This idea makes the case that what is best for the people of one state is also good for the surrounding states. ... So what caused the drive to compromise? ... This essay investigated two essays which addressed the Constitutional Convention with a focus on the Great Compromise. The investigated essays approached this topic in very different ways though. ... Because of this Banning gives a very good summary of the Constitutional Convention and should be read by those who have only a basic understanding of the Convention. ...

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They optimistically believed in the perfectibility of man, and they were often engaged in projects intended to make this ideal a reality. ... The essays of both men remain immensely popular and affecting even to this day. ... It is the harder because you will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it" (23). ... Though he uses his experience in jail to great effect in his essay, all told, he spent only one night in prison. ... Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only right is what is after my constitution, the only wron...

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Often times our leaders will attempt to hide information in order to prevent hysteria among the people creating a mask over what is truly happening. ... However, in his speech, Obama addressed the fourth standard by taking away the blame from Muslims when he said, "Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not 'Islamic'. ... This quote by Huxley is very similar to when Obama said ISIS is a "Jayvee team" (which means a team that isn't very good) and that he believed there was a clear "distinction between the capacity and reach of a Bin Laden network that ...

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Although persuasive, their essay contains numerous fallacies that will be addressed in this essay. ... The following paragraphs will provide a critique of the essay, whether or not the evidence examined is indeed supportive and valid of their claim. ... Firstly, the claim that foetuses and the mothers of said foetuses should be held to the same level is a disputable claim "And because the foetus is of the same species as the mother, we are we are inevitable turned back onto the fundamental question of principle: what is it about the mother (or any human being) that makes it proper that ...

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Firstly, this essay will explain the Hofstede's cultural dimensions between Japan and United States. Secondly, this essay will focus on how these two countries affect the intercultural communication in cooperating. ... "Tatemae " is social lies and verbal sound that is not meant to convey information, but to maintain good feelings through the avoidance of pressure. ... This perspective can be applied to their societies that do your best in your lifetime and that is all what you can do, so they seem to be prepared for their life. ... The idea behind it is that the companies are not here to...

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People are obese mostly because of when, how and what they eat. ... With a fast-paced country like the United States, where everyone is usually busy and no one really has time to cook a good meal at home, it is very difficult to reduce the obesity rate. ... Isn't it immoral to put all effort to make profit with those numbers? ... The campaign against obesity will have to do a better job at informing the children about good eating habits and what to avoid in order to promote health and well-being. ... As it has been analyzed in this essay, the economic and political system of the country ...

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While the relationship between "lawbreaking" and "civil disobedience" can be difficult to establish, there are several key characteristics of each concept that make it easier to do so. ... In his essay "Civil Disobedience", Henry David Thoreau writes, "Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them or shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once?" ... Knowing the outcome of the Vietnam War makes it easy to argue that the Declaration of Conscience was an act of civil disobedience even for people who believed that the war was n...

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The purpose of this essay is to talk about balance of power in the international scene where polarity plays an important role. It is necessary first to understand what is balance of power, and what constitute a polarized international arena. ... Put another way, the first two decades of unipolarity, which make up less than 10 percent of U.S. history, account for more than 25 percent of the nation's total time at war.... Weather a bipolar system is stable and peaceful still a good topic of discussion between scholars of the topic. ... Bipolarity was 'a mechanism that contains in it...

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No matter what the acts original intentions, which at best were to balance the power between Labor Unions and Capital, and at worse was an attempt to crush the labor movement altogether, The act has done much more harm then good prompting such activist as Ralph Nader to state that its repeal would be "one important step in restoring workers" right to organize into unions to achieve a living wage in the Wal-Marts, McDonald's and other workplaces, and in revitalizing American democracy." Given the misuse (some examples of which will be illustrated later in this essay) and its effective cr...

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Often people are not taking the drugs as prescribed to make them last longer, in one example. In my opinion a company such as Pfizer, USA is a good example of having an out of control profit margin at 42%! ... "In order to promote good health via public policy, many states apply a variety of sales tax exemptions to sales of prescription drugs. However, some states limit this exemption by excluding over-the-counter (OTC) prescription drugs or by applying strict regulations as to what is a drug and what is not a drug. ... In a big part due to what the medications cost. ...

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Another was mutual aid, working together to make the society as a whole greater. ... So then what was a social Darwinist in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century? ... Spencer did make an impact in the United States though, as evident through the writings of the Social Science Review a periodical with editors that were mainly Spencerians. ... Sumner's essay on the concentration of wealth shows his political economist side with a few technical terms of Darwin thrown in the mix. The essay would have enraged the working masses as it gave millionaire business owners an air of omnip...

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Those who are classified as poor and the middle class throughout America are what drive our country forward. ... Ward covers many important subjects with regard to the inequality in the distribution of wealth but there are two that have relevance with this essay, the income inequality and the inequality in the distribution of wealth. ... Warren Buffet holds millions of shares in countries run in and outside of the United States, many of which are privately funded by the U.S. government which in turn makes him "untouchable". ... Greed in the financial district is a strength to have bu...

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Advertisements also enjoy protection from the government as they are viewed to be just motivated by commercial gain that makes them remain a controversial issue where some argue that the consumer need to be protected from unscrupulous advertisers with other argue that consumers have the ability to choose what they want from the advertisements. ... The essay provides a brief overview of the political advertising and the own potion on the regulations put in place on the activity. ... Constitution provides that the congress cannot make laws that interfere with freedom of expression. ... This may ...

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This essay will begin by defining both hard and soft powers and examine the complex interaction between the two; it will then go on to prove that one cannot apply soft power without applying some form of hard power and vice versa. ... There are those who call hard power as the use of a "carrot and stick" approach wherein the political entity with the greater military might impose on the weaker entity in order to make the weaker entity follow its will (Pallaver, 2011). ... Soft power was defined as the capability to get what is in the nation's best interest through the means of ...

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The purpose of this essay is to show the evolution of restrictive policies on immigration during the first decades of the 20th century and the social and cultural context in which they developed. ... For the first time, Federal law proscribed entry of an ethnic working group on the premise that it endangered the good order of certain localities. ... The vast majority who come to our shores come on their own initiative and have some understanding as to what they want and a definite object in view.... Gezea Kende told Wilson that many Hungarians considered him an enemy, referring to passages ...

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This essay argues that globalization, whether viewed in a positive or negative light, indirectly links struggling people of many different backgrounds and opinions across the world. ... However, she also focuses on what these people, who are from all over the globe, have done to turn their backs on globalization and make a positive difference for their communities, as well as for themselves. ... However, few individuals or groups are willing to make a stand because they have been taught not to question the mental map which globalization has provided them with. Lappe remarks, " Everywhere th...

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The following essay will start by presenting how a failed state should be defined. ... The final part is a conclusion of the themes discussed throughout this essay. ... Statehood can also be defined as a human community that can manage to legitimately use its physical force within a given territory (Coase 1960; North 1990), while Olson (2000) argues that the concept of the state is more focused on the relationship between the state and its citizen, namely the "social contract ", in which individuals would surrender some of their personal freedom to make a social contract with a sovereign gove...

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Most of the world can recall the instant they saw the two "air jacked" airplanes crash simultaneously into the World Trade Center on September 11th 2001; where they were, what emotions they felt and how they reacted to these inhuman acts. What is as interesting is how to explain certain State's reasoning towards these attacks, and how they reacted afterwards. ... This essay will demonstrate how many factors explain Canadian involvement in Afghanistan, by relating to issues such as National Security, Global alliances and power within the international system. ... From a realis...

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The significant point Madison was to make in this essay was that the Union was a safeguard against factions in that even if "the influence of factious leaders may kindle a flame within their particular States, [they will be] unable to spread a general conflagration through the other States." What caused men like Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to defy tradition and public perceptions against factions and build an opposition party? Did they finally agree with Edmund Burkes" famous aphorism: "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice...

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Cultivated for at least 5,000 years and serving as one of the oldest crops not grown for food, the marijuana plant began its life in China where the tissues of the hemp stalk were used to weave clothing, rope, and paper; seeds were pressed to make oil for paints and varnish; and dried seeds were used as food for canaries and other songbirds. ... Pilgrims used the plant's fibers to make clothing and rope as well, and the cultivation of the crop helped to boost the local shipbuilding industry. ... This plant was also widely used to make sails and rigging for ships. ... What few people fail ...

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What is in debate however and the question I will address in the essay is its origins and the extent to which certain historical events influenced the rise of capitalism. ... In this essay, I will examine the actions of both the European nations and later on the newly independent United States to distinguish if the transatlantic slave trade was the main contributor to the development of a capitalist modernity by looking at four major developments in the social and economic structure of the world from 1440-1870. ... "12 Nicknamed the "Pearl of the Antilles" due to it being the richest...

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There are many valid arguments for those on both sides of the issue as to what legal age is most appropriate to encourage the safe consumption of alcohol. ... While lowering traffic fatalities is a good thing, a lowered drinking age would not and should not soften drunk driving penalties. ... If the argument that drinking at 18 is dangerous, then what about the argument that war is also too dangerous for an 18 year old? ... It seems reasonable that if at 18 one is mature enough to exercise the right to vote one can also should good judgment when consuming alcohol. ... This fact makes it feel...

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This extended research essay will look at the countering arguments over whether the ban on performance-enhancing drugs should remain in place or whether it would be a benefit to the sporting community as a whole if this prohibition were lifted in sporting associations. ... They question the right of others to interfere with their decision to achieve their goals because what they are engaging in is a potential health risk. ... The WADA (2003) in their official report state, "Anti-doping programs seek to preserve what is intrinsically valuable about sport.... Allison states that in sports such...

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In order to create the safest, healthiest environment for its citizens, the federal and state governments, health professionals and local communities need to participate in a reform that will help protect people from violent crimes, make mental health services more accessible and reduce stigma surround mental illness. ... These sources answer the question "what should be done?... In Johnson's article he quotes North Carolina Representative Virginia Foxx saying "New laws will do us no good if they burden responsible gun owners and small businesses but fail to stop sick people before ...

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The fact that terror is now anchored in religion makes it necessary for nations to develop policies so as to advance the state of security across the world and also ensure that terrorists are dealt with even when they cross international borders (Vidino, 2008). ... This essay discusses the threat of radical Islam in the Middle East and why the US should worry over the ability of domestic terrorists to collaborate with terrorists from the Middle East. ... On African soil, the humiliation of families by the Boko Haram after parading hundreds of kidnapped school girls in Nigeria continues to le...

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