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    The debate of plastic against paper traces back in time and is still considered as an ongoing argument. To give my opinion on it I was provided with four sources that share the purpose of comparing which product is more harmful. The first source which is a graph called “Annual Carbon Footprint Performance (Comparative)”‚ shows that paper is giving off a huge amount of carbon dioxide compared to other resources. The second source which is an article by the website Clean by Design called “ Fiber Selection:

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    a theme in their piece of writing. A theme is basically the subject of talk on what the author’s personal feelings are. In the short story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson the theme is the danger of blindly following traditions can eventually lead to you being cruel. The following theme with be supported through characterization and setting. In The Lottery one way that the danger of blindly following traditions can eventually lead to you being cruel is seen through setting in the second paragraph

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    Arguments Against Eugenics

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    Who decides who is perfect‚ normal‚ and genetically acceptable? The argument of for Eugenics is a widely debated topic that has been going on since as early as 4th Century B.C.‚ when Plato suggested a state-run program to control mating in order to strengthen what Plato considered as the Guardian Class (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy‚ 2014). Historically‚ Eugenics has been at the root of several movements to ensure a better human race‚ throughout a wide variety of cultures. How Eugenics is

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    remainder of this debate please keep in mind that in reference to the syllogism I provided my opponent explicitly agrees that if the premises are true‚ then the conclusion follows. Miles addresses evil in two types; Moral and Natural. Based on my arguments it seems obvious that the evil in which I am referencing is natural. Indeed‚ all of the examples I gave were natural. This is important as the word evil in the syllogism I provided is in reference to evil as I argued it. That is to say‚ natural “intense

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    Argument Against Abortion

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    All adult human beings have the right to autonomy and so it should be the woman’s choice‚ not the government’s‚ to deem whether or not the execution of abortion would be a viable option for herself. “Pro-Life” advocates tend to centralize their arguments around the premise that the

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    “Children are no longer vaccinated against smallpox because the disease no longer exists due to vaccination. The last case of smallpox in the United States was in 1948; the last case in the world was 1977 in Somalia” (ProCon.org). “Jenny McCarthy is an actress and has been in the public eye for her stance against vaccinations‚ “she has a boy with autism-like symptoms that she is convinced were caused by the vaccine for measles

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    provide equality to all people‚ and we believe in the virtue of justice. For this reason‚ the idea that “the right against torture is not inalienable” is false. I agree that the Just War Tradition gives inherent worth to all people‚ but it cannot be combined with the Forfeiture Theory because we do not have a just cause to harm non-combatants whom are no longer actively taking up arms against us. It is not necessary to harm people who will never again be in a position to harm us. Moreover‚ there is ample

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    This point of view sounds convincing at first because this propaganda poster amongst many others lead to the women rights movement which was a movement that impacted society in a positive way. However‚ the true sole purpose of the poster was to make factory work more acceptable for women. The “We can do it!” poster was not illustrated to provide women with a positive image of what it was to be at work. Before World War II‚ women had to work outside the home as there was no men to do the hard jobs

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    stated‚ “it is neither extraordinary nor unexpected that the constitution offered to your consideration should meet with opposition. It is the nature of man to pursue his own interest in preference to the public good.” Their opposition and educated arguments ensured that everything that needed to be included in the constitution was included. We now know that the Federalists prevailed‚ and the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1788‚ and went into effect in 1789. In his speech Wilson concluded that he

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    Argument Against Policing

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    There are laws “prohibiting genocide‚ land mines‚ biological weapons and other nasty things (Boot).” What good are laws if you do not have someone to enforce them? What good is an enforcer if they do not have the means to enforce? If for every infraction of the law America is expected to be the enforcer‚ and the policing is not divided up amongst all the countries that comprise the United Nations‚ then what is the purpose of the United Nations? Why is America constantly forced to take the lead

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