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This paper discusses and analyzes reasons why the Confederate flag is a symbol of controversy in the US. The paper argues that individuals ought to be allowed to wear or display symbols containing the Confederate flag motif as a simple matter of their free speech rights, both on and off school campuses, or in any other venue.

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"While it may seem that a 150-year old symbol of a nation which no longer officially exists could not possibly continue to be a source of controversy in the present day, that is exactly the case in the U.S. today, where the issue of the display of the Confederate flag has been an intermittent source of debate for many years. My thesis is that individuals ought to be allowed to wear or display symbols containing the Confederate flag motif as a simple matter of their free speech rights, both on and off school campuses, or in any other venue. The Confederate flag controversy has generally taken a back seat in the..."

Tags:confederate, free speech, mascot

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The paper discusses the new Yankee Stadium for the New York Yankees baseball club that has been in consideration for many years but was not officially announced until June 15 of 2005. The paper relates that this baseball stadium is an open air stadium with a seating capacity of 51,000 and is scheduled for completion in April of 2009 .

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"A new Yankee Stadium for the New York Yankees baseball club has been in consideration for many years but was not officially announced until June 15 of 2005. This baseball stadium is an open air stadium with a seating capacity of 51,000 and is scheduled for completion in April of 2009 ("Yankee" par.1). The new stadium is located adjacent to the present Yankee Stadium and is but a portion of a larger redevelopment project for that area. While the architect is HOK Sport located in Kansas City, the developer has not been selected yet. The overall cost of the project is..."

Tags:yankee, stadium, financing

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This paper provides a critique of an article, "The Language of Yankee Cultural Imperialism", on the implications of how Yankee-speech became recognized as the highest standard of American English.

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In "The Language of Yankee Cultural Imperialism" Frazer shows that the residue of original Puritan colonization pushed westward from Massachusetts Bay and beyond out of which developed what came to be recognized as Yankee culture ..."

Tags:Standard, English, Yankee, domination

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This paper discusses the controversy over the date of Easter, which in the early years of Christianity coincided with the date of Passover, but in later years was changed to a Sunday instead. The history of the controversy, its logic and relevant facts are explained, and the paper concludes by arguing that Easter forms a vital link between the Old and New Testaments and between Judaism and Christianity.

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"As the feast celebrating Jesus' resurrection from the dead, Easter has been celebrated for millennia. In fact, Easter is the greatest and oldest feast of the church. Easter is also referred to as Pascha, a term borrowed from the Jewish word for Passover. The Biblical account of Easter describes the death of Jesus by crucifixion which is now commemorated on the Friday before Easter, also known as Good Friday. As the Bible indicates, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus was..."

Tags:Easter, Passover, Paschal, controversy, date, lamb

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The paper explores the Kennewick Man controversy when ancient human remains were were found in Washington. The paper shows how science can end the disputes by disproving that the remains belonged to a particular aboriginal group.

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"Archeology and Anthropology are two fields in which the treatment of individuals are very important. The pursuit of scientific knowledge and cultural issues has often come into a conflict. This is especially true when it comes to burial sites and human remains. A perfect example of this argument is the Kennewick Man controversy. This essay will look at the fight between the archeological community and aboriginal people in the American north-west. It will show how scientific analysis of human remains can settle important questions of cultural affiliation."

Tags:kennewick, man, controversy

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In this article, the writer discusses that the controversy over the novel 'Huckleberry Finn' by Mark Twain is revived from time to time as parents and others complain that the book is racist. It is further claimed that Jim is a stereotype based on minstrel show versions of blacks. The writer maintains that if Jim does not have the same sensibilities as a modern black would, that is hardly surprising given that he is representative of his time an place and not of some later social milieu.

Tags:controversy, race, twain

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This paper discusses the Kennewick Man Controversy, detailing the argument between the scientists and the Native Americans over the remains.

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"The Kennewick Man controversy started in ... when two students found the remains of a man along the Columbia River in Washington. (Zimmerman) They believed the remains to be those of a murder victim, but in fact, subsequent carbon dating found that the skeleton was over ... years old. The first anthropologist to examine the skeleton, James Chatters, was startled to find that Kennewick Man's features were distinctively Caucasian, a finding that suggested they belonged to a European settler and prompting a reevaluation..."

Tags:Kennewick Man, controversy, Indian, Native American, science, remains, bones, skeleton

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In this article, the writer examines one of the more hotly debated "conflicts" in the history of science between science and religion. The writer discusses that in the mid nineteenth century, driven by years of experimentation and observation, Charles Darwin made public his theories on the origin of species, published in the appropriately titled 'On the Origin of Species'. The writer points out that evolution, and natural selection as the mechanism of change, has become one of the most important developments in the history of science-but not one that has lasted this long without acquiring its share of controversy.

Tags:Darwin, religion, controversy

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This paper discusses the origin, extent and end of civil government and compares the views of Aristotle, John Locke, and Montesquieu on why we need civil government, what that civil government should be, and what that civil government does for us. The first part of the paper is very specific in describing what each philosopher thinks of the origin, extent, and end of civil government. The end examines the extent to which our Constitution was found on the political philosophies of the liberals.

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?Nearly 2000 years elapsed between the time that Aristotle expressed his theories on political philosophy and the time that Locke and Montesquieu expressed theirs, this accounts for many of the differences in their thinking. Aristotle wrote his philosophy from an ancient point of view and when Hobbes came along during the Enlightenment, he changed political philosophy forever. Hobbes influenced both Locke and Montesquieu this is probably why they both differ so much from Aristotle. The liberals, as Locke and Montesquieu were, hold in common one fundamental premise: the freedom and equality of human beings. This is why they back away from Aristotle?s emphasis on virtue. Aristotle spends much of ?The Politics? discussing regime, while Locke and Montesquieu are simply more concerned with establishing some for of civil government.?

Tags:aristotle, based, civil, compare, constiution, end, enlightenment, extent, founded, government, john, law, locke, montesquieu, philosophers, politics, principle, regime, second, treatise

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This well-researched paper explores the term democracy, while focusing on the general makeup of the U.S. government. The writer contends that democracy is a government by the people, for the people, run directly by them or through their duly elected representatives. This paper details the history of the American voting system, which is a key activity of a modern democracy. The writer of this paper discusses and cites various portions of the the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights, which establishes the legislative branch of the government. This paper examines the historic events that led to the 1776 War of Independence between America and Britain. This paper briefly discusses the current political climate in America, while also supplying a brief overview of the democratic and republican platforms.

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"The downward trend of less party affiliation and less party voting proceeded from the simple argument that one did not need to be a Republican or a Democrat to pave a road. Those who favor nonpartisan elections claim that the job of a member of the city council is not to debate on national issues but to maintain the neighborhood part, keep it clean and fix occasional potholes and these functions do not need partisan solutions. Nonpartisan election was a reform introduced by the Progressive Party at the turn of the 20th century. The Progressive Party wanted city governments to respond more to community needs and less to self-interested party manipulation. Non-partisan elections would remove party influence from the race; allow candidates who do not need to adjust their ideas to the approval of parties to run; and compel voters to search out more information on a candidate. Advocates say that a more active and informed citizenry would increase voter turnout."

Tags:congress, voting, senate, u.s., american, government, election, history, adminstration, presidency, political