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Why I Am Not a Christian by Bertrand Russell

that the "most powerful reason (for believing in religion) is the wish for safety, a sort of feeling that there is big brother wh...

Justified True Belief as Knowledge A Philosophical Inquiry

develops his inquiry into the contention to see if it holds up to scrutiny: SOCRATES: And when a jury is rightly convinced of fact...

Bogus Arguments Against Bilingual Education - Review

These background, including economic factors, have a proven impact on a childs ability and motivation to learn and affect that stu...

A Food Supply Issues Analysis

those who actually suffer because of this every-changing system. By learning about the poor farmers and families suffering in Ind...

Flawed Arguments and Opponents of Same-Sex Marriage

purpose" (Cross, 2002). Opponents to same-sex marriages also oppose gay activists appeal to pity in regards to their arguments. Th...

Personal Philosophy of Nursing

individual is an "open system," which includes "distinct, but integrated physiological, psychological and socio-cultural systems" ...

Thoreau, Walden

of the soil" (Thoreau 326). In one of most famous lines in his text, Thoreau writes that "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desp...

'No Miracles' Argument and Scientific Realism

not in the business of representing aspects of the world, there is no way to argue for a plurality of moral truths, simply from th...

Abortion Impact of Privacy and Natural Rights Argument

free will, but accountable to the state and his community with the idea that the individual agrees to live by rules set by society...

Social Welfare Policy Arguments Both For and Against

injustice. Mead is compassionate but tough. He does not buy into notions that suggest society must do something about the poor. Af...

Scientific Realism Argument

In nine pages scientific realism as supported by Forrest's article is assessed. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

Argument in Favor of Nineteenth Century Southern Slavery

Master provided a slaves entire living, giving him food, shelter, and in effect, his life, then the slave owed his entire life to ...

An Argument Opposing Globalization

quickly. People also move between nations with greater ease. This has all happened since the end of the Cold War (CountryScope, nd...

Deviance and a Rhetorical Argument

In five pages opinionated, objective, and subjective rhetorical strategies are examined in this consideration of deviance. One so...

Argument in Favor of Lowering the Legal Drinking Age to Eighteen

such. One problem is that the state has arbitrarily set the legal age, creating problems on college campuses. Some students grad...

Philosophical Arguments of Lucretius

eye can see as opposed to mere speculation about what might be. Of course, objections would be other theories that for example God...

Arguments for Making Ballroom Dancing an Olympic Sport

In five pages the high degree of skill involved in ballroom dancing is included in an argument that it qualifies as an athletic sp...

Argument: World Trade is the Most Important Factor in a Nation's International Development

This 5 page report argues that in development, international trade plays the main role in assuring that a country will be able to ...

Argument Against Native People Assimilation in Canada

In a paper consisting of ten pages a position against assimilating Canada's native peoples argues that would be little more than a...

Moral Argument Elements and Syllogistic Decision Making Styles

In six pages this report examines syllogistic and moral styles of decision making in terms of various components. Four sources ar...

God's Existence Arguments of St. Thomas Aquinas

In six pages this paper examines St. Thomas Aquinas' 'proof' that God exists. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

God's Existence and the Argument of Saint Anselm

In five pages the eleventh century argument of Anselm regarding God's existence is examined as presented in Monologium. One sourc...

Argument and the Pragma-Dialectic Theoretical Approach

In eleven pages this paper examines the pragma dialectic theory developed by van Eemeren and Grootendorst as it can be applied to ...

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...

A Pro Euthanasia Argument

In an essay consisting of five pages the active and passive forms of euthanasia are discussed along with pros and cons to the prac...

An Argument Against Abortion

In nineteen pages this research paper presents an argument against abortion that utilizes statistical analysis and presents suppor...

An Argument in Favor of Right Side Steering Wheels for Americans

In a paper that contains five pages the benefits of a steering wheeel positioned on the right side for Americans is made and inclu...

The Arguments For and Against E-Commerce and Internet Trading

Written as a report to a company's CEO, this paper argues that involvement in E-Commerce is a sound business decision. This sixte...

The Arguments on the 'Nonreality' of Artificial Intelligence

convincingly pass for human (28). He further projected that in about fifty years, it would be possible to have computers play an i...

Animal Testing Opposition Argument

In a paper consisting of six pages the arguments against animal experimentation are presented from an animal rights' perspective. ...