topics that strike up heated debates‚ ranging from celebrities to politics. One specific controversy that has caught the public’s attention is the legalization of marijuana‚ for either medical or recreational use. Some believe that it should remain illegal because of its negative impact‚ while others believe that it is a medicine and‚ like most medicines‚ it has some unintended side effects. The purpose of this article is to address the benefits and detriments of marijuana usage on both individual and
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environmental justice movement began in the mid- 20th century‚ when the country realized that the environment needed help. This movement throughout the last several decades has evolved from protecting woodland areas from deforestation to protection against the gas industry. Hydraulic fracturing is the process by which natural gas is extracted from the earth’s shales. The process begins with drilling through several layers of the earth‚ like the freshwater aquifer. Next‚ water with “fracking fluid”
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testing using animals became more important in the 20th century. Issues such as “cruelty” to animals and the humane treatment of animals are valid concerns and hence the use of animals in experimental is greatly regulated. I think this stuff should be illegal. Labs that use mice‚ rats‚ birds‚ reptiles‚ and amphibians are exempted from the minimal protections under the animal welfare
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Capitalism has proven to be the the premier economic system chosen by some of the most prominent leaders in history. Winston Churchill once said “The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries”(Churchill‚1945). Socialism is appealing to the present generation and society as it provides a promise of equality amongst all citizens. What many fail to consider is that the equality promised by socialism only gives equal
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Assess the arguments for and against the view that sociology is not and will never be a scientific discipline. (33 marks) A science is the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment. If we use this definition it can be argued that sociology does fall into the bracket of being a science. There are two theoretical arguments set up by positivists and interpretivists. Positivists
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Maria K. Philosophy Mar. 6‚ 2012 Arguments Against Moral Relativism Moral relativism is the belief that the morally correct decision to make‚ when faced with a moral dilemma‚ is the one that is acceptable within the context of a given culture. This means that the correct decision varies depending on the culture in which one makes it. Today‚ with great variability between societies and cultures‚ moral relativism is greatly accepted as a matter-of-fact‚ but this is not necessarily the case
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killing infants is clearly wrong (in contrast to personhood theories that self-awareness constitutes human personhood). Finally‚ Marquis’ argument rules that euthanasia can be moral (unlike sanctity of life theories) if the person’s future only contains pain and suffering. While I am pro-choice like Warren‚ I do not agree with the entirety of her argument. Her qualifications for personhood exclude several groups from the moral community‚ such as infants and young toddlers. Through her reasoning
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The first premise is certainly false. “If we (everyone) minded her own business‚ and tended to their own needs‚ then everyone would be better off.” This premise‚ as it is‚ cannot hold up the self-reliance argument let alone ethical egoism. If John‚ an elderly man‚ was walking in the park and had a fall‚ would he be better off if Jill‚ a bystander‚ just continued on her way? She was running late to work and could easily tend to her own needs leaving John on the ground moaning in pain. The second
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The main point that our group made surrounded the controversy that if 13 year old girls are vaccinated against a sexually transmitted disease such as HPV‚ it could increase sexual activity. However‚ research by Bednarczyk et al.‚ 2012 found that HPV vaccination had no increase in the markers of sexual activity (testing for pregnancy and STD’s‚ and counselling for contraceptives). The vaccine does not appear to be changing sexual behaviours‚ only protecting those when they eventually engage in them
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supremacy‚ are the contributing forces of racial segregation among neighborhoods (Williams and Collins‚ 2001‚ p. 405). To begin‚ the Civil Rights Act of 1968 was passed to make the discrimination in the sale or rental of housing units in the U.S. illegal. However‚ Latinos continue to face discrimination when white realtors and
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