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Freedom Determinism More

Different theological philosophies attribute free will and freedom to different other theories. This paper explores libertarian fr...

Homer's Iliad, A Political Perspective

This paper discusses the argument between Achilles and Agamemnon from a political perspective. Three pages in length, two sources ...

Sacrificing Liberty for Security, 9/11 Restrictions

This argumentative essay states a position against the restrictions imposed under the Patriot Act due to 9/11. At the end of the e...

United States Should Stop Engaging in Wars

The following examination focuses on the cost of war, both in terms of money and lives; as well as the question of whether or not ...

Pro and Con: Are Professional Women 'Opting Out" of Work by Choice?

1. Strengths and weaknesses associated with the Pro side of the issue Linda Hirshman maintains that despite the increased opportu...

Was the US Justified in Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki

When the news reached America that our planes had...

World War II and the Debates over Indian Independence

of whether or not continued occupation of India was well-advised. 2. The critics of British rule in India supported immediate ind...

In Defense of Religious Pluralism

of religious pluralism, and argue that contrary to the argument offered by Gavin DCosta, religious pluralism does exist and consti...

Adam and Eve and Current Relevance

Bible, it is a common experience that they interpret it according to how they have been taught. For example, Barbara Brown Taylor ...

Decriminalizing Marijuana - Speaking Notes

pill form of marijuana (Brookhiser 1996, p. 27). Additionally, in countries such as the United States, where expensive health insu...

Overview of Food, Inc.

particularly disturbing because, as Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivores Dilemma, indicates in the film, eating such a narrowly...

Prostitution - A Utilitarian Perspective

that its legalization would produce the benefits of a safer society, increased tax revenue, and the empowerment of the individuals...

"The Dumbest Generation" - Exploring the Assumptions

writes early on that "never have the opportunities for education, learning, political action, and cultural activity been greater",...

The Trayvon Martin Case - Deconstructing Media Narratives

what began as an isolated incident in a rural town in Florida has now become an international scandal. The reason for this is that...

A Modern Fairy Tale, Edward Scissorhands

This essay presents the argument that "Edward Scissorhands," directed by Tim Burton, is a modern, gothic-tinged version of the fai...

The Need for Social Housing

The writer looks at the way social housing provides affordable housing in the rental market. Despite arguments that the policies ...

Ethos, Pathos, Logos, Mythos

One more type of proof has been added to Aristotle's three means of proof in a debate or argument. It is Mythos. All four are expl...

Shame and Violence

The writer looks at the argument proposed by Gilligan, that shame is the dominant cause of violence in the US. The writer argues ...

Inclusion in the Contemporary Literary Canon, Anton Chekhov

This research paper/essay provides an argument that Chekhov deserves his place in the literary canon, providing a brief overview o...

Discretion in Policing

must always play a part in police work, discretion is a more arbitrary practice (Bronitt and Stenning, 2011). For example, where a...

Enhancing Aboriginal Students Experience of School with the Waldorf Model

to as the Waldorf model (Grindley and Hampson, 2008). To assess how and why this model may be appropriate some of the influences t...

The Conflict between Socialism and Capitalism

It has been argued that the practice if growth and wealth creation cannot be undertaken at the same time as the redistribution of ...

Can IKEA Remain Successfully Expand into New Markets?

et al, 2011, p261). The consumer is part producer, as they do not go to a traditional furniture store to purchase the goods, but t...

Firoozeh Dumas' "Sweet, Sour, and Resentful"

example, the author describes how her mother always shopped for fresh ingredients, and prepared fresh herbs, such as "parsley, cil...

Teaching Creationism in Public Schools

ostensibly in the interest of superior scientific education (Boston, 2011). Often, these bills have been packaged with initiatives...

"Dr. Glass-Case" by De Cervantes

Cervantes "rather formulaic" descriptions of Italian cities were "perfectly in tune with the rhetorical canons of the time" (Cerva...

"Some Moral Minima" by Lenn Goodman

Goodman presents challenges to relativism, which is the view that morality is relative and that ethical truths are dependent on th...

A Critique of Imperialism, Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness

of human achievement, both intellectually and morally. This attitude is inherent in Heart of Darkness when Conrad describes the id...

The Reaffirmation of the Voters' Rights Act

The argument is presented that the continued prejudice that exists in the US has necessitated continued federal regulation at the ...

Article Analysis, Value of Power Walking

This essay analyzes the arguments offered in an article on power walking. Three pages in length, the article itself is the only so...