Hurt Argumentative Essays Samples For Students

As technology advances and researchers develop new applications for technological discoveries, they may open Pandora’s Box by giving consumers too much freedom to try, and very difficult choices to make. In her article, “The Made-To-Order Savior”, Lisa Belkin shows how the modern technology involved in human reproduction can be used in order to save a child’s life. The author compares the story of two children, of whom one had the chance of being able to use this technology, and this saved her life. However, for this to happen, her parents needed to have a perfectly matching sibling ...

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy”.
- Martin Luther King J.r.
It is not difficult for a man to decide what he wants his life to be, what’s difficult is figuring out the things that he is willing to give up in order to live the life of the person he chose to be. A son may choose to be to be the person his father was once was, for a father is a hero to a son seeking to ...

It has been long known that the English government has declared Edward Kelly and the rest of the members of his gang—the Kelly Gang, as outlaws, after they were accused and allegedly sentenced for killing three government subsidized troopers, an accusation which Kelly, together with his brother Dan, and the rest of their gang members strongly denied. According to Kelly’s Jerilderie letter which he wrote in February 10, 1879, it was never in his nor in his comrades’ intention to kill or to hurt any civilians and even members of the police force. They merely responded to ...

Adverse Effects of the U.S. Army Drawdown
Adverse Effects of the U.S. Army Drawdown

Introduction

Just about a year ago, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced the intention to move to a “smaller, leaner Army that is agile, flexible, rapidly deployable, and technologically advanced” (Feickert,Jan 2013). As a consequence, the United States Army is now in the process of one of its largest drawdowns (reduction in the size of the force) in history. High ranking officials believe this drawdown will be beneficial to the U.S. Army, but many soldiers, Department of the Army civilians, military dependants, and local economies will be ...

Essay 1: Compare And Contrast How You, Lao Tzu and Homer Would Respond To The Old Testament

Lao Tzu is the spiritual leader behind the philosophy of Taoism. He is best known for his writings which currently form the foundations of Taoism. Taoism basically seeks to help people achieve harmony and peace with nature through distancing themselves from the world. It encourages people to avoid issues happening around the world as the only way in which they will attain inner peace with themselves. Homer was also a philosopher and one of the first influential writers in Greek. He was known for his many poems which were used as a standard to evaluate ones level of education in ancient ...

The collection of stories called “Distant View of a Minaret” that was written by an Egyptian female author Alifa Rifaat had a huge impact on the understanding of sexuality in the contemporary Middle East. It’s been known the questions of gender and sex are often ignored in that part of the world. Due to a long history and a deeply rooted faith, people of this area lack democracy. Their societies have been built on conservatism, traditions and ethics that are very often unfair to certain groups of people of those societies. Those people usually include females, slaves and ...

Bullying refers to aggression characterized by repetitive intentional psychological or physical oppression involving abuse of power in relationships to control or cause distress (Carr-Cregg). In this respect, bullying may include physical violence and destruction of property, extreme criticism, and other verbal abuses. In some instances, bullying may be hard to distinguish from friendly jokes among children (“Bullying and mental health,” 6). Bullying in schools needs to stop because it has adverse effects on both the bully and the victim.
Moreover, the bullied student may develop headaches and may fear visiting lavatories or travel by school buses were if the ...

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Plato’s views on morality and the idea of conventional morality are both compelling ideas. Plato argues that if an individual knows what is morally correct, they will do it without question. Conventional morality suggests there are times we are aware of the difference between right and wrong, but we still choose to act wrongly. Essentially, Plato states there is no room for moral ambiguity if we are aware of the immoral action, while conventional morality is more flexible, almost seeing the flaws within people. While some consider Plato’s ideals naïve, it is arguable that the morally ...

Introduction

The Hurt Locker is a movie that depicts the lives of three men who were in Explosive Ordnance Disposal team. At the beginning of the movie, Thompson is the main bomb specialist. However, while he was on a mission to disarm a bomb, he is killed when the bomb is detonated by unknown person using a phone. After this incident, a new specialist was required. After the death of Thompson, William James is introduced in the movie. After he is told about Johnson by Sanborn, he becomes aware that he is brought in as a replacement. He then knows that much will be expected of ...

The Black Cat short story is a narration of a man’s story that revolves around his pets and how he treats them. This man was since being a boy a calm person with a great liking for animals. In any case, he was made fun of for his disposition in his early age. The man owned several animals that his wife also endeared. However, his attitude and deep affection for these animals changed so much when he began to indulge in alcohol. The man whose favorite animal was a large black cat named Pluto especially inflicted harm on this animal by physical abuse. This ...

With its origin in the ancient times; hunting is still widely practiced all across the world. Some do it for fun, few do it for adventure and now the target is to reduce overpopulation of certain animal species by hunting. But, is this ethical? Hunting is one of those controversial topics that have no possible solution but continue to plague modern society. Human rights activists are totally against hunting. There are several pros and cons of hunting and having researched about all of them, I strongly condemn hunting to be a feasible way for eradication of overpopulated animal species. Humanity ...

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Learning is a journey that never ends. It has always been the only way for human development. The first pearls of wisdom were earned at home. We had our own unique set of teachers even before we stepped inside a classroom. Family, being the first models in our life, plays that vital and irreplaceable role. Refreshing the memories of childhood normally brings us to numerous times of playing with either a brother, sister, cousin, or neighbor. Generally, the siblings contribute the most influence. It is undoubtedly true that we needed all the guidance we could get. Though, there ...

The use of social media has become a gift and a curse to the society. It has become a gift to the society because; it is an easy way of communication with people and friends around the globe. People communicate easily through messages and posting through social networks such as Twitter, Whatsapp, Facebook, MySpace, just to mention but a few (Baran, 2012). Most teens use the social media to communicate and use it others for fun. On the other hand, it has become a curse because, many people are suffering from social media bullying. Social networks have made it easier for many people, especially ...

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Internet has been a useful in providing information and bringing news concerning the business world and the entertainment world. The use of internet has been made even possible through the existence of Wi-Fi in which people are able to access the internet at any period of the day. Among the many users of social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, young adults are considered to be the most proactive particularly in constantly updating their status. In a paper-and-pencil survey provided to 545 young adults of diverse backgrounds, most of them were ages 21 or 22, over 507 of ...

In recent years, there have been debates regarding whether to tax the richer at higher rates or not. According to the US President Obama and billionaire investor Warren Buffet, those in the millionaires and billionaires brackets should pay their “fair share” (Steenekamp 2). However, for economists such as John Cochrane, they opine that a flat tax rate will be the best for the richest country like the United States. In this regard, the country should put a maximum amount of tax (not rate) that the rich should pay as taxes. For them, higher tax rates to the rich may harm the ...

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The death penalty has been used in human societies for centuries to stop crime from spreading. It is regarded as a defense mechanism so that the society can be free from dangerous criminals. According to a recent statistic, there have been 1348 executions of the death penalty since 1976 in the US alone. On average single death penalty, case costs up to $2.4 million.
However, later on this type of punishment was regarded as a crime as well by the humanists around the world. Until this day, ...

It has been noted that TV commercials have biased representation of gender; majorly favoring the males. These commercials promote heteronormative and sex-role stereotypes, which are Packwood and Merskin, argue in their article “Having it His Way: the Construction of Masculinity in Fast-Food TV Advertising” (Packwood, & Merskin, p. 456) to be as unhealthy as the fast food themselves. In Jean Kilbourne’s article “Two Ways a Woman can get Hurt: Advertising and Violence,” she describes how advertising and violence has defined sexism. For a very long time, advertising in the United States and other nations has played a very important role in how ...

With the killings that occurred in the United States involving guns and victimizing mostly students and innocent bystanders, I have been asking myself whether my belief in the ultimate goodness of humanity is being threatened by a morally declining society or I am just being too naive about the realities of life and the human race. I find this issue troubling because this is not the society I know America is made of. America is a free country that believes in democracy. Although we are a melting pot of different cultures, beliefs, religion, and values, we, as a nation, deplore senseless killings. Yet, ...

Immigration has long been a part of history since the early century as the early civilizations learnt of each other, fostering camaraderie and partnership between nations to improve the country. Many stories of immigration are detailed throughout history, especially those who immigrated due to wars and discrimination in their home lands. Through the years, immigration became a part of each nation, whether for the better or for the worst. According to the Swiss Federal Department of Justice and Police, immigrants or migrants tend to move and live far away from their native countries due to the following reasons: poor living conditions ...

There have been many perceptions about story telling. There have been all sorts of reasons for people to engage in both listening and telling of stories. This is however not the main interest of the paper but rather it is the way stories are told. There exists a debate of whether the act of giving long and adequate explanations is preferable to lack of explanations and use of mystery.
The short story “say yes” by Tobias Wolf is one that puts to light several aspects of storytelling. There is a setting of a peaceful home in which the husband and wife ...

People from all cultures and all faiths advocate for forgiveness. However, there’s the question of how much one should forgive. If an offense is so grievous or repeatedly committed then it can make one question if continuing to forgive won’t cause further harm towards oneself. It’s true that nobody’s perfect and that even the people we love and who love us do things that hurt us, whether intentionally or unintentionally. However, although I believe that we should always find it in our hearts to forgive, I believe that we shouldn’t bestow the same level ...

According to Flint (2007), it is important that federal and state laws should require employers. Conducting background checks is an essential protocol that most companies follow. These checks are usually done by commercial data brokers and other private agencies specializing on the field. This is where the importance of conducting background checks comes into play. There have been a lot of negligent hiring cases that have been raised in the past few years. The trend in the increase according to Flint (2007), started after the 9/11 terrorism act that happened in 2001. Another important factor why background checks became a big ...

Transformation of characters often involves a dramatic change, whether in appearance or attitude, from one point to the next. The way characters interact and behave before said transformation is vastly different from how they would do so afterward. In Gerd Theissen's historical account of the life of Jesus, Shadow of the Galilean shows the transformation of many different characters, especially in light of their exposure to Jesus Christ. Most prominent among these characters experiencing transformation is the protagonist, Andreas, who gradually turns from a reluctant turncoat into a devout follower. In this essay, we will explore the ways in which Andreas transforms, ...

INTRODUCTION

The events of 9/11 dramatically changed foreign policy and the treatment of national security in America. Given the organized and terror-based nature of the attacks, it was decided that a unique facility had to be created, isolated from the rest of the world, that would detain people of interest and enemy combatants. That place became the facility at Guantanamo Bay, where the United States maintains territorial control and has complete jurisdiction, despite the territory not being part of the United States.

Since its creation and occupation by enemy combatants, questions have been raised as to the ethical treatment of prisoners ...