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- 341: Sex Marriage
- ... gay' due to a combination of factors. These factors are environment and society-the outside influences- and genetics. Hence, homosexuals do not decide their own sexuality, nor do heterosexuals. Therefore, homosexuals should have the same rights as heterosexuals, one of these rights being marriage. If it is proven that there is indeed a gene that causes homosexuality, than we can draw a parallel between not allowing homosexuals to marry and not allowing blonds to marry. This is ... as valid by the law, they would have been able to share the following benefit with many married heterosexual couples. "By the simple public act of marrying, men and women achieve a substantial package of rights and duties which, collectively provide support and predictability to their marital relationship: 1) legal recognition of their sexual union, 2) legal enforcement of their mutual obligation to financially support each other, 3) automatic guardianship ...
- 342: Canada's Foreign Trade
- Canada's Foreign Trade Canada depends heavily on trade to and from other countries. Trade has been under scrutiny within Canada because of the issue of human rights. Many people believe that trade and investment should be abolished with countries which ignore the basic human rights of democratic countries. Contrary to that belief, others feel that because Canada depends upon foreign investment/trade so much that the wrongs of that country's government are "canceled-out" by the good it does for Canada. Regardless of the issue of human rights, Canada still relies on trade and foreign investment to supply Canadians with the standard of living that they have been enjoying for years. Canada has been trading with many nations (including Britain which supported ...
- 343: It Feels it Just the Same: Animal Experimentation
- It Feels it Just the Same: Animal Experimentation Animal experimentation is one part of many in the fight for animal rights. The main goal of animal activist is, . . . to stop the intentional and/or unintentional mistreatment of animals used in experiments for the scientific advancement of the human race(Begley, pg. 66). Animal experimentation was first ... 81). Because these animals can feel pain inflicted upon them during experiments, test should be as painless as possible. Animals can experience sensations as humans do. Tom Regan brings up an interesting point about animal rights. . . . regardless of the species of the animal, all should posses equal value and rights. For humans to treat non-human animals as if they were of lesser value constitutes speceism, analogous with racism or sexism(Regan, 227). To treat another species as if it were lesser than you ...
- 344: Bill Gate's Biography
- Bill Gate's Biography William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation, the leading provider, worldwide, of software for the personal computer. Microsoft had revenues of $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ending June 1998 ... with cellular telephone pioneer Craig McCaw in Teledesic, a company that is working on an ambitious plan to launch hundreds of low-orbit satellites around the globe to provide worldwide two-way broadband telecommunications service. Bill and Melinda Gates have endowed a foundation with more than $17 billion to support philanthropic initiatives in the areas of global health and learning, with the hope that as we move into the 21st ...
- 345: The Paparazzi And The Legislat
- ... meeting to discuss what could be done about the paparazzi. In less than four hours, they came up with the rough wording of S. 2103 (Quill, 27). Before that, Rep. Sonny Bono introduced the first bill, H. Rep. 2448, going so far as to specify prison terms for harassment that results in injury (five years) or death (20 years) (Quill, 27). The bill states that harassment would be considered "persistently physically following or chasing a victim, in circumstances where the victim has a reasonable expectation of privacy." The way that is defined, victims can sue the police department ... the Bono name on H. R. 2448. There are many bills being made to stop the most aggressive of the paparazzi but many take away from the first Amendment, freedom of speech. Sen. Feinstein s bill, S.2103, differs from the House bills because it also provides for civil actions against members of the press for use of high-powered lenses, microphones, or helicopters used to trespass for commercial purposes. ...
- 346: Animal Rights
- Animal Rights Many people feel that animals have no rights and are here solely for our use. Humans are animals too, we shouldn't take advantage of other animals just because they can't reason like us. Animals are used in medical research labs as ... that humans have. But if you have ever owned a pet dog, cat, etc., you know they have feelings and are sensitive to their surroundings just as we humans are. We are also abusing animals rights by destroying their habitats. We lose thousands of animal and plant species each year. we are only hurting ourselves by doing this. There is so much to be learned from these habitats, even the ...
- 347: Rights of Egyptian Women
- Rights of Egyptian Women Throughout written history, women have experienced status subservient to the men they lived with. Generally, most cultures known to modern historians followed a standard pattern of males assigned the role of protector ... for women to be given equal status to their male counterparts: notably, matrilineal inheritance and emphasis on the joy of family life over maintaining ethnic purity. Legally, women in Ancient Egypt held the same legal rights as men. A woman could own property and manage it as she saw fit. One example of this, the Inscription of Mes, provided scholars with proof that women could manage property, institute litigation, and could ... on the assumption that maternal ancestors are less disputable than paternal ones. The effect of legal equality in writing and practice coupled with the ownership and administration of property led to an ensured equality. The rights and egalitarian conditions enjoyed by Egyptian women shocked the conquering Greeks. In 450 BC, Greek historian Herodotus noted: They Egyptians, in their manners and customs, seem to have reversed the ordinary practices of mankind. ...
- 348: Animal Rights
- Animal Rights Many people feel that animals have no rights and are here solely for our use. Humans are animals too, we shouldn't take advantage of other animals just because they can't reason like us. Animals are used in medical research labs as ... that humans have. But if you have ever owned a pet dog, cat, etc., you know they have feelings and are sensitive to their surroundings just as we humans are. We are also abusing animals rights by destroying their habitats. We lose thousands of animal and plant species each year. we are only hurting ourselves by doing this. There is so much to be learned from these habitats, even the ...
- 349: Abortion ALlows Women To Retain Constitutional Rights
- Abortion ALlows Women To Retain Constitutional Rights Abortion has been one of this country's most controversail topics on hand. But if one sees the constitutional infringement to women by the restriction of abortion, the torment to the unwanted child and the ... themselves, to meet their responsibilities. If a woman can not choose to terminate an unwamted pregnancy, she is denied the right to the "possession and control" of her own body. One of the most sacred rights of common law is to choose and if a women can't do this than her most important possession taken away. Abortion isn't only a women's right, it's a women's choice ... the long run, not only does the child suffer but also society, who has to tolerate their violent behaviour and crimes. With the right to choose abortion, women are able to enjoy, like men, the rights to fully use the powers of their minds and bodies. A man can withdraw from a relationship as soon as he finds out about a pregnancy. There is no quiestion of his involvement after ...
- 350: Same-sex Marriage
- ... gay' due to a combination of factors. These factors are environment and society-the outside influences- and genetics. Hence, homosexuals do not decide their own sexuality, nor do heterosexuals. Therefore, homosexuals should have the same rights as heterosexuals, one of these rights being marriage. If it is proven that there is indeed a gene that causes homosexuality, than we can draw a parallel between not allowing homosexuals to marry and not allowing blonds to marry. This is ... as valid by the law, they would have been able to share the following benefit with many married heterosexual couples. "By the simple public act of marrying, men and women achieve a substantial package of rights and duties which, collectively provide support and predictability to their marital relationship: 1) legal recognition of their sexual union, 2) legal enforcement of their mutual obligation to financially support each other, 3) automatic guardianship ...
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