In This paper, I will be describing why the non-identity argument is justifiable because black people deserve some type of compensation for slavery due to the mistreatment of their ancestors during the time of slavery in America. On the other hand, I will be supporting the negative that the non-iden...

Violence motivated by a bias against victims' characteristics which include race, religion, ethnic background, national origin, gender, or sexual orientation, represents a serious threat to all communities. Experts estimate that a bias-related crime is committed every 14 minutes. Criminal jus...

AFFIRMATIVE ACTIONA NECESSARY POLICY TO PREVENT DISCRIMINATION AND INEQUITIESORA DISCRIMINATIVE AND INEQUITABLE POLCYINTRODUCTIONHistorically, there have been arguments about what Affirmative Action (AA) really is. The basis of the argument for the most part, debates the goal(s) of AA. Is the goal...

The issue over gun control is the bases for many heated debates in the American society today. As stated by G Kleck (2001), "Gun prohibition can be defined for present purposes as any gun control measure that would preclude legal ownership or possession of guns, or of handguns, by almost all o...

Do you remember your first elementary school Christmas program, your little sister\'s piano recital, or those Friday night football half-time shows? What about the first musical you sat through on a field trip or the band you wanted to form when you were fifteen? These are all common experiences for...

"Defining the Cultural Forum"Defining the cultural forum, Newcomb and Hirsch explain that television serves as a medium whereby "contemporary cultures examine themselves through their arts." Examining current television programming, an argument can be made that the medium has and continues to benefi...

Equal on All Sides In this nation there are no in-betweens. It's been made clear that if you don't take the pro-American stance you automatically "ride with bin laden." (Maher) The same holds true for everything else in America. You are a demoncrat or a republican, consumer ...

Abstract Religious beliefs and the zeal of Missionaries and Preachers had an undeniable influence on America's history since the first explorers set foot on this continents shores. Religious was used as a tool to justify individual goals and to provide society with the justification for...

No issue dominates the history of early eighteenth and nineteenth century America like the problem of slavery. It is amazing that even today, over 130 years after the Civil War started, there is still passionate debate regarding the \"cause\" of the Civil War. The curious thing is that although slav...

Affirmative Action Affirmative action is an attempt by the United States to amend a long history of racial and sexual discrimination. But these days it seems to incite, not ease, the nations internal divisions. Opponents of affirmative action say that the battle for equal rights is over, and that...

9 1 1 I'm a New York City firefighter, as was my father and his father before him. Being Irish Catholic, most of my relatives were hard-nosed cops. It was always a verbal battle when the family got together. Who was tougher, braver and more active always came up during heated debates- especia...

Moral Relativism At first glance, moral relativism appears to be an appealing, well though out philosophical view; the truth of moral judgments is relative to the judging subject or community. The basic definition of moral relativism is that all moral points of view are equally valid; no single ...

"The option of self-deliverance for the terminally ill person is the ultimate civil liberty." -Derek Humphry Over the past twenty years major controversy has spawned over the issue of euthanasia: a person's right to die....

Social Darwinism History Social Darwinism and its use to Justify Business Practices of the 19th and 20th century. Thesis: The need for a justification of enormous wealth of a few and an unimaginable poverty of millions was, as many tend to believe, fulfilled by the emergence of a the...

How easy is it to put trust in people? I'm sure most people can put their trust in friends, relatives, or people that they fluently know. But what about trusting someone they know nothing about? Could trust be put into something when a person doesn't believe in it or believe it exists? Tha...

There is some controversy about the origin of AAVE. Some people believe that the Black people, who were brought to America as slaves, picked up English from the English-speaking\' Southerners they came in contact with. The proponents of this theory, also known as the dialect hypothesis, note that t...

Poverty has plagued mankind throughout history, yielding variousjustifications for its existence along the way. One of these arguments isthat poverty is simply a structural flaw created by the market system ofcapitalism. As a response to poverty in the capitalist society, welfareprograms were...

Conflict Management Conflict can be simply defined as a clash of different points of view, opinions, or values on opposing positions of two or more individuals on the same subjects. This definition would have us believe that conflict is always rooted in preferences rather than actual facts,...

Bell believes that racism will never end and that it actually serves a useful action in society. Utility of racism keeps the categories of people broad and the divisions clear. He presents the concept of "racial realism" which would force society out of denial and make them realize their...

Wylie 1 Jimmy Wylie Mr. Finley HSP 3M0-B May 22nd, 2003 Nurture plays a much larger role in the development of aggression in one's personality then that of nature. Green (http://mentalhelp.net/psyhelp/chap7/) defines aggression in terms of four basic element...

Capital PunishmentThe Argument Against the Death PenaltyThe feeling of the condemned man was indescribable, as he was minutes away from being executed by an unjust decision. The verdict of his case was guilty on the grounds of circumstantial evidence. When in all reality, he was guilty because he ...

I go to Tulane and received an A+ on this paper. You can't tell if a boy or girl wrote it either. Good Luck Bootlegger: Version 2.0 "Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance... for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's app...

Affirmative action is the set of public policies and initiatives designed to help eliminate past and present discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Affirmative action was set into place during the 1960's by President Johnson as a way of redressing discrimin...

\"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.\" These are the hopeful, inspiring words inscribed on a plaque on the Statue of Liberty. There is a broken chain that lies at her feet symbolizing freedom. She stands tall welcoming immigrants from around the world to t...

Bootlegger: Version 2.0 "Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance... for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and make a crime out of things that are not a crime. A prohibition law strikes a blow at the ...