IV. [Thesis and Preview] The desecration of the American flag is an issue plaguing us as citizens and as a country. The only solution to end this problem is to pass a constitutional
He could have talk about the American soldiers and what the American flag mean to them. He could have explained the importance of the American flag and what the flag represent. 4. No, he did not address enough objections to his claim. He could have argues what the American really stands for, how soldiers fought for it, and how the first amendment protect speech not
(Solomon, Higgins, 2010:235) Soft determinism maintains that we possess the freedom required for moral responsibility, and that this is compatible with determinism, even though determinism is true a person can still be deserving of blame if they perform a wrongful act. (Pereboom, 2009:308) The immense issue I have with soft determinism is that how can you have free will if everything is determined, this contradicts
What Americans do have a right to is their opinion and the means by which to express it, no matter if the opinion is favorable or not. There are some advocates who champion for restrictions on unfavorable speech, like violent or racist remarks. And though the intentions behind such beliefs are made in good faith, it is unrealistic to believe the mission of filtering out racist speech could be completed without catching in the same net all kinds of other speech that is considered "OK" (Lawrence III 514). I firmly believe that a government that tells its citizens what is appropriate to say will soon be dictating what they may think also, and by that, it is unlawful for the government to regulate racist or violent speech. By doing so the government would intrude on students' creativity and learning process, would set illusive restraints on racist behavior, and undermine the Constitution at whole.
However the civil war in Libya in 2011 was not a threat to America and protestor in Libya had made it clear that they did not want, or need help from westerners. However America still sent ships off the coast of Libya and bombed the military bases. As I have shown America only follows Monroe’s beliefs when most convenient for themselves and when they want to. However they do expect Europe and the Middle East to stay out of American conflicts and
Some government officials believe that the only reason to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” will be to improve military effectiveness. The controversy over the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy will continue to be an ongoing issue until homosexuals, civilians and the military can come to an agreement. Works Cited Cary, Peter. "The Pentagon's Fight to Keep Gays Away." U.S. News 1989: 57.
The reasons why the colonists wrote the Declaration of Independence are innumerable. Before the Declaration of Independence, cutting off their trade with all parts of the world except Britain was accepted and so was the imposing of taxes on them without their consent. Transporting them beyond seas to be tried for pretended offenses and depriving them in many cases was also an action done before the Declaration of Independence. Not to mention, quartering a large body of troops among the colonist. In effect, the above reasons led colonists to write the Declaration of Independence.
Compatibilists believe that is the most correct thing to do. I believe that in order to have the idea of free will, you need to be free from certain constraints. Freedom is simply the idea of not being tied down physically or mentally to certain things. You have the ability to choose what you want to
The United Stated is no stranger to the discussion of legalization of substances. Since the days before the prohibition in the 1920’s most regulations were through social sanctions and responses to intoxication, and proclamations against the use of various substances also included laws forbidding the consumption of coffee and smoking tobacco (Jeffery, 2001). The restrictions on the use and distribution of drugs in the U.S on the federal level were less than 100 years old, and prior to the early 1900’s restrictions on drugs were on the state and local level. Yet as times changed the morality movement against alcohol had begun to take hold throughout the country. Thus the Prohibition movements began, along the women's suffrage of newly empowered
What I believe that the definition of independence is the absolute freedom to do what you want, and to not be held back by any rules or laws of government or man, but by the rules and laws of nature and your own conscious. My view of independence may greatly differ form your beliefs on the definition but in this paper I will try to show exactly what my perspective on the definition of independence is by my experiences, my beliefs, my thoughts, and research on the subject at hand. Firstly, I believe that independence can not be the definition of what your government says is independent. If you go by what the government says is independent than why not go by Chinas definition of independence, or by the communists party’s definition of independence. If you are being governed than you are not truly independent.