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The Life and Death of a One-Billion Dollar Gun Law, 2002.
Examines the gun law legislature in Canada under the supervision of Justice Minister Allan Rock and outlines the flaws in the government program.
1,824 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 58.95
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The Canadian gun law legislature of 1995 was doomed to failure before it was even introduced. The paper argues that the program was not set up properly to provide an efficient method of procurring registration for the owners of firearms, as well as independent firearms themselves. The paper shows that many of the modern world?s governments exercise their ability to place a cap on the weapon power that the average citizen may keep in their possession, especially in North America and Europe. Since Canada has historically used peaceful methods to work out disagreements, it is no surprise that there is such strong control over weapons within its borders. The paper argues that, ignoring whether this control is right or wrong, the Canadia government made a mistake when it brought in a program that cost tax payers 340 times what was projected. It argues that the government, therefore, needs to abolish the act and start from scratch.
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"The Canadian government, the historical development of which was legislative rather than violent takes a different viewpoint on the issue of civilian gun possession. Canada does not regard the right to bear arms as necessary for the prevention of the loss of other rights, but rather views firearms as a legitimate possession for recreational purposes. While firearms used for sport, hunting, and target practice, specifically ordinary rifles and shotguns are generally considered legal, the new registration program, which was mentioned previously as introduced in 1995 requires gun owners to go through a lengthy, painstaking, and complicated process to properly register a weapon. The goal of this new program was to limit as much as possible criminal access to firearms and thus preventing crimes against innocent citizens."
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"The Billion Dollar BET", 2004.
A review of the book, "The Billion Dollar BET," written by Brett Pulley, a senior editor at "Forbes" magazine.
941 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper discusses Brett Pulley's book, "The Billion Dollar BET," a rags-to-riches biographical story of Robert Louis Johnson. The paper takes the reader on a journey along with Robert Johnson from Mississippi and the little that he had to 'Black Entertainment Television' and the success that came about with it, along with the controversies that made Johnson a billionaire.
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"Brett Pulley is a Senior Editor at Forbes magazine and has written the book titled The Billion Dollar BET: Robert Johnson and the Inside Story of Black Entertainment Television. The Billion Dollar BET is an unauthorized biography of the founder of Black Entertainment Television, Robert Louis Johnson. The author traces the blazing path of Robert Johnson through social and economic barriers with his charm and intelligence to firmly ensconce himself into the politics of Washington and the media business. This rag to riches story should have been inspiring, but then the author has painted the methods employed by Robert Johnson as anything but noble. The sale of Black Entertainment Television to Viacom in 1999 made Robert Johnson a billionaire and many consider him the first black billionaire. (Editorial Review: The Billion Dollar BET: Robert Johnson and the Inside Story of Black Entertainment Television)"
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Gun Control and Gun Trafficking, 2008.
This paper examines the relationship between gun control and gun trafficking.
2,050 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 17 sources, APA, $ 64.95
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In this article, the writer researches the relationship between gun control and gun trafficking in an argumentative style of work with the goal of persuading a college-educated audience of the consequences of tighter gun control. The paper uses a supply and demand argument such as in the case of alcohol and prohibition and the current issue of illegal drugs versus legal drugs. The writer concludes that gun control does not deter crime and it is just as clear that gun control has not slowed down the trafficking of guns but in fact research shows just the opposite effects of gun control. The writer maintains that there are several provisions within the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights that are not cohesive with gun control laws and that the citizens of the United States must take issue through contacting their senators and representatives concerning gun control legislation in the future.
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Legislation Relating to Gun Control
U.S. State Department Report
Opponents to Gun Control
Summary and Conclusion
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"This convention confirmed that 40% of individuals are gun owners presently. The convention notes that study findings show that the murder rate in New York City was not shown to go up or down with the rate of murders in which guns were involved. Guns are more expensive to own in Los Angeles than in New York City however, the proportion of murders with guns was much higher in Los Angeles than in New York City. The argument is presented by panelist Roth that gun violence is not necessarily deterred through low ownership of guns. The work of Koper reports that federal regulations that require gun dealers to report sales involving multiple guns is advisable and helpful in tracking down gun traffickers. Also reported is that laws restricting gun purchases in specific time periods is also effective in deterring gun crimes."
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"Death of a Salesman" - Death of a Dream, 2002.
An analysis of Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper presents a discussion about the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. The author of this paper takes the reader through a discussion about the play, the characters, the messages and the meanings. In addition the author discusses the use of structure sound and sense in the play.
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Life and Death: Abortion and the Death Penalty, 2005.
Explains why there is no contradiction in simultaneously viewing abortion as permissible in the early stages of pregnancy but the death penalty as impermissible.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 71.95
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This paper explains why a woman's views that abortion in the early stages of pregnancy is permissible but that the death penalty is never permissible are congruent and consistent from a moral and ethical standpoint.
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"Though Abby rejects the application of the death penalty in all instances she does advocate the permissibility of abortion in the early stages. Despite the seeming contradiction of ethics or morals in these views, Abby's views on abortion and the death penalty are more congruent than they might initially appear. This is because abortion is part of a woman's overall reproductive rights guaranteed by law while the death penalty is often applied in a biased manner and represents state-sanctioned homicide..."
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Gun Control Legislation, 2002.
Argues that gun control will prevent the unnecessary death of children by gun accidents without harming the rights of lawful gun owners.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 12 sources, $ 80.95
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In this paper, I discuss a childhood experience I had with firearms and then proceed to argue that while gun control laws don't prevent criminals from getting guns, they can help reduce the number of childhood deaths resulting from guns. Recent research suggests that legislation which implements safety locks on firearms, forces gun owners to store their weapons more safely and removes the legal loophole at gun shows can help reduce deaths from playing with guns and prevent easy access to firearms. These steps would not infringe on the rights of lawful gun owners and would have real benefits on society.
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Gun Control, 2002.
An essay arguing for the need for tighter gun control, in order to prevent the unecessary deaths of children.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 71.95
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In this paper, the author proposes a limited form of gun control which would not infringe on the rights of lawful gun owners. The author discusses a childhood experience he/she had with firearms and then proceeds to argue that while gun control laws don't prevent criminals from getting guns, they can help reduce the number of childhood deaths resulting from guns. The author points out that recent research suggests that legislation which implements safety locks on firearms, forces gun owners to store their weapons more safely and removes the legal loophole at gun shows can help reduce deaths from playing with guns and prevent easy access to firearms. The author's overall message is that these steps would not infringe on the rights of lawful gun owners and would have real benefits on society.
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Bill Gates: His Life in the Computer World, 2001.
This paper outlines the influence Bill Gates has had in computers, technology, and business.
1,285 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 5 sources, $ 43.95
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This paper discusses the life of Bill Gates, founder and chairman of Microsoft. It details his young adult life and how he came to create a new computer operating system. Further, how he built the Microsoft empire and changed technology, business, and society. It also briefly examines a few of the legal cases against Microsoft.
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"William or ?Bill? H. Gates III is chief executive and co-founder of the largest software company in the world, the Microsoft Corporation. Last year, Microsoft made a $953 million dollar profit on sales of $3.75 billion dollars. As Microsoft's largest stockholder, Bill Gates is worth nearly $6.1 billion, making him this country's second wealthiest man. He is at thirty-eight years old, America?s youngest self-made billionaire. Microsoft's $25 billion market value tops that of Ford, General Motors, 3M, Boeing, RJR Nabisco, General Mills, Anheuser-Busch or Eastman Kodak. (Resin ?The Bill Gates Interview?) This paper will attempt to analyze the character of Bill Gates, explain the nature of the corporation he created, and explicate some of the difficulties he and his corporation have faced economically and personally. It will suggest that although Gates has done many controversial things throughout his life as both a man and as chief executive of Microsoft, the overall effects he has had upon the country and upon the computer industry have been positive ones."
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An Argument on Whether it is Possible to Survive Death, 2000.
Approaching the subject of death with a definition of what death is and assuming that identity is necessary to survive death, this essay demonstrates that survival of death is impossible.
2,135 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 66.95
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"Throughout history, one of the most pondered questions is ?what is the meaning of life?? Some religions use the notion of an afterlife as a means to obtaining some higher meaning of life. Whether or not this afterlife exists has also been a topic of debate and ponderance for centuries. Some have believed that religion is the opiate of the masses, ?created? solely to keep hope that the post-mortem experience is more fulfilling than earthly existence. It is generally regarded that in order to survive death one must remain them self, in other words, they must retain their identity. But what dictates your identity? Is it your soul? Is it your psychology? Could it be the continued existence of your body? All three of these accounts of identity are popular and offer different explanations for the continuation of self after death. "
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Computers in Classrooms Are Ineffective Without Knowing How to Use Them, 2002.
This paper presents a discussion on the ineffectiveness of classroom computers. Billions of dollars are being spent each year nationwide on computers in the classroom and our national test scores are still declining.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 80.95
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This paper presents a discussion on the ineffectiveness of classroom computers. Billions of dollars are being spent each year nationwide on computers in the classroom and our national test scores are still declining. As long as the machines serve as dust collectors in the back of the classroom, we need to divert what we are spending to better uses. Lack of training, fast paced advances, and teacher apathy are all discussed.
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Oregon?s Death with Dignity Act, 2004.
This paper discusses the Oregon?s Death with Dignity Act and asks if physician-assisted death is death with dignity or assisting in a crime.
2,230 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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This paper discusses the only successful legalization of physician-assisted suicide in the U.S.A., the Oregon law called the Death with Dignity Act, passed in 1994 by a voter referendum and hung up in court for three years before another voter referendum to repeal the law was defeated in November 1997, and it became legal. The author explains that personal experiences with dying family members led her to believe that terminally-ill patients should have the right to die as they wish, and physicians should have an important role in that decision. The paper relates that the public?s support for assisted suicide or physician-assisted suicide has increased over the past 50 years; today 72% of the population supports this issue.
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Introduction
Overview of the Law
Supporting Arguments
Conclusion
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"The law also requires the prescribing physician to report all requests for medication to the Oregon Department of Human Services. In addition, in 1999, the Oregon Legislature added a requirement that pharmacists must be informed of the prescribed medication?s ultimate use. Physicians and patients that follow the above requirements are protected from criminal prosecution under the law. In addition, choosing physician-assisted suicide will not affect the status of a patient?s health or life insurance policies. There is no obligation for physicians and health care systems to participate in the law."
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Element of Death, 2004.
An examination of the element of death in ?The Death of Ivan Ilych? by Leo Tolstoy and ?The Metamorphosis? by Frans Kafka.
1,958 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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Facing death is perhaps one of the most difficult tasks an individual can ever do. This paper shows how Ivan Ilych and Gregor Samsa both experience radical transformations in their lives that ultimately bring them to their deaths. Similarities between these two men and their circumstances include regret for living inadequate lives and the fact that their deaths lead them to a spiritual awakening. It explains that, while both stories emphasize personal revelation, they also focus on the lifestyles of these men as being major contributors to their deaths. This paper examines the cause of and the resulting revelation of death (and life) for Ivan Ilych and Gregor Samsa.
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"This thought plaques his entire being and Ivan cannot escape the idea that everything he pursued while he was living was not the ?real thing? (1412). He even tries to defend himself and his actions but realizes that ?there was nothing to defend? (1413). Thinking of his family only makes matters worse for Ivan because when he looks at them, he sees himself and ?all that for which he lived? (1413). He also realizes that that what he believed all of his life was a ?terrible and huge deception which had hidden both life and death? (1413). It is interesting to note how Ivan cannot stop asking the question, ?What is the right thing?? (1414). We are told that this revelation increased Ivan?s suffering tenfold."
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Views on Death: Religion and Society, 2008.
This paper analyzes the social context of death in "Death: The Final Stages of Growth" by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross.
892 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 31.95
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The paper examines Kubler-Ross' work "Death: The Final Stages of Growth" and her premise that denial of death is the central paradigm that creates the conflict between science and religion. The paper discusses how Kubler-Ross uses religious explanations of death to help unify her theory that more social and faith-based initiatives can help a death-denying society accept death as part of life.
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"Kubler-Ross's analysis relies on varying different social backgrounds that define death through a religious perspective. In many cases, accounts from different religious organizations and belief systems are used to bring death to the forefront of American society and its denial of death. Kubler-Ross's background in the medical profession often elucidates this problem through the institutions of doctor, family, and social denial of death in her own experiences."
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The Death of Ivan Ilych, 2005.
This paper is an argumentative essay about Ivan Ilych's death in Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilych."
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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An argumentative essay that argues that Ivan Ilych's death, in Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilych," makes him aware of how meaningless his existence has been. The paper explains that this was because he was trying to please others by his actions in life due to living under an oppressive regime of coercion and violence.
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"In Leo Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilych" the novella revolves around the theme of death. At the beginning of the story, Peter Ivanovich exclaims while reading The Gazette; "Gentleman, Ivan Ilych has died." A Member of the Court of Justice, Ivan has led a common life of superficiality, little recognizing that his life is empty of meaning or purpose until he is confronted with his death."
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?The Death of Ivan Ilych?, 2002.
A discussion of the theme of death in ?The Death of Ivan Ilych? by Leo Tolstoy.
1,536 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper discusses how the experience of one?s own death represents a major theme developed by Leo Tolstoy in "The Death of Ivan Ilych". It looks at how this theme begins its unfolding even in the opening to the story as Ivan?s obituary in the local ?Gazette? is shared amongst some of his old friend and colleagues. It examines how although the other characters are used throughout the story, "The Death of Ivan Ilych" is largely a tale of the individual?s experience with his/her death.
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"Ultimately, Tolstoy?s story is one that demonstrates to humans how each of us can gain some control over that which seems beyond our control. As suggested by Kamm (2003), from a philosophical perspective, the experiences of Ivan as he confronts his death teaches us that we can have some control over our deaths, including the process of dying and what death it self signifies (i.e., the end of our mortal selves and existence), by how we choose to live it. As Tolstoy unravels Ivan?s ongoing groping with his own mortality, the reader is faced with the challenge of considering his/her own life and the manner in which he/she presently has lived and continues to live in order to avoid finding himself/herself in the same situation as Ivan ? dying with the knowledge that life has not been well lived."
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