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  • Women’s Rights

    Women’s Rights

    Women's Suffrage The struggle to achieve equal rights for women is often thought to have begun, in the English-speaking world, with the publication of Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792). The United States The demand for the enfranchisement of American women was first seriously formulated at the Seneca Falls Convention (1848). After the Civil War, agitation by women for the ballot became increasingly vociferous. In 1869, however, a rift developed among

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    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Vika
  • The Question of Who one Can Marry, Not Just Who Can Marry

    The Question of Who one Can Marry, Not Just Who Can Marry

    "In short, by not complying with their assigned gender roles, gays and lesbians threaten the system of male dominance (Calhoun 157)" A debate is raging in America about who people have a right to marry. In response to lesbians and gays asking for the right to marry, many legislators are writing laws to ban same-sex marriage in their respective states. Even President Bush supports a Constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage (prez.bush.marriage/). Opponents of

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    Essay Length: 2,339 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Max
  • Morality of Abortion

    Morality of Abortion

    Morality of Abortion For the past couple of decades, the issue of abortion has been the most heated topic debated in the United States. When considering this topic, one must look at three things: ethics, emotions and the law; for all of these are important to this issue. Like any debate, there are two sides to this issue: pro-choice and pro-life. The people who are pro- abortion say that the mother is the ultimate person

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    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Max
  • Gay Marrage and Its Constitutionality

    Gay Marrage and Its Constitutionality

    Final Draft Research Paper July 22, 2005 Gay Marriage and Its Constitutionality The problem with the issue of gay marriage is being faced across the country. This issue has grown in popularity as we have progressed through our stages of taboo to acceptance of gays and their lifestyle. The media and remodels have expressed their acceptance of the issue by exploring the lifestyle and publicizing it. Now California has moved to the forefront of modern

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Jack
  • Legal or Illegal, That Is the Question

    Legal or Illegal, That Is the Question

    Legal or Illegal, That is the Question For several decades drugs have been one of the major problems of society. There have been escalating costs spent on the war against drugs and countless dollars spent on rehabilitation, but the problem still exists. Not only has the drug problem increased but drug related problems are on the rise. Drug abuse is a killer in our country. Some are born addicts, while others become users. We, as

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Edward
  • Euthanasia: The ’right’ Way to Kill

    Euthanasia: The ’right’ Way to Kill

    In the recent years there has been a particular case that has brought the minds of Christians as well as non-believers alike to examine the importance of a person’s life. Apart from the ongoing debate regarding abortion as a criminal act or a womanly right, there has been another issue that has been dormant in this nation that some would argue causes the same weight as that of abortion. Euthanasia is defined in Webster’s dictionary

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Monika
  • Parent and School Autism Wars: A Civil Rights Struggle

    Parent and School Autism Wars: A Civil Rights Struggle

    Parent and School Autism Wars: A Civil Rights Struggle Based on the civil rights principal of equal educational opportunity, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) guarantee an appropriate education to all students with disabilities. The 1997 IDEA amendments mandate that parents of children with disabilities have a right to be involved with the school district in education decisionmaking processes, meetings, and records of their children. Yet some parents of children in special education feel

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Artur
  • Gay Marriages

    Gay Marriages

    Gay Marriages: Approving Equal Rights Com 110 Perfessor Saborio October 9, 2005 Gay Marriages: Approving Equal Rights Doesn’t everyone wish they could wake up and the world would be free of Prejudice? Well supporting the right of every American to marry including gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender is a step closer. My belief is that marriage and other civil rights our essentials to making all families safer and more secure. Who are gays anyway?

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: July
  • Human Rights

    Human Rights

    If you had to give a definition of ‘human rights’, what would it be? We who use the English language are blessed with the words 'allowing' and 'permission' to refer to a freedom of action granted by another person or persons. This helps emphasize the clear distinction of a right as being a freedom of action a person claims for himself. The article The Falling man brings up a lot of topics about human rights.

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: regina
  • Declaration of the Rights of Man

    Declaration of the Rights of Man

    Few political documents have affected the world quite like the American Declaration of Independence or the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. The repercussions of each have had a profound effect on world history up to this point. But why did these documents have such an effect? The answer lies in the common philosophical backgrounds of the two. The writings of Rousseau, Locke and Montesquieu all contained ideas that were later used

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Edward
  • Ancient Women’s Rights

    Ancient Women’s Rights

    Hypothesis Egyptian women experienced greater rights and freedoms than their Roman sisters however their primary role still centred around the home. Introduction Throughout history women have continually been held an inferior position to that of men. In ancient Egypt however, both men and women theoretically held the same legal rights, freedoms and opportunities with mutually agreed roles within the family and society. By comparison Roman women in their society had far fewer rights and were

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Human Morality

    Human Morality

    Human Morality Do we in fact live in a world where greed and self-indulgence is so strong that it could drive us to claim money from people who need it more? Most people who stay up to date with current events most likely have heard of one of the most treacherous, costly wild fires in European history that nearly destroyed 500 homes and killed 63 people in the heart of Greece. Because of this

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    Essay Length: 441 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Moral Conviction of the Heart

    Moral Conviction of the Heart

    Moral Conviction of the Heart Sartoris Snopes The young Sartoris Snopes, otherwise known as Sarty, is introduced to us in William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning” as a young boy who is faced with a few issues in his life. He comes from blood that is very poverty-ridden and lives with a father who is an abusive criminal. The family is forced to move from county to county due to his father’s obsession with burning barns belonging

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Abortion - a Right to Choose?

    Abortion - a Right to Choose?

    Well I am for abortion because the woman should have the right to choose. In my opinion, a woman's right to choose is imperative, important above all else. Like proven in Roe v. Wade, a woman's right to privacy her right to choose whether or not to carry a child is more important than the rights of the unborn. Typical American rights freedom of speech, rights to drive, vote, and drink, freedom to do

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Bil of Rights

    Bil of Rights

    In the United States, the Bill of Rights is the name by which the first ten amendments to the U. S. Constitution are known. It was introduced by James Madison to the First U.S. Congress in 1791 as a series of constitutional amendments. The Bill of Rights came into effect on December 15, 1791 when about three fourths of the states were ratified. The bill of rights limits the power of the Federal government of

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Artur
  • John-Albert Absalon Morales

    John-Albert Absalon Morales

    John-Albert Absalon Morales ID# 027665500 Though the past may bring "a revival and restoration of the misery"(Limerick 473), I believe it is necessary to know and study our past. Through this essay I shall explain how knowledge of the past helps improve the quality of future output, satisfy our human thirst for knowledge, and understand certain polices and regulations. Even in our everyday life we can see how past knowledge helps to improve the future's

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Artur
  • Kant and Morality

    Kant and Morality

    Kant and Morality Kant had a different ethical system which was based on reason. According to Kant reason was the fundamental authority in determining morality. All humans possess the ability to reason, and out of this ability comes two basic commands: the hypothetical imperative and the categorical imperative. In focusing on the categorical imperative, in this essay I will reveal the underlying relationship between reason and duty. The categorical imperative suggests that a course of

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Steve
  • Reproductive Rights and Reproductive Health

    Reproductive Rights and Reproductive Health

    A. Reproductive rights and reproductive health Basis for action ________________________________________ 7.2. Reproductive health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well- being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and processes. Reproductive health therefore implies that people are able to have a satisfying and safe sex life and that they have the capability to reproduce and the freedom to

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Gay Enuendo in Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

    Gay Enuendo in Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

    The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter In Carson McCuller’s novel, The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, the main theme is isolation and a search for some connection to be normal. McCuller’s traces the lives of five characters that center their lives around one main character named John Singer, a deaf-mute. These characters are representative of all people and not just their specific characters in the novel. McCuller’s is characterized as a Southern-Gothic writer, and was

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    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Artur
  • 1983 - Civil Rights

    1983 - Civil Rights

    Liability of Individual Agents Under Section 1983 The most serious cause of action is the allegation that TransCor and its agents were deliberately indifferent to Mr. Irons' medical needs. In order to prove this cause of action, Mr. Irons-must prove that: 1. He had a serious medical need, in this case AIDS; 2. The denial of medical care was objectively serious or led to a serious result; 3. The individual defendants acted with a sufficiently

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    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Fatih
  • The Civil Rights Movement

    The Civil Rights Movement

    The Civil Rights Movement Aside from the Vietnam War the Civil Rights Movement and the Women’s Liberation Movement were two great catalysts for social protests in the sixties. After the Civil War many organizations were developed in order to promote peace, racial justice and equality in America; although this process was harsh and extremely slow. It was not until the 60s, after hundreds of years of effort, that racial equality was given attention. This attention

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    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Jon
  • What Is America? That Has Been the Question Many People from Different Cultural Values Have Asked.There Are Various Points of View of What America Consists Of.Some Are Positive, Some Are Negative, but What Is the Reality Behind This Вђњidealвђќ Plac

    What Is America? That Has Been the Question Many People from Different Cultural Values Have Asked.There Are Various Points of View of What America Consists Of.Some Are Positive, Some Are Negative, but What Is the Reality Behind This Вђњidealвђќ Plac

    What is America? That has been the question many people from different cultural values have asked. There are various points of view of what America consists of. Some are positive, some are negative, but what is the reality behind this “ideal” place? Bharati Mukherjee an American writer from an Indian background, shared her experiences in Imagining Homeland and what migrating to another environment is all about. Many people, especially minorities, have the dream and desire

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    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Martin Luther King Jr.: A Question of Ethics

    Martin Luther King Jr.: A Question of Ethics

    Martin Luther King Jr.: A Question Of Ethics A Letter from Birmingham Jail" was penned as a response to a letter that criticized Martin Luther King Jr. written by eight high ranking clergymen. Although King's letter was addressed as a reply to these clergymen, the real audience was the "white moderate" - otherwise known as middle class America (King et al 106). By gaining the support of this majority group, King knew that the civil

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Jessica
  • The Right to Know Genetic Information

    The Right to Know Genetic Information

    The Right to Know Genetic Information After forthy-seven year old Mimi Joling found out her forty-eight year old sister was diagnosed with breast cancer, she decided to get genetically tested. Joling wanted to know more about her risks and the options available to help prevent herself from getting cancer. “I thought for sure that I would be negative. But then, when I found out I tested positive for the gene mutation, I was totally

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Mike
  • Morals of Cloning

    Morals of Cloning

    Imagine the world as only beautiful people. Everywhere you look is a Cindy Crawford look-a-like: 5'9", brown hair, brown eyes, and the perfect smile. A "Master Race." Do we really want to reenact Adolf Hitler's plan of seeking world domination killing million upon millions as a "final solution?" Instead of killing, we'd be reproducing millions, going against nature. Say we went and got one of Princess Diana's cells and implanted that in an egg that

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Fatih

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