhumanism Transhumanism was best summed up by Max More in that it is “a class of philosophies of life that seek the continuation and acceleration of the evolution of intelligent life beyond its currently human form and human limitations by means of science and technology‚ guided by life-promoting principles and values.”(Max More‚ 1990) Over the course of this paper we will discuss the ins and outs of Transhumanism. What it is‚ where it’s going‚ if it’s ethical‚ and if it is something
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Performance enhancing drugs have a big impact on professional sports. The United States should allow the use of these drugs to allow athletes to compete at a higher level for a longer amount of time. Should Performance enhancing drugs be allowed in professional sports? Performance enhancing drugs are a big topic is the professional sports world today. Many people say that performance enhancing drugs are a terrible object to have in our professional sports system‚ but there are some good or even great
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of one’s ideas or written work without proper credit being given. Plagiarism is something that will haunt the one committing the crime; yes‚ it is a crime‚ for the rest of one’s life. Plagiarism can result in negative effects in one’s academic‚ professional‚ and personal life. Care and thought‚ one’s own thought‚ should go into all academic writings‚ for the penalties for plagiarism can be regrettable. The penalties can range from something as mundane as a written note put in one’s file to something
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