THE PORN DEBATE XBCOM/275 THE PORN DEBATE One of the most controversial topics in the United States today is the pornography industry‚ a multiple billion dollar industry. The porn industry is even bigger than professional basketball‚ football and baseball put together. Americans spend more on pornography “in a year then they do on movie tickets‚ more than the do on all the performing arts combined” (Rich‚ 2011). The controversial porn debate is nothing new to the US‚ in fact as
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DOMA: Support or Repeal? BCOM 275 DOMA: Repeal or Support? Abstract This debate argues whether the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) should be supported or repealed on the basis of its definition of marriage‚ its constitutionality‚ and its impacts on non-heterosexual families. This debate argues that the Defense of Marriage Act should be repealed because its definition of marriage is heavily based on values of tradition in this country and because the definition violates the Fifth Amendment of
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Romney’s. Over the course of the three debates Mitt Romney uses various rhetorical devices‚ some helping and some hurting his campaign. Most of the rhetorical devices used during the Domestic Policy debate are re-used in the Town Hall and Foreign Policy debate. In the first presidential debate pertaining to Domestic Policy‚ Mitt Romney uses rhetorical devices such as diction‚ sarcasm‚ pathos‚ logos‚ ethos‚ euphemism‚ perspective‚ and analogy. In the second debate which was Town Hall‚ he uses rhetorical
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It Takes a Village to raise a child The book ’s title is attributed to an African proverb: "It takes a village to raise a child." The saying and its attribution as an "African" proverb were in circulation before it was adopted by Clinton as the source for the title of her book. The development of our children in this day and time is as hard as it was in our parent’s time. It takes the community as a whole‚ doctors‚ teacher‚ police‚ and local school administrators. These have an essential
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walked away with only minor injuries. The vehicle you ran into‚ on the other hand‚ fared much worse. A three-year-old boy was nearly killed in the collision. No‚ this would never happen to you. You are a perfect driver and have never had a problem driving while using your cell phone. The 330‚000 injuries and 2‚600 deaths annually were just unlucky‚ perhaps (Christensen par 3). How could this accident have been prevented? Laws concerning distracted drivers need to be enforced and education reinforced
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Case Study Nike: The Sweatshop Debate MGT/448 November 2010 Case Study Nike: The Sweatshop Debate Nike was established in 1972 by Phil Knight. This marketing company is famous for their athletic shoes and apparels sold in some 140 countries (Hill‚ 2009‚ p. 154). Nike does not manufacturer any of these products they only design and market them. These products are manufactured in other countries such as Vietnam‚ Indonesia‚ and China‚ where the cost of labor is low. For years Nike has had
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Why I deserve a raise? One of the most important aspects of my life right now is my job. I’ve accomplished many goals and met standards set by you. I always listened to what you had to say and respected your authority. I’ve never been late to work; working 5 days a week. No matter how busy we get I’ve always managed to keep the box in balance and keep my customers satisfied. When the time comes and there is something new to do‚ you give me instructions and let me know what to do. Every
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What is debate?? Debate is a method of interactive and representational argument. The goal of a debate is basically to solve a certain issue or problem Structure Speaker Roles Prime Minister (First Affirmative) • Define the motion • Provide clarity and precision on exactly what the subject of the debate is Set-up your case – elaborate what your side wants (stance) and how you want to go about it Provide an outline of the team’s case Present and develop your arguments Summarize Speaker
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The following selections are from the ratification debates in Virginia during June 1788. Jonathan Elliott‚ 3 Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Federal Constitution as Recommended by the Convention at Philadelphia in 1787 (2d rev. 137 1891) George Mason (June 1788‚ 32) “There is one thing in it which I conceive to be extremely dangerous. Gentlemen may talk of public virtue and confidence; we shall be told that the House of Representatives will consist of the most virtuous men on
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superintendents were required to devise a program to incorporate Ebonics to aid in teaching youth. This resolution sparked outrage throughout the United States. The debate stemmed from multiple aspects of the issue: from the repercussions of determining Ebonics to be a different language‚ to the value of incorporating AAVE into the curriculum. This debate over whether to use Ebonics as a learning tool sparked from clear trends that African Americans are behind in regard to their reading comprehension levels
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