Amber Ellis Jessika Griffin Eng. 093 March 23‚ 2012 Torture: Justified or Unjustified? Is torture justified? Does it make us feel safer? Most Americans would say that it is immoral to torture any human being for any reason. There are a few people left who would disagree with that and say that some deserve to be tortured in order to obtain information that could potentially save the lives of hundreds or thousands. According to Michael Levin torture may seem unconstitutional
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The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is branded as a project that is going to increase revenues to 73.5 Billion dollars‚ employment‚ tax benefits‚ and return any farmland or wetland they disturb back to it’s place (Trans Mountain‚ 2014). Though‚ Trans Mountain is persuasive as to how the pipeline will protect the environment and indigenous people‚ and how the pipeline increases revenues. The company fails to mention the environmental damage that will be done when this pipeline is built‚ and the
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School-to-Prison Pipeline The school-to-prison pipeline plagues schools and youth across the country‚ specifically targeting minority and disabled students in urban areas. Due to policies employed in schools across the United States‚ students are channeled directly from the school system into the criminal justice system. Many of these schools have metal detectors‚ law enforcement officers in the buildings and intense zero-tolerance policies that treat minor and major infractions with extreme severity
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The school-to-prison pipeline theory “suggests that early involvement in school discipline is a clear predictor of future problems” (p. 7) with the justice system (Office of the State Superintendent of Education‚ 2013). The most common practice associated with this theory is zero-tolerance policies that are implemented nationwide in schools. A zero-tolerance policy in a school is the rigorous enforcement of rules and bans against unwanted behaviors and possession of items (Office of the State Superintendent
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Xia Huang Matthew Deady First Year Seminar Dec 4th‚ 2008 How is Slavery Justified? Enlightenment thinkers tried to search for a way to understand the world on a base of reason. They advocated the independent thinking of human beings without being constrained by the church and previous authorities. They pursued the freedom and inherent rights for each and every human being and tried to stand up against tyranny and totalitarianism. However‚ at the same time‚ religious belief‚ political concern
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In my opinion‚ authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline would be damaging to the environment. Displace residents from their home or property if it obstructs the construction of the pipeline. And lastly‚ will only cause a short term economic benefit to the working class who seek long term employment not a seasonal position. The construction of the Keystone Xl pipeline will be detrimental to the environment because it will disperse greenhouse gases into the atmosphere from the extraction of tar sand
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Deciding to go to college right after high school or waiting a few years can be a difficult choice to make. Going to college right after high school in most ways is more beneficial. There are also a few factors to take in at this point in someone’s life. For instance‚ a person’s mindset‚ goals‚ maturity levels‚ and influences. Being young and experiencing a new found freedom can really affect a person’s mind set. Like being invited to go to a house party at the last minute even though there is a
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The Energy East pipeline came onto the federal government agenda as with the creation of the pipeline‚ it would potentially create 14‚000 full-time jobs‚ 55 billion dollars boost to Canada’s GDP and would displace 1‚500 rail cars daily. https://www.transcanada.com/en/operations/oil-and-liquids/energy-east/). Canada favors the idea of pipelines‚ to an extent that there have been four pipeline projects proposed all which will carry oil either to British Columbia or expand to the US. (__) Currently
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of the Turkmenistan-China Gas Pipeline Alex Goeman alextgoeman@gmail.com MC 492‚ Graham 4/26/2012 Abstract The struggle over energy export routes in Central Asia has taken the form of a new Great Game‚ one in which Western energy companies (encouraged and assisted by their governments) compete with state owned Russian and Chinese firms for the right to exploit Central Asian resources. The implementation of the Turkmenistan-China Gas Pipeline‚ which began to pump gas to China
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The Keystone XL Pipeline: Environmental Impact Abstract. The topic of global oil production is becoming a well-recognized political issue‚ as it should‚ but the environmental impacts need to be addressed as well. The recent development project of the Canadian oil sands has been put into the spotlight after the TransCanada Company applied for a permit allowing their Keystone XL pipeline. Introduction. The Keystone XL pipeline is a project of oil companies invested in tar sands oil‚ which
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