arguments over the years against same-sex marriage. “Marriage should only be between a man and a woman.” “It’s a sin.” “If we allow gay people to marry‚ what will we have to allow next?” All of these are not very convincing arguments if you ask me. There are a lot of people that go to great lengths to prevent this from becoming legal and my question is: Why do they care so much about what other people do with their lives? Everyone should have the right to marry whoever they love; it doesn’t matter
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SACE No. Topic: Euthanasia Question: Should voluntary Euthanasia be legalised in Australia? Introduction: Voluntary euthanasia has become an issue of religious‚ philosophical‚ legal and human rights in Australia. Due to the lack of awareness about voluntary euthanasia‚ people tend to confuse it with just euthanasia. It is crucial for today’s society to understand what voluntary euthanasia is defined as‚ the effects of it‚ the current law in Australia‚ and what societies role is. Defining
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over whether we as a society should continue testing on animals. It seems for many this topic has quite a moral grey area. Some see it as something that is necessary in order for scientific research. Many of our scientific achievements of the last century have involved animal testing in some way. Others however see it as something that is wrong and unethical and feel like it should be abolished. Organizations such as PETA have developed‚ arguing that animals should have the same rights as humans
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Suppose the government raises the legal drinking age in the UK from 18 to 21. Conduct an economic analysis of this policy to examine its impact on affected markets. With reference to the above statement‚ if the UK government were to increase the legal drinking age from 18 to 21 there are two markets that would mainly be affected- the producers‚ which is the alcohol industry as a whole and the consumers who are the UK citizens between the age of 18 and 21. A market is a group of buyers and sellers
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Euthanasia should be made legal. Do you agree? Euthanasia is the act of deliberately by ending a person’s life to relieve suffering. A person who undergoes euthanasia usually has an incurable condition. But there are other instances where some people want their life to be ended. There are different types of Euthanasia for example active euthanasia‚ when a doctor‚ or another person‚ deliberately do something that causes the patient to die. For example‚ a doctor who gives a patient who has terminal
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Language analysis sac Intro: recently there has been a lot of debating on whether it should be legal for homosexuals to get married. Margaret Court wrote an article in the herald sun 25 January‚ 2012‚ contending that allowing same sex marriage would be a “steep moral decline” and is a purely a religious institution. She argues that people get trapped in a pattern of saying something is right when deep down they know it isn’t‚ she believes that a person’s sexuality is a choice‚ and that we need
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underage drinking in Australia. This topic was chosen because underage drinking is one of many legal issues facing Australian society. Teenagers‚ often between the ages of 12 and 17‚ have come to the point of thinking that under-age binge drinking is ‘cool’ and tolerable in our society‚ but Australian law begs to differ. The aim of this report is to investigate the controversy of under-age drinking and Queensland’s legislation such as the Liquor Act 1992. A minor is a person under 18 years of age. Under
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Paper Why legalizing marijuana would be beneficial to the United States. The current drug laws are doing more harm than good‚ legalizing marijuana would benefit the country in many ways. It would increase revenue for states. If marijuana were legal‚ the states would have more money to spend on important problems. Also marijuana has many medical benefits. Marijuana has been a part of humanity for almost as long as history has been recorded. Written references to the use of marijuana as a medicine
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Tiffany Gallt Ms. Wing English 12 15 December 2012 Voting Age: Should it be reduced? The very idea of America is freedom and opportunity for everybody. Amongst these is the most valued legal right within a democracy: the right to vote. However‚ an unfortunate reality is that the majority of the people ages 16-17 cannot ("Age and Sex Composition in the United States: 2011"). With the ever falling number of participants in political votes due to the event of the generation of the baby boomers dying
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Issue: Should euthanasia be legalized in Australia? Pallid skin‚ cool to the touch. Invisible‚ bony fingers drag the sides of your lips down into a grimace. That lifeless‚ although still holding onto life‚ loved one is your family‚ your friend‚ and a person you hold dear to your heart. People feel this desperation everyday. Hopefully‚ you have not experienced it yet. Good morning the members of Australian Medical Association. My name is Isabella Lucas and I am the director of pro-euthanasia
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