The government filled a motion to dismiss this application on the arguments that Padilla’s lawyer could not file and sign the petitioner on his behalf because the lawyer was not proper next friend required in such applications. The government also argued that the respondent was the commander of the navy brig where Padilla
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in the context of rape trials. In April 2011 the first protest march called “SlutWalk” happened in Toronto‚ Ontario. The “SlutWalk” is a transitional movement of protest marchers calling an end to rape culture. Specifically‚ participants protest against explaining or excusing rape by referring to any aspect of a woman’s appearance. The protests started after a police officers from Toronto
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I do not find any of the traditional proofs for God’s existence persuasive‚ and I will go over each argument one at a time to explain why I do not find them persuasive‚ starting with Anselm’s ontological argument‚ then Aquinas’ cosmological argument‚ and finally Paley’s teleological argument. First‚ Anselm’s ontological argument is not persuasive because the argument can be used to prove things that do not exist. The faulty logic is shown in Gaunilo’s Lost Island Objection because instead of putting
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Sanders in his arguments is explaining how the trinity is the gospel and all three persons are involved in the work of salvation. However‚ many people‚ in their Christian lives‚ tend to forget the Father and the Spirit because it was Jesus who died on the cross and brought forgiveness and salvation. Sanders is pointing out that Christians need to understand that being fully united with Christ is always being united with the Trinity God‚ not just the Second person (Sanders 172). For the fuller‚ richer
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it can both‚ prevent harmful ideas from spreading‚ or suppressing the freedom to express an idea to society. The question regarding the legitimacy of no-platforming as a tool of activism can be rebutted as seen in the debate for‚ or against no-platforming. For against no-platforming‚ it is argued that no-platforming is
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circuses‚ zoos‚ aquariums and even hunting. Truthfully‚ no one deserves such a treatment of not being able to live the life that they were given for someone else’s advantage. A statement given by Peter Singer‚ author of Animal Liberation says‚ “All the arguments to prove human superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering‚ the animals are our equals.” Animals were put on this earth for their own purpose and not for humans to use for their own well being which is why vegans are animals greatest
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Hundreds of years ago the inhabitants of small coastal towns talked of mermaid encounters. All the way back in the 1600’s a mermaid was said to have entered Holland through a dike and she was injured while traveling. She was nursed back to health at a nearby lake‚ and she eventually learned to speak Dutch‚ did chores‚ and even converted to Catholicism. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration there are even cave paintings of mermaids that were painted during the late Paleolithic
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Jenna Vanderpool Mr. O’Connor AP English Literature 12 January 2015 FERPA: Flaws in Educational Regulations for Political Alleviation Privacy plays a major role in every aspect of life from professional to personal. Our lives should not be displayed for everyone to see unless we give the say so. Schools and other educational institutions promote this right to students through the federal law of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act‚ FERPA. But FERPA is not always the best avenue to follow when
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what causes people to entertain certain reactions and emotions. If a person holds a position on morality‚ they are expected to be able to support that position with moral reasons but in the understanding of emotivism‚ a moral reason to support an argument does not exist other than as a tool to influence other people to share our reaction.
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Socrates‚ who was expecting to join the Gods‚ “who are very good masters” ‚ Plato sees no reason to fear death. More importantly‚ he believes the soul is immortal. He was a dualist‚ and thus claiming that soul and body are two separate entities. The body is mortal and changes‚ while the soul is immortal and unchangeable. In his dialogue ‘Phaedo’‚ Plato presents three arguments for an immortal soul. Firstly‚ the cyclical argument
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