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Sophocles' Observation 'Truth is the Strongest Argument'

In five pages the truth of this statement is argued with supporting evidence from various philosophers. Four sources are cited in...

Argument: Prayer Does Not Belong in Public Schools

a hole in that wall. The purpose of public schools is to "educate, not to proselytize" (Gaylor). Advocates of prayers in public s...

Argument Presented that the US Should Have Refused to Sign the Versailles Treaty

In seven pages this paper argues that the US was correct in refusing to sign the Treaty of Versailles. Six sources are cited in t...

Argument: Children Without Siblings Should Serve in Combat

end of the story, because the man whose son was killed appears to be handling it well. He notes that life is difficult, and that w...

One Classic Argument from The Crito

in a different time and place and almost seems like a fairy tale. Yet, if one were to consider that Socrates was a part of a cultu...

Argument: Taking Antidepressants Does Not Lead to Suicide

over whether or not SSRIs increase suicidality since 1990, when a paper appeared discussing "6 cases in which intense suicidal pre...

An Argument Against Capitalism

However, when looking at the way that the model manifests, while having benefits many it may also be argued as causing harm and di...

Argument Against Gay Marriage

to everyone, therefore, nobody is denied equal protection of the laws that exist (Benne and McDermott, 2004). Activists also argu...

Arguments in Favor of Legalizing Marijuana for Medical Use

are important issues and deserve attention because they will shape our nations future. Clearly we can build more and more prisons,...

Stem Cell Research: Argument Against

of medical advancement that purports to save lives, the necessary research requires the taking of other lives, which presents a di...

The Cosmological Argument

cannot ask about its cause (Reichenbach, 2004). Rebuttal The response to Russells argument against contingency is that if parts ...

Argument Against Abortion

be religious or Christian to believe that abortion is wrong, and that abortion is murder. One need not rely on the words in the Bi...

Argument: The Status Quo Favoring the Death Penalty is Unjust

all those "red blooded Americans" who have the "love it or leave it" mindset, it might be useful to point out that this list conta...

Argument: Trade Liberalization Does Not Lead to Environmental Damage

and resource-degrading activities - such as subsidies to agriculture, fishing and energy" (Trade liberalization, 1999). The WHO a...

Argument: We Should Reduce the Use of Plea Bargaining

of the process but refute others (LaFree, 1985). Specifically, defendants that were more "criminally experienced," as well as thos...

Argument: There Is No Need to Revamp the Corps of Engineers

of rebuttal here, well accept Utts comment that the knowledge and expertise of the members of the Corps is extensive, but it is th...

Argument: Under International Law, the Iraq War is Legal

94). The U.S. and the U.K., in making their legal case for war, "did not base the legality of their attack against Iraq on a self...

Argument: Carrying Concealed Firearms Helps Society

violent crime. They also state plainly that carrying concealed handguns has its "greatest deterrent effect in the highest crime co...

Argument: Blaise Pascal’s Statement about Religion and Evil is Wrong

..., 2008). Blair sharply differentiated religious faith and extremism, noting that in the past decade, we have seen numerous "ac...

Assessment of Arguments Presented by Medea and Jason in Euripides’ Medea

Medea would also benefit: "What luckier chance could I have come across than this, An exile to marry the daughter of the king? It ...

Argument: Blackwater Should Not Be Above the Law

women, children, civilians and anyone who gets in their way (Scahill). In Fallujah, for instance, the American commander insisted ...

Rogerian Argument

how it feels to him, to achieve his frame of reference in regard to the thing he is talking about" (Dziamka, 2007). That is, we ha...

The Use of Rogerian Argument

reference is (Dziamka, 2007). This is the really difficult aspect of Rogerian argument, because most of us have already made up o...

Kant’s Format for Argument

an author chooses to present his arguments can have an impact on how easy (or difficult) it is to understand him. This paper consi...

DEATH PENALTY: ARGUMENT AGAINST

Presents arguments against the death penalty in the United States. There are 10 sources listed in the bibliography of this 7-page ...

Immigration: An Argument for Stepped Up Control Policies

million in 2006 (Pastor 12). While many immigrants, Mexican or otherwise, contribute substantially to U.S. society, they also dra...

Why a Draft Should be Implemented (Policy Argument)

there are many opposed to the concept. Yet, ironically, it is for that very reason why the proposal must be accepted. That is, the...

An Argument Against Same-Sex Marriage

opposition of gay marriage. Making such a radical exception to the traditional constraints of marriage would introduce problems i...

An Argument for Reparations for Blacks

government whose existence is predicated on equality for all. In truth, however, there has historically been anything but equalit...

Argument in Favor of Marijuana

thus freeing up money and space for more serious criminals. If marijuana were legal the law enforcement industry could spend more ...