Should Gay Marriage be allowed? Ken Smith Grantham University Should Gay Marriage be allowed? Gay marriage continues to be a hot topic of discussion in the United States. Proponents and opponents can argue for their position based on many things. This paper will briefly discuss some of the common issues to consider when answering‚ “Should Gay Marriage be allowed?” Many people still argue that on religious grounds gays and lesbians are sinful
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Surrogate Motherhood is when one women carries to term the fertilized egg of another woman. This procedure is chosen by married couples who can not conceive a child in the "natural way". In some occasions the mother may be able to produce an egg‚ but has no womb or some other physical problem which prevents her from carrying a child. Whether or not the husband can produce a large amount of sperm is not a problem. Once the egg and sperm are combined in a petri dish fertilization is very likely
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would experience if a school shooting were to take place at your school. According to EverytownResearch.org there have been 196 school shootings in America since 2013. Last year there were 45 school shootings. The main reasons why our teachers need to be allowed to carry a firearm is for safety during emergencies‚ it’s cheaper than hiring a security guard‚ and school shootings can happen anywhere at anytime. What if you were a teacher and an armed intruder came into your school? How would you protect
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contribute to it. Controlling a trait like that would be virtually impossible. Traits that contribute to personality‚ talent‚ and outer “beauty” should not be controlled. Nita Farahany‚ a Professor of Science at Duke University‚ states that “Technology itself is not evil. Only the misuse and misapplication of it is” (Farahany). Genetic engineering should be used with the purpose of preventing abnormalities and disease alone. With careful regulations by the government‚ that can be done (Krimsky‚
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Drugs shouldn’t be allowed in sports because‚ some players will be better than others‚ or people might get suspended from playing the game or get cut and some players if you take too much might even overdose. Significance is that there is a lot of kids using steroids to make them bigger and better‚ which is putting other kid’s self-esteem down. Each kid no matter what they play‚ their parents‚ family‚ peers and even you want to be the best one on the field. Drugs shouldn’t be allowed because some players
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Enhancement: Should cognitive enhancement be allowed? Cognitive enhancement is the improvement of one’s mental capacity and or mental attributes such as personality‚ where it is considered optional and not medically necessary (Schmidt-Felzmann‚ 2012). Enhancement is different to treatment as treatment is linked to the curing of an illness‚ whereas enhancement is merely improving an already medically healthy body or mind‚ however‚ at times it is quite difficult to draw a line between the two (Schmidt-Felzmann
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conversational skills to foreigners when they visit us‚ that we are no longer remembered by our incredible evolution from a fishing village to a leading financial hub of the world‚ but by the slang that we speak. Thus‚ I agree strongly‚ that Singlish should be banned altogether. This essay will be orientated around two points‚ firstly‚ how Singlish will affect the conversational skills of our future leaders‚ and secondly‚ how western superpowers will look down on us Singaporeans for not speaking proper
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Should Felons Be Allowed To Vote? The disenfranchisement of a person is a heavy topic that you only hear about every four years during the Presidential Election. Why though? The reason: everyone has an opinion on the issue‚ but only few are willing to say anything about it. Some are afraid of the racial issue our country sees‚ and some are afraid to sway against their preferred political party. The Constitution of the United States of America‚ amendment 14‚ section 2‚ clearly states “…citizens
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anonymous voice. There are a few restrictions on voting‚ which include age‚ citizenship‚ and in some states weather you’re a convicted felon. I believe that it is unfair that some states make it so felons can’t vote. I really believe felons should be allowed to vote simply because everyone makes mistakes‚ and some felons have to rejoin society eventually. Felons are looked at by some as the bad people of society. Some people even believe that once they have messed up they don’t deserve a second
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Should Tourism be allowed in Antarctica? There is no doubt Antarctica is an incredible tourist destination. Visitor numbers have increased rapidly over the last few decades. During 1998-99‚ in the summer season‚ over 10‚000 tourists visited Antarctica‚ compared with less than 2000‚ 19 years ago. This is not necessarily a good thing; what about all of the pollution people cause whilst travelling to Antarctica? This brings us to the question: Should Tourism be allowed in Antarctica? Some people think
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