audience. In the workplace‚ often times‚ employees are given the opportunity to present their side of an argument to make changes to work towards their advantage. Case in point‚ when I used to work for local cable company we had to wear business attire. A few employees presented the argument that with more comfortable dress we could do a more productive job. We cited examples of other Fortune 500 companies that were doing the same and some were considering allowing naps. We had to give facts such
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misuse‚ but an alteration of functions and the terminology of abnormal does not lead to unhappiness. Levin claims to state that the misuse of bodily parts in a homosexual relationship will lead to an undesirable and unhappy life. I will begin my argument with why the use of bodily parts in homosexual relationship is not misuse‚ but an altered function‚ can lead to a desirable and happy life. For instance‚ if one day LeBron James gets into a serve accident and becomes a paraplegic. His basketball
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Glaucon’s Argument In Book 2 of the Republic‚ Glaucon is passionate about finding the true meaning of what justice is. To do this he decides to praise injustice in the purest way so that Socrates will refute it and give him the meaning of justice in its purest form. Glaucon approaches the situation by discussing the following three points: the “kind of thing people consider justice to be and what its origins are”‚ “that all who practice it do so unwillingly‚ as something necessary‚ not as something
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Essay # 1 For corporations‚ sponsoring a school’s sports teams or facilities is a way of community outreach‚ where for a good turn‚ a company’s name and logo are disseminated more freely among the populace. For schools‚ sponsorship is a way to pick up extra cash-to buy books‚ renovate classrooms or make sure the soccer team has up-to-date equipment. In most public school systems‚ the taxpayers can’t provide all that. While cities cry foul for the supposed corporate “brainwashing” that takes place
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Argumentation Essay One of the biggest arguments these days in the sports world is should college athletes be paid or not. To preserve the competitive nature and the "college environment" student athletes should not be paid. College athletes go to school for a reason‚ education. Universities or colleges should not have to spend money on top of giving the students an opportunity to set up their future. With natural born athletes‚ they already have a competitive drive within themselves so monetary
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To what extent does Gaunilo’s criticism of Anselm’s argument succeed in demonstrating that the argument fails? Gaunilo‚ a Benedictine monk and contemporary of St Anselm was the first to raise objections to Anselm’s idea that God exists by definition‚ claiming within “On behalf of the Fool” that Anselm’s argument was not logical and needed to be discredited. Gaunilo famously claimed that Anselm’s conclusion that the non-existence of God is “unintelligible” cannot show that God necessarily exists
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Short Story Essay The short story "Saboteur‚" written by Ha Jin is a story of hypocrisy and bureaucracy. The story takes place in Muji‚ China during the Cultural Revolution. The setting and period of time is extremely important to the stories meaning. The point of view is third person limited. We only get to see Mr. Chiu’s thoughts and feelings. There aren’t many characters in this story that really make a difference in the story. The main characters are Mr. Chiu‚ his bride‚ the stout policeman
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Normative ethical subjectivism is an ethical stance that attempts to specify circumstances under which an action is morally right or wrong using four distinct arguments that try to prove this claim. Normative ethical subjectivism claims that an act is morally right if‚ and only if‚ the person judging the action approves of it. Stemming form this view on ethics a normative ethical theory has been made. An ethical theory is a theory of what is right and wrong. This stance on ethics is the opposite
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Zeus Essay One of the reasons why Zeus is a hero is because he defeats his mighty and powerful father Cronos along with the titans‚ and shares the glory with his many brothers and sisters. On my opinion I think a hero is someone that does something without thinking of themselves. Someone that is willing to take the risk for the sake of someone else. A hero is someone that will always be willing to help and take any major risk. This paragraph will explain how Zeus is a hero because he has demonstrated
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Psychology Maturity essay When it comes to the question of environment affecting the maturity of teens‚ I would say Yes it does. I believe environment effects teens in many ways when it comes to maturity. For one‚ I believe it is almost the one and only key factor to child and teen maturity levels. Kids and teens will be effected by environmental causes because of the influences‚ such as family‚ friends‚ school and even more factors. When it comes to environmental factors‚
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