Our Constitution is filled with mention of rights‚ yet do we all share the same understanding of what they are? For our purposes‚ rights should be taken to mean protections afforded to others by individuals agreeing to live in a cooperative and just society. For example‚ the right to free speech is a right the United States gives to its citizens‚ because
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(Ember) Some are seen as superior‚ and others inferior based solely on superficial markers that should mean very little in todays society. No one should discriminate and least of all on physical characteristics that are uncontrollable. So‚ in my opinion the term “Race” should be replaced with ethnicity because‚ racism will never entirely disappear while the way you look is at the forefront of the issue because that cannot change or be controlled‚ nor should it be. Certain
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Wilson stated‚ “it is neither extraordinary nor unexpected that the constitution offered to your consideration should meet with opposition. It is the nature of man to pursue his own interest in preference to the public good.” Their opposition and educated arguments ensured that everything that needed to be included in the constitution was included. We now know that the Federalists prevailed‚ and the U.S. Constitution was ratified
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Abortion: The Inside Scoop Abortion is the medical removal or termination of a fetus from a woman’s womb. It is an unsympathetic process that is consuming many of the world’s children by relieving adults of their responsibility of taking care of their offspring. There are several ways in which a woman can abort her baby‚ including‚ abortifacient herbs‚ sharpened implements‚ and abdominal pressure (Abortion Facts).This is a current crisis‚ not only in the United States‚ but also within the entire
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Who decides who is perfect‚ normal‚ and genetically acceptable? The argument of for Eugenics is a widely debated topic that has been going on since as early as 4th Century B.C.‚ when Plato suggested a state-run program to control mating in order to strengthen what Plato considered as the Guardian Class (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy‚ 2014). Historically‚ Eugenics has been at the root of several movements to ensure a better human race‚ throughout a wide variety of cultures. How Eugenics is
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Dannielle Robertson Should size 0 models be involved in the media? In the world that we live in‚ it is more likely to see a size zero model prancing about your television screen than a woman with healthy weight and size. Nowadays however‚ the pressure is on for young women to be as skinny as they can be‚ which borders on the skeletal. Although some believe this is beautiful‚ the ‘ideal’ body‚ it is a massive health risk and an unrealistic ideal to aspire to. For whose benefit is the media perpetuating
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many countries in ruin‚ and a large stain in our history books. But even though we ourselves have seen the horrors of war and what it can do‚ but however in extreme cases it is necessary to engage in war if the cause is deemed just. In more recent times‚ there have been new debates as to whether or not the fight against terrorism is warranted. For example‚ America’s fight against the Taliban and Al Qaeda in the 2000’s has killed many civilians and erupted civil unrest in the Middle East making the situation
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Vegetarianism From pollution and climate change to protection against major diseases‚ such as Cancer‚ Type II Diabetes‚ and Obesity‚ all of them major concerns in the 21st century(Curfman‚ 2009). Trying to find a cure in medicine and not succeeding‚ well what if medicine is the wrong way to go when trying to find cures ? Mother nature has the ability to give us all kinds of cures‚ it’s been used for thousands of years for healing and relieving our suffering. Even with all of the advances in 21st
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Imagine sitting around the dinner table on a Friday with your family‚ looking at the wonderful food you’re about to eat. What you don’t realize is that there’s not only good food but herbicides as well. Genetically modified organisms are any organisms that have been modified genetically. Genetically modified organisms or GMOs are made to produce more meat out of a product and to mature the product faster. Genetically modified organisms are a very controversial subject all over the world because
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according to Lin Edwards‚ Neuroscience Major‚ “New research from the UK shows the brain continues to develop after childhood and puberty‚ and is not fully developed until people are well into their 30’s and 40’s” (Edwards). Also those that are against lowering the drinking age claim that by lowering the drinking age there will be more alcohol getting into high schools. While it’s possible that alcohol could wind up more frequently in high schools‚ kids wouldn’t be as tempted to drink alcohol because
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