Running head: ARGUMENT FOR GAY MARRIAGE An Argument for Gay Marriage Kristina Thielen Friends University Abstract The premise of this paper is to prove that solid reasoning for denial of gay marriage is currently absent‚ and that legalization would provide much-needed equality to these unions. Arguments discussed include the "special rights" argument‚ the financial cost of legalizing same-sex marriage‚ the social belief that such marriages are "inherently wrong" or contradictory to America
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In his “Letters from a Birmingham jail‚” MLK pinpoints one of the biggest flaws in the anti-civil disobedience arguments. He states that many people more scrutinze the protest more closely than the “conditions that brought about the demonstrations.”(King‚ Jr) He calls this argument a “superficial kind of social analysis that deals merely with effects and does not grapple with underlying causes.”(King‚ Jr.) MLK understood that he and the people
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many of liberals are fighting for equal treatment. The neo-Christian politicians are using religious arguments to establish that homosexuality is an abomination. While this may be their belief system‚ this country was founded on religious freedom‚ where the people are allowed to worship how they see fit. These two polarized views have created gay marriage to be a very coarse topic among Americans. Recently three states have legalized gay marriage. Can this be the start of a revolution? Also‚ it seems
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Nature and Nurture Argument Have you ever wondered where you got your different talents from? Where did you get your talent for singing or your skill for playing certain sports? Were these things taught to you by your parents or was it predetermined by your genes? It is understood clearly that eye color and are physical characteristics and are hereditary. But where do we get our individual personality‚ our intelligence‚ our behavior? For some it’s not clearly understood. The nature versus nurture
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compelling arguments about the exact meaning of the 2nd Amendment. For example‚ citizens that want to protect the individual’s right to possess a firearm concentration on the “right to bear arms” portion. While those concerned with communal responsibilities put emphasis on the “well-regulated militia” phrase to further implement restrictive gun laws. Although‚ both sides have a numerous amount of countless reasons for why they believe the 2nd Amendment exist‚ there is always a better argument. So‚ after
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An Argument For Animal Research English 103 Paper #1 Animal Rights Medicine has come a very long way since the days when men used to puncture holes into the skull to release tension or evil spirits. In the last one hundred years‚ for the sake of humanity‚ numerous vaccinations have been developed‚ disease and disorders of all types have been prevented‚ surgical techniques have been advanced‚ drugs have been developed to cure ailments and the list continues endlessly. The progress that has
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During 1775 and 1776‚ the American colonies and people were debating over declaring independence against Britain. At the time‚ The colonies and Britain were in unstable relations‚ with Massachusetts already having fought battles with Britain in Lexington and Concord. This unstable relationship brought the idea of independence in the colonies. The reasons for independence were that it didn’t make sense for Britain to rule a colony that is larger than their own country‚ and America will regret not
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research findings which state global warming is happening‚ and there are also findings that this man-caused climate change is not evident. To the layman person‚ the conflicted issue can be rather confusing. The goal of this paper is to show which argument is stronger. International Climate Science Coalition (ICSC)‚ the interest group which focuses on publicizing the consequences of
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To Legalize or Not to Legalize The question of whether or not to legalize marijuana has been a hot spot for this generation and is something that has enflamed a lot of passion in people. This issue plays a big part in the lives of Americans because marijuana is the most commonly used‚ and abused‚ drug in the United States (DuPont par. 3). Some people think it should be legalized because it would be good for the economy‚ it would help stop the drug wars‚ and because they believe it’s the right of
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journey to understand a little more about Rene Descartes and what he would say about dreams happening plus their significance to our life we will be going through the Dream Argument as well as some of its criticism‚ imagination‚ and the Cartesian questions about dreams. Descartes was a part of the dream argument. The Dream Argument was “proof” that the sense should not be fully trusted when distinguishing reality from illusions. Descartes
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