Mackenzie Drury Mrs. Berry/Mrs. Carpenter English Literature 12 10 December 2014 Science Gone Wrong Have scientific technology and developments gone too far? For a question like this‚ everyone would have a different opinion. New scientific achievements have been a great step forward for mankind. However‚ even though everyone is excited about cloning humans and being able to teleport‚ there would still be a risk that it may all go too far; all of these experiments can turn from a good idea for helping
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History records numerous occasions when the ideas and decisions of people in positions of authority have been wrong opinions. When the idea of inoculating people against such diseases as smallpox first arrived in the colonies in the early 1900s‚ most authorities regarded it as nonsense. Among them were Benjamin Franklin and a number of the men who later founded Harvard Medical School. Against the authorities stood a relatively unknown man who didn’t even have a medical degree‚ Zabdiel Boylston
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Gambling --Is it Right or Wrong Gambling has been around forever‚ and I am sure it has always been a controversial issue. History and ethnography show us that‚ across societies of the past and present‚ gambling varies considerably with respect to its organization‚ social meanings‚ and how it is regarded in moral terms. (Binde‚2005). Since the time when the guards for Jesus cast lots for his clothes‚ when Las Vegas was built and now today with the availability
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Court legalized abortion in the well-known Roe v Wade decision in 1973. Presently‚ there are about 1.2 million abortions performed each year in the United States. (Abortion) While many people believe abortion is right; I highly disagree. Abortion is wrong for the reason that it is murder‚ the fetus feels pain during the procedure‚ and an unborn child has rights too. Abortion is murder. It is murder because it is the killing of a vulnerable fetus. Even unborn beings are even considered human beings
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Pythagoras: A Universe made of Numbers PART 1 Pythagoras & His Philosophy Pythagoras of Samos is often described as the first pure mathematician. He is an extremely important figure in the development of mathematics yet there is relatively little known about his mathematical achievements. Unlike many later Greek mathematicians‚ where at least we have some of the books which they wrote‚ there is nothing of Pythagoras’s writings. The society which he led‚ half religious and half scientific
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Right Vs. Wrong When I am faced with an ethical dilemma I will often ask myself is this right or wrong‚ and how will this decision affect myself and others around me. The first case scenario that I chose in Group A is about a newspaper columnist who signed a contract with a newspaper chain. Several months later she is offered a position with another newspaper chain at a higher salary. Because she would prefer making more money‚ she notifies the first chain that she is breaking her contract. The
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committing crime. Around our country‚ states without the death penalty have a lower murder rate than neighboring states with the death penalty.” (The Facts: 13 Reasons to Oppose the Death Penalty‚ http://oadp.org/facts/13-reasons) Capital punishment is wrong. Although people may do bad things‚ the death penalty
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What makes wrong actions wrong? In my opinion‚ an action is wrong if and only if its final consequence has a harmful impact on the interest of majority. Maybe like some others‚ at first‚ I felt as long as the final consequence has a harmful impact on the interest of any individual‚ then it must be a wrong action. Then I realized that there are lots of exceptions that contradict to this conclusion. To find out the common point of these exceptions‚ let’s analyze some cases that
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Why is cheating wrong? Many people ask this question. Some others think it is a silly question to ask. There are many views of this question. I think it is a good question to ask. I think it is wrong because not only are you breaking rules but you are cheating your own self. This does not hurt anyone else but yourself. The best thing to do to resolve this problem is to not cheat. The reason that you only cheat yourself is because everyone else knows the answers except you. This works for sports
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Global Warming: The Critics Have It Wrong Contrary to many critic’s beliefs‚ global warming is a real issue that needs our immediate attention. It should be important to everyone‚ as it is and will continue to affect everyone’s way of life globally. There is countless evidence that shows that the earth is in trouble. The unbelievers need to open their eyes to see that the earth is pleading for our help‚ but so far‚ we have not been listening. The 45th President of the United States claiming that
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