The Debate over the merits of capital punishment has endured for years, and continues to be an extremely indecisive and complicated issue. Adversaries of capital punishment point to the Marshalls and the Millgards, while proponents point to the Dahmers and Gacys. Society must be kept safe from the monstrous barbaric acts of these individuals and ot...
Catholic Schools Vs. Public Schools Many parents struggle over the important decision to either send their children to Catholic school or public school. Clearly, they should choose public school over any non-profit educational organization concentrating on post-pubescent years in a childs life, especially Catholic installations. C...
Sue Rodriguez has reminded us all of our own mortality and our need to think carefully about the kind of society we want to live and to die in. Sue Rodriguez was known through the media, and her well spoken and eloquent speeches. People painfully in support of what she believed in, watched as her strength was sapped by the devastat...
Settling for less,' a recent article in U.S. News, discusses the somewhat newfound entity of 'factoring companies.' These factoring companies provide a lump sum cash amount in return for a beneficiary's future payments. This lump sum amount, as you may have guessed, is considerably less than the full amount that would be received if the beneficia...
It is acceptable to experiment on animals. Although animal experimentation is cruel it benefits animals in the long run. One example of this is the discovery of vaccines by Louis Pasteur: By injecting the organism that caused chicken cholera into uninfected chickens he found that those chickens became immune to later infections. Also millions of...
Nowadays, there is a growing trend that NPOs try to make the world better by sending volunteers to developing countries and other places in need. They certainly make a lot of contributions and have changed the world. For example, one of the famous banks in Taiwan held a painting contest among elementary students from remote areas from 2009. They...
Of the many chatted words in the social reform vocabulary of Canadians today, the term workfare seems to stimulate much debate and emotion. Along with the notions of self-sufficiency, employability enhancement, and work disincentives, it is the concept of workfare that causes the most tension between it's government and business supporters and it'...
Argument Paragraph Illegal aliens should be getting help in America to become legal immigrants to help their families. There are many illegal immigrants in the United States. People in the United States should help these immigrants to successfully become a U.S. citizen and join a community. This was, since the immigrants will be legal immigrants,...
The police. Twenty-four hours a day, three hundred sixty-five days a year, this division of our government has a mandate to enforce the criminal law and preserve public peace. Understood in this mandate is an obligation to police everyday life matters that originate in the daily lives and activities of citizens within their community. Police int...
is a good idea for anyone, whether young or old, healthy or sick. Reasons supporting vegetarianism are inarguable since becoming a vegetarian is scientifically proven to improve one?s lifestyle in several different ways. First and most importantly to many, vegetarianism improves one?s health tremendously. Secondly, it can improve...
Elements of the Argument: "What is Poverty?" Steve Ross Expository Writing Dr. Nancy Nester Final 10/25/96 What do you consider poverty to be? Do you have a definitive explanation of it or do you consider it an abstract circumstance? In the article "What is Poverty?", Jo Goodwin Parker gives her ideas on what poverty is. First given as a speech,...
In today?s time, there are many issues relating to gender that remain urgent. One of which is Gender Inequality where until today, women and men are not given equal opportunities and rights. For example, in the workforce, men are usually treated as superiors than women, and get paid more. Another issue is about Gender Roles in our society. Most peo...
In the stories read concerning India and South America, women play important roles. Some are not so tasteful while others portray them as strong and independent. In each story, woman are allowed to express themselves quite differently. They lead a life that dos not parallel ours but hopefully one day will. Women in India occupy a paradoxical st...
Overall, the rights and status of women have improved considerably in the last century; however, gender equality has recently been threatened within the last decade. Blatantly sexist laws and practices are slowly being eliminated while social perceptions of "women's roles" continue to stagnate and even degrade back to traditional ideals. It is the...