In “Against the Legalization of Drugs‚” by Peter de Marneffe‚ the argument that the use and possession of drugs needs to be decriminalized is made‚ because of the belief that the criminalization of drug use and possession violates the rights of citizens. In this paper‚ I will defend de Marneffe’s position by refuting a possible objection. Contrarians may claim that decriminalizing drugs will inevitably lead individuals to try harder and more dangerous drugs. Beginning his argument by differentiating
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Altruism One of the main parts of evolution is natural selection. Natural selection in evolution eliminates the weak from the animals most fit for their environment. If evolution is true why do animals do things that would be against the rules of natural selection? We can find the answer to this question by searching nature itself. Certainly all living things must seek out food and safety‚ and every animal must hunt for nourishment and become aggressive in its own defense
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vegetarian including ethical‚ health‚ or environmental. Vegetarians can be traced back into early history but‚ in today’s world‚ vegetarianism is on the rise as a concern for climate change is too. Major portions of the population are taking a stance against meat producing industries and changing their diets. Meat production is a huge contributor to pollution and climate change. Eating meat can also have a toll on one’s health. In order to change the course of rapid climate change‚ the population has
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it can both‚ prevent harmful ideas from spreading‚ or suppressing the freedom to express an idea to society. The question regarding the legitimacy of no-platforming as a tool of activism can be rebutted as seen in the debate for‚ or against no-platforming. For against no-platforming‚ it is argued that no-platforming is
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on attending college after high school. I believe that for all high school graduates‚ college is a must to achieve a comfortable life. Most people do not want to be “just another statistic” but in this case‚ I would not mind at all. In “The Case Against College‚”an article written by Linda Lee‚ she discusses the expense and inconvenience of sending a child to college. I do agree with Lee that college is very expensive and not worth the money. In high school‚ I have worked hard to keep my GPA relatively
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From a Christian standpoint‚ God made everyone and each and every person is unique in their own way. Also‚ in the pledge of allegiance it says that we are ‘one nation under God’‚ so would that mean the government would be going against our ancestors Christian morals? This country was based on Christian morals‚ so what would our ancestors think of this? I will admit‚ it would be nice if we lived in a world where no one had no cancer or disease‚ but it is morally wrong. I was raised
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Ariel Ashcraft Alice Eagly Psychology of Gender October 17‚ 2003 War Against Boys: Fact or Fiction One of the oldest debates in psychology is the nature versus nurture debate. Its roots extend far beyond the nineteenth century psychologists such as Freud and Skinner into the beginnings of scientific thought. Even Greek philosophers such as Aristotle and Plato addressed the issue of how personality is formed. Today‚ a relative consensus has been reached that nature and nurture work in tangent
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Legalization of Drugs: Against Everyone agrees that something must be done about the tremendous physical and emotional health problems that drug abuse causes. Concern about the abuse of drugs is so widespread that recent polls indicate it to be one of the most serious problems in today’s world‚ threatening the security and freedom of whole nations. Politicians‚ health experts and much of the general public feel that no issue is more important than drug abuse. America’s other pressing social
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Definitions of euthanasia abound in the medical community. John Keown in his book Euthanasia‚ Ethics and Public Policy: An Argument Against Legalisation‚ creates a succinct definition of euthanasia based on various understandings of the process‚ "Euthanasia involves doctors making decisions which have the effect of shortening a patient’s life and these decisions are based on the belief
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Torture is Never Acceptable Torture is never acceptable because people harm animals and people. People harm people and animals; Why do you think people have more intense reactions to hearing about torture than they do to hearing about bombings or other acts of war. What does it mean when the President of the United States announces that America must reject the false choice between our security and our ideals? What is it about our founding principles that makes Americans feel so strongly about torture;
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