◊ SAMPLE POSITION PAPER Committee: Human Rights Topic: Internet freedom of speech Country: Japan Freedom of speech is the political right to communicate one’s opinions and ideas. The term freedom of expression is sometimes used synonymously‚ but includes any act of seeking‚ receiving and imparting information or ideas‚ regardless of the medium used. Freedom of speech and expression has a long history that predates modern international human rights instruments. It is thought that ancient Athens’
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Paper Description Substance abuse is the overindulgence in chemicals and/or drugs that affect the individual’s physical and mental wellbeing. Substance abuse does not only affect the individual consuming the substance but the family‚ friends and loved ones as well. Substance abuse is a disorder that is characterized by a pattern of continued use of medications or chemical substances that results in the person repeatedly missing everyday social obligations such as work‚ school‚ family and friends
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Meglyn Huber WR 122 Jacob Miendersee 2/29/2013 Counter Argument Position Paper: “What’s so Bad About Hate?” by Andrew Sullivan With so much diversity in the world‚ there will always be conflicts about beliefs and feelings towards each other. When those who act out on these negative feelings towards minorities‚ it is called a “hate crime”. To combat these vicious and horrible offenses‚ throughout history‚ presidents and National leaders have declared a symbolic “war on hate”. From President
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A solution to establish equal power within the new organization should be to equally distribute leadership positions between PRMC and BRMC. For instance‚ instead of having the CEOs from each compete for a spot they could create a dual management role. This goes the same for the hospital board and medical leadership positions. The four medical leadership positions should be comprised of two PRMC and two BRMC doctors. The hospital board should be composed of seven PRMC and seven BRMC employees with
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POSITION PAPER 1. Thomas Robert Malthus Economic theory: In his famous treatise ’An Essay on the Principles of Population’‚ Malthus stated that‚ The populations of the world would increase in geometric proportions while the food resources available for them would increase only in arithmetic proportions. Source: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/thomas-malthus-theory-of-population.html Stand on the theory: I agree to the point that he wants to convey. The human population will increase faster
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Position Paper: Should Gay Marriage be Legalized? In America‚ marriage has been traditionally defined as a legally recognized commitment between a man and a woman as their ultimate expression of love. Throughout recent years‚ homosexual relationships have become more accepted than ever before in our country. “Civil unions‚” or ceremonies celebrating the affirmation of same-sex partnerships‚ have become available to gay and lesbian couples‚ though they undeniably are not the same thing as marriages
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Aileen Wuornos: Serial Killer A crime of self defense or a passion for murder Abstract This paper attempts to go beyond the surface of the actual crime of murder‚ and explore Aileen Wuornos. Self defense‚ as well as insanity played major roles in this case. Aileen Wuornos utilized her past to dictate her current situation and attempted to protect herself. Whether or not she was protecting herself from herself or from the men that were murdered was the major concern. IN THE SUPREME COURT
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Position Paper: Are you in favor of the RH Bill? Outline Proposition Statement: I am not in favor of the Reproductive Health Bill because it strikes down our morality and our conservative culture‚ allows the use of abortifacients which may increase the incidents of abortion‚ and it includes the use of government funds for contraceptives which I think is not justifiable. I. Introduction A. priest’s homily about RH Bill of the mass I attended B. debate between Senate and the Catholic Church
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The American Civil War almost tore early America and its population apart. Still today people debate weather slavery was the primary cause for the war. In this paper I will explain why I believe slavery was not the primary cause of the American Civil War. Also I will point out many other factors that may have played a bigger role in the cause of the Civil War. Southern states believed STRONGLY in states’ rights. States’ rights are the belief that one should be loyal to their state instead of the
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------ ---- AP Gov P2 10/3/12 Position Paper for Voter ID Laws Voter ID Laws are laws that have been enacted in 30 States that require voters to showcase their ID (What form/how stringent the policy is varies from state-to-state) before they can vote. These laws have recently come under the national spotlight and have caused a controversy in both public and political opinion. First adopted as early as 2003‚ these laws are designed to prevent voter-ID fraud (People registering as someone
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