5/19/2017 Essayer de faire au mieux - un concours d architecture pour , François Bourque, ChroniqueursRead NowOn peut aimer ou ne pas aimer ce qu'on a vu. C'est une question de goût. Mais il semble un fait objectif que les formes et l'organisation des matériaux ne sont pas à l'avant-garde de l'architecture. Si l'objectif est de marquer l'imaginaire par l'audace et d'attirer l'attention sur Québec par la créativité et l'audace, ce serait à repenser. Liens avec le voisinage Ses critiques sont cependant très dures. Un projet «trop trapu» et trop «introverti». La Commission d'urbanisme de Québec aura à juger de l'acceptabilité du projet du Phare. Pas même la transformation des berges du fleuve ou la renaissance du centre-ville. L'impact visuel du Phare est trop important pour s'en priver. Si c'est le cas, la Commission a-t-elle la même indépendance qu'un tribunal? On peut cependant réfléchir à ce qui mériterait d'être bonifié. Il y aura beaucoup de regards sur ce Phare de 65 étages, visible de partout ou presque, depuis les deux rives. Comment faire mieux? Plusieurs pistes. À quoi sert-il de s'entendre avec les citoyens sur des balises de développement si c'est pour les balancer au premier projet venu? Mais est-ce le meilleur projet possible? Celui dont Québec sera fière pour des générations et qui deviendrait le point d'ancrage d'un centre-ville d'affaires vivant à Sainte-Foy? Le rôle de la Commission d'urbanisme s'apparente à celui d'un tribunal administratif, évalue MmeHamelin. Quelle sera la liberté de la Commission d'urbanisme pour juger d'un projet déjà généreusement louangé et soutenu en public par le maire? Mais puisque la Ville veut faire de ce Phare une «signature», l'intérêt public serait de mobiliser les meilleurs créateurs et d'élargir la réflexion. Le projet du Groupe Dallaire atteint en cela l'objectif d'un signal fort à l'entrée de la ville. Pour être fréquentée, une place publique doit être visible et accessible. Ce n'est pas le cas du scénario proposé. La place publique est enclavée, difficilement visible de l'extérieur et les ouvertures y donnant accès ne sont pas dans le prolongement de sentiers ou trottoirs menant ailleurs dans le quartier.
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Are you in search of free sample essays and essay examples on different topics? Do you need urgent assistance in writing high school, college or university academic papers? We are your best solution for you. Our site is specifically designed for those students who need instant writing help in any discipline. One good example of this is the “Iraqi Freedom” conflict our country is involved in today. We are there under the premise of freeing the Iraqi people from the genocide they have suffered under the leadership of Saddam Hussein. We are also ensuring our freedom and the freedom of the world by taking Hussein out of power and crushing his rein of terror. But we cannot obtain this freedom single-handedly. Britain is fighting right along side of us; our two countries have always helped one another in times of need. During that last century, hundreds of thousands of young men and women have died in many wars freeing other countries from invaders. I just wish everyone were as selfless as Britain and we are in times of need. It would be hard to imagine what some of these other countries would have done if we wouldn’t have stepped up to the plate and taken a swing for them. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- We receive up to 10% of every purchase you make on Amazon through this link. So do all your shopping here and help support This I Believe! Now one may ask, how does helping others benefit me? First off, why the heck are you thinking like that! Remember, this is about the other people. Secondly, when you make the people you love happy, they are more fun to be around. They also tend to repay the favor and cheer you up when you need it most. Lastly, it is just the right thing to do. If you want to be morally pure, this is one way to do it. Copyright © 2005- 2017 This I Believe, Inc. all rights reserved. Please contact This I Believe, Inc. regarding reprints and permissions requests at http://thisibelieve.org/contact/. If you find yourself feeling unhappy, try making someone else happy and see what happens. If you’re feeling empty and unfulfilled, try doing some meaningful and worthwhile work and see how you feel. The catch is that you must do this work with passion and enthusiasm. There are many organizations, institutions and people who are engaged in exemplary works of giving. Narayanan Krishnan is a management graduate from Madurai, India who gave up his career as chef with a five-star hotel when he saw a man so hungry that he was feeding on his own excreta. From there on Krishnan started his noble initiative to feed thousands of destitute and homeless people in his state—free of cost. Another example of giving is Sanjit “Bunker” Roy, founder of the Barefoot College. Since graduating from college in 1965, Mr. Roy has committed his life to serve the poor and to help rural communities become self-sufficient. The Barefoot College education program encourages learning-by-doing, such as training grandmothers from Africa and the Himalayan region to be solar engineers so they could bring electricity to their remote villages. Giving is one of the best investments you can make towards achieving genuine happiness. True giving comes from the heart, with no expectation of reciprocation. You’ll find that the more you give, the more you’ll receive. The power of giving is manifested in the kindness and generosity that you bestow on someone else. When you give to another unselfishly, the vibrational energy emitting from your subconscious is at its strongest. The power of giving, according to neuroscience, is that it feels good. A Chinese proverb says: “If you always give, you will always have.” A famous American author and management expert, Ken Blanchard, declared “The more I give away, the more comes back.” We all know how great it feels to receive gifts. However, the joy of getting is short-lived. Our lives are richer when we share, and that great inner joy comes from helping others to better their lives. Truly giving from the heart fills your life with joy and nourishes your soul. Giving provides an intrinsic reward that’s far more valuable than the gift. As Mahatma Gandhi said, “To find yourself, lose yourself in the service of others.” Giving takes you out of yourself and allows you to expand beyond earthly limitations. True joy lies in the act of giving without an expectation of receiving something in return. Academic research and thousands of years of human history confirm that achieving meaning, fulfillment, and happiness in life comes from making others happy, and not from being self-centred. Mother Teresa is a famous example. She found fulfillment in giving of herself to others. She helped change the expression on dying people’s faces from distress and fear to calmness and serenity. She made their undeniable pain a little easier to bear. Helping write the joy essay others an of about 5/19/2017 Freedom in america essays - 8th Grader Ws - What Freedom Means to Me - Essay ContestRead NowThe early settlers of Great Britain's North American colonies brought with them long-standing ideas about freedom, some of them quite unfamiliar today. To them, freedom was not a single idea but a collection of distinct rights and privileges that depended on one’s nationality and social status. "Liberties" meant formal, specific privileges—such as self-government or the right to practice a particular trade—many of which were enjoyed by only a small segment of the population. World War II also reshaped Americans' understanding of the internal boundaries of freedom. The abolition of slavery had not produced anything resembling racial justice, except for a brief period after the Civil War when African Americans enjoyed equality before the law and manhood suffrage. By the turn of the century, a new system of inequality —resting on segregation, disenfranchisement, a labor market rigidly segmented along racial lines, and the threat of lynching for those who challenged the new status quo—was well on its way to being consolidated in the South, with the acquiescence of the rest of the nation. Not only the shifting condition of blacks but also the changing sources of immigration spurred a growing preoccupation with the racial composition of the nation. In 1879, a referendum on the subject of Chinese immigration in California resulted in 154,000 registering opposition, with only 883 in favor. The Chinese Exclusion Act followed in 1882. Immigration from Europe also aroused controversy. In the early twentieth century, far more newcomers entered the United States from Italy and the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires than from northern and western Europe, the traditional sources of immigration. Among many middle-class, native-born Protestant Americans, these events inspired an abandonment of the egalitarian vision of citizenship spawned by the Civil War and the revival of definitions of American freedom based on race. The immigration law of 1924, which banned all immigration from Asia and severely restricted that from southern and eastern Europe, reflected the renewed identification of nationalism, American freedom, and notions of Anglo-Saxon superiority. Rhetorically, the Cold War was in many ways a continuation of the battles of World War II. The discourse of a world sharply divided into two camps, one representing freedom and the other its opposite, was reinvigorated in the worldwide struggle against communism. Even during World War II, when the Soviet Union was America's ally, anticommunist organizations insisted that communism posed a dire threat to American values such as freedom of religion and speech, not to mention the threat posed by communist advocacy of such dangerous doctrines as "absolute social and racial equality; intermarriage of Blacks and Whites; Promotion of Class hatred." During the Cold War, the United States was once again the leader of a global crusade for freedom against a demonic, ideologically driven antagonist. From the Truman Doctrine to the 1960s, every American president would speak of a national mission to defend the Free World and protect freedom across the globe, even when American actions, as in Iran and Guatemala in the 1950s and Vietnam in the 1960s, seemed to jeopardize the freedom of other peoples rather than enhance it. The Cold War abroad led inevitably to an anticommunist crusade at home that placed in jeopardy core American freedoms. As the Pennsylvania Civil Rights Congress pointed out in 1953, the denial of freedom of speech to those who held unpopular opinions itself posed a threat to "American traditions of freedom." Today, the idea of freedom remains as central as ever to American culture and politics—and as contested. One thing seems certain. The story of American freedom is forever unfinished. Debates over its meaning will undoubtedly continue, and new definitions will emerge to meet the exigencies of the twenty-first-century world, a globalized era in which conversations about freedom and its meaning are likely to involve all mankind. The belief in freedom as the common heritage of all Englishmen was widely shared by eighteenth-century Americans. Resistance to British efforts to raise revenues in America began not as a demand for independence but as a defense, in colonial eyes, of the rights of Englishmen. The Stamp Act Congress of 1765 condemned the principle of taxation without representation by asserting that residents of the colonies were entitled to "all the inherent rights and liberties" of "subjects within the Kingdom of Great Britain." But the Revolution ended up transforming these rights—by definition a parochial set of entitlements that did not apply to other peoples—into a universal concept. The rights of Englishmen became the rights of man. The struggle for independence gave birth to a definition of American nationhood and national mission that persists to this day—an idea closely linked to freedom, for the new nation defined itself as a unique embodiment of liberty in a world overrun with oppression. This sense of American uniqueness—of the United States as an example to the rest of the world of the superiority of free institutions—remains alive and well even today as a central part of our political culture. Over time, it has made the United States an example, inspiring democratic movements in other countries, and has provided justification for American interference in the affairs of other countries in the name of bringing them freedom. At the turn of the twentieth century, debates over freedom were dominated by the question of what social conditions make enjoyment of freedom possible. The question of how to secure "opportunity for free men" in the face of vastly unequal economic power between employer and employee, wrote Philadelphia businessman Joseph Fels, was the major question of the age. One outlook defined the free market as the true domain of liberty and condemned any interference with its operations. One supporter of Philadelphia transit companies confronting a strike called trade unions "diabolical" interferences with the "liberty [of] your company to transact its own business." The Civil War, of course, destroyed slavery and placed the question of black citizenship on the national agenda. Although the Confederacy's vice president, Alexander H. Stephens, identified slavery as the "cornerstone" of the Confederacy at the war's outset, many southerners, such as South Carolina plantation owner Thomas Drayton, insisted, "We are fighting for home & liberty." But when Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, the cause of the Union became inextricably linked to the promise of freedom for the slaves. The Proclamation also authorized for the first time the enrollment of black men in the Union army. Initially paid less than white troops, the black soldiers mobilized to demand equal compensation, which Congress granted in 1864 and 1865. Black men, one officer wrote, had moved "one step nearer owning their rights as men." The glorification of freedom as the essential characteristic of American life in a struggle for global dominance opened the door for others to seize on the language of freedom for their own purposes. Most striking was the civil rights movement, with its freedom walkers (arrested in Alabama in May 1963), freedom rides, freedom schools, freedom marches, and insistent cry, "freedom now!" Freedom for blacks meant empowerment, equality, and recognition—as a group and as individuals. The flyer mobilizing and urging participation on the March on Washington of 1963. where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, spoke not only of restoring the constitutional rights of black Americans but also of restoring "dignity and self-respect" by guaranteeing employment and adequate education to all Americans. Central to black thought has long been the idea that freedom involves the totality of a people's lives and that it is always incomplete—a goal to be achieved rather than a possession to be defended. The struggles in England that culminated in the Civil War of the 1640s and, half a century later, the Glorious Revolution, gave new meanings to freedom. Alongside the idea of "liberties" that applied only to some groups arose the notion of the "rights of Englishmen" that applied to all. The idea of "English liberty" became central to Anglo-American political culture. It meant that no man was above the law and that all within the realm enjoyed certain basic rights of person or property that even the king could not abridge. During the twentieth century the United States emerged as a persistent and powerful actor on the world stage. And at key moments of worldwide involvement the encounter with a foreign "other" subtly affected the meaning of freedom in the United States. One such episode was struggle against Nazi Germany, which not only highlighted aspects of American freedom that had previously been neglected but fundamentally transformed perceptions of who was entitled to enjoy the blessings of liberty in the United States. Nelson Mandela's Long Walk To Freedom - Missing Works Cited Nelson Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom Nelson Mandela in his book, Long Walk to Freedom argues through the first five parts that a black individual must deal, coop, and grow through a society that is hindering their lives' with apartheid and suppression of their rightful land. Rolihlanla Mphakanyiswa or clan name, Madiba was born on July 18, 1918 in a simple village of Mvezo, which was not accustomed to the happenings of South Africa as a whole. His father was an respected man who led a good life, but lost it because of a dispute with the magistrate. [tags: Nelson Mandela Long Walk Freedom Essays] Freedom for African Americans in Democracy in the America by Alexis de Tocqueville - In Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America, much is said on the great freedoms experienced by whites, but little does it mention the freedoms experienced by free blacks at the time. It does, however, give a small glimpse of it. In his book, de Tocqueville describes his conversation with an inhabitant of Pennsylvania. He questioned the man, asking how a state founded on Quaker principles could deny a free black to vote. When the man denied such accusation, de Tocqueville asked why no Negro was then seen at the polls that morning. [tags: freedom, free blacks] The History of Freedom - Throughout history freedom has had many different meanings and definitions; based on race, gender, and ethnicity. According to the dictionary freedom means the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint (“freedom” def. 1). Freedom may seem like something given to everyone however it was something workers had to fight for. Not everyone believed that workers’ rights needed to be changed, which led to a long battle between workers, employers and the government. [tags: History ] The Path to Freedom - Finally they were free. After months of traveling, and hiding, not knowing if they would be caught, they finally made it to the North. Their trip would have ended there if it had not been for the Fugitive Slave Act. This act stated that the people in the North had to return runaway slaves. This made runaway slaves have to endure more difficult terrain to cross to reach their ultimate goal, Canada. Not only did slaves want to be free, but many Americans also thought that it was wrong, and wanted to abolish it. [tags: civil war, freedom, fugitive slave] An Analysis of Langston Hughes' Poem, Freedom Train - An Analysis of Langston Hughes' Poem, Freedom Train There is very little left to the imagination when reading Langston Hughes "Freedom Train". His ideas of being free are apparent from the beginning of his poem. However, although he spells everything out, he still leaves a couple of things for his readers to figure out. He starts off wanting to know all about this train he keeps hearing. He says, "I read in the papers about the Freedom Train. I heard on the radio about the Freedom Train." He wants to know everything he can about this train. [tags: Hughes Freedom Train Essays] 825 words Love and Freedom - Love and Freedom What is love. Is it something we do or something we can know. Some classify love as something that you feel for some people sometimes. It is often linked or used interchangeably with lust. Others feel that it is something that is constant and untouched by judgement and feeling. The only common denominator for love is that it is something that is desirable; it is something that we want. So what do people want. Many philosophies pose answers; but those answers frequently lead to more questions. [tags: Love Freedom Psychology Philosophy essays] Freedom and Determinism - Freedom is a human value that has inspired many poets, politicians, spiritual leaders, and philosophers for centuries. Poets have rhapsodized about freedom for centuries. Politicians present the utopian view that a perfect society would be one where we all live in freedom, and spiritual leaders teach that life is a spiritual journey leading the soul to unite with God, thus achieving ultimate freedom and happiness. In addition, we have the philosophers who perceive freedom as an inseparable part of our nature, and spend their lives questioning the concept of freedom and attempting to understand it (Transformative Dialogue, n.d.). [tags: Free-will, Determinism, Predestination] 1853 words 784 words What is freedom? - In reality, what is freedom. When can I person actually declare freedom. These questions are brought to mind after engaging in the novel, The Known World. Many characters in the novel are said to be “free”. but they do not seem to be in reality free. Yes, they may be free from some binds, such as slavery, but in most cases, those who claim to be “free” are the ones who are indeed, the most suppressed. Take John Skiffington for example. He is a “free,” white, landowner; he is the sheriff of the town and has great power. [tags: Character Analysis, argumentative, persuasive] 963 words The Desire for Freedom and for Limitations on Freedom - The Desire for Freedom and for Limitations on Freedom People can have the desire for freedom as well as the desire for limitations on freedom. This is because freedom and limitations on freedom are both needed to live peacefully. Absolute freedom cannot be achieved because when you take away limitations you take away freedoms. With out rules governing our society, people would be able to do what they want to each other with out a certain punishment. When you examine the advantages and disadvantages of both arguments it becomes clearer. [tags: Papers] A Fundamental Freedom - Since the industrial revolution, unions have played an increasingly powerful role in the workplace. Unions began as workers who organized groups in order to negotiate for better working conditions, higher wages, and greater benefits. As time has passed, unions have grown larger and have become extremely active in the political realm. As the unions’ powers have grown, especially in the public sector, they have been able to commandeer legislation requiring public workers to pay union dues in order to keep their jobs. [tags: Business Management ] 891 words Freedom In Constitution - Have you ever wondered what life at school would be like without “freedom?” In my opinion I think it would be horrid. Think about it. If we had no freedom we wouldn’t be able to do the things we love most, or choose what friends we hang out with. The freedoms we have now we all take for granted. For example, do you even know what your freedoms are. If you don’t, then you ought to hear me out so you know in the future what they mean. First of all there are two very specific freedoms that all students and teachers should know and understand. [tags: Personal Opinion Argument Paper Freedom] 2428 words Freedom of Speech -. Not only does this endanger academia, but also imperils America as a whole. Free speech, among our other liberties, provides a means in which the exchange of ideas and knowledge can take place, and is the cornerstone on which America stands. If colleges, the catalysts in which young teens become grown and responsible citizens, stifle this exchange through codes and censorship, how can these citizens contribute to the liberal foundation of America. Hayden Barnes from Valdosta State University exercised his right to speak his mind against Valdosta's plans to build a $40 million dollar garage by attempting to raise awareness about its necessity and possible alternatives. [tags: liberties, college, consitution] Society: The Puppet Master of Freedom - Throughout history there have been countless cases where groups of people have fought for their freedom. They have fought their battles in political debates, protests, and in the most extreme cases war. The oppressed continuously try to escape their oppressors, under the assumption that their oppressors live in complete sovereignty. People did not know then and still do not understand today that the environment they inhabit is the key factor that controls communal freedom. In Wallace Stevens “Disillusionment of Ten O’ Clock” and Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” both speakers affirm that society does not allow individual freedom to exist in this world. [tags: sociology, poetry, freedom, Whitman, Wallace Steve] What Is Freedom? - People across history cite a better life as their reasoning for immigrating to the United States. In searching for a better life, the idea of freedom is born. For example, the Protestants ran from persecution for their religion. They whole-heartedly believed they would discover a better life filled with freedom in the new world. As history continues through the 19th and 20th centuries, more immigrants from around the world travel to America searching for the sought after freedom. For instance, Irish immigrants dreamed America as the place to escape the potato famine and English Oppression during the mid-1800s (Irish Immigrants in America During the 19th Century).Leading into the early 20th. [tags: Immigration ] 1059 words 1148 words The Price of Freedom - The Price of Freedom For what seemed like the millionth time, I tried to get comfortable. I tried to shift slightly, but again, as before, unseen others crowded me; their close proximity preventing any movement and fuelling my claustrophobia. I guess the darkness was my greatest fear, its blanket of gloom at first merely depressing me, but as time progressed it began to gnaw at me like an anorexic rat. I briefly wondered if the others around me felt the same, but my companions remained mute. The oppressive silence was maddening. [tags: Creative Writing Essays] Freedom and Responsibility - Built within the Constitution of the United States are specifically defined freedoms that are guaranteed to all citizens. Conversely, with every constitutional freedom there comes a corresponding responsibility. On September 25, 1789, the state legislature’s twelve proposed amendments were transmitted by congress, the first two dealing with congressional representation and congressional pay. The following numbers three through twelve were adopted by the states to become the Bill of Rights in 1791. [tags: U.S. Law] 1547 words 617 words Fighting Against Restraints on Freedom - As human beings, we endure each and every day, a constant fight for freedom. Liberty is described as ‘’the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint’’ (Dictionary.com). Relevant examples are found throughout history of the restraints of rights and the ever constant search for true freedom. Perhaps the most atrocious removal can be seen in the Second World War; Legal and fundamental rights were taken away at this time without thought or conscience. Other examples include the segregation of the blacks and white in South Africa during the Apartheid Era, the Vietnam War, and more recently the War on Terrorism (Al-Qaeda). [tags: Society, Freedom, Media, History] 1484 words 1265 words 542 words 861 words Freedom, To An Extent - “We have learned to live in a world where ‘reality’ is a matter of choice.” While choosing what we feel is real is based on what we actually want to see. Trying to over look reality can cause a person to imagine things that might not actually be there. When you do not see the reality of anything you get lost in a world of imagination. Although, imagination is the best entertainment, when relying on it too much you would not be able to see the world of how it truly is. Adventuring out into the world is very important because it generates learning and creates additional knowledge. [tags: Social Issues] Huckleberry Finn and the Problem of Freedom - Freedom cannot exist within any society, civilization, or country. Though, the United States is reputed for offering complete freedom and independence for all men, it continued for almost century after its establishment to enslave a select race of people. Neither does it offer unmitigated freedom to white people, because the liberties of separate individuals often come into conflict and cannot coexist. No country or place within society has yet reconciled this fact. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain asserts that comprehensive freedom does not exist for anyone within a society and can only be procured in solitude. [tags: freedom, society chains, independence] 1387 words 1124 words 1223 words Hate Speech is the Price We Must Pay for Freedom of Speech - Living in the United States we enjoy many wonderful freedoms and liberties. Even though most of these freedoms seem innate to our lives, most have been earned though sacrifice and hard work. Out of all of our rights, freedom of speech is perhaps our most cherished, and one of the most controversial. Hate speech is one of the prices we all endure to ensure our speech stays free. But with hate speeches becoming increasingly common, many wonder if it is too great of a price to pay, or one that we should have to pay at all. [tags: Freedom of Speech Essays] 884 words 2359 words Choosing Freedom over Equality - This is not an easy motion to debate on. Thus, this piece of writing will mention, discuss and bring forward the irrationality of choosing either freedom over equality or visa versa, without having a harmonious counterbalance between the two factors, implemented by a regulatory body. It will also include examples of countries which "total freedom" or "total equality" is in practice, where the search for total freedom led to total anarchy, or the pursuit for total equality curtailed the freedom in all areas of life. [tags: freedom, equality, government, ] Death and Freedom in Sorrows of a Young Werther and Crime and Punishment - Death and Freedom in Sorrows of a Young Werther and Crime and Punishment The relationship between death and freedom is a common thread throughout Sorrows of a Young Werther by Goethe and Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky. The relationship illustrated in both works is that one cannot achieve true freedom until they are dead. Until death, Werther and Raskolnikov will always feel the restrictions that society places upon them. Werther feels restricted due to the unrequited love of Lotte and Raskolnikov feels restricted by the moral code that society establishes. [tags: Goethe Dostoevsky Death Freedom Literature Essays] Kant and Luther’s Understandings of Human Freedom - For Kant and Luther, the question of human freedom and the amount individuals are at liberty of, if any, is determined in an effort to achieve high morality. However, it precisely the outlook that Kant deems fatalist which Luther argues for, that is, freedom through faith. For Luther, we do not posses the liberty required to live a moral life without God’s guidance. On the other hand, for Kant, the predestination that Luther argues for places individuals in a state of “immaturity” and therefore unable to achieve freedom to be moral. [tags: liberty, freedom, morality, christianity, religion] First Amendment and the Constitutional Freedoms in Amercan Schools - The First Amendment, usually equated with freedom of speech, affords five protections: Establishment Clause, Free exercise of religion, Freedom of speech, Freedom of press, and Freedom to peaceable assemble. Students (and student groups) in public colleges and universities enjoy full protection under the First Amendment; however, this right depends greatly on the context in which a student might raise a free speech claim. Once an institution creates a limited public forum for a student or group, administration cannot deny recognition to particular student or groups based on viewpoints. [tags: freedom of speech, constitutional freedoms] The Freedom of Men in Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Work - Out of the many philosophers of his time, Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s ideas were the most enlightened. His ideas were extremely controversial and he has influenced political and social change for over two hundred years. His ideas were enlightened by thinking ahead of the people of his time by talking about general will, liberty and the corruption of society, and how freedom was essential to being human. We find the Rousseau argued about the freedoms of men quite a bit in his work The Social Contract. [tags: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, philosophy, freedom,] Freedom In America - America is the universal symbol of freedom. But is it really free. Does the history of the United States stay true to the ideas of our forefathers. Or has the definition been altered to fit American policies. Has freedom defined America. Or has America defined freedom. I believe America was at first defined by freedom, then after time, America defined freedom, altering the definition to fit the niche it fits in, but still keeping key components so it still seems to be staying true to the ideas of America’s founding fathers. [tags: Defining Freedom in America] 1198 words 3678 words 1307 words 1150 words 899 words 1855 words What is Freedom? - Arendt connects politics and freedom, and views freedom in terms of participation and common action. The organization or form for freedom, for the action, which manifests or embodies freedom, is the polis or city or public realm: it is the world, in the sense of a worldly place. Freedom exists only when individuals engage in political activities; that is to say, whenever they decide to live together in a community. Moreover, political action looks to create, preserve, or reform a suitable world by the same means that brought them into being. [tags: Philosophy] 2198 words One idea that I keep hearing about in this class is that freedom and equality are diametrically opposed. In my opinion, they are not. In fact, I believe freedom BREEDS equality. To illustrate this belief, consider the African American. Originally brought to the colonies in bondage, the slaves of early America enjoyed virtually no freedoms. However, thank to the freedoms of speech, religion, and assembly, the American people began to protest the established tyranny of slavery. Eventually, the idea that slavery was an evil, oppressive institution that should be abolished grew to a point where it had to be abolished in order to save our very republic from disintegration. Like this Story? Share it on Facebook! Share Of course the African American struggle for freedom didn’t stop there. Free blacks became citizens but in most of America, they were still oppressed in other ways that limited their freedom. During the 20th century, the same freedoms that freed the slaves led to the reforms of the Civil Rights Act. Blacks and sympathetic whites exercised their right to petition government for equal treatment and protections under the law. They demanded that the government live up to it’s ideal that “all men are created equal”. With freedom comes responsibility. Envied by many, challenged by some. We must never become complacent. We have a duty to preserve our way of life. It is how we repay our debt to our fathers and forefathers. It is ironic how people perceive freedom. So many take this precious gift for granted. Yet there are many others who are deeply grateful. Free-dom (free-dem) n. 1. The state or quality of being free; a) exemption or liberation from the control of some other person or arbitrary power; liberty; independence b) being able to act, move, use etc. without hindrance or restraint, confinement or repression. 5/19/2017 Write critical analysis essay - critical Analysis Essay: Definition, Outline, Questions, EssayProRead NowOther questions to consider: Is there a controversy surrounding either the passage or the subject which it concerns? What is the overall value of the passage? Remember that the purpose of a critical analysis is not merely to inform, but also to evaluate the worth, utility, excellence, distinction, truth, validity, beauty, or goodness of something. Do not focus on summary. You need to provide enough summary about the work for your critique to have sensible context, but the majority of the essay should still contain your thoughts rather than the author's thoughts. A much higher level of skill is clearly needed for critical writing than for descriptive writing, and this is reflected in the higher marks it is given. Check out the conclusions that you have drawn, then locate and check the supporting evidence you provide earlier on. This is a good way of making sure you haven’t forgotten to include a crucial piece of evidence. It is also a way of checking that, when your reader comes to the end of your writing, the conclusions make sense, rather than being a surprise, or an unconvincing leap of logic. For a printer-friendly PDF version of this guide, click here There are several ways in which you can use the paragraph to enhance your critical writing. There are a number of inherent methodological difficulties in evaluating treatment efficacy in this area, and this has contributed to controversy within the research literature surrounding treatment outcomes for this group of offenders (Marshall, 1997). Firstly, while there is no doubt that the primary criterion of treatment success is a reduction in the rate of re-offending (Marshall et al. 1999), reconviction data does not, in isolation, provide a realistic representation of actual levels of re-offending by this group. It is well established that there is a discrepancy between re-offending and reconviction rates: the latter underestimating the number of offences committed (Grubin, 1999). Indeed, a significant proportion of offences committed by offenders are either unreported, or do not result in the offender being convicted (Abel et al. 1987). So far this Study Guide has considered the detail of what you write. The other key element in critical writing is the overall structure of your piece of writing. For maximum effectiveness, your writing needs to have a line, or lines of argument running through it from the Introduction to the Conclusion. A paragraph break can provide a brief pause for your readers within a longer argument; giving them the opportunity to make sure they are keeping up with your reasoning. Paragraphs that are overly long can require readers to hold too much in their mind at once, resulting in their having to re-read the material until they can identify the point you are making. It can be tempting to string together quotes to support an argument, feeling that the more quotes you include, the stronger your argument. It is important, however, to remember that you also need to interpret the quotes to the reader, and to explain their relevance, discuss their validity, and show how they relate to other evidence. With critical writing you are participating in the academic debate. This is more challenging and risky. You need to weigh up the evidence and arguments of others, and to contribute your own. You will need to: A useful habit to get into is to make sure that, if you describe some evidence relevant to your argument, you need then to explain to the reader why it is relevant. The logic of your explanation contributes to the critical component of your writing. The ability to critically analyze will come in handy in many different essays and exams. As the article stresses, critical analysis is subjective and should express your opinion. Approximately half of the paper should be your analysis and the other half would be your critique. As the article states, if this paper has your name on it, you do not need to use inclusive pronouns and phrases like “I think”. My advice is to make sure to support every critique that you have by some evidence in the analysis section. If your film teacher wants you to analyze a movie critically, draw opinions and conclusions from facts, not just because you think “it was entertaining” and “the special effects were good.” Support each and every one of your assumptions and your essay will be a success. Ask yourself “why” do you feel this way about a certain piece of writing. Take note of the rubrics or guide questions given to you. These are meant to make sure you will not miss details in your analysis. Support your statements with the text given to you. Remember that the purpose of critical analysis is not merely to inform, but also to evaluate the worth, utility, excellence, distinction, truth, validity, beauty, or goodness of something. Although, you will be expressing your opinions, make sure that you will be fair and well informed. Explore different sides of the analysis yet stand firm on what you believe in. Express your opinions honestly. Your review should provide information, interpretation, and evaluation. The information will help your reader understand the nature of the work under analysis. The interpretation will explain the meaning of the work, therefore requiring your correct understanding of it. The evaluation will discuss your opinions of the work and present valid justification for them. 5/19/2017 Best statement of purpose essays - admission essay samples - Statement samples help atRead NowGet your college application essay edited by a professional editor today! Learn More Remember, an admission essay sample can be a great way to learn more about the writing process and understand the task better. However, misusing statement of purpose samples will ultimately hurt your quest for admission. Unfortunately, some applicants seek out sample admission essays simply so they can build their own essays in the exact same way, or worse, to outright copy them. This is a terrible thing to do and will probably ruin your chance of admission. 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My interest in science dates back to my years in high school, where I excelled in physics, chemistry, and math. When I was a senior, I took a first-year calculus course at a local college (such an advanced-level class was not available in high school) and earned an A. It seemed only logical that I pursue a career in electrical engineering. In my studies toward a doctoral degree, I hope to examine more closely the relationship between high and folk literature. My junior year and private studies of Anglo-Saxon language and literature have caused me to consider the question of where the divisions between folklore, folk literature, and high literature lie. Should I attend your school, I would like to resume my studies of Anglo-Saxon poetry, with special attention to its folk elements. Having majored in literary studies (world literature) as an undergraduate, I would now like to concentrate on English and American literature. This is also where you represent your potential to bring to your academic career a critical perspective rooted in a non-traditional educational background, or your understanding of the experiences of groups historically under-represented in higher education and your commitment to increase participation by a diverse population in higher education. 5/19/2017 How Create a Powerful Argumentative Essay Outline - Essay Writing, how to write the best persuasive essayRead NowUse evidence to support your viewpoint. Statistics, facts, quotations from experts and examples will help you to build a strong case for your argument. Appeal to the readerâs sense of logic by presenting specific and relevant evidence in a well-organized manner. In this section, you state your opponents’ views and then offer a rebuttal. hi i need some help on an argument. The topic is internet a guide or a distraction. Hi Liz, well first you need to pick a side. What do you think? Should they have their licenses revoked? Then you need to come up with a few reasons for why you think this. Can you find any examples of how this tactic has worked (or hasn’t worked). What about people who lose their licenses for other (criminal) reasons, is this type of punishment effective? Why or why not? Once you have refuted your opponents’ viewpoints, it’s time to sail to the finish line with your conclusion. 1. Hook. Your first sentence is comprised of a “hook.” Don’t know what a hook is? A hook is a sentence that grabs your reader’s attention just like a good Jackie Chan movie grabs the attention of a martial arts fan. “The internet is a useful guide as shown by evidence 1, evidence 2, and evidence 3.” Wow, this is really good. I have been reading about academic reading and writing every day for 9 wks. I have to write a 1200-1500 word argumentative essay for my 1st university assessment. This is by far the most helpful article I have read. Well done and thanks. Heaps. This sounds more like an expository essay. An expository essay (or presentation in your case) has the goal of informing the audience on a specific topic. Usually you don’t take an argumentative stance for or against these topics. For more information on expository writing visit: https://www.kibin.com/essay-writing-blog/how-to-write-an-expository-essay/ My outline shows three pieces of evidence to support each claim, but you may find that each claim doesn’t necessarily have three pieces of evidence to back it. Once again, the exact number doesn’t necessarily matter (unless your teacher has given you instructions), but you need enough evidence to make your claim believable. In your conclusion, you are going to accomplish two important tasks. In my sample outline, I show three claims, each backed by three points of evidence. Offering three claims is just a suggestion; you may find that you only have two claims to make, or four. What is the issue at hand? Who cares? Where is this issue prevalent? Why is it important? Once you have gathered your evidence to support your claims, it’s time to add the next important element of your argumentative essay outline: refuting your opponents’ arguments. In this blog post, I’m going to share with you how to create an argumentative essay outline. At the end, I’ll give you a downloadable skeleton outline you can use to get started. Booyah! The Beef Council has been served (crickets). OR you could focus on arguing against the internet: Personal limits could include things such as limiting yourself to viewing only specific websites during work/study hours, limiting overall time online, and other things like that! Naomi! youre amazing! this has really clarified this topic for me. thank you! For example, “Opponents of insect eating from the Beef Council of America say that it is too difficult and time consuming to catch crickets, so it is not easy to gather enough food for a meal, whereas a cow is large and contains a lot of meat for many meals.” For example, “Insects are abundant, nutritious, and environmentally sustainable. Currently, people in the United States shun the idea of eating insects as part of their diets, favoring instead less nutritious and environmentally destructive food options, such as beef and pork. The UN recently issued a statement calling for more world citizens to embrace the many benefits of eating insects.” Lay out how each of the two authors approach the topic of the Crusades. What do they have in common? What is different? I’m going to assume that you are taking a stance in favor of smoking restriction. 2. What is evidence? For each claim you make, you need to provide supporting evidence. Evidence is factual information from reliable sources. Stuck on Your Argumentative Essay? 5/19/2017 What Are five parts of an argumentative essay the Five Parts Argumentative Essay, SynonymRead NowIt all starts with getting the important things into perspective, the parts that make your paper stand out. The following are 5 of the most important features that your paper must have, for it to be considered a good one: Good my essay writing guide for college students. Effectively writing an argumentative essay is something that a lot of students normally wish that they were able to do. The main reason for this is because when you are able to do it, you will not have a lot of time struggling with papers. You will also not have to struggle with getting the good marks that you have always dreamt of. Because of this reason, it is important for you to try and make sure that you do everything that you can to make sure that you learn what to do to be able to write a really good argumentative essay. A good paper starts from the title that has been used for it. This is one of the most important things that you need to think about. With a carefully thought out title, there is so much that you can benefit from once your paper has been sent for marking. You will almost certainly win favor from your teacher. Every paper that you write will in most cases borrow ideas from the work of different people within the same discipline. It is important for you to ensure that you take your time, pay attention and choose only some of the best content so far, so that you are able to get some really good marks. Get the dissertation help you need here Your arguments have to be introduced. This is not just about the introduction chapter, which your paper must have, but about the way you work on your points and arguments. Make sure that you spend enough time on this. Need help with essay or term paper? Hire professional essay writers from QEssay . Like the introduction, this is not necessarily about the conclusion chapter, which must still feature in your work. It is about making sure that you conclude all your statements and discussions before you go to the next one. Write an introductory paragraph that introduces your argument and explains why readers should be interested in your topic. A five-part argumentative essay is relatively short, so you must get to the point quickly and gain your readers' interest right from the start. Include a concise, well-constructed thesis statement in your introductory paragraph that explains what you'll be arguing. A thesis statement is often the last sentence in an introduction. If you're arguing about a literary work, include the title and author in your introduction. When arguing a theory or an issue, incorporate background information and explain its relevance. Develop three distinct, yet unified, body paragraphs to support the claims in your thesis. For example, if you're arguing that standardized tests don't accurately represent a student's academic strengths or problem-solving capabilities, one body paragraph might discuss the shortcomings of ACT and SAT tests, another might explain why some academic skills and abilities aren't represented by standardized tests and a third why some students struggle to perform well on timed tests, despite their knowledge and understanding of the material. Create a topic sentence that clearly explains the objective for each body paragraph. Use specific examples from reliable resources, such as academic journals, peer reviews and professional commentaries, to back your views. Address counterarguments in the body of your essay -- always treating opposing viewpoints with courtesy and respect -- and explain how those arguments don't hold up. A five-paragraph or a five-part argumentative essay teaches students how to present their claims clearly and confidently, while backing their views with solid evidence from literary texts and credible research materials. The five parts include a strong introductory paragraph with a clear thesis, three body paragraphs substantiated with detailed evidence, and a compelling conclusion. Students should also use transitional words and phrases to guide readers through their arguments. Student with laptop and research Create a compelling conclusion that brings your argument to a close. Don't introduce new information in your conclusion. Explain how your evidence clearly supports your arguments and why your thesis is well-founded, logical and credible. The conclusion will leave readers with a lasting impression of your essay. Challenge readers to consider your viewpoints, using passionate, persuasive language to make your closing remarks. April 19, 2011 The choice of an open vs. closed adoption is one of the most important decisions a mother can make during the. adoption process. For both processes an agreement is crafted to detail the rights of the birth parents in the life of the baby following the adoption . There are many pros and cons to both options. Both can be seen and evaluated in the following articles that clearly explain and discuss these two options. Also, another form of clarification is the textbook, Marriages and Families. Bisexuality. Gay. Heterosexuality 2058 Words | 6 Pages ENG 113 Section 3007. 9/29/14 Essay #2 Garcia 1 Lupita. Adoption. Adoption, fostering, orphan care and displacement. Birth certificate 1313 Words | 4 Pages looks like. Many young children will refuse eating things that they do not know where they come from. By educating these children as to the source of our. food, instead of just eating fried, pre-processed, and factory prepared choices, they may be more open to healthier foods like fresh fruits and vegetables. Currently, the number one killer is diet related diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. In fact, in today’s America, there are more deaths by diet than there are homicides (Jamie. Argumentative Essay Packet Essay format Title Page I. Introduction a. Attention Getter b. General Information. c. Specific Information d. Thesis Statement II. Counter Argument a. Topic Sentence b. Evidence c. Explanation of Evidence d. Explanation of Why Your Argument is Still Correct III. Supporting Body Paragraph a. Topic Sentence b. Explanation of Argument c. Evidence d. Explanation of Evidence e. Closing Statement IV. Supporting Body paragraph a. Topic Sentence b. Explanation. Wesley King Grammar and Composition lesson 75 ArgumentativeEssay on Gay Marriage Marriage is the. ceremonial binding of two people, male and female, into one couple. Historically, marriage has been the institution when a man and a woman join together with the promise of love, devotion, to always stay together, to be there for each other, to take care of one another and to start a family together. Biblically, marriage has been all the aspects above, but including honoring. Al-Qaeda. Human rights. KILL 1059 Words | 3 Pages Adoption 984 Words | 3 Pages | Breastfeeding is better for your baby | ArgumentativeEssay | | | Islas, R. Argumentative . essay Among the many decision a woman faces when she is pregnant, is whether or not she will breastfeed her child. In our society and in this day and age, this has become a matter of choice as opposed to long ago where formula was nonexistent and the only means of nurturing your baby was to breastfeed. Many women are oblivious to the health risks their baby may endure having not being breastfed. Education. English medium education. Language education 1098 Words | 4 Pages Argumentative -Persuasive EssayArgumentative -Persuasive Essay Page 1 Kathleen Rice ENC 1101-12. Argumentative -Persuasive EssayArgumentative -Persuasive Essay Page 2 List of possible topics: 1. Pros and Cons of Birth Control 2. Pros and Cons of Adoption 3. Pros and Con of Illegitimate children 4. Why Teenagers should wait to have sex 5. Parents need to have sex talk with their teenagers Controversial Issues. Caffeine. Health. Health care 2059 Words | 6 Pages “Argumentativeessay assignments are useful learning tools for helping students to both understand key concepts and in helping. students to think critically.” Module 3 Case Assignment Nassal R. Braimbridge Trident University If you have ever attended college at some point you have had to write an argumentativeessay . It is used to convey your thoughts, insights, and point of view to an audience in an attempt to persuade them. Extensive research is required to provide the facts. Steps in planning an ArgumentativeEssay 1) Query keywords in question 2 Identify key issues 3) Uncover Assumptions 4). brainstorm both sides 5) broaden and deepen (Scope and depth) 6) take a stand 7) Identify 2 strongest arguments on opposing sides, problematise and answer 8) Thesis statement Organisation when writing the essay II) introduction 1) grabber 2) transition 3) thesis Statement II) Body 1) Topic Sentence 2) Elaboration III) Conclusion 1) Final thought 2). Adoption. Adoption, fostering, orphan care and displacement. Closed adoption 920 Words | 3 Pages Argument. College. Driver's license 1493 Words | 6 Pages There are many programs that promote healthy low-calorie food options. Products and programs that “get results” certainly exist. “Many join Weight Watchers. a successful ‘weight loss’ program that offers both group support and counseling as a proven record of successful members.” However, Weight Watchers must follow a regimen that includes weighing and measuring the food they consume by using a “point system” which allows the dieter to keep track of the calorie content of the choices they are offered. just been a fluke?” Not when you analyze all the different dynamics. Hopefully when you get married you have supposedly found “the one for you” hence the. “you’re the one for me” chorus line. Also, when you get married, your eyes are typically more open to the world. Obviously, the “and now I see” line of the chorus. So, you combine the symbolism of marriage with the implied enthymeme of the song played during the ad and wham! You have an advertisement that is actually targeting a grand audience of. 1. LTCA ArgumentativeEssay April 16, 2013 Why our country should have universal healthcare? In America there are so many people who live without healthcare. President Obama has tried hard to change that known fact by introducing and passing his new Obama Care Act. It is very important for people to have proper healthcare coverage. a student is. Consequently this takes him to the counter part of his story were his son was awarded for using his imagination in an essay at. school. The evidence strengthens Ho’s argument of that the school system gives a student freedom to choose and gain more confidence when awarded for trying new ways. When looking at the quality of his sources the argumentative appeal weakens a lot. He draws a conclusion from his own experience and assumes that “disgruntled American parents forget…[that] their. Adoption 2112 Words | 6 Pages Addiction. Alcohol abuse. Alcoholic beverage 648 Words | 3 Pages Cannabis. Decriminalization. Drug addiction 962 Words | 3 Pages IGCSE First Language English: Coursework Paper 4. Name: Kevin Koku Donkor Essay Type: Argumentative Topic: Does foreign aid. continue to be beneficial to African countries? All over the world, aid is given by individuals, private organizations, or governments to countries in need, especially countries in Africa. Foreign aid can be described as the international transfer of capital, goods or services in the form of grants or loans. Aid can be given to a country in the event of a crisis, for developmental. Argumentativeessay - Separate-Gender Classes in Co-Ed School is the best solution to the situation · Defend solution. Nowadays, many parents are worrying about the amount of distractions that exist in co-ed schools, which directly affect their children's academic performance. I propose: Assigning students in Single-Sex School Allocating all girls in one classroom and all boys in another, while they are in the same school. Defend on 2nd solution. And here is my argument. Adolescence. AIDS. College 1024 Words | 3 Pages A Quick Note Before You Begin Argumentativeessays are also commonly known as persuasive essays . However, there. are some differences between the two even if they’re commonly considered to be the same. Persuasive essays are short, around five to six paragraphs. They usually focus on your side with occasionally one paragraph devoted to the opposing side. Persuasive essays focus more on the emotions of the reader. Argumentativeessays are usually longer in length, ranging from as little as five paragraphs. Many children are adopted each year, and with these children being adopted there are adoptions . There are many forms of adoption . used throughout the world, but the biggest forms of adoption are closed adoption and openadoption . Openadoptions are adoptions in which the birthmother, the biological mother of an adoptee, is allowed contact with the adoptee. Closed adoption is an adoption where the birthmother of the adoptee is not present in the child’s life in any way shape or form. The birth family. Automobile. Cellular network. Crash 1193 Words | 3 Pages Adipose tissue. Appetite. Bariatric surgery 2438 Words | 7 Pages ArgumentativeEssay About Internet Censorship Censorship has been defined as “The removal of material that is deemed or. judged offensive to any sector of the population. Many have wondered, “Just how beneficial is censorship to man, when is it enough and does it help”? It is my view however; that there is no clear answer to the question, for censorship has its fair balance of advantages and disadvantages. I argue that the censorship of the internet in the modern digital era is “Ludacris” ridiculous. Abortion. Abortion debate. Childbirth 1321 Words | 6 Pages Mann, Denise. "Overly Strict, Controlling Parents Risk Raising Delinquent Kids." WebMD. WebMD, n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2013. Markham, Laura. "Whats Wrong with. Strict Parenting." N.p. n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2013. "Parenting in a Digital Era (Flexibility And Open -Mindedness)." N.p. n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2013. Essay. Essays. Five paragraph essay 569 Words | 3 Pages Civil union. Homosexuality. Lesbian 842 Words | 2 Pages ArgumentativeEssay Braden Rawson Social Networking or the use of specific websites or applications to interact with other. users is one of the many key and driving factors today in our world. We find ourselves lost for many minutes or possibly hours at a time on any particular app or website. Looking deeper into the issue of social networking and its impact on our life, I highly doubt we have accomplished anything at all. A very smart man once said, “Time is money.” If that quote is true do we. Argument. Critical thinking. Educational psychology 790 Words | 3 Pages .Christopher North Prof. Ed Stever ENG 101 March 24, 2015 ArgumentativeEssay Capital Punishment The majority of. Americans support capital punishment, and there are some who don’t. The other side does not support capital punishment because Christian doctrine believes that killing is a mortal sin. There are some government officials who do support the death penalty and are there some who do not support the death penalty. Therefore, capital punishment should be utilized in all 50 states. The closed records laws are based on the assumed attitudes of the adoption triad as made by the social work industry, which had great effect on the legislature and the adoption agencies. Social workers may have been well intending in the creation of these laws, but many open records activists suggest that they had mainly lobbied for “greater confidentiality” to bolster the prestige and power of their profession. Whether it was out of goodness or profit, the social workers’ misconceptions that create the basis of these laws severely affect adoptees today and stagnate progress towards open records. Original birth certificates and records of adoption were not always sealed. This requirement occurred during the first decades of the twentieth century when each birth certificate was stamped either “legitimate” or “illegitimate.” Due to great stigma surrounding illegitimacy in the 1930s and 1940s, closed records laws were put into effect to, as the original language specifically states: Protect adoptees from the shame and embarrassment of being illegitimate and protect adoptive parents from exposure to embarrassment regarding the illegitimate origins of their child; or in many cases where the adoptee had not been told of the adoption, to give adoptive parents the prerogative to continue the secret. To seal off records access to all parties of the adoption triad—the birthparents, adoptive parents, and adoptees—virtually precluded the possibility that birth parents might try to interfere with the newly formed family as well, a “selling point” that adoption agencies used in the growing industry. Nowhere in the original statutes is there any mention of protecting the birth parents’ privacy. Protecting unwed mothers from the “shame” of their illegitimate children became another justification for keeping records sealed after the legislation was already in effect. This culture of shame and secrecy about adoption that is perpetuated by the sealed records is presented as protecting the adoptive triad and now needs to be eradicated, according to adoptee rights advocates. There is nothing shameful about adoption but state imposed secrecy denies basic civil rights to adoptees and continues the tradition of shame and secrecy. Open vs. Sealed Records: Adoptee Rights So many of you read my youngest sister’s essay on adoption and offered so much support that she has continued her persuit exploring adoptee rights. Here’s the latest paper she has written for school focusing on open vs sealed records and the often contentious battle over an adoptee’s right to their birth records. Enjoy! GS It was also assumed that adoptees would have no interest in their origins—that they would be content with the history given to them by their adoptive families or “ungrateful” if they weren’t—when, in fact, adoptees value every moment of their histories from the moment of their birth, not from the moment of their adoption. Adoptees are outraged that sealed records wipes their personal histories clean and to be presented as blank slates upon which adoptive parents could write. It is a very natural curiosity and an innate right to know one’s identity and roots, which seems not to be reason enough for adoptees to retrieve information even in conditional access states. Adoptees often joke about the unfeasibility of retrieving records. “Your records have become an X-file. The truth is out there.” Loading: Checking Spelling Knowing ones heritage also causes an adopted individual to feel more at home with their adoptive family. "[Adoptees] are the ones whose right should be tantamount" (Dusky). Adoption is based upon the happiness of the adoptee, and if birthparents are going to keep their privacy instead. 1173 words - 5 pages Adopting a Child Ever since the Pharaoh’s daughter plucked the baby Moses from the bulrushes of the Nile and raised him as her son, adoption has been a part of our civilization (Lasnik 5). Every parent possesses certain rights and responsibilities to his or her child. The law grants these rights and imposes these responsibilities from the moment the child is born. If a parent does not wish to fulfill these obligations, they may opt to. 2673 words - 11 pages Part A - Discussing of title master dissertation and relate it with global development economic and social issues. Title of Master Dissertation: Emphasize the Implementation of ICT Usage in Managing Data Records for Effective Service Delivery 1.0 Introduction The author's title is about the importance of. An unfamiliar knocking on the door of a house containing a happy family, a woman opens the door and her jaw drops in terror. Her biological daughter that she gave up for adoption has somehow made contact with her. Inadvertently, she is making the woman relive her sexual assault. The woman never thought she would see the face of her rapist again because she got her records sealed. The birthmother moved on with her life like she was supposed to. But maybe her new family is even unaware that this stranger at their house is related to them. Court is changing the policy of adoption records. There are many factors that build the debate on whether birthparents deserve the right to seal their privacy and remain private or if an adopted individual's right to know ones heritage trumps the birthparents privacy. 1640 words - 7 pages
When I think about what culture I most identify with, I think of the classic American culture. Too much T.V. plastic surgery, fame, fast food, and the way we seem to obsess over all of it, especially the movie stars, singers, and bands. Without these attractive talented people would things fall apart? Would we be able to survive without the Kardashians, or One Direction, or any of the other people that our lives seem to revolve around? Although we could survive without the famous people in our lives, would people be more depressed and sad, or would we be happier? Happier that we no longer had to sit and watch what we see as the closest thing to perfect. Part of me wants to despise the life that these people live. The drugs, alcohol, and depression they all have in their lives. I would like to think that other people feel the same way. But like me those other people are drawn to their talent, or the way they look, or the way their lives look. Drawn to the scandals. Image Credit: Michelle B. Blairsville, GA But what do we do when the famous people gain too much weight, or get a bad nose job or cheat on their boyfriend? They are shunned. People stop liking them on Face book. Stop following them on Twitter. Stop reading there blogs. To an extent the same things apply to normal people too. This is the American culture, along with food. Most people would hate to admit that they-along with the majority of the country- have a food obsession. You can tell by the way we over eat, than hit the gym and work our butts off to burn the calories we just consumed. But rising obesity numbers prove that American culture includes laziness. I hate to say that this is what I most connect too, but it is. Just like most Americans I connect to the way we obsess over fame, and food, and shun the people that are different. But just because I connect to this lifestyle, doesn’t mean that I enjoy it. I wish that people weren’t afraid to be themselves and that we weren’t stuck copying the lives of the famous. I wish the American culture could be something else. |