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Author's Arguments Presented in Former California Governor Pete Wilson's Securing Our Nation's Borders

argument by discussing statistical facts: 1. There are a million illegal immigrants in Los Angeles alone (1). 2. Only one-third o...

Two Euthanasia Arguments Compared

The arguments presented regarding euthanasia are based on the differing ideas that there is a crucial distinction between "passive...

Argument: It is Time to Change Visual Flight Rules

This 10 page paper argues that investigations of airplane crashes can be impeded by current VFR regulations. The crash of JFK Jr. ...

Argument That Happiness Cannot Be Purchased with Money

he made suggestions that half of all consumption is wasteful (Lebergott as cited in Stabile 685). Veblen had good company as Adam...

Hume, Kant, and Descartes' Teleological, Ontological, and Cosmological Arguments and God's Existence Criticisms

Arguments for the Existence of God Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is known as one of the most influential Western philosophers today....

Bilingual Education Argument

is embraced by American schools to varying degrees. Still, the subject usually attracts heated debates. Bilingual education is t...

War on Drugs Argument and Rebuttal

needed for the nations poor and undereducated. Drugs should be legalized as the war against them is not winnable, and more importa...

Argument: Poor Urban Life Contains Certain Fixed Elements

the people merely accept poverty, gangs and an extensive drug subculture as part of modern urban life. Yet, does the popular media...

Animal Conservation Argument

the normal way of life. While in this schizophrenic society people eat animals, they also keep animals as pets, and so there is a ...

The Argument from Queerness by John L. Mackie

avoids trying to force the same concept of right and wrong upon all of the worlds societies, objectivism believes there is conside...

Cosmological Argument of David Hume

with a wholly different sort of argument. He states that if the universe has an intelligent designer (i.e., the cosmological argum...

Argument in Favor of Stem Cell Research Legalization

Where the governmentally funded research companies are now stalled while the debate rages, privatized groups sponsored by large co...

3 Point Supporting Argument for Gun Control

bloodshed and terror of such despicable crimes comes the most obvious of questions: Why are kids killing each other? In an ideal ...

Ontological Argument on God's Existence by Rene Descartes

is a rather immense task that philosophers have been dealing with for quite some time. The fact that no one can know the answer f...

Aristotle's Alternatives to Plato's Arguments

also be allowed to have their own private property. In Aristotles belief, man is inherently born sinful. Because of this ...

An Argument in Favor of Owners Maintaining Staff Employees

Customers expect a certain standard of service. If labour is cut here it may either be form the waiting staff. If there are less w...

Epicurean Concepts of 'Ataraxia' and Aristotelian Concepts of 'Human Good,' 'The Best Good,' and 'Function Argument'

positive reinforcement, for the happiest people are also those who are feeling well and living prosperous lives. These are not me...

Argument by David M. Halperin 'There Has Only Been 100 Years of Homosexuality' Assessed

nineteenth century, there could not have existed criteria such as homosexuality or heterosexuality. Halperin contended that back ...

Marijuana Legalization Argument and Criticism

and on, with each person having the slightest bit different perspective, a different variation on the theme. Any proposal, any "s...

Argument Opposing the Flat Tax

In five pages this paper argues that the flat tax would be unfair to impoverished individuals and would furthermore be damaging to...

Refuting Rene Descartes' Argument 'I Think Therefore I Am'

off in the matter of modern political philosophies, it is still important to question what is meant by "think" or what defines the...

Documentary Film Introduction to an End of an Argument

In four pages the Israelites are considered in a discussion of this film documentary. There are no other sources listed....

Argument in Favor of Affirmative Action

This paper consists of eight pages and considers what Affirmative Action is, the need for its creation, and why it is a program th...

Overview of Sensory Appeal and Persuasive Argument

In six pages this paper discusses how a persuasive argument can be appealing to the different senses in a consideration of fraudul...

Legalization of Drugs and Economic Arguments

and corruption, while creating an economic reward for some of the most heinous of criminal behaviors. Perhaps an examination of ...

Arguments Presented in the 2 Prefaces of Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant

In four pages this paper analyzes the 2 prefaces' argument and their necessity. Two sources are cited in the bibliography....

Argument Against Using Supplements of Vitamin C

In five pages this research paper argues that vitamin C supplements in large doses are not sufficient to cure diseases and offers ...

Plato's Apology and a Pro Life Argument of Socrates

This narrative essay consisting of five pages rewrites the Apology of Plato and features Socrates' arguing to have his life spared...

Religion, Faith, and the Ontological Argument

In five pages this paper discusses the ontological argument and its impact upon faith and religion with scientific philosophical o...

Rene Descartes' 'Dreaming Argument' in Meditations

really know anything. People take things for granted in their daily lives and this is wrong. In any event, the dreaming argument i...