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- 881: Euthanasia
- ... by doctors with the O.K. of their families. But is it really O.K.? Euthanasia, or doctor assisted suicide, has become as common as jumping off of a fifteen story building or taking a gun to ones own head. Society frowns upon suicide, but putting an old lady or man in a coma to death, is being accepted everyday. Society knows that suicide is bad, but Euthanasia is even worse ... or embezzlement. Euthanasia can be seen as an insult to God’s gift of life. In conclusion, I wonder for those who choose Euthanasia if they want a neat death at their own time and control. They are still trying to beat death by denying the natural processes of dying. In dying we have to give up control and now become dependent again. We become helpless. We see how superficial the body is compared to our souls. I believe we have to strip our physical self to see the dignity of the ...
- 882: Terrorism In The United States
- ... terrorism. It would not infringe upon constitutional rights because some of these rights are expendable for protection and national security. The rights of the individual do not outweigh the safety of the greater majority. Also, gun control is not mandatory in protecting against domestic terrorism because if a person has a gun or not, it will not decide whether or not that person will commit a terroristic act. A reformation of the habeas corpus right will go against the defense of individual rights because it will ...
- 883: Kurt Cobain
- ... room of his house. He will not come out and he has a 38 caliber revolver with him. He threaten to kill himself. Courtney Love once again calls the police. The police come and take control of the situation. They take the gun away. Some time around March 30,1994 Courtney calls for an intervention to get Kurt off of drugs. She realizes he really does need help. On March 31,1994 Kurt checks in to the Exodus ... after he checks in he jumps a wall and it is the last anyone sees of him. He is missing On April 8th an electrician finds Kurt dead in home, from an apparent self- -inflicted gun shot wound to the head.
- 884: Juveniles Must Accpet Responsi
- Are juveniles as under control today as they were in the past? Crime plays a major role in today’s society. The government follows the policy and has always followed the policy that no crime goes unpunished. The controversy that ... who committed a crime was influenced in some way or another (Emerson 8). Not only does the opposition believe that the minor was influenced, but they also believe that the juvenile was not able to control his or herself (Emerson 8). In addition, juveniles have not yet reached the necessary maturity level to share a prison amongst other adults. Minors, isolated for punishment, do not deserve this radical treatment (Staff Report ... idea of how things are run in a court. McPolin, Paul. “Dangerous Arms Among Youths.” New York Advance. May 6, 1991, A7. This article informs citizens that teens have guns. Being caught armed with a gun can determine sentencing. Rosenheim, Margaret. Pursuing Justice for the Child. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1976. This book discusses justice and it indicates to citizens that there is much to be accomplished with ...
- 885: Dueling
- ... law to keep from actually having a duel was there was inequality among the duelist. This means if the one of the two was a known sharpshooter and the other had not even shot a gun then this was reason for the cancellation. A way that the Irish tried to keep a duel on is the way that they let the person being challenged pick from three weapons the one that ... is worth while to look at the way the typical southern cities were at this time. The South was very primitive compared to their northern brothers. Southern cities often had unpaved streets and poor sewage control. Williams wrote that New Orleans, Louisiana "had open gutters for sewers until eighteen fifty-seven. In the south there was no push for industrial movement, so northern cities were well ahead of the latter. It ... from the rest of the country. Industry moving into the south also effected the aspect of dueling. Factories were being established now and the total agrarian south now had to share. As planters were losing control so was the ideal of dueling. The Civil War did much to change the ideas of dueling and pushed for southern improvements of factories and cities. After the year of eighteen sixty-five the ...
- 886: The Computer Underground.
- ... majority have in common the belief that information should be free and that they have "a right to know." They often have some amount of dislike for the government and the industries who try to control and commercialize information of any sort. This paper attempts to expose what the CU truly is and dispel some of the myths propagated by the media and other organizations. This paper also tries to show ... it's more than just rottenness. And like someone who uses graffiti doesn't care too much whose building it is, they just want to be destructive. GC: You're talking about a sociopath in control of a computer! JB: Ah, lots of computers, because there's thousands, or tens of thousands of hackers. (NBC-TV, 1988) The media's obsession with the computer underground, that is generally labeled as hacking ... the truth, and it needs to be spoken, even if it is offensive. Morals and ethics cannot be determined by a majority vote, any more than they can be determined by the barrel of a gun or loud mouth. Might does not make right. The mass media has tended to sensationalize hacking, whilst soundly condemning it. But there other points of view: for example, in many instances the breaching of ...
- 887: Thought Provoking Ideas
- ... readers thoughts. The last line is the key to the authors meaning- that mankind could destroy itself. There is an obvious and very direct comparison created in the story. Certain symbols stand for things, the gun representing the weapons society creates. The gun is an ideal symbol , for it is a weapon that if not used properly can result in unfortunate consequences, including death. Humanity cannot respect or are incapable of respecting power. The idiot (Harry) symbolizes modern ... inner space of the mind and heart, and an insight of whirlwind emotions. Charlie and his doctors were obviously incapable of dealing with the results of Charlie s operation, as his intelligence got out of control. He found it hard to communicate with normal people as he was now on a different level. The doctors realized this, but could not do anything to help Charlie; they were unprepared for the ...
- 888: "Haircut"
- ... as well as calling him names. All for his own amusement. This is where Jim made his fatal mistake. Upon taking the young man out on a boating trip, he let the boy shoot his gun. Paul never handled a gun before and lost control and shot and killed Jim. Whether it was a complete accident is not known. Was it meant to be? Did this dog finally have his day? In my opinion, Jim Kendall was a twisted ...
- 889: Is The Prime Minister Too Powerful?
- ... Cabinet which comes from the majority party, and through party discipline - the leadership can usually ensure that their backbenchers support the government's policies in the division lobbies. In this way, the Government has virtual control over Parliaments theoretical legal sovereignty. The powers of the PM are formidable - they cover the Cabinet itself, the wider 'Cabinet system' and the party organisation; the PM is not only the head of the Government ... that he has a majority in Congress. Clinton had to rely on Republican votes to push the North African Free Trade treaty through Congress in 1993 and he cannot bank on Democratic support for his gun control or health care legislation. Nevertheless, the President is directly elected for a fixed term, and is not accountable to Congress. Thanks to the African separation of powers - President Kennedy survived the disastrous Bay of ...
- 890: An Analysis of Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant"
- ... have been able to make an independent decision, but was influenced by the “natives” (Orwell 101). Orwell describes his feelings about being pressured to shoot the elephant: “Here I was the white man with his gun, standing in front of the unarmed crowd - seemingly the leading actor of the piece; but in reality I was only an absurd puppet pushed to and fro by the will of those yellow faces behind ... declares, “Every white man's life in the East, was one long struggle not to be laughed at” (101). Orwell compares the elephant to the huge British Empire, and just as the elephant has lost control, he feels that when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys (100). Secretly he hates the British Empire and is on the side of the Burmese (97). The elephant ... dreadful to see the great beast lying there, powerless to move and yet powerless to die, and not even to bee able to finish him” (102). He felt helpless, with no bullets left in his gun; he was unable to put the elephant out of his misery. The compassion that he felt was obvious, he waited so long for the animal to die but, “could not stand it anymore and ...
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