With immigration on the rise‚ have we stopped to think who were letting into our country? While helping our fellow human beings is nice‚ we need to stop and think what ideas and customs their bringing into our country. While not all immigrants are intolerant and hateful‚ some can bring in ideas of sexism‚ homophobia‚ misogyny‚ and intolerance. For this reason is why we should set up a tolerance test to all immigrants who come into our country to test and see if they can fit and adhere to our beliefs
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Hon Q Du PSYC 1101-102 Response paper #3 Defense mechanism is an interesting strategy which we use to deal with unpleased issues or harms. We may not aware the way we are using this mechanism sometimes‚ and it has become unconscious action in our daily activities. An example of the defense mechanism is when someone mentions about our embarrassing moments in the past which we tried to keep those as a secret‚ and we would refuse or blame others for that. The purpose of this defense mechanism is to
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I understand that hydraulic fracturing holds possibilities for many more jobs‚ tax revenue‚ and greater energy security. In a country that has had a terrible economy for years‚ it is reasonable for Americans to feel that fracking would be beneficial to them. Landowners and energy companies would make money from hydraulic fracturing. It would also create jobs for welders‚ drillers‚ chemists‚ and mechanics. New York could potentially drill four hundred wells per county and raise incomes by over $6-8
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some of these plants grow fruit‚ nuts‚ and vegetables. The pollination process happens when bees transfer pollen from one plant to another so that the plants can make seeds and reproduce. Bee populations are rapidly declining. There are threats against the bee colonies which are causing a decrease in the population‚ including : pesticides‚ habit loss‚ wildfires‚ and monoculture. Some ways to stop the decrease is to make a pesticide that does not harm bees‚ decrease the amount of habitat loss‚ and
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argument to prove their case. For example‚ if America’s security becomes unfortunately at risk of another terrorists attack‚ the nation could potentially protect Americans by implementing various methods of torture to only not question terrorists’ against their willpower.
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“Children are no longer vaccinated against smallpox because the disease no longer exists due to vaccination. The last case of smallpox in the United States was in 1948; the last case in the world was 1977 in Somalia” (ProCon.org). “Jenny McCarthy is an actress and has been in the public eye for her stance against vaccinations‚ “she has a boy with autism-like symptoms that she is convinced were caused by the vaccine for measles
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their “perfect” society‚ usually falling within the lines of free‚ fair‚ and accepting. This desire for perfection has prompted people to express their ideal societies to the world. Unfortunately‚ this idea of utopia is not achievable. Society will always be problematic‚ and remain so if people do not publicly announce their disgruntled opinions on these controversial matters. Although perfection is not possible‚ resistance to issues can bring society closer to the ideal society where everyone is
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Social rights activist Bayard Rustin once said‚ “If we desire a society of peace‚ then we cannot achieve such a society through violence. If we desire a society without discrimination‚ then we must not discriminate against anyone in the process of building this society.” Discrimination is still a a problem in today’s society‚ yet there is little being done to stop it completely. Stopping stereotyping‚ socializing outside of your comfort zone‚ and no long prejudging others are three methods in which
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and follow our paths outside of society. Conformity has been shown in many ways in history and most lead to substandard endings. When people do not follow society’s wishes‚ diversity is defeated and they‚ themselves‚ become successful. While conformity is the reason for some of America’s most devastating events found in our history books today‚ even though some may think that it prevents issues from occurring. But in the end‚ those who choose not to conform to society‚ end up being the ones who are
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provide equality to all people‚ and we believe in the virtue of justice. For this reason‚ the idea that “the right against torture is not inalienable” is false. I agree that the Just War Tradition gives inherent worth to all people‚ but it cannot be combined with the Forfeiture Theory because we do not have a just cause to harm non-combatants whom are no longer actively taking up arms against us. It is not necessary to harm people who will never again be in a position to harm us. Moreover‚ there is ample
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