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Scholars of Ancient Times Debating Religion

as well. Brahman: In some way, I believe I can vouch for our religion as being a way of life, but perhaps in a different sense. Fo...

Minimum Wage Debate

by the increase and their children (Business Week, 1999). Traditional economic theory also suggests that higher minimum wages red...

Continuing Debate on Bilingual Education

entered the educational mainstream. This sink or swim approach was the standard modus operandi at the turn of the century, and t...

Darwinism v. Creationism

creationism. The intelligent-design hypothesis (ID) has also recently gained public attention because of a science textbook, Of Pa...

School Uniforms and the Law

In seven pages this research paper discusses the debate that continues to rage on regarding public schools and mandatory school un...

Behavioral Genetic Component

In five pages this research paper considers the age old scientific debate on whether the behavior of humans is controlled through ...

David Stoll's Rigoberta Menchu and the Story of All Poor Guatemalans

In five pages this paper analyzes Stoll's text in terms of the author's point of view and the debates that continue to linger rega...

Aristotle on Nonrelative Virtues

In five pages virtues and their relativity are debated by Aristotelian philosophy and an argument by Martha Nussbaum featured in ...

Heathcliff Character Formation in Bronte's Wuthering Heights

In five pages the ways in which Heathcliff's character was shaped in terms of the nurture and nature debate are analyzed. There a...

Notorious Scopes' 'Monkey Trial'

In twelve pages this paper discusses the intense creationism v. evolution debate this trial sparked in a consideration of evolutio...

DSM Classification System and the Homosexuality Exclusion Debate

In ten pages this paper examines the DSM classification system in a discussion of the deletion of homosexuality by the board of di...

Personality and the Debate of Nature versus Nurture

part of the child is not present, there is little a parent can do to "mold" the child in a given direction. The studies that have...

Debate Regarding Determinism versus Free Will

In five pages this paper examines the philosophical debate regarding determinism versus free will with the use of the texts Donald...

2000 Political Debate Featuring Presidential Candidates John McCain and George W. Bush

In eight pages this New Hampshire debate of January 2000 is examined in terms of the tax cut emphasis by both candidates as well a...

Political Philosophy Debate on the Abuse of Authority

In this paper consisting of seven pages a better understanding of such abuses as Amadou Diallo's murder by NYPD officers is provid...

Thucydides' The Peloponnesian War and the Melian Debate

In five pages this paper discusses the issue of the weak being subjugated by the strong that is presented in this ancient historic...

A Debate about the Nature of Man, Argued by Hamlet, Beowulf and Sir Gawain

The writer presents an imaginary debate among Hamlet, Sir Gawain and Beowulf on the nature of man, why he has been placed on earth...

Debate on Seat Belts and School Buses

In five pages this paper assesses the pros and cons of this argument and offers the conclusion that seat belts on school buses sho...

How the Constitutional Convention Viewed the Power of the President

they wanted...namely a government which would stabilize the money and trade, keep order within the country and defend the nation a...

Great Debate on Existence Between Aristotle and Parmenides

In five pages this paper examines what it means 'to be' in a consideration of the philosophical debate on existence between Aristo...

Contemporary Relevance of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe

In 5 pages the contemporary relevance of this 16th century play is assessed in terms of the cloning debate and a similar theme fea...

Social Welfare Policy in Canada

failure of the government to understand that many families are actually better off in the welfare system since it is often nearly ...

Evolution and Creationism Debate

In five pages this paper considers the ongoing evolution v. creationism debate in a consideration of a Kansas school board decisio...

Debates During the Eighteenth Century Age of Enlightenment

with the fall of man and the origin of sin was metaphorical rather than literal. Not surprisingly, such thinking was considered b...

The Politics of Gun Control by Robert J. Spitzer

In five pages the continuing debate regarding the gun control issue is examined within the context of this book by Robert J. Spitz...

Questioning Right and Wrong in the Abortion Issue

in the rarest of cases when equally fundamental rights would be infringed upon. The fact remains that, on the one hand, the...

History of the Gay Marriage Debate

In eight pages gay marriage is examined from a historical perspective in a consideration of constitutional and legal rights and al...

AAVE Debates and Linguistics Terminology

In six pages contemporary linguistics are examined in a terminology overview that includes register versus dialect, descriptive ve...

Athens and the Mitylenian Debate

In five pages this paper discusses the effects and involvement of Athens in the ancient Mitylenian debate with Thucydides' texts c...

Literature of the Sixteenth through Eighteenth Centuries and Women's Debate

In 2 pages the 'debate about women' during this time period are examined in a discussion of Arraignment of Lewd, Idle, Froward, an...