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  • The Civil Rights Movement

    The Civil Rights Movement

    The Civil rights movement (1955- 1965) Civil Rights Movement in the United States, was a political, legal, and social struggle to gain full citizenship rights for African Americans and to achieve racial equality. The civil rights movement was a challenge to segregation, the system of laws and customs separating blacks and whites. During the civil rights movement, individuals and organizations challenged segregation and discrimination with a variety of activities, including protest marches, boycotts, and refusal

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    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Gay Child Rearing

    Gay Child Rearing

    Introduction The sexuality and development of children with gay parents must be most affected by the rearing of the gay parents. Does having gay parents affect a child’s mental health and growth? Can education and socialization be decreased with the presence of gay parents? How could it be possible that children are not affected by having two parents of the same sex? Doesn’t this cause some gender confusion for the child? How can a child

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    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Artur
  • Passion as the Criterion for Moral Judgment

    Passion as the Criterion for Moral Judgment

    Passion as the Criterion for Moral Judgment Ethics is the study of human conduct or in other words the study of moral behavior. All humans use ethics in their daily actions and decisions, but not many have the opportunity to probe into the core of ethics. When Socrates said in 399 B.C., "The unexplained life is not worth living" he was encouraging man to examine his way of life and ways of moral decision making.

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    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Mikki
  • The Question of Philosophy

    The Question of Philosophy

    The question is Philosophy. Why is it important? What makes it important? To answer theses questions you first have to know what philosophy is. Philosophy is defined as: the pursuit of wisdom; a search for a general understanding of values and reality by chiefly speculative rather than observational means. This is the written definition of philosophy, but I think philosophy can't be defined to just words. It's more then words. Philosophy to me is an

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    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Monika
  • To Howard, or Not to Howard, That Is the Question

    To Howard, or Not to Howard, That Is the Question

    How might one explain Howard Stern? Yes, he is a refreshing change from the typical, politically correct figure, and he provides humor and sex for late night audiences who are growing weary of Leno and Letterman. And while Howard Stern, shock jock turned television host, is more on the same wavelength as a Jerry Springer than a late night comic, Stern has always claimed--like Jerry--that his show is just an act. The idea that

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    Submitted: February 21, 2010 By: Monika
  • Healthcare; Right or Privilege?

    Healthcare; Right or Privilege?

    Introduction Is healthcare a right or a privilege? Well, it is said that a driver’s license is a privilege not a right in the U.S. and I look at healthcare the same way. Considering ethical issues in the public health and health services I will explain whether healthcare is a right or privilege in the U.S. A conclusion follows with my own thoughts and views. Right or Privilege If medical care became a right then

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    Submitted: February 21, 2010 By: Mikki
  • The Man Who Broke 1000 Chains - Moral Vs. Legal Issues

    The Man Who Broke 1000 Chains - Moral Vs. Legal Issues

    When looking at as issue as right or wrong, it is imperative that the issue be categorized into either a matter of legality or morality. While some may be both, the simple fact that an action may be immoral does not qualify it as necessarily illegal. The film A Man That Broke A Thousand Chains, based on the true story of Robert Elliott Burns, showcases many examples of morality and legality. If an action is

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    Submitted: February 21, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Employee Privacy Rights in the Workplace

    Employee Privacy Rights in the Workplace

    Employee Privacy Rights in the Workplace Axia College COM 120 Effective Persuasive Writing Gregory Menke April 8, 2007 With today’s technology there is no such thing as employee privacy rights in a workplace. There are many way an employer can track an employees every move. For example, did you know your employer can see how often you are on the internet? Sophisticated software give employer’s the ability to read your email, listen to your voicemail

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    Submitted: February 22, 2010 By: Jon
  • Partial-Birth Abortion: Right or Wrong?

    Partial-Birth Abortion: Right or Wrong?

    Whether or not abortion should be legal inevitably raises the question of whether and at what point a fetus is a person. This is a question that cannot be answered logically. The concept of personhood is not logical: it is essentially religiously based on one's fundamental assumptions about the nature of the world. The issue of abortions has been a hot debate since the 1973 Supreme Court Case of Roe v. Wade which legalized abortions.

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    Submitted: February 22, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

    Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

    Presentation: Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals In Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, he dispels the notion that reason is the vehicle for happiness. Furthermore, he even goes on to state that reason is perhaps detrimental to the attainment of happiness. He claims that the purpose of reason goes beyond that of just individual survival and private happiness. Instead, it's purpose is to bring about a will (i.e. good will) that is

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    Submitted: February 22, 2010 By: Max
  • Moral Delema of Stem Cells

    Moral Delema of Stem Cells

    A lot of people agree that killing a child before its born is murder, and if we are considering an un-born human to be an actual human then I would have to agree. The definition of murder is “The unlawful killing of a human being with deliberate intent to kill. Murder in the first degree is characterized by premeditation. And if we understand exactly what we are doing, then how can it not be considered

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    Submitted: February 23, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Equal Civil Rights in American History

    Equal Civil Rights in American History

    The citizens of the United States of America have continually suffered for their persisting conflict of equal civil rights. Over time, as the result over the fight for civil rights, we have discriminated, abused, persecuted and killed fellow American’s over such issues as equal civil rights. As American citizens had primarily intended to form a country in which it denied American’s equal rights, ultimately it became the principal factor as to why the empowerment

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    Submitted: February 23, 2010 By: David
  • Declining Moral Standards in the Us

    Declining Moral Standards in the Us

    Moral standards in the United States are much too low. Today, many US residents seem to feel that they shouldn't have to work and that they should just get everything they need or want from the government. People on welfare find that if they get a job, they may only get as much income for their unskilled labor as they received while on welfare. Because of this, they do not have the incentive to

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    Submitted: February 23, 2010 By: Mike
  • Constitutional Rights - Law 414

    Constitutional Rights - Law 414

    Constitutional Rights In the United States people are vulnerable to their constitutional rights being violated by the companies they work for then the early settlers in America were to their rights being compromised by the government.(ACLU) Due to the fact that the Constitution does not put a limit on an employers authority, employers can violate the civil liberties of employees. (ACLU) The Riordan Company is a manufacturing company that employees 500 individual in the U.S.

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    Submitted: February 24, 2010 By: Mike
  • Capital Punishment: Is It Right or Wrong?

    Capital Punishment: Is It Right or Wrong?

    Capital Punishment: Is It Right or Wrong???? Capital Punishment is a controversial topic discussed in today's society. Capital punishment is often not as harsh in other countries as we may call harsh in our country. There is a heated debate on whether states should be able to kill other humans or not. But if we shall consider that other countries often have more deadly death penalties than we do. People that are in favor of

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    Submitted: February 24, 2010 By: July
  • Morale Changes in Huck Finn

    Morale Changes in Huck Finn

    For the most part I enjoyed reading Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn. The book, while being fictional shows a glimpse into life in the American south during the mid nineteenth century. Mark Twain does a very good job of telling the story and satirizing some of the issues of the period. One of the major subjects of the book of course tackles race and racism of the time, however, there are many other issues raised

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    Submitted: February 24, 2010 By: Bred
  • Torture Human Rights

    Torture Human Rights

    Convention against Torture Around the world and around the clock, human rights violations seem to never cease. In particular, torture violations are still rampant all over the world. One regime, the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, establishes a strong elaboration of norms against torture. Despite its efforts, many countries still outright reject its policies against torture while other countries openly accept them, but surreptitiously still violate them. The

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    Submitted: February 24, 2010 By: Vika
  • Rights of Man

    Rights of Man

    The Rights of Man Thomas Paine was one of our nations founding fathers and one of the greatest pamphleteers of all time. He was responsible for many influential writings including Common Sense, Crisis, and The Rights of Man, his response to Edmund Burke’s criticism of the French Revolution. In this declaration, Paine’s message is that of a need for a Republican government that understands and carries out the natural rights of all men. Paine

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    Submitted: February 24, 2010 By: David
  • Question: Why Did the Tsarist Regime Fall in 1917 Despite of the Reforms Introduced from 1906?

    Question: Why Did the Tsarist Regime Fall in 1917 Despite of the Reforms Introduced from 1906?

    �The desire seems to have been to reform and improve existing institutions rather then to destroy them root and branch.’ Though this quote is in reference to the French Revolution of 1789, yet upon hindsight many historians envisage the striking parallels between the revolutionary movements of France in 1789 and that of the Russian Revolution in 1905, and hence historiography for the two revolutions can largely be cross contextual. Thus, although the concessions introduced from

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    Submitted: February 24, 2010 By: Yan
  • Nietzsche: Morality Essay

    Nietzsche: Morality Essay

    Morality Essay Have you ever asked yourself where your conscience comes from? The feeling that takes a hold of you when you do what you feel is wrong. This feeling is almost like a consequence when you tell a lie or commit a crime. Your conscience helps you sort out the good and bad and feels your mind with sorrow when you see a sad story on the news or gives you the initiative

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    Submitted: February 24, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Rights to Receive Life Support Treatment

    Rights to Receive Life Support Treatment

    Rights of Death Row inmates to receive life support treatment The law is constantly challenged with balancing conflicting interests in society. One of the most common of these conflicts occurs between individuals' need for liberty and society's need for safety and order. Throughout history, this conflict has come before the court in a variety of guises. This paper explores one such conflict: the fairness in allocation of life support utilities to inmates serving on death

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    Submitted: February 25, 2010 By: Top
  • Gay Marriage

    Gay Marriage

    Same-sex marriage is a term for a governmentally, socially, or religiously recognized marriage in which two people of the same sex live together as a family.[1] Other terms for this type of relationship include "gay marriage", "gender-neutral marriage," "equal marriage," "lesbian marriage," "same-sex civil marriage", "marriage equality", "homosexual marriage," "single-sex marriage", "same-gender marriage" or just simply "marriage". Although there are some states or countries granting same-sex marriage, it has still argument against gay marriage. The

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    Submitted: February 25, 2010 By: David
  • Morality

    Morality

    Morality is a hard term to define and decipher because there are so many things that have to be taken into account. If you line up a group of ten people and bring up a morality issue, you will mostly likely get different answers. People all over the world have many different beliefs and are raised to stand by those beliefs. Abortion is one of the hot topics in our country and a big moral

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    Submitted: February 25, 2010 By: Max
  • Gay Marriages

    Gay Marriages

    Part I: Throughout the contents of this paper, I will discuss the article dealing with the legalization of gay marriages in Massachusetts by Richard Cohen. I will begin my discussion by analyzing the article and providing a brief summary of the factual information presented in the text. In addition, I will present my opinion on the article along with corresponding information regarding this particular issue. In turn, I will present my personal beliefs on this

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    Submitted: February 25, 2010 By: Top
  • Gay Marriages Should Not Be Legalized

    Gay Marriages Should Not Be Legalized

    Gay Marriages Should Not Be Legalized. For millions of year marriages has been refer to as “ a universal institution whereby men and women are joined in a special kind of dependence for the purpose of founding and maintaining a family.” In today’s society one has to wonder what is now considered to be normal, gay marriages should not be legalized. One reason why gay couples are fighting for their marriages to be legalized

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    Submitted: February 25, 2010 By: Fatih