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Garrett Hardin In "Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against The Poor"
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 863.... us all.
"If we do let an extra 10 people in our lifeboat, we will have lost our 'safety
factor,' an engineering principle of critical importance" (page 757). I cannot
take a chance in helping people if it is going to put me in risk.
Instead of giving the money to non Americans it should be used only in
America. The money used to help the poorer countries can be very useful in the
United States. The middle class people in America get no help. More of that
money can go toward the middle class families. The middle class families work
had for their money. The government hel .....
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The Clinton Sex Scandal
Number of pages: 18 | Number of words: 4720.... the
domain, by becoming more powerful and more used than written, televised or
radio journalism. The Presidents' inability to control the press exposes
their vulnerability and tends to question the actual power they can
actually exert. All presidents, at some time or another, became frustrated
at what they perceived as unfair treatment by the press, even while
acknowledging its vital function in a free society, and many presidents
have been a part of a scandal.
The current Presidential scandal with Monica Lewinsky had swept the Nation
overnight. It seems quite impossible t .....
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Natural Hierarchies In Society
Number of pages: 8 | Number of words: 2100.... established for the good of everyone as whatever man produced was for a benefit. The state also brought the good out of man. Without the state, man would be "either a beast or a god." (Aristotle, 557).
The soul was naturally higher than the body as it naturally governed the actions of the body. People whose bodies were in control could be hurtful.
"… Although in bad or corrupted natures the body will often appear to rule over the soul, because they are in an evil and unnatural condition." (Aristotle, 560).
Aristotle wanted to show that when the soul was not in control, the p .....
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The Rwanda Refugee Crisis
Number of pages: 7 | Number of words: 1826.... 2.5 million Rwandans crossed into Tanzania and Zaire "3. It took 500,000 to 1,000,000 Rwandans to die from genocide before the world acknowledged a problem. A question a rises over the competency of the international world's method in detecting problems such as the one in Rwanda. Were we not a little late in helping Rwandans, and as a world in the name of humanitarianism are we doing enough?
One of the international world organizations that can be examined in its assistance with refugees is the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). In 1951 the United Natio .....
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Importance Of Womens Suffrage On Home And Life
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 588.... struggle for freedom effected the home lifes, the attitudes and the fashion of the roaring 20's. For example the new stlye of bright clothing was a sign that the women wanted to get away from the old way of life....hint the flappers and the new brand of music called jazz.
Then the first Women's Rights Convention was held on July 19 and 20 in 1848. The convention went along as planned taking over two-days of just discussion, they want to get 12 resolutions agreement on and endorsement, one by one, with a few amendments. The only resolution that did not pass unanimously .....
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Gender Inequality
Number of pages: 6 | Number of words: 1646.... It will also tackle what is being done to solve this problem and what
can be done to remedy the situation.
The late 1960s brought on the first real indication that feminist groups
were concerned with the education system in North America. The focus of these
feminist groups captured the attention of teachers, parents, and students. At
first the evidence for inequality in schooling was based on no more than
specific case studies and anecdotal references to support their claims but as
more people began to show concern for the situation, more conclusive research
was done to show .....
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Only Those With No Hope Take Drugs
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 318.... may begin using drugs for
some of the same reasons as young people. In addition, the stress of life, job,
and family pressures may lead people to seek relief in drugs.
When people do not know how to handle their stress and depressions
properly, they seek for ways that can solve, at least lessen their pains. Using
drugs is certainly one method to reduce pressures and stress when there is no
help coming from others. Because drug causes temporarily delusion of what a
person sees, hears, and smells, he or she might feel a sense of invulnerability.
It will make anyone fr .....
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Gangs In Today's Cities
Number of pages: 6 | Number of words: 1529.... old, who is not yet a member) is shown that s/he could make $200 to
$400 for small part time gang jobs. Although these are important factors
they are not strong enough to make kids do things that are strongly against
their morals.
One of the ways that kids morals are bent so that gang violence becomes
more acceptable is the influence of television and movies. The average
child spends more time at a TV than she/he spends in a classroom. Since
nobody can completely turn off their minds, kids must be learning something
while watching the TV. Very few hours of tel .....
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