In the story “Blue against White”‚ the author‚ Jeannette C. Armstrong‚ writes about a native girl coming home to her reserve after spending time in the city. The topic of memories is very apparent throughout the story as the main character‚ Lena‚ is reminiscing through most of it. Whether we like it or not‚ life always goes on and sometimes‚ there are things we don’t really pay attention to until it’s too late. Memories can help to keep the past alive and get us through some pretty tough situations
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as we have said before. some of them are where innocent minors have been tortured and harmed purposely and we grieve and pray for them‚ but the ones who allowed it are the ones who we are talking about and are against. They should not be allowed under any circumstances to press charges against the person who did it to them. What we exactly want is to charge and modify the laws of statutory rape by saying that have common
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The Case Against Tipping Michael Lewis’ essay‚ “The Case Against Tipping”‚ is an arguable topic that can really get you thinking. Ever wonder why people tip? It is an incentive to do so or it is out of kindness of their heart. After reading Lewis’ essay‚ I have to say that he has never had experience working a job that relies heavily on tips for a salary. To have such a bitter attitude towards waiters or coffee shop workers shows me that Michael Lewis is not empathetic simply because he has never
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reasons. The wearing of uniform emphasises equality; the fact that everyone wearing that uniform is of the same status‚ and no-one is “better” in any way than anyone else. I am sure you will agree that this is a good moral to promote in young people. A smart uniform also helps to create pride for the school for its wearers. If children are all wearing the same uniform‚ they all belong to the same group‚ which helps to foster a community spirit and ultimately creates a better atmosphere among
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Terrorism means spreading terror or horror through unusual activities such as bomb blasts etc. An act of terrorism spreads panic among the people so it can be said that the main purpose of terrorism is to spread panic in a particular area or throughout the country. The use of word terrorism has become very common after the act on World Trade Center on 11th September 2001. Terrorism is the most challenging issue which must be essentially controlled
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The Constitution guards against tyranny in four different ways: Federalism‚ the separation of powers‚ checks and balances‚ and equal representation for each state. The first step to prevent tyranny is Federalism. The Constitution would divide the power between central and state governments. This idea‚ created by James Madison‚ is known as Federalism. (Document A) Powers given to the central government include the regulation of trade‚ conduction of foreign relations‚ providing an army and navy
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penalty. Many people can feel very strongly about whether or not they approve of this method of punishment. I feel that the death penalty is wrong‚ and I believe that there is much support to back this up. I believe that the death penalty is wrong because it is not an effective deterrent‚ racially and economically bias‚ unreliable‚ expensive‚ and morally wrong of society. One argument from death penalty supporters is that the death penalty acts as a deterrent to prevent other people from committing
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best option‚ emergency “ticking Time-Bomb” scenarios where torture can be justified. Suppose a person has knowledge of an imminent terrorist attack that will kill many people‚ is in custody with information to stop the attack. Utilitarian’s would suggest that to create the most amount of good‚ or in this case‚ the least amount of people die‚ then torture is morally justifiable. I would argue that the effectiveness of torture in this scenario is the same as in any‚ still ineffective due to the uncertainties
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PHIL 432 Anscombe on consequentialism Anscombe is against the notion of consequentialism (refers to classical utilitarianism). Consequentialism is the view that there’s no moral difference between the results of an action‚ which was brought intentionally and actions that was foreseen but not intended. In this essay I will establish Anscombe’s notion of post Sedgwickian consequentialism and why she refers to the Ethicist philosophers such as Moore and Ross as consequentialists. For Anscombe‚
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The ethnic group of Japan had several different hierarchal categories within their own race. The lowest social class was discriminated against. The subordinate group was referred to as the Burakumin or “Eta”. The Burakumin held low paying jobs such as street sweepers‚ leatherworkers‚ working with the dead‚ and community service. The Japanese who held a higher economic social status‚ or the dominate group‚ treated Burakumin with no respect or equality (Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica‚ n/a). There
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