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Laws Of War
<view this essay>.... extermination, enslavement, deportation,
and other inhumane acts committed against any civilian population, before or
during the war, or persecutions on political, racial or religious grounds in
execution of or in connection with any crime within the jurisdiction of the
Tribunal, whether or not in violation of the domestic law of the country where
perpetrated. Leaders, organizers, instigators, and accomplices participating in
the formulation or execution of a common plan or conspiracy to commit any of the
foregoing crimes are responsible for all acts performed by any persons in
execution of such plan.1
The above excerpt comes form the Charter of the Tri .....
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Drugs In Sports
<view this essay>.... be worse to run a race fairly than cheat and artificially enhance a performance by taking drugs.
In 1992 John Mcewick, was one of the most promising shot putter's in Britain, he took the silver medal in the all Britain games and at just 22 years of age, hopes were high for his future. However just 6 years later, he found himself totally isolated from the sport and unable to continue. Why you may say? Was it a great injury sustained? Was it a financial problem he faced? Did he lose interest in the sport? None of these actually. The only problem John Mcewick faced was a moral one. Unfortunately John Mcewick believed that sport was something that tested the .....
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Date Rape
<view this essay>.... more women will come out and
report the incident. It is not in any way the woman's fault for being the
victim of date rape, but it is the fault of the rapist, and the rapist should
pay the consequences. The question might come up...why would a man force a woman
to have sex, or why would a woman doubt that it happened, or that she was
forced? Well, there are many reasons. A lot of these reasons having to do with
how American kids are raised. Boys are brought up thinking they are strong and
aggressive, while on the other hand, girls are brought up being passive and
"what you say goes" (Shuker-Haines and Stark 23) . This shouldn't be going on
in our societ .....
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Quick Look At Gun Control
<view this essay>.... not exist due to the fact
that guns are necessary for self defense against crime, and by
enforcing gun control is violating a citizens second amendment right
to bear arms.
Guns are evil to some, because of the violence that they
create. People express guns as weapons of homicide. They insist that,
the more guns with which our society equips itself, the greater the
likelihood for accidents or violent acts involving fire arms to occur.
It is a proven fact that handguns have been the murder weapon of
choice. Guns are involved .....
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The Problems Of Drinking And Driving
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example of when drinking and driving arises simply when a person doesn't
acknowledge that he/she isn't fit to drive, and no one else argues with
them. Generally, when sober, people know that it is wrong to drink and
drive, but it boils down to the fact that at the time when this important
decision is being made, a person's judgement is impaired.
This problem is all too common among young people. Although people
attempt to drill the message "don't drink and drive" into young minds
everywhere as early as kindergarten, it doesn't seem to be enough. A child
needs to get this message early and often. This is unfortunately not always
so. Today, only one in e .....
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Capital Punishment
<view this essay>.... be put on death row, the individual might decide not to commit the crime. Although prison is made out to be a scary place, it could never repulse someone more than frying in the chair, dying of poison injection, or hanging.
Why allow any vicious murderer the chance to escape prison and harm another person? People put an animal down once it has imperiled a human's life or safety. If humans are so concerned with their well being they ought to be guaranteed the same sanctuary from killers.
Prisons, for the most part, are inescapable. But what if, the man that hunted you down, kidnapped you, and killed your friend, was the one of the few whom successfully escaped .....
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Having A Gun
<view this essay>.... citizen, in 1994, some misguided politicians in government adopted
the legislation repealing the previous amendment and thus, abolishing the
constitutional right to own the handguns. Banning the sale of firearms seems to
me a most malicious and reckless deed, that instead of safeguarding and
protecting, endangers more the entire society.
The Government justified this act by saying that it would protect the
innocent citizens. But it failed to even entertain the notion that the enactment
of this law would come to protect the right of those who violate the rights of
others. It has never occurred to authorities that vicious criminals, in spite of
this legislation, .....
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Drug Prohibition
<view this essay>.... both financially and otherwise, while being ineffective, if not, at times, counterproductive. Today, we can see the unforeseen costs of the "Drug Prohibition," and we should consider these costs before expanding the "War on Drugs."
First, among the costs of the "War on Drugs," the most obvious is monetary cost. The direct cost of purchasing drugs for private use is $100 billion a year. The federal government spends at least $10 billion a year on drug enforcement programs and spends many billions more on drug-related crimes and punishment. The estimated cost to the United States for the "War on Drugs" is $200 billion a year or an outstanding $770 per person .....
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