Medical Marijuana Chris Carr There seems to be a constant need to provide conflict in our society. Everywhere you turn you will find articles fighting against the legalization of medical marijuana‚ which in this state‚ is already legal. What an interesting concept having to continue to defend the legality and why it should be legal in the first place. Heaven forbid we have something that actually helps people tolerate the pain they have to constantly live with. Why would we want to give them
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Mapping an Argument CRT 205 September 22‚ 2013 Mapping an Argument In this article Andrew Ferguson wrote an article called "Efforts to Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving Are Misguided”. He talks about a government official named Ray LaHood who is the secretary of transportation‚ refers to the Ban on Cell Phone use while driving not necessarily banning any distraction while driving but LaHood focuses specifically on texting and driving as if there is no other distraction that could have taken
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giving all excess household money to charities. Singer uses effective examples to get his point across‚ but gives an unreasonable solution. He gives the example that the failure to donate money will directly result in the death of children in need. "Whatever money you’re spending on luxuries‚ not necessities‚ should be given away." (Singer) Singer argues his solution by appealing strongly to pathos‚ or emotion. He tries to make readers feel guilty‚ by saying that they are literally killing children
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Three strikes laws have been the subject of extensive debate over whether they are effective. Defendants sentenced to long prison terms under these laws have also sought to challenge these laws as unconstitutional. For instance‚ one defendant was found guilty of stealing $150 worth of video tapes from two California department stores. The defendant had prior convictions‚ and pursuant to California’s three-strike laws‚ the judge sentenced the defendant to 50 years in prison for the theft of the video
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Anselm’s ontological argument is sound and his conclusion logically follows from his premises. I will consider an objection towards Anselm’s definition of God and show that it is unconvincing and flawed. The objection against Anselm’s ontological argument that I will consider will be one brought up by a contemporary of Anselm‚ Gauinilo. His objection was that if you were to take Anselm’s logic of existence then you can infer anything into existence (essentially parallel arguments). I shall consider
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David Ferrer: The Counter-Puncher No matter what age you are‚ tennis is a compatible sport made for anyone who wants a good workout and a fun experience. People of all walks of life have come to enjoy this sport. Although tennis had began as an aristocratic sport it has grown to be a pleasurable activity for all. The modern game of tennis originated in the 19th century in the UK. Only upper-class Englishmen could play the game but now anyone who can hold a racket is eligible to play. Even men and
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AO1: Explain Anselms Ontological argument. Anselm wanted to prove the existence of God‚ so he proposed the ontological argument. The ontological argument is deductive‚ and uses a priori reasoning. This means that it starts with a statement that is known to be true solely through definition (God is the greatest conceivable being) and develops the implications of this statement in order to reach a reasonable conclusion. The deductive reasoning allows him to simply showing what the definition means
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“The Soldier” and “Counter Attack” At the beginning of the century two ideas prevailed about what war was like; it was either heroic or mere butchery. These ideas are represented in the 2 poems “The Soldier” by Rupert Brookes and “Counter Attack” by Siegfried Sassoon. Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) was an accomplished poet in WW1. Unlike Sassoon‚ Brooke never fought at the front line‚ but joined the Mediterranean Navy where he died of a mosquito bite. Rupert Brooke expressed his feelings about war (war
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In comparing The Grimm Brother’s “Little Red Cap” and Sharon Singer’s paintings of the infamous little red riding hood story‚ there are numerous similarities to be found. Singer’s painting “Fast Food”‚ depicts a dark and uncanny scene in which naked doll lies at the foot of bloody wolf paws. The naked doll in Singer’s bleak painting represents the vulnerability of Little Red Cap during her encounters with the wolf. Little Red Cap description as a “dear little girl” who was loved by anyone who “set
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4. The Novel as Counter-Narrative After having shown that Ellison challenges dominant historiography by showcasing how the black individual’s experience can contest it‚ one question remains: How can historiography not only be exposed as biased but be changed to reflect reality? When the protagonist’s journey of disillusionment reaches its climax‚ he can only formulate a bitter answer to this question. In the face of Clifton’s death‚ he admits his powerlessness over changing biased historiography:
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