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Debating the Issue of Abortion, 2000.
The following research paper examines the abortion debate from 1896 until today, focusing on the anti-abortionists, pro-life activists and the right to have an abortion for personal or health reasons.
1,460 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper covers the different issues in the abortion debate. It covers both sides- pro-choice and pro-life. Although a conclusion is not made, the closing statement reads similar to the beginning. The issues surrounding abortion seem to be questions that must be answered by each individual searching his or her own heart and soul.
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"Abortion has been, and probably always will be, a very controversial subject among people of all ages. There are many aspects of the controversy: morality, legality, and safety. Many people ask whether abortion is moral; they question whether it is right or wrong. Others ask whether a woman should be permitted by law to have an abortion and, if so, under what circumstances. There are two sides that directly oppose each other. People who are against abortion label themselves as being ?pro-life." Those who are for women?s choice concerning abortion are described as being ?pro-choice." Safety is another area of controversy. Many question the hazards involved with abortion- emotional and physical. With these three issues, the abortion controversy continues."
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Current Issues - The Nuclear Power Debate, 2000.
This paper discusses the issues surrounding nuclear power and global warming.
2,215 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 18 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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This paper looks at both sides of the nuclear power debate. It focuses on global warming, political violence and the likelihood of change. The author looks at Chernobyl, and Three Mile lsland and how activists on both sides used it to further their message. It also looks at different facilities, their monitoring processes and ways to decrease the chances of accidents occurring in these plants. It also looks at recent incidents at nuclear facilities in the United States, Japan and Germany that have led to the re-evaluation of those government's nuclear policies. As a final note, the author presents many examples of demonstrations against the use of nuclear power, worldwide, to show how this has become a global issue.
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"Yet, dissenting voices call attention to the dangers of nuclear power: specifically, the devastating effects of the explosion at Chernobyl of the former Soviet Union in 1986, and the contamination of the plant Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania which happened earlier, in 1979. The Chernobyl explosion sent nuclear fallout for miles immediately surrounding the plant, making much of the land uninhabitable. In addition, radiation that caused severe environmental damage to the surrounding areas has been attributed to rising cancer rates throughout Europe. Though the plant at Three Mile Island did not suffer such a catastrophe due to a containment facility, which prevented radioactive materials from being released into the atmosphere, and therefore avoided severe environmental damage, the plant is now thoroughly contaminated, and it cannot be destroyed. Environmentalists argue that increased safety precautions are not enough; accidents like the aforementioned can, and will, happen again. The sound the call not for more nuclear power plants, but the halt of production of new nuclear power plants, and in some cases, argue that nuclear energy in its entirety should be phased out of the energy equation (Janger et. al., 219)."
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The Abortion Debate, 2006.
This well-researched paper examines both sides of the much-debated and controversial issue of abortion.
4,307 words (approx. 17.2 pages), 18 sources, MLA, $ 114.95
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This paper delves into the legal, ethical and religious aspects surrounding abortion, while also focusing on the feminist view of this hotly-debate topic. The writer of this paper traces the roots of the abortion debate back to Susan B. Anthony. Anthony opposed abortion because the medical procedure, in her time, was unsafe and endangered a woman's health and life. This paper examines how feminists today defend the development of safe and effective birth control as a means to prevent abortion. This paper also looks at the views of various feminist organizations such as Feminists for Life and Feminists Against Abortion. This paper discusses the media's impact in the evolution of the "Pro-Choice" and "Pro-Life" movements. This paper also discusses how the laws regarding legal abortions have changed over the past 40 years. In 1965, all 50 states banned the procedure, with some exceptions. In 1973, The Supreme Court reversed the situation in the case of Roe vs. Wade, declaring most existing state abortion laws unconstitutional. The writer of this paper explores the issue of abortion in various religions, including Judaism and the different Christian sects. While those of the Catholic faith do not believe that abortion is an acceptable solution to undesired pregnancies, they do accept that there may be situations when an abortion must be considered. This paper also touches on the ethical side, where many believe that abortions should only be considered when the life of the mother is at stake. However, shades of grey enter into the picture when other reasons are offered as well, as detailed in this paper.
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"Although those of the Catholic faith do not believe that abortion is an acceptable solution to undesired pregnancies, they do accept that there may be situations when an abortion takes place as the outcome of trying to deal with another medical issue. For example, the Church would allow "the doctrine of double effect" if the mother requires a life-saving operation that may possibly end the pregnancy, since it is the first priority to save the woman's life rather than end the pregnancy.
Many Protestant denominations including the Anglicans, Methodists and Quakers have been disinclined to be as strict as the Catholic Church. Frequently, they accept that there are certain occasions when abortion is an unavoidable result of deciding between the "lesser of two evils."
To further complicate the issue, explains Ellingson, there is even disagreement among the Catholics and among the Protestants. "It is not just a Catholic and Protestant Debate."
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Controversial Issues Concerning Abortion, 2007.
A discussion of the issues surrounding the abortion debate from the side of the mother, as well as the fetus.
2,189 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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This paper presents a general overview of some of the controversial issues surrounding the abortion debate. The paper is divided into three parts which present different sides of the debate. It discusses the issue from the view-point of the fetus, as well as the mother and gives arguments for and against both sides. The paper concludes with the author's personal view-point.
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Part 1
Part 2
Emmanuel Kant
John Stuart Mill
John Rawls
Levinas
Part 3
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"Levinas' account of the primacy of ethics - of the absolute responsibility in the face of the other can be considered a theory that argues against abortion. According to Levinas, moral principles are derived from the acts of relatedness and care essential to human life. The Other does not at all limit our freedom, it calls it to responsibility, founds it and justifies it. Abortion in such an approach as Levinas puts forward is wrong as it is a refusal to meet the Other and suggests the lack of responsibility. Ethics is an act of commitment. So is the encounter with the other, therefore, abortion should be prohibited."
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Anti-Federalists and the Constitutional Debate, 2006.
A review of the debate between the Federalists and Anti-federalists of the constitutional congress.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper summarizes the debate between the Federalists and Anti-federalists of the constitutional congress. It suggests some ongoing problems in American public life which demonstrate the main issues which drove that debate, far from being resolved during the constitution's ratification, continue to resonate in current events. This paper discusses the Ratification Debate and the major issues which drove the debate between the Federalists and the Anti-federalists: Distribution of power, protection of rights, limitations of institutions and the ongoing Relevance.
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"In the last few days of September in 1787, the Confederation Congress met to debate and construct a new Constitution of the United States. The document they wrote and sent for ratification to the thirteen states that made up the newly-formed country was intended to replace the Articles of Confederation that had ordered the nation since its inception. The nation was reaching a crisis point, as the experiment had been going poorly. Surprisingly, perhaps, the problem was not one of the many possible economic problems that new nations are likely to experience when reconstructing after a long and difficult war. As Gordon Wood (1969) argues, the general economy was running well and people felt comfortable and even prosperous (p. 395). Rather, the concerns that brought the nation's leading politicians together were primarily political. "
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Abortion Issues in American Law, 2002.
Examines how issues surrounding the abortion debate are reflected in America's legal system.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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An analysis that presents the issue of abortion and why it remains an important topic in today's moral debates in America. By understanding the case Roe v. Wade, we can see how these difficult issues come into the political spotlight.
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An Analysis of a Curriculum Debate, 2008.
A review of the debate over whether to implement a national curriculum for Australia.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 57.95
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This paper explores the issue of whether Australia should implement a national curriculum. The paper begins by outlining the positive aspects of doing so and then, in order to provide a more rigorous and insightful approach to developing a basis for a national curriculum for Australia, the paper incorporates the research report 'Rethinking National Curriculum Collaboration; Towards an Australian Curriculum' by Alan Reed. The paper examines both sides of the debate on the issue and looks at some of the challenges that would be faced in the implementation process. The paper concludes that the implementation of a national curriculum is crucial to the future of Australia as it seeks to grapple with the complexities of globalisation, the speed of knowledge production, and the challenges of diversity.
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"There have been various attempts to engineer various national curriculum agreements such as the attempts in the period from 1989-93 to establish a single national curriculum to form a national collaboration. The most recent manifestation of a national curriculum collaboration was the decision in July 2003 by the Minister Council for Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) to develop national curriculum consistency in Mathematics, Science, English and Civics. There has also been a search for curriculum commonality and recently the Commonwealth has tied State-territory funding for education to their participation in assessment/performance testing in primary and secondary schooling which in effect determines curriculum design."
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Philosophical Issues: Freedom and Determinism, 2002.
Examining the question of what forces direct human decision-making and action.
1,012 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper first defines the philosophical issue of freedom and determinism. It then highlights significant points of debate and controversial issues within this question. It concludes with personal views and thoughts on the debate between freedom versus determinism.
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"?Freedom versus determinism.? The key question surrounding those largely conceptual words is this: In viewing human actions and decisions, are our choices predetermined in some way or are they of our own free will? There are two extreme philosophical positions in this debate and many spots in between where enlightened thinkers can, with a perfectly rational argument, ?pitch their tent? and camp. The most avid supporters of free will argue that many or all decisions are the result of people simply doing something; making a decision on the spot with intuition and their own natural understanding that we have free choice in our actions. They believe that to attempt to argue that a decision or act is predetermined is failing to recognize that human behavior is unpredictable (Burr and Goldinger 32). Philosophers who believe in free will can point to a variety of experiences and situations that occur in life that support their view. At the other end of the spectrum in this discussion are those who believe in determinism, in the view that human actions are as predictable as any other type of event (Burr and Goldinger 30). The experiences, heredity, desires, and other circumstances that exist before we act make a particular action in any situation inevitable (Nagel 51). A kind of total predictability seems to develop with this strong deterministic belief."
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The Stem Cell Debate, 2004.
An overview of both sides of the controversial stem cell debate.
2,910 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 17 sources, MLA, $ 86.95
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This paper examines how one of the most controversial issues in health care today is the use of stem cells for medical research. It shows that, while stem cell research offers incredible possibilities for treating and curing illnesses and diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, stroke, spinal cord injury, heart disease and diabetes, it also poses highly controversial issues, originating mainly from how these stem cells are obtained. It looks at how the best known source of stem cells is human fetal tissue and how harvesting the stem cells destroys the embryo, which is something that many see as morally and ethically wrong. It explores the topic of stem cell research in an effort to determine how the debate could best be resolved.
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"Embryonic stem cells are considered the most useful in research because they can become any type of cell, while adult stem cells are more limited. There is no controversy revolving around the use of human adult stem cells in research, since they can be retrieved from the individual requiring the therapy. Since embryonic stem cells derive from the inner cell mass of the early embryo, they are capable of forming all the tissues of the body. But there is much controversy over the use of embryonic stem cells."
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Political Issues, 2002.
A review of the book "Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Political Issues" by G. McKenna and S. Feingold.
1,217 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper examines the book "Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Political Issues" by G. McKenna and S. Feingold, a debate-style as well as a highly mind boggling masterpiece based on controversial political issues that the political history has witnessed to date. It evaluates how the authors have successfully created a reservoir of political thought based on political controversies for the students that are either early learners entering into the controversial world of political concepts or students studying advanced politics.
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"According to the authors of this book, the two jobs that the Congress does besides passing laws and appropriating money include provision of constituent services and review of the case work. ?This means fielding citizens? complaints about social security and other checks not coming in and? having hearings about issues, issuing reports and developing legislations to make new policy?. One of the most important powers of the leadership and committee chairs is that they decide which bills will go to which committee or sub committee. Thus they play a vital role in law making. However not all bills become laws in fact only ten percent of the total do. After the distribution of the bills and the hearings, those bills that the committee votes in favor of move to the floor vote. If and when the bill manages to obtain the floor vote it moves further up to the Senate and then to the conference committee."
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The Standard English Debate, 2004.
A discussion on the multi-stranded debate on standard English in education.
2,459 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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Standard English is described as "by far the most important dialect in the English-speaking world from a social, intellectual and cultural point of view" (Trudgill 1999;123). This suggests that the debate about Standard English is a multi-stranded one. This paper demonstrates how it can be divided into: a linguistic debate, which shows the rise of standard English as a direct result of certain historical event; a socio-cultural debate, which demonstrates the way that society often shapes its attitudes on stereotypes and assumptions about attributes of a speaker and their linguistic variety and a political debate, which shows the area of language attitudes as one with which presuppositions about social class have a significant relationship.
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""Standard English refers to the 'structure of the language, i.e. its grammar and vocabulary', but it may be 'spoken in any accent' (Perera, 1994 cited by Brindley, 1996). Since the 1950's there has been a decline in the teaching of grammar in schools. Some educationalists have interpreted criticism on prescriptive grammar as criticism of grammar teaching in general. It has been found that English students are now entering universities with little knowledge of basic grammatical terminology (Milroy and Milroy, 1991). Honey (1983) says that English language teaching is in decline and blames the discipline of linguistics for this."
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Debate Review, 2005.
An analysis of a debate on medical malpractice.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper reviews a debate in which the proposition awards in medical liability lawsuits should be limited was debated. A general overview of the debate is provided. Main points are identified and discussed. The paper concludes with remarks on which side (pro or con) had the stronger arguments and a judgment of who ultimately won the debate is stated.
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"Medical malpractice is a vast legal issue that affects many different populations: consumers/patients, healthcare professionals, the pharmaceutical industry, legal professionals and insurance companies. This paper will provide a review of the debate holding to the proposition: Awards in medical liability lawsuits should be limited. Starting with a high level overview of the debate, main points will be presented along with this writer's view of which side presented a stronger case and which side this writer believes won the debate. Overview of debate. Malpractice insurance rates are driving physicians and many nurse practitioners out of business. Malpractice insurance costs are just too high to allow physicians to maintain a private practice in states that do not provide for a max-cap on liability awards. Currently 27 states do and the cost of their malpractice insurance is substantially less; for example $8,000 for the same ..."
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The Gun Debate, 2007.
An analysis of the ethical issues involved in the manufacturing and selling of small guns.
2,002 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper discusses the ethical issues related to the manufacturing and selling of inexpensive handguns (known as Saturday-night-specials) when such guns are commonly used for criminal purposes. The paper describes and analyzes the key facts in this gun debate and then reviews the implications for the stakeholders affected by the decisions taken and their interests.
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"Difficulties arise in trying to establish the proper scope to utilize in evaluating this problem: Suppose a gun manufacturer decides to move his factory overseas to China or Mexico as a way to cut production costs. The benefits in corporate profits and dividends to a large number of shareholders may be substantial. Likewise, the salesforce and customers could benefit by resulting cost reductions. But the consequences of this outsourcing for the working class employees, their families, and the other residents of the company's age-old New England hometown could be catastrophic. Who is to determine the greatest good for the greatest number in this context? Even those who opt for the shareholders side have to live with the consequences and experience the problems of rust belt states with decaying infrastructure."
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The Asian Values Debate, 2008.
Looks at Asian values as they apply in the debate of political freedom vs. political power.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 64.95
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This paper explains that at the center of the Asian values debate is the contention by its proponents that the cultural and social fabric of many of East Asia's and Southeast Asia's societies are radically different than many of those found in the West and therefore cannot support the Western values and ideologies founded upon liberal democracy and human rights. The paper then points out that the alternative Asian paradigm envisions a benign but autocratic type of government, which makes decisions based on the collective good as a way to promote social harmony, such as Communist China. The paper then describes Asian values and how they apply to issues of freedom and power.
Table of Contents:
Overview
What are Asian Values?
The Politicization of Values
Political Freedom or Power
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"The inverse argument to the Asian values debate is that while many might concede that there is a legitimate rationale to this viewpoint, it in no way substantiates the claim that liberal democracy's ideals are somehow invalid. Mahbubanin tends to argue that Asian values are not only a sound alternative but a legitimate moral philosophy that in certain respects is less strident that liberal democracy and even more rational in some cases when he observes that the free press in most liberal democracies is in fact not such a free press after all"
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