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"Stop Seeking Certainty.." Minow's Response To Bork
... views. The intention-based
originalists argue that the original intent of the framers can be discerned
from a neutral reading of the Constitution and peripherally related
documents. The problem here is that the framers, the adopters, the
ratifiers, and the electors all had possibly separate intent and it would
be difficult to know all of their intentions. According to this view, the
Constitutional text merely provides clues as to the intent of the above
mentioned groups. So peripheral documents, such as the Federalist papers,
are important clarifiers of the original intent. The second subdivision of
orginalism is called the textual orginialist view. This vi ...
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Anarchism
... Too believe otherwise would compromise the safety of individuals. Anarchists rationalize in today's society that people who commit crimes, do so as a product of authority. Had they lived in an anarchist community, irrational behavior would not be present because all people are good and equal.
The philosophy of has theoretical roots in two English philosophers: Gerrard Winstanley and William Godwin. Winstanley was a 17th-century agrarian reformer who believed that land should be divided among all the people. Godwin, on the other hand argued that authority is unnatural and that social evils arise and exist because people are not free to live their lives acco ...
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How America Should React To Ho
... homosexual acts are still considered to be immoral and even illegal in majority of countries and in the eyes of most religious groups homosexuals, probably, always will be the subjects of anathema. As much as the future may look gloomy for many gays and lesbians all over the world, there are remarkable changes in public opinion and officials’ attitudes toward homosexuals in some countries. For example, in 1989 Denmark was the first to allow the same-sex marriage. In the United States the subject of homosexuality remains controversial. For example, In Hawaii three homosexual couples asked the court to recognize their right to get married and the court did. ...
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Hiding Behind A Computer
... The net is made up of hundreds of thousands of separate communities, each with its own special character. It is difficult to eliminate a certain sex from a specific community when people have the power to disguise themselves. Communication in cyberspace lets people explore their personalities by creating new on-line personae. This seems to be the main concern for frequent Internet users. A significant observation is the amount of men that will log on as women. Jodi Obrien put it best when she states, “Many men say that a common motivation for logging on as a female is because they are fascinated by the unusual amount of attention they receive from other men when t ...
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Alcoholism
... alcohol, drinking more and showing less effects than other
drinkers. The alcohol becomes a very serious hazard to the users health. The person
progresses by losing control over their drinking and are not able to control their habit.
The effects on major organ systems include a wide range of digestive disorders
such as ulcers, inflammation of the pancreas, and cirrhosis of the liver. The nervous system
can also be permanently damaged. Blackouts, hallucinations, and extreme tremors may
occur to the person as a direct result of drinking alcohol. Studies have evidence that
shows that heavy or even moderate drinking during pregnancy can cause serious damage
to ...
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Scottish Nationalism And Devolution
... year, the Scots won back the right to form their own parliament. According to an essay entitled “ Why Scotland needs Independence”, the Scottish National Party and New Labor are neck and neck as to whom will have the majority of seats in the new Scottish Parliament.
The parliament marks the first time in 290 years that Scotland has had their own rule. Right now the parliament will only be responsible for home affairs. However, there is a thought as to if devolution will be Scotland’s future. If devolution does occur, then one must think to themselves, is this a good idea? Is this going to affect the United Kingdom’s political system that is intricately in pla ...
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Hunting The White-Tail Deer
... grounds.2 Not only is this wasting meat, but it causes severe damage to cars. Deer can even cause car accidents on the highway, killing humans as well. Also, deer are constantly getting pushed into the city because of little food due to the over-populated area of deer. Unfortunately, this causes a hassle in major cities when people try to catch the deer without harming it. Debra Fluitt, a citizen of Tulsa, Oklahoma, said, “Last year a big white-tail deer came into my very own house as I was unloading groceries. When the police tried to get it out, it destroyed over $800 worth of my belongings and finally jumped through the window.” After the deer are capt ...
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'96 Elections
... a very good way to make the candidates known because of the tremendous
internet traffic and increasing television viewers.
Debating is a requirement of the elections and there are different kinds of
debates. There are debates between the candidates and there are some between
the possible vice-presidents. The speakers must be very good at thinking of
something to say quickly and making their point clear to the audience in order
to make a difference in the debates. The debates are a time to show the
audience the flaws the other candidate might have and to also show them the good
things that you may have to offer them as their president or vice-president. ...
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Gender
... and usurp the authority from men they mess things up.” This type of attitude from men is what keeps woman from surpassing them in the world. Most grown men view women only as housewives, incapable of nothing else. In the minds of some men women were meant to stay at home and clean the house, raise the children, and cook the meals. Even when woman decided to join the work force they had few careers to choose from. It was not until the late 1980’s that woman were accepted in to higher paying careers by the men that were already dominating the workforce. Even today when they are accepted into the workforce they are still not paid as much as men for doing the same ...
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Abortion Is Bad
... abortions are perormed each year in the United States. 75% of all abortions in the U.S. are performed on women over 20 years of age, but the lawmakers try to concentrate on the 186,000 teens that have an abortion each year. In 1990, there were nearly 400 abortion bills were introduced to 41 legislatures. So far, as many as 20 states have passed laws that requires a teenager to have a parents consent before having an abortion. This may help reduce the number of abortions each year, the people that passed these bills feel that maybe the parents will feel differently about the situation and be able to talk their child out of it. 20% of teens that are sexuall ...
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