The Electoral College: Is it Still Necessary? Dawn Moore SOC 315: Cross-Cultural Perspectives Mitra Rokni May 4‚ 2009 Electoral College: Is it Still Effective? Article II‚ Section 1 of the United States Constitution established the Electoral College‚ although‚ at the time‚ it was not specifically referred to as the Electoral College. That term did not appear in any federal statutory law until 1845 (Cain‚ Basciano & Cain‚ 2007). The Electoral College as we know it today‚ is
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Knowledge and Certainty In this paper I will argue that certainty is not necessary for knowledge. In the first section‚ I will go over Descartes’ intent to show why certain knowledge is possible. Then in the second section‚ I will explain how Descartes establishes that certain knowledge is possible. Lastly‚ I will provide an argument regarding the need for certain knowledge. Descartes wanted to figure out if he could know anything for certain. Since he was a Christian and believed in God‚ he wanted
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Mobile phones have become a necessity for life‚ and without this thin gadget‚ many people would feel incomplete. We now use mobile phones in our everyday life as a phone‚ voice recorder‚ diary‚ alarm clock‚ watch and for making and confirming appointments‚ dealing with clients etc. Mobile phones are for many‚ fundamental when organising their lives. Mobile phones are not simply an electronic gadget‚ and it is difficult to define in one way about the usage of mobile phones. With the advances of technology
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WHY IS WAR A NECESSARY EVIL There is no double that war is evil‚ human suffering in the biggest man-made disaster. It brings death and destruction‚ hunger and dieses‚ and run in its wake. If looking back to the havoc war only brings destructive effects to social and economic of this world. However‚ according to Richard Gabriel nations normally just customarily measure the ‘costs of war’ in dollars‚ lost production‚ or the number of soldiers killed or wounded. Rarely do military establishments
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Raising the Minimum Wage: A Necessity Most people can look back and remember their first job‚ the one that provided them the preparatory competence they required to excel and improve themselves in life. But several people remember their first job‚ unfortunately it’s the job they still have. These first jobs frequently start off on minimum wage. Having a low minimum wage averts people from improving themselves‚ therefore being stuck with a minimum wage job their whole life. Various people assume
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Standardized testing is a huge part of the American educational system. The first test American children take is before they start even kindergarten at times. They’re evaluated on if they can read or write‚ if they know how to add or subtract‚ if they know how to write their name or not‚ to place them in the class that fits them the best. From the moment they take that test‚ they take them leading all the way up to the end of their senior year in high school. Some say standardized testing increases
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before time when we had dinosaurs as pets. Most students have mobile phones‚ so they thought that it would be cool if they could use it in school because some of the people think that mobile phones are a necessity. But‚ did they consider the side effects? Mobile phones should stay prohibited in school. I think students shouldn’t be allowed to bring mobile phones to school because this gadget is a big distraction. Nowadays‚ mobile phones have the ability to surf the internet‚ in other words it’s a
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place since WWI. For instance‚ limiting travel during a time of conflict. If Mata Hari’s travel was limited or monitored closely the possibility of her spying would have been noticed or deterred. Another change already being implemented today‚ is education. We educated our Soldiers in the Army about indictors of espionage and the insider threats. Mata Hari was not exactly a spymaster in her time. She made a quote during her interrogation that explains her lifestyle‚ “"I have always lived for love
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Civil Disobedience: An Act Which Citizens have the Moral Obligation to Complete Laws are created in order to protect and keep the common good in society. However‚ what if a person finds a law unjust; should they obey the law anyways or should they ignore it because they feel it goes against the common good? If a law is unjust‚ the people in that society should have the moral obligation to disobey the law. Of course‚ there are limitations as what is deemed unjust. A person cannot go against the law
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Should Cell Phones Be Allowed at School? In a society where almost everyone over the age of thirteen carries a cell phone‚ pager‚ or both‚ many school systems have banned these items from school grounds. Why? Many say it’s due to the ’potential problems’‚ such as texting during classes. Others say it is because they interrupt the learning environment. Whatever the reason the school boards give‚ should cell phones really be banned from school premises? In a day and age where everyone relies
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