First, his conclusion is limited to one particular hypothetical situation that we are unlikely to confront, making his conclusion not only inapplicable to the real world, but also false. ... The first problem with Levin's argument is that he attempts to justify torture only in certain situations, but because these scenarios are improbable and unrealistic, he will not be able to justify torture as morally mandatory at all. ... The first two are big assumptions to make. ... The person being tortured, Levin assures us, is a terrorist with intimate knowledge of the crime about to take plac...

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Within the first section of the 14th amendment, it states "No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States" Marriage being a privilege in itself applies to this. ... Following the first line, of the first section of the 14th amendment, it states, "; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law" Liberty meaning freedom from society's oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views. ... Lastly...

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Laws have long been established to punish those found guilty of crimes; in this country, one must first be found guilty for punishment to be rendered. ... Some may think that Torture is an acceptable tactic when millions of peoples lives, or just one person's life, are/is at stake. ... Torture also violates the constitution from the standpoint that if someone is tortured, there is the presumption that that person is guilty of something. ... Another possible scenario could be one of an innocent person being tortured. ...

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One of the debate's focuses is whether or not the fetus is a person. The conservative stance on this issue is that the fetus is a person from the moment of conception. ... In contrast, the liberals support the theory that fetuses are not persons and they do not have the right to life. ... The moderate position offers opposition to both the conservative position and the liberal position, saying that even if the fetus is a person with the right to life, it does not follow that abortion is always wrong; and even if the fetus is not a person and does not have the right to life, it does not f...

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Freedom Freedom is the most important basic right a person in United States can posses, and the right most often expressed. ... The first is freedom of speech and expression; the second is the freedom of every person to worship their god in his or her own way; the third is freedom from want; and the fourth is freedom from fear. ... One important aspect of freedom is that when another persons" freedom begins, yours ends. ... The freedom for every person to worship their god in his or her own way is also widely practiced. ... Religious discrimination is one persons" bias view, and re...

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The learning materials have definitely made me rethink my understanding of "being a person" as well as what it means to express your sense of personhood in social systems. At first I made a strong connection with the idea put forward about legal rights (e.g. right to vote or the right give or not give consent) and the capacity to exist as a person. ... " I thought this reflected a person who was fighting for her personhood in very difficult circumstances. ... I agree with Dossey and Keegan's (2009) explanation that respecting patient dignity is about acknowledging the pers...

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The location of the explosive device's location is unknown whoever you have a person in your possession that holds information vital to finding it before it goes off and kills hundreds possibly thousands of lives. ... First let's explore this dark subject of torture by grabbing hold of its true meaning. ... First being the act of causing severe physical pain as a form of punishment or as a way to force someone to act or say something. ... Ways of inflicting psychological torture are just as numerous as the physical aspect however most of the time psychological inflections cause more ...

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In the first instance, it is the non- believers and most importantly, it is the U.S. and the Americans, in the latter the hatred of racially inferior people like the Jews, gypsies, mentally disabled, homosexuals or any other group that did not fit a strict set of qualifications as a pure and loyal Aryan. ... During such riots, persons belonging to one religious group deliberately destroy life and property of persons belonging to another religious group, even if they do not have any personal enmity with them. ... It is the belief in the literal truth of the religious scriptures "and commu...

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First of all, capital punishment deprives people of the basic life rights, even if they are criminals. ... Undoubtedly, the life right is the most fundamental right of all the above for a person. ... In other words, supposing a person's the most basic life rights can not be ensured in this world, how to talk about his/her other rights? ... However, Life is only one time for a person. ...

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Under the rights for United States citizens stated in the First Amendment of the Constitution, Americans are guaranteed the right to free speech. ... If the free speech threatened to physically kill a specific person, that person would be in danger, and therefore the rights and liberty of that individual are at risk due to the speech of another person. Simply put, individual's free speech should not interfere with another person's free speech, rights or life in general, because that would be deeming one person's free speech more important than another's. ... Mill also w...

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Therefore, you could ask yourself; "Would you rather be "responsible" for the death of the one person or five people?... Providing a moral thought process for the average person or individual holding a power in office, which will lead to the best decision being made from a utilitarian point of view. ... However, there is obvious resistance in pursuing this option because it is morally difficult to consciously kill a person. ... (Weston) John Locke was amongst the first philosophers to advocate the idea of natural rights. ... Where, in the first case, you were a step removed b...

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This policy requires local police officers to check the immigration status of an individual during a routine stop or during any "legal contact, " if there is reasonable suspicion that the person is illegally present in the country. The law also specifies that in addition to committing a federal violation, a person is guilty of trespassing if the person is present on any public or private land and does not carry an alien registration card. Furthermore, it allows police officers to arrest a person without warrant if there is probable cause to believe the person has committed a public offense tha...

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Let us first begin with their initial statement they made in the first paragraph. ... An ad hominem happens the argument is against the person, and not the person's argument. ... The authors also explain the definition of a "person" which has similar connotations as a human. To justify his point he used the example of the Dred Scott Decision in 1856 by the American Supreme Court that ruled that Blacks were human beings but were not persons...

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To understand political power aright, and derive it from its original, we must consider what estate all men are naturally in, and that is, a state of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispose of their possessions and persons as they think fit, within the bounds of the law of Nature, without asking leave or depending upon the will of any other man. ... But though this be a state of liberty, yet it is not a state of licence; though man in that state have an uncontrollable liberty to dispose of his person or possessions, yet he has not liberty to destroy himself, or so much as any crea...

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The first principle of the Declaration of Ethics addresses the respect for the dignity of persons. ... As such, the first recommendation of the strategic plan would be to hold a meeting facilitated by the IP inclusive of heads of management of Noca Cola, members of the Colombian government, members of the National Indigenous Association of Columbia, and the indigenous workers employed within the plant. ... It would also be important to include the indigenous people employed within the plant at the meeting to first show them the respect that their concerns are being addressed, but also abidi...

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Aliens (persons who are not citizens) are also considered in matters like equality before law. ... The Constituent Assembly first met on December 9, 1946 under the presidency of Dr. ... While members of Congress composed of a large majority, Congress leaders appointed persons from diverse political backgrounds to responsibilities of developing the constitution and national laws.[4] Notably, Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkarbecame the chairperson of the drafting committee, while Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel became chairpersons of committees and sub-committees responsible for differ...

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My paper will contain the following: first, I will provide a description of what utilitarianism is and the view behind it. ... The Penn State child abuse scandal was an extremely hot topic in 2011 when it first hit the news. ... I argue that there should be no reason, no matter the situation, that a person should see or know about a situation such as this and not do something to prevent further occurrences; but utilitarianism does not agree. ... Morals are the most important aspect of a person in my view and no matter the moral decision case, they should never be overlooked....

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Although the petitioners are protected under the First Amendment to peacefully protest about how wrong abortion may be, they are not the only ones allowed to use their voices. ... "Then, the Court established that the word "person" as used in the due process clause and in other provisions of the Constitution did not include the unborn, and therefore the unborn lacked federal constitutional protection " (Justia 1). ... Amendment Fourteen states " nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. . . " ("Citizenship. . . " 1). ... The people who cl...

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In 1988 France became the first Western country to allow the sale of the "abortion pill". ... The wording of these statutory provisions is based directly on legislation enacted in England in the nineteenth century: Sections 58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. The crime of "unlawful abortion" may be committed by the pregnant woman herself, by the person performing the abortion, or by anyone who assists. ... The first reported case containing any reference to this defense in relation to abortion was the 1955 decision of the Queensland Court of Criminal Appeal in R v. ... At ...

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Probably the most used and popular of the amendments is the First Amendment. ... First, the freedom of religion is a guarantee that the government will not establish and or endorse any national religion. ... Therefore, the rights granted in the First Amendment secure that the people are the primary control. ... In a hypothetical situation, if the First Amendment was not in our constitution, there would not be an effective democracy. ... It is hard to imagine a society such as ours without the rights that we have in the First Amendment. ...

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This essay will look at the UPRs first cycle across several member states, analysing effectiveness of the mechanism if any at all. ... This was the first of its kind. ... All UN Member States were reviewed in what has come to be known as the first cycle from 2007-2011. ... TOPIC 3: UPR in Ireland Ireland was examined for the first time on its human rights position by the UPR in October 2011. ... This bill is still being considered but is progress towards meeting the recommendation to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 4. ...

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Thank You For Smoking Essay From the moment I read the first page of Christopher Buckley's comedic novel, until the day I finished his last satirical sentence, I could not keep the satisfied smile off my face. ... The truth discussed is that people are people, regardless of their political stance, and that in a democracy every last person has inalienable rights. ...

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Any punishment that can be considered inhumane treatment or that violates the basic concept of a person's dignity may be found to be cruel and unusual. ... Inmates retain only those First Amendment rights, such as freedom of speech, which are not inconsistent with their status as inmates and which are in keeping with the legitimate objectives of the penal corrections system, such as preservation of order, discipline, and security. ... Inmates' First Amendment rights are less extensive than other citizens' and their rights can be limited due to security or other penological conce...

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Discrimination may be subtle, as when a person refuses to associate with targets of the prejudice. ... Since Europeans first came to America, Native Americans have been forcibly deprived of their lands and denied civil rights. ... Both federal and state laws decisions based on a person's sex, race, creed, religion, national origin, age and physical impairments. ... Report incidents of discrimination to your supervisor or the person designated to receive complaints. 3). ...

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To further illustrate this point, if one person at a company starts a strike, the company is very unlikely to notice or change their policies at all. ... In regards to change, a person may see every day on the news stories of the suffering of citizens that live and work in another country that supplies products for a dominate nation, and never consider that their actions (of purchasing these goods) are creating this situation. ... The first definition of collective trade, which argues that the role of the individual is not significant and that collective action leads to free-riding suggests th...

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