One of the most scandalous events in history that pops into my head is the Galileo affair. Back in 1610 the Catholic world strongly believed that the earth was the center of the universe and did not move. The controversy began when Galileo started his telescopic studies and published a book called The Starry Messenger. This book stated new observations on Venus and Jupiter that proved how Venus had sun spots from it revolving the sun and moons were orbiting Jupiter. The belief that all planets orbit
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Controversies of Abortion For centuries‚ abortion has been one of the most controversial and debated topics. Abortion is generally seen as very black-and-white; people tend to have very strong opinions on the matter. Neutrality is rare due to the nature of the issue. Either to allow abortion or not. Currently‚ many countries worldwide have either straight-up banned it‚ or allowed it. There aren’t many neutral countries (I.e. allowing certain cases of abortion). On one end of the spectrum‚ you
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others do not matter‚ then‚ what message are we conveying to the world? We’re saying that as Americans‚ we’re being even more pompous than people already think we are. Also from a Sports Illustrated article a statement was given by Gross‚ “can’t remember a time when people on the reservation weren’t arguing about the team name‚ evenly divided between people who were proud of it and those who were ashamed.” (Price) This statement alone lets us know that this is a controversy.
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Heather Surface Writing Seminar Lex Brown 10/13/2013 Controversy on Minimum Wage A minimum wage is an hourly wage rate that is set by law. The minimum wage was introduced during Roosevelt’s presidency in 1938. This was the time of The Great Depression where unemployment was at 19%. Today it is around 9%. As early as 2010 the minimum wage in the United States was $7.25 per hour. Now‚ only 3 years later‚ it is up to $7.85. Some feel as if minimum wage should be raised to decrease the amount of poverty
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The Controversy of Medication The Controversy of Medication The use of pharmacological treatment to manage behavioral problems‚ such as EBD and ADHD‚ is a frequently used‚ yet highly controversial topic. Medication seems to be the quick‚ convenient solution to behavioral problems. Research‚ for the most part‚ has shown positive results regarding medicating children with behavioral disorders‚ according to Rosenberg‚ Westling‚ and McLeskey (2007). However‚ many concerns‚ regarding the long-term
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film producer‚ whom became author of various novels; best known as the author of the famous Harry Potter series‚ which touched the hearts of millions of readers all over the globe‚ and became the beacon of hope‚ as well as the reason for many of controversies. Born in Yate‚ England‚ July 31‚ 1965. Joanne Rowling. Rowling’s parents were Peter James Rowling and Anne Volant. She grew up in Chepstow‚ Gwent where she went to Wyedean Comprehensive. Rowling’s mother Anne died after ten years suffering from
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What‚ an awesome topic in the looming controversy of immigration today. An important idea to keep in mind is that without foreign and domestic emigration of health professionals‚ we would still believe that draining blood from a person would remove the toxins. Just as the fictional characters of "Lonesome Dove" potraied on TV. The history of health care and the advances are extrodanary and still happening today. Myself‚ believe that its important but‚ I also see the other side of the argument.
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a roaring wildfire. As the popularity of video games began to rise‚ the games began to evolve and branch out into the wide variety of different genres and categories that are seen today. However‚ just like any form of popular media or culture‚ controversy has sparked around video games and has become shrouded around the world of video games. Many people believe that video games have no positive aspects whatsoever‚ and some have even claimed that video games actually present the world with various
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With all the political conflicts going on today‚ one issue that has arisen again recently is the controversy of flag burning. The people that burn the flag claim they are making a statement; however‚ what is that statement? Is it appropriate to burn the flag as a statement of political discord or is it a disrespectful action that should be illegal? Below I will draw out the thoughts and reasoning behind both stances that have become a major issue in the U.S. again in the past several years. Although
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There is controversy as to rather or not Rosencrantz and Guildenstern deserved their fate. Despite what these two did to Hamlet‚ their death was not necessary. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were blindly following the king’s orders and the king didn’t tell them his true intentions. Overall‚it feels as if they had good intentions for Hamlet to recover or to die quickly and possibly find peace because it is possible they have believed he was completely mad. One part of the controversy is that they did
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