... America, one controversial issue has been that fast-food has been causing obesity in America. On one hand, Radley Balko, author of "What You Eat Is Your Business," argues that the government shouldn't have any say so on what people choose to eat no matter how fattening it is ... . My own view is that the government shouldn't decide on what should and should not eat; it should be your own personal business on what you decide to eat whether if it's healthy or not. We also shouldn't blame the fast food corporations for the obesity problem in America because the ... two meals a day in fast-...

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Dear Editor, After analyzing Radley Balko's article, "What You Eat Is Your Business," I would like to give my explanation of why this article should be posted in the next edition of "The Shorthorn." Considering the rhetorical appeals of Balko's ... it is up to the individuals to become fit and make the right food choices on their own. He opines that obesity is not an issue of public health. "What You Eat Is Your Business" provides sufficient reasons and evidence to support the argument that Balko states in his article. Obesity is a hot topic and debated regularly. The main argument is ... b...

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... Charity- and Thomas Jefferson's "First Inaugural Address & Autocracy and Liberty- (Bellah 44, 22, 27). The conclusion will address my thoughts on Walt Whitman's "Leave of Grass-. In Whitman's poem "For You O Democracy,"" Whitman celebrates the greatness of democracy while proclaiming his individualism, patriotism and love for his country. Democracy seems to be the ideal form of government for Whitman. He announces ... ...

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... touched by this disease. Since the epidemic came about in the eighties the government has handled the situation in different ways. When it first came about the government was very hush hush about it because it was considered a homosexual disease. The many people who were affected by the disease waged a so called civil war to fight the government asking for money for ... ...

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I remember when I was a kid I was scared of the garbage truck in our village. It was vile, putrid, and you could smell it from far away. I pitied the garbage collectors for having such an awful job. Now, after many years, I dont fear the garbage collectors anymore in fact I commend them for having the job of collecting the garbage door-to-door every single day ... at the fact that Chairman Abalos was threatening garbage collectors with fines and jail terms if they collect unsegregated garbage. Even a child would know that a lot of families and businesses dont separate their garbage! And of co...

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... what the government does not like, you will find yourself in Maekelawi. That is the name of a notorious prison in the capital which is home for torture and human rights abuse on prisoners. In its recent report, ... of political bloggers named "Zone 9 bloggers" on charges of terrorism. Recently, many award winning journalists have had their freedom confiscated to write and were put behind bars to hush their voices. These arrests show that Ethiopian writers are systematically silenced by the government through legislation, which is the key reason Ethiopia's democracy in not moving forwar...

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... only thing that matters. During the beginning of this past spring, I found out that my uncle Eager at age 62 had bone cancer. At first you think, yeah 62 is getting up there in age and things start to break down. But my uncle was not at all in bad shape. This ... in the boundary waters. But with bone cancer everything changed. His weight went from 210 at his height down to 135 at his worst. To give you an idea of what he looked like, he looked like a man that just was rescued from Auschwitz during World War II. When standing next to his ... First I will explain the chemical company's r...

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... ) should have the right to vote. There can be no exclusions on the basis of race or ethnicity, sex, religion, or economic status. Where as in the authoritarian state people dont get the opportunity to vote and their participation in the government decisions are controlled. In the 19th-century English philosopher John Stuart Mill, in his 'Considerations on Representative Government', insisted ... education. While authoritarian government man is not born equal, people are not educated, they use their power unjustly, their laws are not equally enforced, and freedom is limited to very little...

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Cloning On January 16, 2003, the first human clone was born. The delivery of Sophia Buchelli's baby boy, Primo, sparked a worldwide debate concerning human reproduction. Human cloning has been quickly accepted as a modern advancement (Henry, 5). In years to come, the negative consequences of this procedure will require ... their "choice". A similar problem is also affecting adoption rates. Now that people can know what their baby will look like and which characteristics a baby will have, there is no longer an interest in adopting a baby that one knows nothing about. Adoption rates have dropp...

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... be stored for over a certain period of time so they have to be destroyed. With these kind of stocks, the buffer stock agencies will almost definitely lose money because they dont last long enough to be able to be resold. Eventually, the buffer stock agency will run out of money and since it will be forced to sell of all the ... ...

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... if it is ethical to bring a child in to this world to replace someone else. This same question of whether it is right to have another baby after one has died. No one is saying that the child's sole purpose is to replace some one else, the child is brought into the world ... member or relative. This idea already appeals to many families who have invested money and time into this new possibility. One Japanese family, who lost their baby boy in accident, has already donated to the Clonaid Company, founded in February 1997, by Raël, the leader of the Raelian Movement, in order ... to clone...

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... instinctively swims to the surfaces within the first 10 seconds after it is born to take a breath. The mother Orca helps the baby along by pushing the baby upwards with her flippers. Within the first half hour of life the baby whale can swim. Most births are single and they hardly ever give birth to twins (Killer Whale 2.) Newborn Orcas are approximately 2-2.5 meters ... ...

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... idea already appeals to many families who have invested money and time into this new possibility. One couple who lost their baby in a botched surgery, has already donated $200,000 to the Clonaid company in order to clone their dead baby. This is not the only case; many families are saving the cells of their dead family members in hopes that one ... cloning. Many ask if it is ethical to bring a child in to this world to replace someone else. This the same question of whether it is right to have another baby after one has died. No one is say that the child's sole purpose is to replace som...

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... idea already appeals to many families who have invested money and time into this new possibility. One couple that lost their baby in a botched surgery has already donated $200,000 to the Clonaid company in order to clone their dead baby. This is not the only case; many families are saving the cells of their dead family members in hopes that one ... cloning. Many ask if it is ethical to bring a child in to this world to replace someone else. This the same question of whether it is right to have another baby after one has died. No one is say that the child's sole purpose is to replace som...

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Teen Pregnancy Everyday more than 3,000 girls find out they"re pregnant. Just imagine if you were one of these teens. Having a baby is one of the biggest changes that will ever happen in anyone's life. The choice to raise a baby is also a life time decision, so before you go off and have sex think twice about the consequences that can happen like getting pregnant ... weight or experience health and development problems. Many teenage mothers also have choices to either keep the baby or have an abortion. But both are two difficult choices because they come with their consequences. One you have...

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... prioritize social consciousness over the unquestioning allegiance to government policy. In essence, "Civil Disobedience" could arguably be touted as the quintessential rallying cry for the pioneers of a new social conscious movement. Thoreau's essay argues that a government proves itself of little value if it obtains its power to govern from the majority of the masses solely on the basis that they are the ... ...

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... are new to the world. They know barely anything at all about life or society. Everything to them is an experimental stage, a huge play ground if you will; exploring choices and possibilities to whatever suits their adventure-craving minds. They don't think logically. They don't know what's good and bad, what's ... else. They can't understand the logic and morality in right and wrong, which is why spanking is the better option. If you spanked the child, he/she would cry and fear and feel confused, on why he/she is being punished like this. The child will not know why he/she ... children f...

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... talking about their most recent projects. We all sit down to dinner together and my grandmother begins grace. However, in the midst of it, she breaks down and begins to cry quickly excusing herself from the table and leaving my grandfather to finish. Afterwards, as we begin to eat, we talk of things that are going with our families, usually like ... families is a big part of the soldier's life, and definitely an additive to the stress factor. Communications are fairly restricted: phone calls are limited to one call per week, if you are lucky, for five to ten minutes apiece. These abbrev...

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... a lawyer or your family. Among other things, the Bill of Rights makes sure that these things don't happen. Before Sept. 11th, Americans like you and me valued our freedom above else. But after Sept. 11th, it seems that words like civil rights and due process has disappeared from most Americans ... times and conditions, our civil liberties, guaranteed in the Constitution, should not be infringed upon. For a long time, freedom was America's battle cry. Sure we wanted security but freedom was what this country was founded upon. But after Sept. 11th, the American public demanded security and...

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... lengthy document (the Patriot Act is nearly 350+ pages long). President Bush signed it into law on October 26, 2001, after it received little congressional review or debate. Giving almost unlimited anti-privacy powers to domestic law enforcement and international intelligence agencies, PATRIOT virtually eliminates checks and balances ... powers were not abused. Therefore, the Patriot Act threatens the basic liberties and freedoms of millions of Americans, and the courts can do little in helping them to keep them. With seemingly unlimited authority, the federal government can target and ...

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... lengthy document (the Patriot Act is nearly 350+ pages long). President Bush signed it into law on October 26, 2001, after it received little congressional review or debate. Giving almost unlimited anti-privacy powers to domestic law enforcement and international intelligence agencies, PATRIOT virtually eliminates checks and balances ... powers were not abused. Therefore, the Patriot Act threatens the basic liberties and freedoms of millions of Americans, and the courts can do little in helping them to keep them. With seemingly unlimited authority, the federal government can target and ...

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... . Even though the fight has come a long way it is certainly not over yet. It is not possible to tell the story of apartheid in South Africa without beginning with a little about the countries story. To be treated, as a foreigner in their own land is nothing new to South Africans, they have been fighting over their right in the country since ... after being tortured many of the individuals imprisoned were children and women, even pregnant women were not spared, many of them had their babies in prison or lost the unborn baby after the stress of torture and imprisonment. And the people who ...

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... the consequences of something she had no say in. She can't go out with friends anymore. She will have to drop out of high school to take care of the baby. She most likely won't attend college. Worst of all, how will she survive? She has no husband and was not prepared for this to happen to her. She wasn't even ... supporting "pro-choice" have dropped from a high of 56% to 48%. Why is that? For a woman, having a child is a very agonizing decision. Numerous questions run through her mind. Will the baby be born alive? Will I be able to take care of this child and fulfill its needs? Am I re...

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... that doctors are violating that right. I disagree with that one. When an abortion takes place because of the total lack of responsibility from of a woman than I do believe that the baby should have a chance to life and should not be extracted from the mother. She should deal with the consequences of her actions. Not necessarily keeping the child, because all people ... more and more and more on a topic that they have not found anything on. Also I don't think that the ban on partial birth abortion should be repealed because if the baby is already in the birth canal and they extract it ob...

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... of how public opinion effects dollar allocation. There is also a current debate for the privatization of social security. The government will eventually implement a reform based upon public debates. Currently the baby boom generation is paying taxes that go into Social Security. The senior citizens gather this money, or "leech" off of it. As the ... baby boom generation moves toward retirement, the people who will be paying into Social Security will be less than those who collect it. Because of this, people are looking into privatization of Social Security where you invest part of the m...

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