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An Argument Against Logic Being Practical (703 words, 2 pages)

LOGIC IS NOT PRACTICALWho needs logic? Logic is but an entrapment a false sense of security to let us rest easy at night. Countless numbers take solace in the world in which we live, a world we know virtually nothing about, by forcing themselves to believe that if something is ... Read More

Israelites Offer Gifts to Yahweh to Gain Strength Against Corruption (1970 words, 4 pages)

The primary religious rituals of Israelite religion involved sacrifices and offerings. The ritual system within the Israelite cult evolved around gifts and offerings that were presented before Yahweh. In examining the book of Leviticus, the sacrificial system of the Israelites can be identified. It is this sacrificial system that was ... Read More

An Argument Against the Claim That All Religions Are Spread Through Violence (2392 words, 11 pages)

Religions Spread Through ConquestWhen studying history, both in a professional and academic sense, we try to make connections between civilizations and time periods. Historians have attempted to discover universal constants of human nature, a bond that forms from continent to continent, human being to human being. Is there a constant ... Read More

An Argument Against Mainstreaming in the Education Society (2585 words, 4 pages)

Educational SocietyFinal PaperAgainst MainstreamingFaced with skyrocketing costs and wildly uneven results, nearly two-thirds of the states are sketching plans to limit special education spending. Most hope to save money by pushing disabled children out of the small, specialized classes (that many of them need to succeed) and into crowded, ill-equipped ... Read More

An Argument Against David Hume’s Philosophy of Religion (4411 words, 5 pages)

Hume "I was from the beginning scandalised, I must own, with this resemblance between the Deity and human creatures." --Philo David Hume wrote much about the subject of religion, much of it negative. In this paper we shall attempt to follow Hume's arguments against Deism as Someone knowable from the ... Read More

An Argument Against the Popular Believe That Lincoln Was a Heroic Figure (1086 words, 2 pages)

In Mexico City there is a mural by Diego Rivera which depicts Hernando Cortez as a one-eyed syphilitic hunchback. What this lacks in historical accuracy it makes up for by faithfully reflecting the artist's attitude toward the conquistadors. We are repeatedly told on public television that Lincoln was a clearly ... Read More

An Argument Against Death by Choice (391 words, 2 pages)

Death By Choice Who Should Decide?McGuires' references to prior cases and documents is done logically and clinically. After careful reading, and re-reading, I failed to understand his position on the moral issue.How can he perceive that by terminating a human life, this is acceptablemoral behavior? Moral implies conformity to established ... Read More

The Advocacy of the 8th Amendment in U.S. Constitution Against Punishment and Cruelty (1635 words, 3 pages)

In the United States Constitution, the 8th Amendment prohibits the use and practices of cruel and unusual punishment. What exactly is considered to be cruel and unusual punishment? This question is a hot topic among America's many different current controversies. Many people are saying that the use of capital punishment ... Read More

An Argument Against the Current System of Capital Punishment (1530 words, 2 pages)

Frym or Stickm Either Way It Is Wrong Today's system of capital punishment tolerates many inequalities and injustices. The common arguments for the death penalty are filled with holes. Imposing the death penalty is expensive and time consuming. Each year billions of dollars are spent to sentence criminals to death. ... Read More

The Race Against Racial Profiling (1492 words, 2 pages)

The Race Against Racial ProfilingThe great era of civil rights started in the 1960s, with Martin Luther King, Jr.s stirring I have a Dream speech at the historic march on Washington in August of 1963. At the same time Birmingham Police Commissioner Bull Connor used powerful fire hoses and vicious ... Read More

Issue of Violence Against Women in United States (1453 words, 2 pages)

Final EssayWomen in this country have been a part of violence for an enormous amount of time. This violence includes pornography, rape, and even domestic violence. The United States judicial system has intervened into the so-called private sphere and eradicated women in society, providing precedent and even updating statutes as ... Read More

An Analysis of Lynch Campaign Against African-Americans According to Ida B. Wells (513 words, 2 pages)

Ida B. Wells was dedicated to journalism and letting people know what is going on. With her journalism investigation instincts, she uses to identify what excuses the whites use to identify lynch campaign against blacks. In the following essay, I will explain what reasons for this vicious and sustained campaign ... Read More

An Argument Against a Uniform Set of Laws in the United States (933 words, 2 pages)

Should we make all laws uniform across the country and eliminate state-to-state differences in policies? What can we gain from such a change and what would we lose?As our current system of laws exists, a single idea for a law can be applied differently to each individual state. Interpretations, enforcement, ... Read More

An Argument Against Capital Punishment (1314 words, 6 pages)

At the onset of this assignment, I believed that capital punishment was wrong for many reasons. At the conclusion of this assignment, I believe even more strongly that the death penalty is wrong, and have come upon more reasons for my belief. It is extremely difficult, however, to find case ... Read More

The Reasons Behind a Revolution Against the Government (471 words, 1 pages)

Viva La RevolutionWhat would it take to stir up the courage to bear arms against the government? The courage remains hidden for now. But when the time is right, when the future becomes the present, and the scene is set the courage of the people will shine true. This scene ... Read More

A Union of Nation-States Against Global Crisis (313 words, 1 pages)

In times of global crisis, is it reasonable to expect that nation-states will put aside rivalries and join together to deal with the crisis?In my opinion, in order to deal with global crisis, it would be reasonable to expect that nation-states would put aside any rivalries and join together to ... Read More

An Argument Against the School Prayer Amendment (655 words, 2 pages)

Brandi Petelle339-70-266592199Our constitutional rights and civil liberties come into conflict with each other periodically because of certain disagreements and new issues that arise. This week a new conflict has come into play between the U.S. Constitution and voluntary school prayer. This week the House Speaker-elect, Newt Gingrich, announced his intention ... Read More

The Case of Against Microsoft for Using Monopoly Power in the Software Market (753 words, 2 pages)

Recently one of the biggest corporations in the United States, Microsoft had to face several ultimatums from the government. The case against Microsoft was brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as several state Attorneys General. Microsoft is accused of using and maintaining monopoly power to gain an ... Read More

An Argument Against the Use of Electoral College in United States (568 words, 1 pages)

Ant V. WilliamsPolitical Science 1101 February 1, 2001Its Not Right, Get Rid of ItIn theory, the United States became a democracy when we signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. This theory is not true. The textbook defines a democracy as a system of government in which ultimate political authority ... Read More

Four Charges Filed Against Political Parties (653 words, 2 pages)

One charge against political parties is that they lack clear visions on governing ways and issues. And, when they do take a stance on issues, the positions taken appeal to a narrow set in society, powerful minorities. Party organizations adopt these narrow positions because they are forced by minorities with ... Read More

A Comparison of the Protest Against Racism in Slim in Hell by Sterling Brown and Power by Audre Lorde (1371 words, 2 pages)

Will We Have to Find out If the Pen is Mightier Than the Sword?Slim in Hell by Sterling Brown written in 1932 and Power by Audre Lorde written over forty years later, are protest poems looking at, and attacking, the problem of racism through the use of imagery, structure, and ... Read More

An Analysis of Margaret Atwood Poem Against Still Life (1256 words, 2 pages)

Against Still LifeIn the poem Against Still Life, poet Margaret Atwood fascinates us by weaving her words into descriptive feelings we can all relate too, especially women. Atwood is a well known poet and novelist who has a certain way of grabbing the attention of the reader and throwing the ... Read More

John Updike’s Stories Goes Against Conventional Writing Styles (1129 words, 2 pages)

John Updikes poems are written in a very peculiar style. Unlike most poets, Updikes poems seem to tell a story, rather than depict a singular emotion. This is due to the fact that many of Updikes poems deal with simple, yet focused topics. Updike masters the use of vivid language ... Read More

An Argument Against Television Causing Violence among Children (1459 words, 3 pages)

One Saturday morning many years ago, I was watching an episode of the Roadrunner on television. As Wile E. Coyote was pushed off of a cliff by the Roadrunner for the fourth or fifth time, I started laughing uncontrollably. I then watched a Bugs Bunny show and started laughing whenever ... Read More

An Argument Against Physician Assisted Suicide (796 words, 3 pages)

My Ethical Views on Physician Assisted SuicidePhysician assisted suicide is immoral in the case of people who are alive and desire to terminate their life. However, there are extreme cases when hastening the dying process is justified in the circumstances of individuals who are in intense physical impairment. Physician-assisted suicide ... Read More

An Argument Against Private School Vouchers in the U.S. (2598 words, 3 pages)

Private School Vouchers Proposals to use private school vouchers, a marketplace strategy, as a mechanism by which to improve the general quality of public education have produced a lively debate. Frequently, that debate has degenerated into a disagreement about whether public schools are as good as private schools or whether ... Read More

An Analysis of David Hume’s Arguments against Deism (4411 words, 7 pages)

Hume"I was from the beginning scandalised, I must own, with this resemblance between the Deity and human creatures."--Philo David Hume wrote much about the subject of religion, much of it negative. In this paper we shall attempt to follow Hume's arguments against Deism as Someone knowable from the wake He ... Read More

An Argument Against the Intervention Policy in Global Politics (1792 words, 3 pages)

A Look at Intervention as a PhilosophyOCdt. Amitabh ChauhanIn a world plagued with conflict and political instability there are many manners in which the international community is prone to react. In current day the Nobel Peace Prize winning direction of Peace Making, an ideology that has been accredited to former ... Read More

An Argument Against Capital Punishment and Life Imprisonment (1135 words, 3 pages)

Capital punishment is the execution of a perpetrator for committing a heinous crime (homicide), and it is a hotly debated topic in our society. The basic issue is whether capital punishment should be allowed as it is today, or abolished in part or in whole. My argument is that1) Capital ... Read More

An Analysis of the Charges Against Socrates Brought upon Him by a Man Meletus (844 words, 1 pages)

The charges against Socrates were brought upon him by a man names Meletus. Meletus was a young man that Socrates did not know very well. These charges brought on by Meletus caused the indictment of Socrates. One of the charges in the affidavit written by Meletus against Socrates is that ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013