In today’s world there are many important issues to be aware of and understand. Abortion is a very hot topic in our world today, it causes moral conflict within a person. According to Google, morality is defined as: principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior. I believe I am a very moral person, I always try my best to distinguish between right and wrong. My faith and strong belief in God, and christianity influence my opinions on topics such as abortion
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Research essay Debate has been used throughout every era of human existence. It has been used to solve issues that seemed to be unsolvable. Debate has separated people through different opinions but has also united people through solutions and persuasion. Examples of debate solving issues are very evident throughout history, whether it be people arguing over Hammurabi’s code thousands of years ago or people arguing today over how governments should be run. Debate has shaped the world as we know
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Sideline cheer is where a cheer squad cheers on a sports team to many victories! Title IX doesn’t actually deem cheerleading as a sport.Also, I’m a cheerleader and i don’t consider it a sport. I consider it an activity. Have you ever gotten into a debate over cheer as a sport? If so be on the dominating side, cheer is not a sport! An athlete doesn’t always have to be considered a contributor of a sports team.
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Alex Martinez Mr. Humphrey English 4 12 May 2014 ART MUST BE CENSORED! Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered it. I agree that we should censor art because there are graphic and it can affect us in dreadfully. People that are (Con) may say “we have the right to see the all the bad things and how people suffered”. Well I believe that if we don’t censor art young children will see
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States of America in 1776, political and social unrest concerning the separation of church and state began. Every interaction between religious groups and the government creates an obstacle that the United States must overcome through court cases and debate, but always concludes as one of the most difficult obstacles to subdue. Throughout the years as a nation, the United States has had many problems involving the church and state, but most recently issues involving same-sex marriage and abortion have
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Face Off Debate has always been a very dramatic conflict in many stories or tales from the past. I believe the reason this topic is always such a problem is because not everyone will agree to the same idea. People tend to give their opinion when they disagree with something and if another person doesn’t like what they hear then he or she will give their perspective on things, which often causes an even bigger debate to resolve. Debates can lead to many things going wrong but they can also cause
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The situation surrounding the Parthenon sculptures and where their true home should be is a he said she said kind of situation. The British Museum believe that the pieces are all rightfully there’s. They believe this because Lord Elgin stated that he got two different forms stating he was allowed by Greece’s to take whatever artifacts he and his group wanted. Fast forward many years. The Greek government now want the pieces back and say that Lord Elgin had no right to take away the Parthenon sculptures
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our freedom, families, and for our own recreational use. Since the foundation of our country we have used firearms in one way or another. However, that doesn’t mean our connection with firearms has been perfect. The “Gun Debate” has always been anything but simple or ideal. The debate has taught us that we must away our individual freedoms and liberties against our general welfare. The two sides have always been pro-reform or leave as is. The reality is that both camps have a point, but only one seems
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The Providence Debate Barbara J. Best Theology 350 July 3, 2013 When one defines God’s providence it is referring to the way God governs the world. Does God really sit on His throne and dictate or rule the world? It is not surprising that there is some disagreement in the evangelical world concerning the control of God, His dealing with salvation especially as affected by Jesus and the freewill of mankind. Some theologians think that the three are in contradictory of each other. Are
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Fort Hamilton High School Rain Oddo Mrs .Conway The u.s should legalize recreational marijuana Is marijuana safer than alcohol? Marijuana is not a lethal drug, which means it is not toxic to humans, overdoses are nearly impossible and is not as addictive as tobacco or alcohol. Legalizing marijuana would have a beneficial impact on the U.S. Marijuana has been illegal for less than 1% of the time that it’s been in use. Legalizing marijuana also would cut taxes. Also legalizing
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Ramon Berber 6th Period English 5/10/15 The Genetic Engineering Debate “Despite the controversy and potential limitations scientists argued that cloning could have beneficial use for society including preserving endangered species and advancing the medical understanding of aging and diseases” (“Genetic Engineering”). Researchers have gathered as much data from past experiments and had more accomplishments than setbacks. Genetic Engineering can be proven useful to many humans and other organisms by using
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The Lincoln-Douglas debates were a series of seven debates between Republican Abraham Lincoln and his democratic opponent Senator Stephen A. Douglas. The debates were about the slaver line which was supposed to have been settled by the Missouri Compromise. However, after the Mexican War added new territories the issue was brought up again in the 1840s. The compromise of 1850 only temporarily fixed the dispute, but when the Kansas-Nebraska act was brought about by Stephen Douglas repealing the Missouri
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Political debates sometimes involve the collaboration between two or more parties with similar ideas or sometimes different. This could also be seen sometimes as even a competition of sorts as people compare ideas and people judge to see who is right and wrong. Most debates always draw out to resemble things like this, not excluding the presidential debates. These debates can be seen as a collaboration of candidates for presidency, but to me seems to be more of a competition, as the candidates then
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In this paper I will discuss the great moral dilemma of committing an abortion. This issue of whether having an abortion is morally justified has been very controversial to many people for a long time, and still continues to be one today. As a context to this argument we are given a story of Mrs. Adams and her husband who decided to have an abortion after a contraceptive method went wrong. After forgetting to take her contraceptive pill one night Mrs. Adams ends up getting pregnant, and because
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Presidential Debate Extra Credit Analyzing the presidential debate, the two candidates continue to attack each other in multiple ways. First, each candidate go over the time limit to speak their mind according to an issue. When the time limit of a certain topic is over, the contending candidate continues to blow out the moderator and speak their mind. Governor Romney provides an excellent example of interrupting the moderator by speaking his opinion regardless of the time frame. Upon analysis
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The Debate on Gun Control Leon Graves Baker College The Debate on Gun Control Guns have played a huge part all over the world since the day they were first created. Guns have been used in every war since the 16th century. The settlers carried guns throughout America for the first time when exploring. All through history guns have been involved, even today. In the modern era guns have stirred up a huge uproar in politics when it comes to making new laws to control them.
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A Stinky Debate For a number of years I have known about marijuana and the effects of the leafy, green plant. Attending a public school definitely contributed to my familiarity with the sight and smell of the substance. Nearly half of my peers sucked in smoke on a daily basis! However, I took no part in this intoxicating experience. Having a doctor as a dad, I knew of some very negative side effects that followed the inhalation of marijuana. I suppose that was a great portion of the reason why
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The Gun control debate has spilled over to College and Universities in many states across the nation. The issue surrounding guns on campus is caught in the whirl wind of public opinion concerning the beneficial and negative actions that will result if guns are allowed on campus. In this paper I will summarize several articles that will discuss some pros and cons of allowing students and faculty members to carry guns while on campus. One concern, as expressed by University of Texas professor Javier
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Presidential Debate on Domestic and Foreign Policies The second debate between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama was set up as a more relaxed format, with the randomly selected panels and audiences asking the questions. The CNN poll after the deabte analyzed that 46 percent believed that Obama won the debate while 39 percent believed that Romney won. CBS polling showed that 37 percent said that they believe Obama won and 30 percent said that Romney won. The remaining 33 percent called the debate a tie.
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This essay is about the Abortion debates. I choose to write about this because of my personal views. The Abortion debate is one of the biggest debates in the United States. Many topics come up in the Abortion debates from both sides. I have 6 Points from both sides of the issue. The first point I would like to talk about is when is the fetus considered to be a human life? Pro-life thinks that life begins at conception, so abortion is akin to murder as it is to the act of taking a human life. Now
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Vampire Bats Debate This is an article about Vampire bats and why people shouldn’t kill them. From reading this article most of all they said that they should not kill the bats because the world hasn’t really even scratched the surface on what the world could do with them or that’s what it sounds like. Another reason is people really can’t blame the bats because they have to eat as well. How vampire bats are beneficial to people One way bats are helpful to people is they helped people create sonars
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is the second time our group take part in group debates as a observe team. After the first week’s observation, we know quite well about from what kind of aspects we should look at and what things we should focus on. This week, the two debates groups (group 5 and group 7) both did pretty good job. Every member of each team tried their best to achieve the criteria for debating. After our group discussion, we think that the negative team won this debate. Because first of all, about the credibility;
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Since abortion had been traditionally rejected by Catholic teachings. Many Catholic Churches, sensing that the birth control debate was lost, started to focus on the prohibition of abortion. In 1972 abortion during the first two trimesters became legal in the United States, and in numerous other countries. This in turn caused the Catholic Church to initiate an international campaign against sexual education, family planning, abortion, birth control and redefinitions of the family that included homosexual
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SUBJECT: State Controller debate at Save Mart Center I am excited to announce that there will be debate prior to the November 4th California State Controller election. This debate will give you the chance to get to know the candidates and understand their points of view. The debate will be held in the Save Mart Center on October 25, 2014. You may park in any CSUF campus lot or you may park on the street. There will be no charge for parking. The debate will begin at 7:00 p.m. and end
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The Great Debate “The new Ultrabooks by Intel are shockingly out-dated and a couple of steps behind the new Macbook Air that Apple is currently bringing out”- stated a BestBuy employee as I asked for his opinion on the new laptops that are being advertised. His opinion gave me the feeling that he detested any form of technology that was not produced by Apple, which he referred to as the “innovation company.” I left the store shocked since I had always been leaning to the PC side when it comes to
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The balance between these two things is key in maintaining the trust of the public and the safety of every member of our community and I am confident this will be maintained. As we are reminded time and time again by terrorists, this not an abstract debate but rather a very real question of how we can give ourselves the best chance of preventing attacks and saving
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restrictions on gun ownership and use as a strategy for reducing criminal violence relies on factual assumptions about the nature of owning a gun and violent behavior. The issue on how to regulate gun control and safety has been a political issue and debate for years. President Clinton tried to put a gun ban in place in 1995, half of congress disagreed with his decision and asked for a complete research done and discovered that this ban “had little to no effect on criminal or violent crimes committed”
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The birthright citizenship is a controversial topic that has caused a debate between the people who are in favor of it and those who do not. According to the author Linda Chavez in her essay called “The Case for Birthright Citizenship,” if birthright citizenship ends, it would change what it means to be an American. Likewise, the author and professor of law Ediberto Roman, in his article “The Proposal to Eliminate Birthright Citizenship Is Long on Attacks, Short on Legality,” says that legally eliminating
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"The Penny Debate" by Brad Andrews is an article that shows two sides of an argument, which is to keep or eliminate the penny so that the people will be more informed about the issue that is going on. Reading the article that was written gave good points on each sides, but I think we should keep the pennies because charities rely on them. I was in student council and one of our community service was a "penny drive" for our choice of charity. The penny drive was the easiest thing to do because pennies
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Regulation of Marijuana for Positive Medical Use. Marijuana! It has been helpful in a lot of medical causes. Even though most of the people think that it is just a harmful drug, it has medically positive effects on patients with medical issues. The issue of legalization of medical marijuana and usage of it in medical industry is based on peoples understanding of the benefits in more then one case. Medical marijuana should be allowed and regulated because it can help patients with certain conditions
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