It was merely the first of millions, if not billions, of similarly angry and uniformed responses that would be heard from opposers for centuries to come. ... As Darwin's theory became more publicly known, some people began to understand the reasons for evolution, and his theories affected religion and views of science moving forward. ... The free thinkers viewed the conservative powers of the Catholic and Protestant churches as a road block to the progress of science. The views of the freethinkers were in a sharp contrast to the second group, the Modern Theologians. ... He criticized a...

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Opposing Viewpoints in Context. ... "Abortion views by religious preference, 2004-05." ... Opposing Viewpoints. ... Seeing it from a woman's point of view also makes the document more connected. ... Opposing Viewpoints. ...

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Numerous views surfaced in my research such as the views of president Bush, prominent authors and court officials as well as the views of individual states. In order to fully evaluate this sensitive topic I have presented a mixture of opposing perceptions related to the question should juveniles receive the death penalty for capital offenses? ... A majority of those surveyed were opposed to the death penalty for juveniles over fourteen that had committed murder. ... The waiver of juveniles to adult court is explained and the opposing organizations such as Amnesty International and the Unite...

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"The mighty tides of immigration bring to us different languages, opinions, customs, and principles"" (Immigration Opposing Views 26). ... About one million spouses and children wait daily for visas in hopes of reuniting with their families (immigration opposing views 138-139). ... Others are being tortured in their jail cells by being denied water or food, and many times they are sexually abused by border patrols (immigration opposing viewpoints pg 130-131). ...

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Each of these "enlightened people" happen to become supporters who defend the world-view legitimizing the hegemony order. ... Before the war, the NCLB-ACLU opposed American involvement, and afterward defended the rights of the objectors. ... Many who were not Socialists opposed the draft, but the Party itself was the true focal point of this opposition. ... These people held strong anti-government/anti-capitalist views, often advocating the immediate overthrow of capitalism. ... After the war formally ended in 1918, all the groups which opposed the war came under fire. ...

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The sixteenth century witnessed the emergence of philosophies of liberty opposed to those found in antiquity and the Middle Ages. ... Such views were challenged by those who denied that liberty was a means by which men served ends that were properly human. ... Luther's and Calvin's views contributed further to the development of more modern ideas of liberty. ... Rousseau argued that man is separated from other living creatures by historical developments rather than human nature "a relativistic fallacy which provides the foundation for those elements of modern thought directly op...

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The decreasing crime rate in relation to Canadian society as a whole may not hold to be accurate for three main explanations; Statistics Canada's method of official data collection to reveal the crime rate does not present a flawless process, there is an evident lack of uniformity amoung different geographical segments, within Canada, in police reporting and policies, and Canadian citizens views in relation to reporting and the crime funnel, examined with unofficial data, prove to be a factor that consequently influences crime statistics. ... U.C.R represents data that is; "act...

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Augustus attempted to raise the tone of the senate, reducing the number of senators to 600, hence Augustus was able to remove many senators who opposed him and many who supported Antony, curbing the senate's ability to work as a focus for opposition. ... However, according to Tacitus, who states 'Under Augustus there was no opposition' the remaining senate failed to oppose Augustus, probably as any senators with opposing views had been removed. ... Hence, it could be argued that under Augustus, the senate did not act as a focus for opposition to the emperor, especially as most ...

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Harry Truman viewed this bipolar world as a benefit as long as the Untied States and the Soviet Union could remain buffered by friendly countries. ... Truman was not diabolically opposed to the U.S.S.R. being communist, but at the same time he wanted to make sure that communism did not threaten the United States and its borders. ... He maintains that this doctrine presents a far too oversimplified view of the world. ... The blockade coincided with the democratic convention in July and Truman chose to put more emphasis into his domestic appearance as opposed to his foreign policy. ... Some a...

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Berkeley's radical opposition to the received view of mathematics in the philosophy of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, when mathematics was considered a "science of abstractions." Since this view seriously conflicted with Berkeley's critique of abstract ideas. ...

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Some people are morally opposed to embryonic stem cell research, because the extraction of stem cells from the embryo results in embryonic death. ... Unlike those who oppose embryonic stem cell research, I feel that certain dire sacrifices can be made if these deeds benefit the whole of humanity. ...

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Government efficiency is dependent on the capacity of the government to make decisions that mirror the views of the majority. ... Currently, Canada's electoral system is being questioned for its inability to reflect the political views of its citizens. ... The party list system used to achieve PR relies on the voter to choose the party they wish to support as opposed to the actual candidate. ... Canadian views and attitudes are diverse and require representation for each of their varied needs. ... The Canadian Alliance garners most support in the West, as opposed to Atlantic Canada where...

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This is explained by Denscombe, (1998,p73): "How far can my description of the culture or event depict things from the point of view of those involved when I can only use my own way of seeing things, my own conceptual tools, to make sense of what is happening?" ... When studying the students at QMUC, the researcher may include information on personal beliefs for example, they may have a political stance, which opposes tuition fees and the stopping of student grants and this could affect the manner in which the financial situation of the students is portrayed. ... Permission should be view...

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Their differing views on mimesis, as outlined principally in The Republic and The Poetics, were thus partly a consequence of their differences in their ontological and epistemological views of the world. ...

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Finally, Jackson's contradictory views on the concepts of States' rights and Federal authority had a profound effect on such issues as the Indian Removal and the infamous Nullification Crisis. ... Similarly, they both opposed large corporations such as the national bank, although Jackson was more specifically opposed to the bank while Jefferson opposed it in theory (Schlesinger 313). ... He opposed the growth of cities and industry and even wanted to get rid of them completely. ...

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Each person has a different view on what is right and wrong. ... When this occurs, people tend to focus on their own wellbeing opposed to looking at the bigger picture of caring for all. ... The angel who opposes the forces of evil represented by Jack. ... The opposing groups have dropped the confining social walls that were instilled in their previous lives. ...

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By having the two opposing parties agree on objective criteria reduces the possible of conflict while searching for a solution to the problem at hand. ... A pioneer psychological assessment company gives an alternative view to negotiating styles. ... The difference in negotiating styles outlined here prove that there are many different ways to view negotiating traits and how they maybe a hindrance or a help. ... In yet another contrasting point of view this process is referred to as Simplex (Basadur, Pringle, Speranzini, & Bacot, 2000). ... Both parties must focus on the common interests that...

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In fact many argue that the issue of bilingual education has mainly been viewed as a political and social matter rather than an educational or pedagogy problem. In addition one of the strongest argument of the opponents of the bill is to call on racism to counter attack the views of its supporters. ... Among Latinos it was sixty six percent in favor and to thirty percent opposed. In February, in a second Field poll, overall support was still sixty six percent in favor and twenty seven percent opposed. Among the Latinos it was forty six percent in favor and forty five percent opposed. ...

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The Purpose of Business It has become apparent that the accepted view of the role of corporations in society is evolving, and necessarily so. ... Many theorists have found Friedman's extreme laissez faire view of business responsibility to be untenable. ... Because, first, this view conflicts with the accepted view of ethical responsibilities. ... It appears that if one rejects the social responsibility view in principle, because it allows the imposition of costs on the basis of personal moral decisions, one must reject Friedman's view as well. The presence of costs so imposed c...

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They defied the norms by painting using short brush strokes as opposed to the blended, smooth strokes that were expected of artists in that time. ... They also chose to paint these realistic scenes from modern life and painted outdoors instead of in studios, which opposed what was expected at that time. ... The Salon des Refusés (Salon of the Refused) came about when Emperor Napoleon III viewed the Impressionists' rejected works from 1863 and decided that the public should be allowed to judge the work. ... This was also when he started moving toward the use of psychological (as opp...

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I believe these points of views are mostly based on ignorance. Most Americans gladly support the death penalty without even thinking of opposing it. ... I feel that the majority of those who support the death penalty are not aware of many important facts and statistics, which if they were aware of would dramatically affect their views. ... Despite my views, others believe race is a big issue in capital punishment. ... I undoubtedly oppose the execution of minors; this issue really brings a lot of rage out of me. ...

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The opposing side in the debate sees the question as having an easy solution: research should be allowed because it can help the lives of so many that are suffering. ... On the other side of the debate of classification, the view has been taken that the embryos as having no moral value and should be seen as property. ... This view tends to be supported by how our laws are at this time starting with the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. ... A third view could be considered a compromise between the other two. ... Government officials" position, on the other hand, has a more difficult ...

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However, while Desdemona is strong and bold, Hero can be seen, at least from a modern perspective, as pathetic, while from an Elizabethan audience's point of view she can be seen as an honourable character. ...

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There have been many criticisms of the alleged decline but it is apparent that there are conflicting views among academics as to why this trend is occurring. For example, Lyon presents the view that parties are solely to blame for their decline. ... Conversely, Nevitte argues that the change in political life in Canada is not solely because of the political parties themselves, but rather the changing views and interests of the electorate. ... As a result, instead of working with the government, the movement shifted to opposing the government's agenda. ...

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In this premiere version of the play, Brecht's Marxist views allow him to outline themes of control, the good for all humanity, freedom of experimentation, and unity in regards to science, through the protagonist, Galileo. ... In this play, Galileo, whom Brecht illustrates to be a Marxist, spends his entire life struggling to teach the truth to all of mankind about the universe and science, but in order to do so he must oppose the Church officials who "constrain science by the authority of the Scriptures, and yet do not consider themselves bound to answer reason and experiment" (qtd. by ...

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