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  • The Bridge by Gay Talese

    The Bridge by Gay Talese

    The Bridge, by Gay Talese, is a non-fiction book that informs readers of exactly what a large scale construction project means to the people who built it and the people affected by it, specifically, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York city. In The Bridge, Gay Talese started the novel by telling us about a group of people called the boomers. These men were cowboys of large construction projects. They went around from town to

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    Submitted: April 11, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Women Rights

    Women Rights

    Womens Roles in the 19th Century Today in society, women are about as equal to men as you can get. They have all of the same rights, including rights that women were once deprived of. Some of those rights are voting, working, and being government officials. In the play A Dolls House by Ibsen, the main character it Nora, the wife of Torvald Helmer. Torvald belittles her and treats her as if she were a

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    Submitted: April 12, 2010 By: Stenly
  • A Day as a Gay

    A Day as a Gay

    This essay is the story of my life, in a way. "A clean heart create for me, God; renew in me a steadfast spirit." Psalm 51:12 I was raised in a close, loving household and went to parochial school. When I began to experience attraction to male peers in junior high school, I didn't know what to make of the feelings. Mostly, I stuffed them down, decided this was an adolescent phase, and went along

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    Submitted: April 13, 2010 By: Jon
  • Thomas B.Stoddard “gay Marriages: Make Them Legal”

    Thomas B.Stoddard “gay Marriages: Make Them Legal”

    Marriage is universally understood to be the legal union between a man and a woman. This acknowledgement, however, has recently generated dispute and controversy in certain individuals, primarily homosexuals and supporters of homosexual marriages. This opposition, due to this mainstream view, exists because certain states such as Minnesota deny same-sex marriages. In Thomas B. Stoddard’s article “Gay Marriages: Make Them Legal,” Stoddard begins by defending homosexual marriages through partners, Karen Thompson and Sharon Kowalski.

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    Submitted: April 13, 2010 By: Mike
  • Convention on the Rights of the Child

    Convention on the Rights of the Child

    Introduction The implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the Caribbean was met with the issue of parental resistance. The concept of children’s rights was characterised as foreign to parents. The critical traits valued in the Caribbean are obedience and mannerliness. As a result, the concept of Children’s Rights is seen as undermining the right of the parent to control and discipline the child and develop the valued traits. The Convention

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    Submitted: April 14, 2010 By: Janna
  • Property Rights

    Property Rights

    “Property Rights” Among our unalienable rights is the right to private property. Property is more than just real estate. It is everything we do and have. According to John Locke, “Every man has a property in his own person.” The French economist Fredrick Bastiat defined property thus, ““Property, in a broad sense, is the right to enjoy the fruits of one’s labor, the right to work, to develop, [and] to exercise one’s faculties, according to

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    Submitted: April 14, 2010 By: Artur
  • Euthanasia - the Right to Die

    Euthanasia - the Right to Die

    The Right To Die Euthanasia is the illegal act of killing a person by the request and authorization of a person. People of religion believe that euthanasia will be an act of suicide, an act which is considered the ultimate sin in some religions. Doctors believe that people resort to euthanasia in a state of hysteria and that they do not know what is best for them. But do they? Imagine a person who was

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    Submitted: April 14, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Right to Welfare

    Right to Welfare

    Right to Welfare Welfare liberalism wants to provide everyone with a “safety net”. The government will make sure that no one will be financially lost. The question then is should we have such a right to this “safety net”? My belief is that we do not. While the idea of helping everyone out is a nice one, things like self-responsibility, growth of government, and redistribution of wealth are too large of issues for me to

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    Essay Length: 666 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 14, 2010 By: David
  • Legalization of Gay Marriage

    Legalization of Gay Marriage

    What is the definition of marriage? The dictionary states it as being the legal union between a man and a woman as husband and wife. However times are changing, as the gay lifestyle becomes more accepted by society, it is time to allow all couples to enjoy equal protection, rights and benefits under the law. Perhaps it makes the most sense to consider arguments against same sex marriage to realize why it should be legalized.

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    Submitted: April 15, 2010 By: Max
  • The Evolution of Individual Rights and Liberties Prior to the Constitutional Convention

    The Evolution of Individual Rights and Liberties Prior to the Constitutional Convention

    History 311 The Nevada Constitution has much comparison to the U.S. Constitution, and has various perceptions and requirements of the Nevada Constitution, which have roots that go back to English common law. The right of petition are often forgotten when people are asked to recite the rights guaranteed in the First Amendment. Up till now, this right could arguably be credited with providing the foundation for all other First Amendment rights. In this paper, I

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    Submitted: April 15, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • What Price Is Right?

    What Price Is Right?

    What price is right? Suppose there are two people A and B, they both subscribe to the services of a gym. A pays the annual subscription of INR 12000 while B pays in monthly installment of INR 1000. Both of them pay the same amount but B is more likely to continue exercising at the club than A. A will look forward to get the money worth early in the membership, but this drive will

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    Submitted: April 15, 2010 By: Artur
  • An Ethical Dilemma in Counseling: Deciding Between Two Rights

    An Ethical Dilemma in Counseling: Deciding Between Two Rights

    An Ethical Dilemma in Counseling: Deciding between two rights Ethics, considered the study of moral philosophy, is a broad way of defining human duty, right and wrong; essentially, it is more expansive than simply applying a principle. Dilemmas are situations that require a choice between options appearing uniformly favorable, unfavorable or mutually exclusive. Naturally, an ethical dilemma can place a professional counselor in a precarious position, thereby compromising the effectiveness of the therapy, the trust

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    Submitted: April 16, 2010 By: Jon
  • Whose Rights?

    Whose Rights?

    Who's Rights? Abortion, in its most common ways of usage, refers to the voluntary termination of pregnancy, generally through the use of surgical procedures or drugs. As with all public policy issues there are many points of view on this subject. Abortion is a culture wars issue, and as such "the fissures that [it]...creates are deeper and more difficult to contain within civil and constrained discourse."(Peters 415) Due to the deep moral arguments attached to

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    Submitted: April 16, 2010 By: Top
  • Hypothesis 1: Broadsheets Use Longer Words That Tabloids

    Hypothesis 1: Broadsheets Use Longer Words That Tabloids

    The aim of this project is to see whether the three hypotheses are correct or not. Hypothesis 1: Broadsheets use longer words that tabloids. Word length Plan: For this hypothesis I will be looking at 1 article from a broadsheet and a tabloid, which will have the same stories. I will cut out the articles from both of the papers and will highlight 100 words which is the word limit for this hypothesis. Once I

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    Submitted: April 16, 2010 By: July
  • The Right Stuff Defined

    The Right Stuff Defined

    The Right Stuff Defined Tom Wolfe’s novel The Right Stuff, gives an accurate description into the lives of the first astronauts and rocket-powered aircraft test pilots, from their careers before, during, and after their selection to become astronauts, through to their private home lives. All throughout his book, Wolfe refers to “the right stuff” and “this righteous stuff” without ever saying upfront what “the stuff” really is. I have concluded that throughout the story, “the

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    Submitted: April 16, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Gay Marriage: A Not So Holy Matrimony

    Gay Marriage: A Not So Holy Matrimony

    “…Until death do you part,” the last of the “I do” questions asked during marriage creates a morally strong state of matrimony, which may take hard work and tears. The concept of marriage was introduced thousands of years ago in the Bible as “two fleshes becoming one” creating certain standards in our country endorsed by our founding fathers. Since America is viewed as a dominantly Christian country, why would it use some of today’s non-Christian

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    Submitted: April 18, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Driving Is a Privilege, Not a Right

    Driving Is a Privilege, Not a Right

    Driving a car and obtaining a valid driver’s license is something every teenager longs for. Their parents are the ones who decide whether or not they are responsible enough to own one because owning a driver’s license is a privilege, not a right. Unfortunately, illegal immigrants feel that obtaining a driver’s license should be their right for working in the United States illegally and that each member of their family should own a car

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    Submitted: April 18, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Morals in Intelligence

    Morals in Intelligence

    Topic: Sierra Leone Central Idea: Conflict Diamonds Purpose Statement: The purpose of this presentation is to inform the listeners of what a conflict diamond is. Author: Wesley Harris Jr. Introduction [VA: Picture named Blood from a stone] I. Attention Getter: Does anyone know or has anyone ever heard of a conflict or blood diamond? II. Central Idea (My purpose today is to enlighten you on what a conflict diamond is, where they come from, and

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    Submitted: April 18, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Rosa Parks Civil Rights Activist

    Rosa Parks Civil Rights Activist

    Rosa Parks in the Civil Rights Era You can walk through any school in this nation and ask any student if they know who Rosa Parks is. Most students would say that she was the African American woman who did not move from the front of the bus to give up her seat to a white man. The majority of students pay little attention to the impact her decision had on the United States. She

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    Submitted: April 18, 2010 By: Max
  • Censorship: An Infringement of Rights

    Censorship: An Infringement of Rights

    Censorship: An Infringement of Rights America has always been known as “the land of the free, and the home of the brave”, but recent events begin to arise questions of how “free” we, as Americans, actually are. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press... (Bill of Rights) It has been over two hundred years since these

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    Submitted: April 19, 2010 By: Max
  • Hugh Finn: Right to Die

    Hugh Finn: Right to Die

    Hugh Finn: Right to Die Michele Finn was given the right to remove her husband’s tube after hearing from the courts and going against everyone else. Her husband like many others has battled the right to die, which is highly discussed worldwide. Many people disapprove of this matter, because they still have hope. I think that Michele Finn’s case was truly about autonomy and each person should be able to die, if there is more

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    Submitted: April 19, 2010 By: Jessica
  • A Questionable Drug: Depo Provera

    A Questionable Drug: Depo Provera

    A Questionable Drug: Depo Provera For decades, Depo Provera has been used around the world, not always for the same purpose. The drug, medroxyprogesterone acetate, more commonly known as Depo Provera, was originally made to be an injectable form of long-term birth control. When Depo was first approved in the US as an effective form of birth control this seemed liked a miracle drug for women. You would not have to remember to take a

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    Submitted: April 19, 2010 By: Jack
  • Evaluate the Significance of the Bus Boycott to the Civil Rights Movement

    Evaluate the Significance of the Bus Boycott to the Civil Rights Movement

    Modern Extended responses b) Evaluate the significance of one of the following in the civil rights movement 2. The bus boycott The events and outcomes of the bus boycott are significant in assistance to the civil rights movement. It was the introduction of direct action and non violence, the beginning of Martin Luther's campaign in the movement and the achievements. The boycott began on the 1st December 1955 with Rosa Parks in Montgomery, Alabama, with

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    Submitted: April 19, 2010 By: Jon
  • Animal Rights

    Animal Rights

    “We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do nut suffer less because they have no words.” Sewelle, Anna. Black Beauty.(2000) Through the course of evolution both the animal and the human species have evolved; humans ironically taking form from prehistoric animals as well. As our body and mind have evolved we have separated from each other on this so called hierchy chain. The

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    Submitted: April 19, 2010 By: Steve
  • Abortion: Is It Right?

    Abortion: Is It Right?

    Abortion: Is it right? What constitutes a living person: Do you have to be born into this world; are you considered human as a fetus or do we even have the right to say? It is my beliefs that God does and lets things happen for a purpose. Meaning that if you get pregnant then it was Gods will for you to get pregnant. There for does this give you the right to reject Gods

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    Submitted: April 20, 2010 By: Mike