DISCURSIVE ESSAY: ONLINE VERSUS FACE-TO-FACE LEARNING In the last 5 years online courses are becoming a trend in the education space. Millions of people around the world are studying science‚ engineering and humanities subjects through the Internet. But is it the online learning suitable for everyone? The greatest benefit of this kind of learning is the convenience; free of the traditional classroom learning restrictions of time and space. It allows teacher and students to converge together from
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On The Subject of the word “GAY” As time changes so does everything else in the world‚ including words and their meanings. One particular term has strayed far away from its meaning and symbolizes something completely different now. The term gay has changed so much over time that few people now know its true meaning. The meaning gay has changed tremendously over time. In the past‚ the term gay was not used as frequently and as freely as it is used today. The term originated from the Old French
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Throughout the United States‚ the difference in opinion in gay adoption has risen as gay marriage has become legal. The positive side to the controversy is that homosexual parents are more into the children’s future because they want to become parents. As children grow up having parents of the same gender they will learn more about themselves. They are able to stand out and be understanding with others they encounter. No matter the parents‚ children should be viewed on their characteristics not on
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has been a political issue for a long time and within the past few years the issue has become more controversial. The LGBT movement started as early as the 1870s and has just gotten bigger as time has gone on. It was just last year that same sex marriages became legal and its topic is very still controversial to this day. Another big topic of discussion is if gender-neutral bathrooms should be legal or illegal and which restroom transgender Americans should be allowed to use. Many people have their
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A current debate surrounding sexual orientation would include something such as the gay rights and if it is choice or nature. This debate has gone on for many‚ many years and still continues today. This includes scientific research being done and others opinions on the subject. Many people today argue the facts of whether this is up for debate or not. On one hand people think it’s a choice and will not accept the fact of who the person is and how they were born or they think that it’s something they
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In 1955‚ Frank Sinatra sang‚ “love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage. You can’t have one without the other.” Frankie is right. When two people‚ any two people‚ are in love‚ they should be able to openly express their love for each other by getting married. However‚ not everyone sees it this way. Some think that if gays are allowed to get married‚ the already weakened institution would become even weaker. Others think that it would be a step towards giving people the ability to have
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Gay Marriage: How Jonathan Rauch Offers it as a Common Good The marriage-rights movement headed by gay rights activists has been a relevant issue on the American socio-political docket since 1970 following the Stonewall riots in New York City‚ New York in June of 1969. The riots sparked an initiative for gay people to join the movement of other marginalized groups in a quest to counteract widespread alienation to obtain the equal treatment and recognition they deserved. Today those activists
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Marriage Essay Marvell Harrison This essay will firmly have my opinion and or ideas of what marriage is really all about and how God created that title for two individuals to finally come together as one to praise‚eat‚sleep‚care for & love each other forever with God’s love included. God created marriage as a union between man and woman. A woman‚ while still having a mind of her own and control over her own life‚ is under the goods of her husband. This frightens some women‚ who fear oppression at
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From a social psychological point of view‚ group membership ‘is primarily a cognitive matter’. Discuss this statement in relation to social identity theory and discursive psychology. Social psychology deals with how people make sense of the social aspects of the world they live in and how they make sense of themselves and others. This sense of being and belonging is not only about themselves and others but also how and why social interactions take place and how these interactions influence individual’s
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Marriage is universally understood to be the legal union between a man and a woman. This acknowledgement‚ however‚ has recently generated dispute and controversy in certain individuals‚ primarily homosexuals and supporters of homosexual marriages. This opposition‚ due to this mainstream view‚ exists because certain states such as Minnesota deny same-sex marriages. In Thomas B. Stoddard’s article "Gay Marriages: Make Them Legal‚" Stoddard begins by defending homosexual marriages through partners
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