Another debate concerning abortion is the funding of it on the state level. ... There are currently cases in motion concerning abortion in the states that will decide how much more power states can have when it comes to the handling of abortion or if the woman deserves more of a say. ... Some states have parental involvement laws concerning abortions. ... When it comes the abortion debate nothing else is deba...

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On one side of the abortion debate are those who believe that abortion is not an issue that necessarily needs to be discussed. ... Along with this finding, the study also discovered that a woman's risk of complications concerning abortion are vastly low when compared to complications occurring within in childbirth procedures. ... Not only will she be bringing an unwanted child into the world, but she may also resort to unsafe, illegal abortions in a desperate attempt to make a decision concerning her body. ...

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Gore; 2001) and debating the original intention on the Constitution are all ways the Supreme Court has become an activist court. ... They have restricted time for debate, members are restricted to one major committee, and House Leaders have many formal powers. ...

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Overall, each article provides separate interpretations that intermingle or conflict on the debate of the death penalty for youth. ... The juvenile death penalty has been subject to national debate and Cothern describes the history of the death penalty that has authorized 20,000 executions over the last 350 years including 361 juveniles beginning in 1642. ...

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A discussion of the origins of each method provides insight into the ongoing battle being fought within the educational community concerning the most effective reading program of the two. ... However, this debate has been fought within the educational community for almost 200 years. ... In a report published by the National Reading Panel (NRP) concerning teaching reading to children, the panel states, "Phonics teaching is a means to an end Programs that focus too much on the teaching of letter-sound relations and not enough on putting them to use are unlikely to be very effective- (2000, p...

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Abstract Online education is vested, thriving, and will remain so due to the groundbreaking advances of it as of late. It is creating fresh, innovative chances for students as well as for pedagogue, architects of education, and the institutions where learning happens themselves. Much of the scholar...

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Thus the purpose of this publication was to get under one cover differing opinions concerning various controversial issues and to discuss these differences in a scholarly manner based upon the research. ...

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The debate on the main cause of the Civil War has been going on for years and will probably still be going on a hundred years from now. ... Even though they all agreed on the structure of the new government, the delegates argued about the issues concerning representation, slavery, and trade. ... "National political debates soon f...

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There is a challenge on several fronts in the gun-control debate because the right to bear arms is being challenged by the fact that the United Nations is looking to fight terrorism and, to them, that involves the prohibition of gun ownership. ...

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Different forms of popular music can create pleasure and excitement for some and moral panic and dread for others; it is a much debated and important realm of cultural life with significant implications for our understanding of consumer culture. Providing a concrete and tangible definition of what constitutes popular music has been the subject of much academic debate. ... For Adorno, popular music is standardized, repetitive, and unequivocally contrasts with "serious" music: A clear judgment concerning the relation of serious to popular music can be arrived at only by strict attenti...

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Although plants are used in many treatments, there is still much controversy concerning the use of plant medicine to manufactured pharmaceuticals. ... There is much debate over which form of treatment is better. ...

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So, what is physician-assisted suicide?  Physician assisted suicide is when a doctor chooses to aid a patient in the process of killing himself or herself. This so called "mercy killing" gives the patient a chance to escape potentially long-term suffering and misery resulting from terminal diseases...

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Another point to note is the legislature concerning euthanasia. ... To people who say that physician-assisted suicide is a "right", as if that should be the end of all discussion and debate, I say there are many things that are not rights. ...

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The past decade witnessed many conflicts which focused around the issues of sovereignty. States have invaded other sovereign states for reasons that seem to be dubious by the international community. National separatist movements have intensified and are associated with the rise of the doctrine of self-determination among nations and ethnic groups (versus sovereign states). The decline of the concept of sovereignty, the increasing international recognition of the principles of human rights and the rise of self-determination all caused many implications on the norm of non-intervention in the do...

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The past decade witnessed many conflicts which focused around the issues of sovereignty. States have invaded other sovereign states for reasons that seem to be dubious by the international community. National separatist movements have intensified and are associated with the rise of the doctrine of self-determination among nations and ethnic groups (versus sovereign states). The decline of the concept of sovereignty, the increasing international recognition of the principles of human rights and the rise of self-determination all caused many implications on the norm of non-intervention in the do...

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The establishment of an effective Judicial System in the United States of America has come with numerous challenges over the past centuries. What is thought of as "probably the most important and the most satisfactory Act ever passed by Congress," the Judiciary Act of 1789 created for the people a system of courts that would ensure the presence of justice in the new American society. The state of the nation at the time, however, would prove to be challenging for the few selected to hold judicial positions. The terms within the newly minted Constitution posed more questions than they answe...

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This returns to the argument concerning medicine verse quackery and where complementary and alternative medicines fall in this argument. Whether alternative and complementary medicines fall under the category of medicine or quackery is often of debate. ...

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Since the inception of the United States, and the founding fathers signed documents that all "men" were created equal, the United States has been able to advertise of the "Land of Opportunity". In this paper, I will show that since the early 1900s and elite few placed in key positions in the United States have been able to focus the attention of the majority of the population in a direction that was acceptable for the government. Some examples are overt and discreet while others will be factual and to the point. I will also show specific examples of how United States elected officials were ab...

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With more and more liberals stepping forward, more and more laws and bans have been placed and issued concerning the death penalty, or capital punishment. ... After a very angry and hasty debate, the legislature defeated the reform by one vote upholding the current law. ...

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Abstract Megan's Law is named after seven-year-old Megan Kanka, a girl who was raped and killed by a known child molester who had moved across the street from the family without their knowledge. Currently all 50 states have either a law enacted or are proposing Megan's Law which requires the registration of all people convicted sexual crimes because sex offenders are more prone to re-offend and it assists in protecting the public. The law requires the registration if convicted of a sex offense or certain types of kidnapping and the various laws that require registration. Megan&#x...

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On Fear and Freedom The dawn of Orwellian Era: An analysis of USA Patriot Act and its implication on Telecommunication By Tafheem Bari My paper is on the legislation passed by the congress known as USA Patriot Act. My main focus will be on the part of this legislation that deals with telecommunication, which includes the Internet, phones, Cable etc. Because my intended audiences are telecommunication class 605, my analysis will be confined to the portions that deal with telecom and its effect; it will also touch on the fourth amendment right guaranteed in the constitution. It ...

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Introduction When I first sat down and researched into American exceptionalism I discovered an idea that was complex in not just its definition but also its understanding. I quickly learned I was researching something that spanned political, historical and religious backgrounds and tapped into the heart of the American attitude most recently seen in Obama's election victory speech of "yes we can".1 Despite this, the president recently appeared to be hesitant to proclaim views of support for exceptionalism. Asked by a reporter in Strasbourg, France, whether he subscribed, as his...

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When most people think of wetlands the first thing that will pop into their mind will be visions of swamps and flooded plains. These marshy lands would seem to have no purpose, while in reality they are the most precious forms of ecosystem that we have in America. Wetlands contribute to biodiversity, clean water, flood control, and provide a habitat for millions of species of plants and animals. Even with all this wetlands still face mass destruction, much like the rain forests they are just as productive and face similar rates of devastation (Mitchell, J. (1992, October). "Our Disappearing We...

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