By Ava Diepeveen Should Australia Re-introduce the Death Penalty? Capital punishment‚ also known as the death penalty‚ is the practise of executing someone as punishment for a serious crime after a legal trial(s). Humans are not perfect‚ humans are not always right‚ imperfect humans cannot give out perfect justice. As much as we may abhor another human beings action‚ is executing someone for killing someone else really the right thing to do? Two wrongs don’t make a right. When a country abolishes
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To be human is to be full of contradictions. In the novel Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky‚ the relationship between a young man that commits a murder and his friends and family is explored. The characters that Dostoevsky creates are filled with beautiful contradictions that make them all the more human. The main character‚ Raskolnikov‚ is Dostoevsky’s focus for his exploration of duality in character. "Raskol" in Russian means "schism" or "split." This name gives an inside view to Raskolnikov
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Should gay people be allowed to marry in place of worship? Of course they should‚ now I have grown up around gay people and they are no different to us! Why should they be afraid to be who they are? Because of society... Constantly getting judged no matter what? But let’s be honest it doesn’t have any effect to you whether your related‚ friends or feel the need to voice your opinion. There a happy couple‚ who feel endless‚ love for each other. Why feel the need to say something about it. We all
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world. Men have been taken away from their families to fight in the war‚ women have been forced to leave their world and children have had to leave their friends‚ school‚ and sometimes extended family. Children are missing out on important life-skills‚ including social‚ and cognitive development. To try and combat these major issues‚ Canada should allow 25‚000 Syrian refugee families into the country over the next two years. Many will argue that Canada should not allow in any Syrian refugees because
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Why human cloning should be allowed? Should human be duplicated? It is a question that a lot of people have been asking around the world after scientists discovered this process. During these years cloning has been one of the most debatable topics around the world that has been discussed in the congress as well. The basic argument is a war between ethic and science. In 1997‚ a sheep called Dolly was successfully cloned by a Scottish Dr. Ian Wilmot for the first time in history. This invention made
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Raneil Wilson Monday‚ March 05‚ 2012 English Language Argumentative Writing Homosexuals should be allowed to adopt children. Society is changing‚ and the traditional idea of the nuclear family with married mother and father is no longer the only acceptable alternative. The reason that many countries are beginning to award legal rights to gay couples is because the stability of such relationships is now recognized. There is no reason‚ therefore‚ why such couples cannot provide a stable
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In America you have many rights and freedoms‚ one of those right is the choice to vaccinate your child. While people have the right to be skeptical of things they do not have the right to make other people fall victim to death due to the choices they make on these skeptics. The idea of vaccines started many years ago and since then have all but eradicated many diseases like small pox and polio‚ but some people believe in not vaccinating which allows these children to get the disease and spread it
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act or way of living that others should follow? Although numerous times‚ some of sport’s best athletes have done this in the past‚ one athlete‚ Colin Kaepernick‚ has earned quite the public response after he chose not to stand up during the national anthem. Some people argue that sports is not a time for protesting and politics. However‚ professional athletes should be allowed to use their status or position to protest events taking place today. These athletes who are protesting are just like any
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the difference of their sexual preferences. All couples should have the same rights‚ not just because they have different sexual preferences from all the other people they should be treated differently. Homosexuals as well as heterosexuals are fully functioning members of society‚ and should be treated equally. Just like heterosexuals‚ homosexuals also pay taxes‚ go to school‚ go to work‚ and obey laws. Homosexual couples should be allowed to adopt because there are about 16.2 million double-orphans
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faculty‚ and staff safe‚ because the students will have to face additional risks‚ a healthy learning environment is at stake‚ and citizens allowed a conceal carry permit aren’t always righteous. Some argue that only reason why psychopaths unrelated to the schools they attack are attracted to schools is because they are a “soft target”‚ since nobody is allowed to be armed (Wheeler 628). However‚ this is untrue since recent attacks on schools usually have a connection with the attacker. Advocates of
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