Essays on Controversial Issue

Introduction

The film, “If these Walls Could Talk,” is a compilation of three generational segments of stories that exonerate the plight of women in the society against the general view of the dominant sex. This film was released in 1996, and it exclusively discusses the controversial issue of abortion, which seeps in three distinct generations. The three segments of the film entail different generations and decades, but the setup for the entire story transpires in the same house. The first story is a widow, whose husband was killed on the battlefield (Stuart, 2008). Demi Moore is the woman in the ...

Abstract

The purpose of writing this research paper is to evaluate the legislative standing of abortion. Throughout history abortion has been a controversial issue, and still is. The US Courts have given their rulings on many cases involving abortions that have transformed over the time. Abortion is a controversial issue and has given rise to many questions in the context of political science and law. Several abortion related matters have been discussed in this work such as the brief historical account of abortion rulings in the court of the US, and the impact it had on the cases; how successfully ...

Business Ethics – Liberalism

Introduction Liberals and conservatives always argue in political and economic matters. This split has its root in many aspects of society including the conduct of modern businesses and business ethics. Business ethics refer to the proper business practice and policy regarding a potentially controversial issue. The purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of business ethics in detail and review how liberal (utilitarianism) and conservative (deontological) ideologies come together to shape business ethic problems.

Every business provides a solution to the society. Thus, organizations take inputs from the society, process it and offers it to the public ...

International Air Law

Air transport is currently considered the fastest and safest means of transport globally, Passengers want to feel secure when flying from one place to another and expect the airline to be responsible in the event where they experience any form of injury while under the airline’s care. However, the application of treaties and agreements in determining the liability of airlines in instances of accidents has triggered debates as to what extent the airlines are liable for the damages experienced while the plaintiff is onboard. A particular question arises regarding the extent of injuries that an airline can be ...

The appropriate minimum drinking age is a controversial issue in the United States. The American Constitution defines 21 as the minimum drinking age. However, the provision has faced serious criticism with some people advocating for the lowering of this limit (Ellis 36). Some people feel that the National Minimum Drinking Age should be reduced to 18 years. This controversy has led to some states within America allowing teens from the age of 18 to drink alcohol. Drawing from Helzer and Canino’s report, 64% of 18 years old Americans consume alcohol with 75% of them being men (124). Studies ...

Impacts of Pollution on Wildlife

Introduction Impacts of pollution on wildlife has been a controversy and a contradicting issue since it has been experienced in the world and specifically in the united States of America for a long period of time. There are environmental laws which are hard on some manufacturing and production industry in North America and this makes them to be held responsible of various wildlife cases. The environmental laws in the United States of America have enacted endangered species Act in which it is a general rule which has held several companies responsible of the reduction of Wolverines in Montana glacial ...

Issues of Vietnam – Single Party System

Issues of Vietnam – Single Party System Throughout the history, political regimes underwent a transformation. In the present era, states are inclined to give preference to democracy since monarch system has been outdated. However, the political legitimacy of different states remains controversial. Vietnam’s political regime remains to be a controversial issue in the international politics. Since 2008-2009, Vietnam’s political legitimacy has emerged one party state. Political legitimate preference of Vietnam is under conflict because of interests and preferences of the locals that vehave created the political unrest. The present argument paper aims to analyze issues of Vietnam’s ...

Homosexuality is a current controversial issue that has hit the media. One cannot avoid the topic of homosexuality in the news, movies, books, social media, newspapers, and even in politics. Homosexuality has become a controversial issue around the globe today. After Uganda outlawed homosexuality in its country, the topic has been trending everywhere in the mainstream media, and the social media. Some nations like the US have legalized homosexuality, and this is why there has been uproar after the president of Uganda signed a bill in parliament outlawing homosexuality. The media has always been blamed of being bias while reporting on gay ...

I would like to kick off the response to this essay question using a quote from a famous philosopher known as Albert Camus. “A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world”. Camus promotes the use of at least some mankind morality in order to act and behave ‘ethically’ right on our planet earth. But what are the ethics? How do they hinder or help humanity within the arts and the natural science? Ethical judgments can limit modern society thinking in many ways. Yet how many people are aware of these limitations and its affect on our spectrum of ...

Medical science is one of the industries that have developed immensely. As a result of these developments, organ transports lately are more or less routine operations in most hospitals. Regrettably, the existing approaches of acquiring human organs are not satisfying the demand. In an attempt to fill the existing gap between supply and demand of human organs, new procurement methods are being put into consideration (Cherry, 2005). Commercialization of organ transplants is one such method. Nevertheless, this approach has emerged as one of the controversial issue in the field of medicine. Particularly, various arguments for and against the same, have ...

- Introduction Euthanasia, sometimes called assisted suicide, is the practice of allowing an individual suffering from a significant, terminal illness or injury to end their life before the injury or illness takes them. The idea of euthanasia is to allow the individual freedom from pain and suffering; proponents of the practice suggest that euthanasia allows people to avoid the pain and humiliation that can come from long-term palliative care. Euthanasia is a process through which medical personnel or families help the patient to end his or her life. There are certain situations that are not considered euthanasia-- such as “ ...

Nature, structure, types of products or service of your chosen organization, and two (2) key factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. The National Football League is an American is a non-profit sports organization in the United States. It organizes a league of matches that are American football oriented which runs for a maximum of 17 weeks (Quinn, 2012). The nature of the organization is the promotion of sports in the United States. The organization has been there since the year 1920 and has improved a lot to become one of the unsurpassed sports associations in the ...

Introduction

The social performance of an organization emanates from the inculcation of plausible approaches within the performance mandate. Furthermore, the appreciation of its stakeholders and ensuring plausible performance is significant towards successful performance. As such, profitability, extensive performance and so forth originates from proper relations with the diverse stakeholders. Thus, this paper will evaluate facets of social performance in reference to National football league as per the case questions. - Specify the nature, structure, types of products or service your chosen organization and two key factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. Provide an ...

Eating dog’s meat is a common practice in China. Some of the Chinese people go to the extent of having festivals for dog eating. This has resulted to the people being divided along two opinions: the people who eat dog’s meat and those who do not. The practice has sparked a lot of unwanted attention drawing interests from overseas broadcasters as well as newspapers. Some activists against infringement of animal rights have castigated the issue terming it cruelty to animals. However, there are those people who love eating dog’s meat and have their own justifications as to why ...

Introduction

People from every part of the world watch movies because of their entertaining and educational aspects. As a result, cinema is a powerful vehicle that promotes learning, recreation, and propaganda. The current study on movies investigates the influence of the film industry on the society. It examines both the negative and positive impacts of films on the viewers. In addition, it compares and contrasts the views of various authors on the subject. Stefanova (2014), for example, discusses the importance of incorporating short films in education. He stresses that films enhance learning and allow students to participate vigorously in the learning process. ...

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Introduction Modern sexuality is one of those notions that include several possibilities and many judgments. In the modern times, sexuality is redefined as a way of self-realization with its roots in satisfaction. However, this idea is also separated from the process of reproduction. Thus, modern sexuality in the current era turned out as “a new value system revolving around desire and sexual fulfillment became prominent; sexual discourse emphatically entered the public realm, and the entire framework for sexual understanding came loose from religious and proscriptive moorings” (Ullman 3). Thus, it would not be incorrect to state ...

Culinary Flap Dogs S. Korea by Barbara Demick

The traditional practice of eating dogs has become such a controversial issue. This is because of the animal rights activism and the increasing culture and the appeal of having these animals as pets instead. In some of the restaurants at Seoul dogs have been completely accommodated such that besides offering food for the customers, it also offers dog food. On the other hand, other restaurants offer dog meat as a specialty. The customers of these restaurants believe that dog meat gives a person strength and vigor. South Korea has two kinds of dogs; the pets which are often treated even better ...

The same sex marriage has been controversial in the United States of American and around the world since time in memorial. In the United States, the controversial issue has hit the headlines since 1969 when the Stonewall Riots occurred in New York. Many organizations, religions, politicians and scholars have given their views in respect to the topic of same sex marriage. Many states has have legalized same sex marriages while others have made it illegal. The debate on same sex marriages is far from over, as evidence in many court cases between activists. This research paper evaluates the pros ...

Marijuana is one of the widely used prohibited drugs, with millions of users throughout the globe. Various policies have been put in place in various countries to deal with use of marijuana, but still the number of users continue rising over time (Thomas, Kloner and Rezkalla, 2014). The United States is among the leading countries with most marijuana users throughout the globe; a problem that has spread to its neighboring countries, especially Canada. It has been proposed that legalization of marijuana could have positive effects; but then, this is a controversial issue. On one hand, it is argued that marijuana should ...

Illegal Drug Use Laws

Abstract Drug laws and their enforcement is a controversial issue in America. Drug swoops, arrests, incarcerations and other forms of punishment for convicted drug offenders have been the main bone of contention. Intrinsically, drug laws such as the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (1938), the Controlled Substance Act (1970) among others are crafted without the intention to apply selectively and discriminately to different races and social classes. However, studies by federal and private agencies have revealed that the laws apply or are enforced unfairly to some races and especially on African Americans. For instance, the ratio of African American ...

Abstract

The debate on the controversial issue about same sex marriages has raged on for quite a while. Proponents of the issue argue that legalization of same sex marriages upholds basic constitutional and human rights. They also argue that some people are born gay and add that if love is the ultimate reason that brings together parties intending to marry, then there is no need for states and the federal government to prohibit marriage between same-sex couples. In addition they state that same sex marriages stand to benefit the country financially through marriage licensing, reduced divorce and civil suit costs among ...

The war against the use and possession of marijuana either for medical use or recreational purposes has been a major national controversial issue. This is a controversial issue, considering the fact that for all these years of the fight against the use, there have always been two sides or views concerning the law and fight. While some see the economic benefit of legalizing marijuana, others see the problems such as the violence and crimes that could be associated with overuse of marijuana. Whether such problems will overwhelm the economic benefits of legalizing marijuana remains to be seen. Opponents believe that ...

Initial Thoughts

Three months ago, a beautiful ten-year old girl named Cassandra was seriously asked about her parents during children’s party at school. When the little girl was alone standing nearby, some groups of parents came to her and asked who her parents were. These groups of parents would actually recognize her presence and look at her due to her pleasant face. However, when Cassandra mentioned the question about the name of her parents, it appeared that she mentioned two male names such as Wilson and Patrick. Then, a moment of silence came. Everyone was not able to talk until two male ...

This essay is based on Kandaswamy’s view on the importance of social welfare in the society. Social welfare exists for one sole purpose and that is to cater for the needs of the less fortunate for instance, the old and disabled. The government, religious institutions and charitable organizations in developed countries like United States work together to provide for the needy people. Since it began after the great depression of 1930, social welfare has been a controversial issue in the United States. People who are opposed to social welfare like Montague, argues that it encourages laziness among the ...

Medical Care at the End of Life: A Catholic Perspective by David F. Kelly (end of life issues)

In the context of this book various ethical principles are analyzed with respect to the medical care at the end life of people and the support that people deserve at their end life. The book is broken into sections which try to expound on the principles guiding the healthcare at the end life of people. In the context of chapter one, the issue of ordinary and extraordinary means has been reflected with respect to end life medical care ethics. This shows the dilemma facing the medical professionals and the health institutions with regards to end life ethics. This ...

The concept of bureaucracy was advanced principally by Max Weber. Weber was a German sociologist who viewed bureaucracy as the ideal means to organize governments and large organizations both in terms of structure and function. Bureaucracy is mainly defined by formal rules and procedures to be followed at every stage of whichever process that is undertaken by the organization. In addition, bureaucracies are usually characterized by a clear chain of command which must be followed by all the members of the organization. Such attributes contribute to the low fanfare that characterizes the bureaucracy. Nevertheless, the bureaucracy can be just as important ...

In the 21st century, there is tremendous increase of criminal activities in society. In response to this change, the criminal justice system has implemented ways to punish some heinous crimes. One of the methods of punishment is the death penalty; this refers to the lawful infliction of death to a criminal as a way of punishing. These sorts of punishment have existed since ancient era, but it continues to be a controversial issue. There are various reasons why many scholars and lawmakers think it's wrong or right. The death penalty is a controversial issue among the people has evidence to support their opinions. ...

I. Introduction Abortion has been a controversial issue not only in the United States but also in other parts of the world. People have failed to come up with a consensus whether the legalization of the action should be universal or not. This has opened up a large division within the society based on the position that individuals take within the society. Many of the organizations and entities that have been known to criticize abortion have been religious organizations that have argued that the sanctity of life is something that is worthy protecting. This has caused many people who are supportive ...

Introduction

In the recent past, the increased release of carbon dioxide has been a very controversial issue in the world. This is due to the adverse effects of this gas to the atmosphere. Human activities have driven the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere upwards over the last 50 years. For instance, it is estimated that U.S. releases 1.4 billion tons of carbon dioxide every year. The increased carbon dioxide has enhanced the natural 'greenhouse effect' causing climate change and global warming.

Thesis statement

We will explain the effects that are caused by the increased carbon dioxide emission, why the issue matters, ...

Arguably, the modern world has become very complex, especially when it comes to parenting. Parenting is a phenomenon, which is aimed at developing children or a child physically, psychologically, intellectually, as well as socially. The 21st century came with a lot of technological changes, of which it has affected various aspects of human life. The several stages of development and growth among children encompasses toddlerhood, adolescence, infancy, and middle childhood, whereby each one of it demands to change parenting needs, roles and stressors. Parenting in the modern world has become a controversial issue. As a matter of fact, Parents in the modern world have ...

I chose my essay to be ‘an argument for making the death penalty mandatory for murders’ because it has been a dilemma in the society. There have been sections advocating for its abolishment and those for its reinforcement. However, statistics show that murder rates are increasing and break outs in prison increase due to advanced technology, hence there have been calls to make the death penalty for murder mandatory so as to rid offenders from the society and prevent the crime reoccurring. To make my essay stronger for the portfolio, I did revisions in the four sections of the ...

Should the death penalty be mandatory for people that kill other people?

The saying goes do unto others what you would have them do unto you. Therefore, the price for taking away life should cost the offender his or her life. Different kinds of punishment have been used to discourage criminals from unlawful actions, and the greater the criminal act the greater should be the punishment. The death penalty is a controversial issue and people base their arguments for or against death penalty on practical, emotional, religious or practical grounds. People in favor of the capital punishment argue that it improves peace in the society by ensuring that such people do not ...

Introduction

Euthanasia – varying opinions; legal status.

Thesis statement – In short, euthanasia is a controversial issue because despite its more widespread acceptance now more than ever before, it still raises the issue of whether we are ever in a position to decide who lives and who dies.

Conclusion

Euthanasia is a modern-day controversial issue concerned with the ethics of whether it is acceptable or not to voluntarily end the life of a terminally ill or elderly individual in a controlled, medical environment. In essence, it is a measured form of suicide which can provide relief to the individual in question but in many legal states it is still ...