Abstract
The paper argues that Bennett's "Gay Marriage: Not a Very Good Idea" is, as both polemical and academic writing, unconvincing to any reader not in alignment with the author's moral and political commitments. The paper discusses how as academic writing, the piece confuses one kind of reasoning (descriptive) with another (prescriptive), which makes it relevant only to people who agree with Bennett's commitments, and robs it of the much greater force that could be imparted by a legal argument.

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Bennett: Failed Argumentation, Failed Rhetoric Bennett's "Gay Marriage: Not a Very Good Idea" is, as both polemical and academic writing, unconvincing to any reader not in alignment with the author's moral and political commitments. As academic writing, the piece confuses one kind of reasoning (descriptive) with another (prescriptive), which makes it relevant only to people who agree with Bennett's commitments, and robs it of the much greater force that could be imparted by a legal argument. By adopting the descriptive approach, Bennett abandons the very use of evidence, and thus ends up writing a policy document devoid of argument. As a polemicist, Bennett uses a particularly

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This paper examines how John Locke's distinction between ideas and qualities, outlined in his "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding", would become a point of contention between Jonathan Bennett and Thomas Lennon. In particular, the paper takes a look at Bennet's book "Learning from Six Philosophers" and Lennon's critical article "Bennett on Ideas and Qualities in Locke's Essay". The paper concludes that Locke can be confusing at times because the distinction between ideas and qualities is not always clearly drawn in the text, but the ideas are more clear when closely examined by later thinkers.

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"In 1996, Jonathan Bennett offered his own version of a standard objection raised against Locke, that the distinction between ideas and qualities is ill-formed and exposes a fundamental confusion about ideas and qualities that runs throughout Locke's An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Bennett says that Locke tends to use the word "idea" to mean "quality." Bennett also says that the distinction is intended to be clear and that Locke addresses it by stating that whatever the mind perceives in itself is an idea, while qualities are those "ideas" that are produced I the mind by sensation of the object and quality in question. Locke uses a snowball as an example and says the snowball itself produces the ideas of white, cold, and round. These are qualities because they are ideas that are in the snowball and then imparted to the mind as the mind experiences the snowball."

Tags:philosophy, knowledge, human, understanding

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This paper describes how the Great Depression was a calamity that changed the lives of all Canadians. The paper relates that the government of R.B. Bennett instituted a number of new polices, and although widely discredited at the time, laid the foundations for economic recovery and Canada's modern welfare state. The paper also studies the beliefs and motivations of Bennett as an individual, and how his responses hastened the end of The Great Depression and the beginnings of a better life for Canadians.

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"The Great Depression was a calamity that changed the lives of all Canadians. In the three decades prior to the Great Depression, Canada had one of the world's fastest growing economies, experiencing only a brief downturn near the end of the Great War (Morton). The government of R.B. Bennett instituted a number of new polices, including the creation of work relief camps, increasing trade tariffs and creating a Third National Policy, known as the New Policy. The immediate effects of the initiatives were limited by factors outside of Bennett's control and their evaluation must be informed by an understanding of the environment in which they occurred. The prevailing attitudes of the times, a collapsing and changed economy, and Federal/Provincial squabbling over division of powers limited the effectiveness of the responses and created a mistaken belief that the Bennett government was ineffective. These policies, although widely discredited at the time, laid the foundations for economic recovery and Canada's modern welfare state.
"The policies of the Bennett government were shaped, in large part, by the attitudes and beliefs of the establishment. Many people, including the policymakers of the day, had experienced economic recessions, but these downturns in the economy had been relatively brief compared to the severity and duration of the Depression. In the run-up to the election, the previous Prime Minister, Mackenzie King, had refused to provide any federal aid to the provinces, believing the crisis would quickly pass (Bets). It is also important to note that the processes of urbanization and industrialization were of fairly recent origin in 1930, and the prevailing assumption that unemployment was a personal failing proved resilient even as the creation of a modern economy called such precepts into question. The policy responses laid out in The New Deal and the settling up of labour camps was an attempt to provide support and an opportunity for people to lift themselves out of the financial crisis. Financial assistance for those in need was seen, at the time, as a disincentive to finding work and a burden on the economy. Without work, many of the unemployed men gathered in cities seeking employment of any sort. The government feared that this mass of unemployed citizens would be fertile ground for the Communist party and the unions. The army chief, General Andy McNaughton warned Bennett that "In their ragged platoons, here are the prospective members of what Marx called the 'industrial reserve army, the storm troopers of the revolution'." The Bolshevik revolution in Russia, the Winnipeg General Strike, and ongoing labour unrest in the country were a growing concern for Bennett (Safarian). There was believed to be a need to ensure that the unemployed were not able to gather and mobilize in large numbers. Throughout his term in office, Bennett struggled with a desire to assist those in need. He was burdened by an unwillingness to enrich those he believed to be undeserving due to personal failings and by a fear of Communists fomenting revolution amongst the unemployed vagrants. Although evaluated from a modern perspective, his policies often exacerbated suffering and fomented dissent, they were informed by a need to create personal responsibility and ensure the safety of Canadian society."

Tags:economy, government, recovery

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The main focus of this paper is on the Medical Information Protection Act of 1999. Cited are examples of how and why the need for this type of legislation evolved. Introduced is the bills history, including previous attempts to institute similar acts. An explanation and discussion of the bill's text follows. Concluding, is a discussion of current legislation regarding patient confidentiality, specifically the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act and it's relation to the Medical Information Protection Act of 1999.

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"A health care consumers' right to privacy is one of the major public policy issues of our time. It has since led to a variety of congressional policies and public laws. In 1995, co-sponsors Senator Bennett (R-UT) and Senator Leahy (D-VT) introduced the Leading Records Privacy bill (The Medical Records Confidentiality Act) in the one-hundred and fourth congress. After legislation was passed, it was noted that the bill did not have the impact that was desired. Therefore, Sen. Bennett sponsored the Medical Information Protection Act. Senator Bennett had hoped to incorporate this bill into the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act, which at that time, was under congressional consideration (American Psychological Association, 2003)."

Tags:accountability, confidentiality, health, portability, records

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"BENNETT MECHANICAL COMPREHENSION TEST

Introduction
This research presents an evaluation of the Bennett Mechanical Comprehension Test (BMCT). The findings of this examination are presented in relation to (1) test description, (2) purpose of the test and population target, (3) test norm population, (4) factors measured by the test, (5) test strengths and weaknesses, and (6) test reliability and validity.

Test Description
The first form of the BMCT was developed in 1940 (Bennett, 1969, p. 13). In 1947, the BMCT was included as one test in a test battery known as the Differential Aptitude Tests (Bennett, 1969, p. 13). A completely revised BMCT was issued in 1969 with two forms--S and T--of the instrument.
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"In Lean and Mean Bennett Harrison, a political economist who specializes in corporate restructuring, argues that despite current talk to the contrary, it is still big companies who are responsible for creating new jobs (5). Small companies, according to Harrison's research, retain their traditional role as suppliers. The production and selling of central commodities which Harrison identifies as those visible in nearly every home, commodities such as television sets and cars, provides clues as to which industries will generate the most profit (6). What has begun to happen is that global networking has created the Grand Alliance with megacorporations such as Philips, Thomson, and NBC banding together to share technological and financial tips allowing them to increase the efficiency of their large scale..."

Tags:BOOK, REVIEWS, NON-FICTION

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A paper on 'De-valuing of America, the fight for our culture and our children' by William J Bennett, including a critical and plot analysis.

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This paper summarizes and reviews the article "Against Gay Marriages" by William J. Bennett. The paper explains Bennett's belief that gay marriages are immoral and can cause confusion about marriage in future generations. The author agrees with Bennett's arguments that if Congress passes same-sex marriage laws, the definition of marriage, which is the legal union of a man as husband and woman as wife, would be challenged and would eventually cause social damage and detrimental to the society. The author also praises Bennett's choice of words in his article and his lack of biasness and generalizing when addressing the issue of gay marriage.

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"The author, William J. Bennett, is against gay marriage because he believes it will eventually cause a great amount of social damage. If we acknowledge the legal union of gay and lesbian couples that will force us to change the definition of marriage. Expanding the meaning of marriage to include same-sex marriage would make marriage hard to identify. The legal union of gay and lesbian couples would cause a lot of confusion among the youth. If the law acknowledges homosexual marriages as a legal equal to heterosexual marriage it will be detrimental to our society. For example: we will have to give homosexuals equal rights when adopting kids and we will also have to change the sex education program in public schools to teach that homosexual couples are equal to heterosexual couples."

Tags:homosexuality, matrimony, law

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In his book "Forced into Glory : Abraham Lincoln's White Dream", Lerone Bennett claims that the glorification of Lincoln by Americans is not totally justified. He claims that Lincoln himself was a racist. In making these statements, an overall study of the issue of racism vs. slavery is discussed in a historical context.

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"Lerone Bennett?s book Forced into Glory : Abraham Lincoln's White Dream is designed to make any reader rethink all of her or his preconceptions about Lincoln. American schoolchildren are taught that Lincoln was the savior of our nation, a man so motivated by the highest of ideals in terms of both guaranteeing the continuing union of our states and ending slavery that he willingly put himself into deadly peril.
Bennett suggests that this is not quite an accurate picture, and indeed in some measure he must be right. No one is perfectly self sacrificing, no one perfectly good, no one perfectly wise. Lincoln was flawed as any great man. He was not, however, perhaps as flawed as Bennett makes him out to be."

Tags:abolishment, slavery, racist, reality, American, Gettysburg, military, Union

Abstract
This essay critically examines William J. Bennett's article "Drug Policy and the Intellectuals". The paper briefly summarizes the focus of Bennett's article as driven by the desire to validate current U.S. national and international policies regarding narcotics. The paper sets out what Bennett's main claim is and then follows by analyzing his rhetorical style in terms of logos, ethos, and pathos.

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" Article Analysis: Bennett's "Drug Policy and the Intellectuals" The purpose of this essay is to critically examine William J. Bennett's article "Drug Policy and the Intellectuals." IN brief, Bennett's article is driven by the desire to validate current U.S. national and international policies regarding narcotics. The large portion of Bennett's article is spent responding to the lack of fervor displayed by the intellectual community in the United States in support of contemporary U.S. drug policy. More precisely, this essay will be divided into several key sections. After setting out what Bennett's main claim in this article is, I will then follow by analyzing his rhetorical style in terms of logos, ethos, and pathos."

Tags:drug, policy, analysis