"Philosophy is irrelevant; all we need is technology"
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This quote begins a 10 page paper that examines our reliance on technology and our value of philosophy. The discussion looks at the technocracy movement of the 30's, yet strikes a more moderate resolution than the quote suggests. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BBptech.doc.

(The) "English Only" Controversy
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A 10 page comprehensive discussion of the 'English Only' controversy. Papers argues against English as our 'official' language and offers historical, socio-cultural, political, and linguistic rationale for this. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Englisho.wps

A Comparison of the Official Web Sites of the Democrats and the Republicans
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A 4 page comparison of the web presence of these two political parties. This paper compares and contrasts the official web sites pointing out formatting and information differences. The author asserts that both parties pride themselves on providing information to the voting public but with just a brief review it becomes obvious that much of this information is really disinformation, information designed to cloud and confuse the facts. One party, however, is perhaps more guilty of this than is the other. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPpolPr2.rtf

A Critical Analysis of John Hospers’ “Argument Against Skepticism”
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This is a 5 page report analyzing John Hospers’ “Argument Against Skepticism”. John Hospers’ “Argument Against Skepticism” provides several requirements and conditions for “knowing”: propositions must be true, must be believed to be true and evidence must be available in support of the propositions. The question of evidence remains controversial for the most part as Hospers and critics submit that the degree of evidence must be good enough for those to believe it. “Knowing” is also considered by Hospers to have a “weak” and “strong” sense in which a “weak” sense is used by most people on a daily basis and is based on individuals’ having good reason to belief a proposition is true based on the evidence whereas a “strong” sense of knowing has absolutely conclusive evidence in support of it and is what interests philosophers the most. Hospers’ arguments differ from that of Descartes and also a great deal from the hypotheses presented by the skeptics; Descartes with the concept that knowledge itself proves existence and the skeptics presenting that nothing is known for certain. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TJskept1.rtf

A Liberalism Approach to Abortion
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This 5 page paper considers is the ethical consideration of abortion from a conservative, liberal and libertarianism perspective. The writer argues that the correct ethical approach should be that of a liberal approach. The bibliography cites 2 courses.
Filename: TEabortl.wps

A Paper on Argumentation
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In modern society there is such a plethora of information as well as a myriad of modes of acquiring information that it is difficult for the individual to fully comprehend all aspects of a problem in order to come to a decision or an opinion. This 7 page tutorial explains the process of developing a paper based on analyze, interpretation and argumentation. The thesis for the paper is: an individual must seek sources outside the media in order to make an informed decision. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KTargues.wps

A Philosophical and Theological Analysis of Same Sex Marriages
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A 12 page overview of the many issues surrounding same-sex marriages. The author reviews same-sex marriages from the perspective of how they impact society as a whole and, providing a review of the history of developments in churches in particular, evaluates those impacts under the utilitarian, deontological, and theological realms of philosophy. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: PPgayMr2.rtf

A Position on Bluestone’s Essay “The Inequality Express”
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This is a 6 page position paper in regards to Barry Bluestone’s essay “The Inequality Express”. In his paper “The Inequality Express”, Barry Bluestone (1996) discusses aspects of the trends predicted by British sociologist Michael Young in his 1958 book “The Rise of Meritocracy, 1870-2033” in which an individual’s socioeconomic status would no longer be based on lineage or family connections but instead on the differences of education, intelligence, experience and effort by the year 2034. While Bluestone writes that he has not seen such a revolution yet within society he and other social economists believe that there are three clearly defined trends which are consistent: that the distribution of earnings (in the U.S. and the U.K.) reflect the distribution of formal education in the workforce; “the gap in earning between the well educated and the not-so-well educated is steadily increasing”; and, the standard of living for those who are less educated is declining. Despite these trends, Bluestone and his colleagues present possible solutions to the end of inequality; most of which seem unlikely in today’s global free market society. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: TJpospr1.rtf

A POSITION PAPER: BUSH WOULD BE A BETER PRESIDENT IF
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This 4 page paper argues that Bush needs to spend as much time and energy on the health care crises in the country as he does on the War on Terrorism. Examples and quotes given. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MBwbush.rtf

A Recommendation Against Human Cloning: An Evaluation of the Issues
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A 6 page contention that the societal issues surrounding human cloning are simply to complex to allow the procedure to proceed. The author evaluates issues such as who would control the procedure, whether clones would be accepted as humans or used as machines of war or in other ethically disturbing ways, and who could authorize the use of an individual’s genetic material. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPclone2.rtf

Abortion
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A 5 page comparison of two articles which argue on the issue of abortion. One article is from 1985 and is a personal narrative of the famous actress Ali McGraw, who believes that abortion is the right of the individual. The other article is from 1995 and is the personal beliefs of an unknown woman who is religious and sees abortion as terribly wrong. Both articles make valid points, as both sides do often do, illustrating that it is still just as an emotional topic today as it was three, or thirteen, years ago. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Amcgraw.wps

Abortion
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A 10 page paper which discusses various aspects of both sides to the abortion issues. Both sides to the controversy are discussed, as well as current statistics, trends, and involvement in the abortion issues. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: RAaborfax.wps