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This paper discusses the Ben Stein documentary that discusses Intelligent Design, and how it's being seemingly railroaded and silenced by higher powers. The paper talks about how the first amendment directly comes into play with this film, and how perhaps "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed" should be thankful of it.

From the Paper
"Though the documentary "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed" makes a big fuss over the protection of the first amendment, it really focuses its attacks on the academic community, and not the government itself. Though nobody would disagree with the links between government, big business, academia and other large conventions that have been standardized (and perhaps taken for granted) over our nation's history, the director of "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed" Nathan Frankowski seems to be directing his attacks at some strange, abstracted, conglomerated view of "the authority," and this comes in many forms: the touters of Evolutionary..."

Tags:documentary, the first amendment, political science

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In this article, the writer maintains that not all individuals are allowed to fully exercise their freedom in the United States of America. Through the decades, increased freedom and equality have been established for women, African Americans, immigrants, children, and more recently homosexuals. The writer discusses that although the United States has grown tremendously from its original suppressive ways, complete equality has still not been achieved. An issue that is not often in the spotlight is gay and lesbian adoption of children. A clear lack of freedom is present for these individuals. The writer argues that finding and implementing a solution to satisfy this freedom will bring the United States of America a large step closer to full equality.

Outline:
Executive Summary
Context and Importance of the Problem
Policy Recommendations
Policy Implementation
References

From the Paper
"Fact is that the states forbidding the adoption of children to homosexual couples and individuals have no reason for the prohibition. Implementing a policy where all states would be required to allow gay and lesbian adoptions would be ideal, though not realistically feasible. Justification for the exclusion of gay and lesbian adoption should be mandatory for each state that decides to do so. With this idea, each state will continue to have its own freedom without being restricted to obey an overarching Federal law. If these states are set on their law of banning same-sex adoption of children, then just reasoning should be present. If no explanation is available, the validity of the law itself should absolutely be questioned. Preventing states from prohibiting same-sex adoptions is at the moment an unrealistic goal, especially considering the sizeable conflict and debate over the thought of homosexuality itself. I believe the states that completely rule out homosexual adoption and other who considers sexual orientation in the adoption process will have extreme difficulty in finding justification for their decision. The most common grounds for argument against homosexuality are based off of religious beliefs. With this is mind, it will be especially difficult to maintain a separation of church and state."

Tags:homosexuals, equality, children, gay

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This paper uses a letter written by Martha Burk of the National Council of Women's Organizations to the private Augusta National Golf Club protesting that no women members are allowed in the club. This letter is the starting point for the author's argument that membership organizations can limit applicants on the basis of gender. The author counter argues that, if the objective of forcing the club to allow women members is supposed to improve the plight of working women in general, most of the arguments of Ms. Burk and her supporters appear to have little or no merit. This paper presents many arguments including that Augusta National has a clear legal right to exclude women from membership, citing the Supreme Court's case, "Boy Scouts of America v. Dale".

Table of Contents
Introduction
Martha Burk's Arguments
Counter Arguments
Position of Golfers
Arguments in Favor of Augusta National's Position
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Adding women members to the Augusta National membership list will not improve the pay and opportunities for women in this country. While the club is composed of wealthy, influential people, it is a miniscule portion of society. Unless one is at least a casual golf fan, the Masters, the Augusta National Golf Club and its policies mean little or nothing to the average person. Ms. Burk and her supporters have failed to show that allowing women to join the club will help a significant number of women. They have simply made the unsupported gratuitous statement that it will. Actually, Ms. Burk and her organization would probably have a greater impact on more people by focusing on integrating small-town clubs that exclude people on the same basis as Augusta National does. But, of course, there would be no media attention from doing that."

Tags:private, elitist, business, discrimination, constitution

Abstract
The growing movement of the gay rights movement in the United States, Canada and elsewhere has raised some sensitive issues. Not the least of these is whether gay couples should be allowed to adopt children. This paper explores this problem.

Tags:gay, couples, adopt

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This paper discusses the means in which the Japanese society opened up its trade routes to the west. By demonstrating this innovation in eastern/western diplomacy, the writer shows how the Japanese held decided cultural advantages over the Chinese in the western race for trade routes with the Orient.

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The paper discusses how the current nursing shortage, caused by government restructuring and cuts, has resulted in very difficult working conditions and heavy workloads for nurses. The paper relates that the nursing shortage greatly exacerbates the ongoing issues of low pay and poor working environments that have characterized nursing for years. The paper debates whether nurses should be able to strike to resolve these problems. This paper explores the issue in the Canadian context from three perspectives: ethics, Canadian health law, and the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO).

From the Paper
"The current nursing shortage, caused by government restructuring and cuts, has resulted in very difficult working conditions and heavy workloads for nurses. The nursing shortage greatly exacerbates the ongoing issues of low pay and poor working environment that have characterized nursing for years. Should nurses be able to strike to resolve these problems? This paper will debate this issue in the Canadian context from three perspectives: ethics, Canadian health law, and the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO). Archibald (2003) points out that this is a most sensitive..."

Tags:strike, pros, cons

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"Television as a medium and as a business has changed greatly with the advent of cable delivery of television programs, and cablecasting (as it is called) has developed with new suppliers and new distributors in addition to the major studios and syndicators that have always supplied programs in some fashion. The development of cable television occurred at the same time as the federal government, through legal action, dismantled the telephone monopoly of the Bell Telephone system in the United States, and though the wiring of homes for cable followed the same path as telephone lines in most cases, the telephone companies have been precluded from entering this business by law. The reason for such law was to assure that there would be competition in the cable industry and that the new cable delivery systems..."

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The paper argues that euthanasia should be decriminalized. The paper is written from an ethical point of view. The writer explains that the argument is based on weighing the ethics of permitting death within the medical establishment, or the ethics of limiting personal freedom and responsibility. The paper concludes that in the end, the right to choose must be given greater importance than the moral concerns of only one contingent of society.

From the Paper
"To be sure, euthanasia represents one of the most complex and heavily debated issues in modern, Western society. With recent high-profile examples like the Terri Schiavo case in Florida or the failed attempts by the Bush administration to outlaw euthanasia in Oregon, the topic seems to be at the forefront of cultural development. When we consider the ethics of the matter, it is important to weigh the moral cost of death against the moral cost of restricting freedom. This paper will argue that euthanasia should be decriminalized because it is the final example of the importance of freedom and the right to choose."

Tags:euthanasia, ethics, decriminalization

Abstract
This paper examines evidence supporting the belief that women played major roles in early Christianity as well as pivotal roles in spreading Christ's message. The paper looks at evidence of the role women played in raising money for churches and the Christian movement as well as evidence that they functioned as ordained priests. After reviewing the evidence presented, the paper then concludes that women have had and continue to have a significant role in church leadership.

From the Paper
"In her discussion of women in the New Testament, author Judith L. Kovacs supports the contention that women were not expected to be silent in church. Instead, they were encouraged to express their convictions to Christ and Christianity. (What the Bible Really Says 213-214). According to Kovacs, women appear in the gospel narratives as recipients of Jesus' healing and forgiveness, as family, followers and friends of Jesus, and as witnesses to Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection. "

Tags:virgin, mary, birth, son, god, guidance, spreading, male, female, wives, actively, pray

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This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes the topic of legal migration. Specifically, it discusses the benefits of allowing legal migration from Mexico to the U.S. and the damaging effects of not allowing legal migration. In addition, it analyzes the problems and dangers that have come from the increased border patrols. Allowing more legal migration from Mexico into the United States is a controversial issue that has been addressed by many, but never acted upon. The writer points out that the flow of illegal immigrants from Mexico into the U.S. takes its toll in many forms; allowing more legal immigrants to enter the U.S. would solve many problems, including death in the deserts, smugglers trafficking in human lives, and reuniting families separated by time and borders. It argues that legal immigration from Mexico must be addressed and increased for the benefit of so many Mexican citizens who want to better their lives.

From the Paper
"The history of legal and illegal immigration into the country from Mexico has not always been fraught with problems. In the 1940s, the "bracero" program allowed Mexican farm workers to immigrate to the United States to work primarily in the farmlands of California and Texas. The program was temporary, and allowed workers to come into the country because of a labor shortage in the US caused by World War II. It continued rather sporadically until 1964, when the US ended the program, feeling it artificially lowered the wages for American farm workers. When the program ended, the Border Patrol, the enforcement division of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), (now called the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS), apprehended perhaps 42,000 illegal workers attempting to enter the country along the Mexican border. By 1974, that number had skyrocketed to at least 710,000 illegal immigrants apprehended attempting to enter the country, and in 1986, the peak year, 1.7 million people were apprehended. Today, at least 1,000,000 workers are apprehended each year (Borjas and Fisher 626). In 1986, President Reagan and the Congress enacted the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), a form of amnesty that allowed many illegal aliens already in the country to remain in the country legally. It also created many sanctions against employers who hire illegal aliens."

Tags:illegal, aliens, foreign, human, trafficking