This is done because our ancestors were told by the gods that if our heads were thus formed we should appear noble and handsome and better able to bear burdens, according to Dembo and Imbelloni. Romero-Vargas, Samuel. "A Look at Mayan Artificial Cranial Deformation Practices: Morphological and Cultural Aspects." Medscape. Neurosurg Focus, 2010. Web. 6 Feb. 2014. .
fear is based on something that we are expecting to happen in the future Miller, Kyla. "Is Fear a Natural Instinct?" Guiding Instincts. Blogger, 26 Mar. 2011. Web. 6 Feb. 2014. .
hough this fact is not as remarkable, the positioning of the three Pyramids of Giza are exactly aligned with the position of the three stars in the belt of Orion, both in position and in size. While it is possible, it would create many difficulties for the Egyptians in terms of measuring huge distances. "Egypt." Alien Evidence. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Feb. 2014. .
#1: To reduce costs, schools opt for unskilled workers who don't get enough hours to qualify for benefits. U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations permit schools to trade government donations of surplus farm goods for products full of chemical additives from giant processors. Meal items are designed at the factory to meet government nutrition standards but come out as barely palatable foods that do not occur in nature. Yet schools must induce children to eat the meals in order to qualify for the government subsidies they desperately need to keep their food operations afloat.
Bruske, Ed. "Improving School Lunch Programs Is Complicated." Should Junk Food Be Sold in Schools? Ed. Norah Piehl. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2011. At Issue. Rpt. from "To Make School Food Healthy, Michelle Obama Has a Tall Order." Washington Post 14 Feb. 2010. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 6 Feb. 2014.
#2: Federal payments—including $2.68 for each fully reimbursable lunch—total around $12 billion annually and feed roughly 30 million children every day, according to the USDA. That covers about half the cost of food service. Local governments pick up the rest.
Bruske, Ed. "Improving School Lunch Programs Is Complicated." Should Junk Food Be Sold in Schools? Ed. Norah Piehl. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2011. At Issue. Rpt. from "To Make School Food Healthy, Michelle Obama Has a Tall Order." Washington Post 14 Feb. 2010. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 6 Feb. 2014.
#3: Under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP), school meals are required to meet federal nutrition standards limiting fat, saturated fat and portion size and requiring that every school lunch include milk, fruits and vegetables, a grain and a protein. In return, schools receive a reimbursement for each meal served.
"School Lunch Programs Encourage Proper Nutrition." Nutrition. David Haugen and Susan Musser. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Beyond the Stereotypes: Facts About School Lunches." School Nutrition Association. 2008. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 6 Feb. 2014.
#4: Students who do not care for standard school menu options, or who cannot eat these meals because of dietary restrictions, often go without eating altogether. Providing attractive alternatives can help ensure that students maintain adequate caloric intake, which will in turn help enhance their attention and performance in class. In addition, sales of junk food can provide substantial economic benefits for schools.
Johnson, Margaret. "Junk Food Should Not Be Banned in Schools." Should Junk Food Be Sold in Schools? Ed. Norah Piehl. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2011. At Issue. Rpt. from "Should Schools Allow the Sale of Junk Food?" NEA Today (Mar. 2002). Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 6 Feb. 2014.
#5: Many schools are trying, according to the School Nutrition Association. In fact, 71 percent of them have attempted to make a "significant" effort to offer healthy food choices on their menus. And several states now ban vending machines in elementary schools or limit what can be sold in the machines and when students can access them. But clearly, it's going to take sweeping national reform to repair this problem.
Bornstein, Adam. "Schools Should Take Responsibility for Obesity." Obesity. Scott Barbour. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Why Are Schools Selling Junk Food to Our Kids?" Men's Health 23 (Nov. 2008): 158. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 6 Feb. 2014.
Of the 1.2 million abortions that occurred in 2008, 121,000, or 10 percent, were in the second trimester, defined as 13th to the 26th week of gestation. We found several groups of women to be overrepresented among those having abortions at 13 weeks or later, including African-American women, teens, women with a lower level of education, those using health insurance to pay for the procedure and those who had experienced multiple disruptive life events in the last year.
Finer, Lawrence B., and Rachel K. Jones. "So, who has second-trimester abortions?" Conscience Spring 2012: 22+. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 6 Feb. 2014.
By all measures, abortion in the United States continues to decline. Polls show the constituency for the label "pro-choice" to have shrunk and aged markedly over the past two decades. The number of abortions performed has fallen about 25 percent since 1990, even as the population has risen. In 1991, 2,176 abortion clinics were operating in the U.S.; on January 1 of this year, that number was down to 582.
"By all measures, abortion in the United States continues to decline." National Review 27 Jan. 2014: 8. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 6 Feb. 2014.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that doctors not impose their values on their patients, and to therefore perform abortions and other procedures if requested even if their conscience tells them that abortion is wrong. However, conscience is a judgment about right and wrong, and such judgments are binding. No moral obligation supersedes a person's conscience, and the law should protect those who have a strong ethical disapproval of a specific behavior and who object to that behavior based on their conscience.
Brugger, E. Christian. "Doctors May Refuse to Perform Abortions on Conscientious Grounds." Are Abortion Rights Threatened? Ed. Tamara L. Roleff. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2013. At Issue. Rpt. from "Abortion, Conscience, and Health Care Provider Rights." Public Discourse: Ethics, Law, and the Common Good. 2012. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 6 Feb. 2014.
#1: “GMOs may not be natural, but not everything natural is good for us, and not everything unnatural is bad for us. Poisonous mushrooms are natural, but we shouldn't eat them. Washing our food before eating it is not natural, but is healthier for us.”
- Critics of GM foods may say that GM foods are not safe for consumption because they are not natural like traditional foods/crops, but they are mistaken. Even some natural plants/foods/crops are unsafe for human consumption. These natural plants/foods/crops are not all safe for consumption even though they are natural.
Lin, Doris. "Arguments For and Against Genetically Modified Organisms." About.com Animal Rights. N.p., 11 Apr. 2013. Web. 06 Feb. 2014.
#2: “The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations reports that some GMO foods have been engineered to be more nutritious in terms of mineral or vitamin content. Not only does this help you get the nutrients you need, it can also play a significant role in battling malnutrition in the developing world. The United Nations advises that vitamin A-enhanced rice is helping to reduce global vitamin A deficiencies.”
-A benefit of GM foods is that they supply minerals and vitamins that some foods/crops lack. This helps with vitamin deficiencies.
#3: “Whether people all over the world know it or not, GM food has probably crept into their diet. Though people talk about GM food a lot, nothing seems to have been done, at least not in the U.S., to halt its enormous growth. In the U.S. alone, 60% of all processed foods contain genetically modified ingredients. Growth over the past 10 years has been especially huge. Now, about 130 million acres of GM crops are grown around the world in countries like Argentina, Canada, Germany, Spain, and many others. But, the U.S. grows the most GM crops by far. After increasing 25-fold in acreage, from 3.6 million in 1996, the U.S. now controls over half of the GM foods market, with 88.2 million acres of GM crops in 2001. There are 50 registered GM crops in the United States, and many more in development, soon to be appearing on your grocery shelves. This means that if GM food protesters want to stop the expansion of GM crops, they need to act quickly.”
Allan Bakke was an engineer working for NASA who wanted to become a doctor. In 1973 and 1974, he had applied to the University of California at Davis Medical School, which twice denied his admission, even though his test scores were higher than many of the minority applicants the school admitted. Under the school's admissions program, 16 of the 100 places in each entering class were reserved for "disadvantaged" applicants, which the school defined as blacks, Latinos, American Indians and Asian-Americans. Bakke sued, and the California Supreme Court sided with him.
Affirmative action leaves a group of people vulnerable to discrimination. Skilled people with potential are rejected by universities because they are not considered a minority. Bakke was more qualified than other students accepted.
In July 1998, the ACLU filed a related lawsuit against the State of California alleging discrimination against high school students in low-income and minority neighborhoods. The ACLU charged that schools in affluent areas offered far more AP classes than those in low-income areas, disadvantaging many poor and minority students in college admissions. Both lawsuits are still pending.
This approach is more accurate. If there is an affirmative action to be implemented, it has to be based on income. Basing admittance on income is more inclusive because whites, Asians, African Americans, and Latinos are all included.
Argument: Mothers should stay at home #1- This blog by Matt Walsh evaluates two encounters he faced with stay at home mothers and men whose wife are stay at home mothers. Both the women and the men praised the stay at home mothers for the hard work that they perform which is more difficult yet more rewarding than working at an actual job. He explains how mankind’s history has always explained how important and serious motherhood is. Pagans defied maternity by turning the mothers into goddesses. Now society treats them like lower class. Society should be praising these mothers because they are working a task that is so complicated, challenging, terrifying yet essential and joyous. The fact about this is they are performing a task that “civilization depends on them doing it well”. There is no other job that has enough consequences. The mother’s role is so important that if she suddenly decided to quit, say by getting a job, then “entire lives would be turned upside down; society would suffer greatly. The ripples of tragedy would be felt for generations. If she quit her job as a computer analyst, she’d be replaced in four days and nobody would care”. Mothers are pretty much shaping the future because they are the ones molding the children, future generation to be great and the more time they spend with them teaching them good qualities then the greater future there will be.
This is the picture that the author of the article by Virgina Ironside, pasted to go along with her heartwarming article about always being ignored by her mother because she always working. Her mom was a tailor at home and Virginia would always wait for her outside because her mom would always say she’d be right out when she never was. Eventually her mother became a famous designer and abandoned her and her father and she always said she was missing a piece of love that her father or nobody can give her.
#1- Reasoning from statistics- For the adults who consume an excessive amount of TV without exercising or taking part in a conductive activity, consequences are worse. "Every additional two hours people spend glued to the tube on a typical day, their risk of developing type 2 diabetes increases by 20% and their risk of heart disease increases by 15%"
Gardner, Amanda. "TV Watching Raises Risk of Health Problems, Dying Young." CNN. Cable News Network, 14 June 2011. Web. 30 Jan. 2014.
#2- Children will choose watching Tv over spending time with family. Meaning most of their influence is coming from those on Tv.
"Percent of 4-6 year-olds who, when asked to choose between watching TV and spending time with their fathers, preferred television: 54%"
"Television Watching Statistics." Statistic Brain RSS. BLS American Time Use Survey, A.C. Nielsen Co., 7 Dec. 2013. Web. 03 Feb. 2014. .
#3- There is no wonder more tv is being watched more since the 50's, the percentage of how many tv sets in the house have increased tremendously."1955: 64% of homes had at least one television set.
# 1 “Unfortunately, for some of these companies, sending American jobs overseas isn’t enough. They also want to bring the profits back into the United States with as little tax liability as possible. Cisco Systems, which had 26 percent of its workforce abroad at the start of the decade but 46 percent of its workforce abroad by the end, is currently involved in a lobbying campaign titled “Win America” calling for a tax repatriation holiday that would let big corporations “bring money they have stashed overseas back to the U.S. at a dramatically lower tax rate.” Businesses often send jobs overseas in order to gain more profit and pay a small amount of taxes. Instead of these companies helping out the economy. they are mainly looking out for themselves.
JILANI,ZAID.Think Progress.19 APRIL 2011.30 Jan 2014 [http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/04/19/159555/us-corporations-outsourced-americans/]
# 2 “as the hiring of an outside company to perform a task that would otherwise be performed internally by a company.” The difference lies in the fact that outsourcing can take place within our domestic borders or abroad”.This article also talks about off-shoring which is another way to say outsourcing. It provides statistics for the amount of jobs lost in the U.S to offshoring.
Lach, Alex. 5 Facts About Overseas Outsourcing. 2012 July 9. 2014 Feb 4. http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/labor/news/2012/07/09/11898/5-facts-about-overseas-outsourcing/
# 3 “As a group, those that outsourced customer service saw a drop in their score on the American Consumer Satisfaction Index, or ACSI, a measure created by the National Quality Research Center at the University of Michigan.” Due to outsourcing overseas Americans have lost something that this “great” country has promised. A chance at the American Dream.
WHITAKER,JONATHAN, M.S. KRISHNAN, AND CLAES FORNELL. The Wall Street Journal. 13 Sept. 2013. 30 Jan 2014[http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB121441852405104029]
America the Great? This country is the richest country in the world, so why are there people without jobs?This country is supposed to help it’s citizens achieve the American Dream not take it away. Many companies in this country have participated in outsourcing overseas, due to lower wages and lower taxes. Because of the companies personal gain they have abandoned the locals.Due to overseas outsourcing American Companies are increasing their profit, while on the homefront the unemployment rate is increasing. American companies the participate in overseas outsourcing should make jobs available locally to help fix today’s economy. Furthermore,“Often, the intent is to take advantage of lower wages and operating costs”(Lach). Companies in developed countries tend to outsource overseas because of costs. Companies want to pay their employees as little as possible. Companies realize the horrible working conditions and lack of labor laws in underdeveloped countries. In result, companies target those countries in order to produce for as little as possible, and sell for as much as possible. If the companies were to give the jobs to the locals they would have to pay minimum wage and possibly benefit packages. Through outsourcing in foreign land, to mainly underdeveloped countries, companies are able to maintain financial stability. But many companies do not realize that by offering jobs to locals, they create potential customers. They create the possibility of the money going back into the company. Specifically, “outsourcing customer service is associated with a drop of roughly 1% to 5% in a company's market capitalization,”(Whitaker,Krishnan, and Fornell). Major Companies look to outsourcing as a way to gain more money, but may actually end up losing money depending on the industry their in. Offshoring jobs create more risks and more money spent. Major corporations are finding an increase in consumer dissatisfaction. Especially when it comes to customer service representatives that are from another country. The reps from other countries do not always comprehend certain languages, so that leads to customer dissatisfaction. By keeping the jobs local companies could avoid any miscommunication with the consumer and provide the best help possible. This small investment could help fix the economy. Similarly,“American Companies send jobs overseas and bring the profits back to the U.S with very little tax liability” (Jilani). Businesses often send jobs abroad in order to gain more profit and pay a small amount of taxes. Instead of these companies helping out the economy they are mainly looking out for financial gain. Some companies keep money in offshore accounts in order to avoid paying high taxes, and what money they do bring back the taxes are still minimal. Those taxes could possibly go into unemployments checks, healthcare, or even schools. These companies have the ability to help this economy and should consider doing so.
Critics may argue,Most American corporations expand to third party firms mainly because of costs. According to Weidenbaum outsourcing can be beneficial, but to the company itself. "to outsource range from better-serving overseas markets to increasing the competitiveness of American business"(Weidenbaum). Expanding abroad can increase a company's revenue, and increase competition. This should not be the main concern, business should consider how certain decisions may affect the economy in their own country.They should also consider the working conditions within the country they are outsourcing in. It is true outsourcing is very helpful to the company,but the people are still seeking help. On the other hand,“Today’s Economy has lost over 760,000 jobs”(Obama-Biden). That means that a large amount of Americans are on unemployment, which only provides support for one year. So if that person has not found a job within that timespan, they are left with no funds. What if that person has a family to provide for and can not perform that duty? Due to outsourcing overseas Americans have lost something that this “great” country has promised. A chance at the American Dream. Due to outsourcing overseas many Americans are out of work.Companies need to reflect on their selfish actions, and think of the people. The people need a chance at financial stability. This country has a lot of work to do in regards to the economy. The government needs to interfere in terms of outsourcing to give the people on the homefront a level playing field. The people need to take a stand and claim what is rightfully theirs.
. And although some parents might think that censoring helps them control what their child is watching, they are wrong. The FCC should not have to choose what they believe is right for your own child. “Parents just need to pay more attention,” and by parents paying attention means that they are involved in a child’s life. Instead of judging the so called “noise” kids listen to, actually pay attention to the lyrics and decide whether the song is appropriate or not for your child to listen to. If they are watching a movie, parents should watch take the time to see whether some scenes are too risky for their child be seeing. However, the FCC could censor so many things but that does not mean writers of the media will not find a way to fix the English language to their needs; meaning they will always find “appropriate” words to replace the “inappropriate” words.
This is done because our ancestors were told by the gods that if our heads were thus formed we should appear noble and handsome and better able to bear burdens, according to Dembo and Imbelloni.
ReplyDeleteRomero-Vargas, Samuel. "A Look at Mayan Artificial Cranial Deformation Practices: Morphological and Cultural Aspects." Medscape. Neurosurg Focus, 2010. Web. 6 Feb. 2014. .
fear is based on something that we are expecting to happen in the future
Miller, Kyla. "Is Fear a Natural Instinct?" Guiding Instincts. Blogger, 26 Mar. 2011. Web. 6 Feb. 2014. .
hough this fact is not as remarkable, the positioning of the three Pyramids of Giza are exactly aligned with the position of the three stars in the belt of Orion, both in position and in size. While it is possible, it would create many difficulties for the Egyptians in terms of measuring huge distances.
"Egypt." Alien Evidence. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Feb. 2014. .
#1: To reduce costs, schools opt for unskilled workers who don't get enough hours to qualify for benefits. U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations permit schools to trade government donations of surplus farm goods for products full of chemical additives from giant processors. Meal items are designed at the factory to meet government nutrition standards but come out as barely palatable foods that do not
ReplyDeleteoccur in nature. Yet schools must induce children to eat the meals in order to qualify for the government subsidies they desperately need to keep their food operations afloat.
Bruske, Ed. "Improving School Lunch Programs Is Complicated." Should Junk Food Be Sold in Schools? Ed. Norah Piehl. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2011. At Issue. Rpt. from "To Make School Food Healthy, Michelle Obama Has a Tall Order." Washington Post 14 Feb. 2010. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 6 Feb. 2014.
#2: Federal payments—including $2.68 for each fully reimbursable lunch—total around $12 billion annually and feed roughly 30 million children every day, according to the USDA. That covers about half the cost of food service. Local governments pick up the rest.
Bruske, Ed. "Improving School Lunch Programs Is Complicated." Should Junk Food Be Sold in Schools? Ed. Norah Piehl. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2011. At Issue. Rpt. from "To Make School Food Healthy, Michelle Obama Has a Tall Order." Washington Post 14 Feb. 2010. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 6 Feb. 2014.
#3: Under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP), school meals are required to meet federal nutrition standards limiting fat, saturated fat and portion size and requiring that every school lunch include milk, fruits and vegetables, a grain and a protein. In return, schools receive a reimbursement for each meal served.
"School Lunch Programs Encourage Proper Nutrition." Nutrition. David Haugen and Susan Musser. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Beyond the Stereotypes: Facts About School Lunches." School Nutrition Association. 2008. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 6 Feb. 2014.
#4: Students who do not care for standard school menu options, or who cannot eat these meals because of dietary restrictions, often go without eating altogether. Providing attractive alternatives can help ensure that students maintain adequate caloric intake, which will in turn help enhance their attention and performance in class. In addition, sales of junk food can provide substantial economic benefits for schools.
Johnson, Margaret. "Junk Food Should Not Be Banned in Schools." Should Junk Food Be Sold in Schools? Ed. Norah Piehl. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2011. At Issue. Rpt. from "Should Schools Allow the Sale of Junk Food?" NEA Today (Mar. 2002). Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 6 Feb. 2014.
#5: Many schools are trying, according to the School Nutrition Association. In fact, 71 percent of them have attempted to make a "significant" effort to offer healthy food choices on their menus. And several states now ban vending machines in elementary schools or limit what can be sold in the machines and when students can access them. But clearly, it's going to take sweeping national reform to repair this problem.
Bornstein, Adam. "Schools Should Take Responsibility for Obesity." Obesity. Scott Barbour. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Why Are Schools Selling Junk Food to Our Kids?" Men's Health 23 (Nov. 2008): 158. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 6 Feb. 2014.
Of the 1.2 million abortions that occurred in 2008, 121,000, or 10 percent, were in the second trimester, defined as 13th to the 26th week of gestation. We found several groups of women to be overrepresented among those having abortions at 13 weeks or later, including African-American women, teens, women with a lower level of education, those using health insurance to pay for the procedure and those who had experienced multiple disruptive life events in the last year.
ReplyDeleteFiner, Lawrence B., and Rachel K. Jones. "So, who has second-trimester abortions?" Conscience Spring 2012: 22+. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 6 Feb. 2014.
By all measures, abortion in the United States continues to decline. Polls show the constituency for the label "pro-choice" to have shrunk and aged markedly over the past two decades. The number of abortions performed has fallen about 25 percent since 1990, even as the population has risen. In 1991, 2,176 abortion clinics were operating in the U.S.; on January 1 of this year, that number was down to 582.
"By all measures, abortion in the United States continues to decline." National Review 27 Jan. 2014: 8. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 6 Feb. 2014.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that doctors not impose their values on their patients, and to therefore perform abortions and other procedures if requested even if their conscience tells them that abortion is wrong. However, conscience is a judgment about right and wrong, and such judgments are binding. No moral obligation supersedes a person's conscience, and the law should protect those who have a strong ethical disapproval of a specific behavior and who object to that behavior based on their conscience.
Brugger, E. Christian. "Doctors May Refuse to Perform Abortions on Conscientious Grounds." Are Abortion Rights Threatened? Ed. Tamara L. Roleff. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2013. At Issue. Rpt. from "Abortion, Conscience, and Health Care Provider Rights." Public Discourse: Ethics, Law, and the Common Good. 2012. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 6 Feb. 2014.
#1: “GMOs may not be natural, but not everything natural is good for us, and not everything unnatural is bad for us. Poisonous mushrooms are natural, but we shouldn't eat them. Washing our food before eating it is not natural, but is healthier for us.”
ReplyDelete- Critics of GM foods may say that GM foods are not safe for consumption because they are not natural like traditional foods/crops, but they are mistaken. Even some natural plants/foods/crops are unsafe for human consumption. These natural plants/foods/crops are not all safe for consumption even though they are natural.
Lin, Doris. "Arguments For and Against Genetically Modified Organisms." About.com Animal Rights. N.p., 11 Apr. 2013. Web. 06 Feb. 2014.
#2: “The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations reports that some GMO foods have been engineered to be more nutritious in terms of mineral or vitamin content. Not only does this help you get the nutrients you need, it can also play a significant role in battling malnutrition in the developing world. The United Nations advises that vitamin A-enhanced rice is helping to reduce global vitamin A deficiencies.”
-A benefit of GM foods is that they supply minerals and vitamins that some foods/crops lack. This helps with vitamin deficiencies.
Duvauchelle, Joshua. "Pros & Cons of GMO Foods." LIVESTRONG.COM. N.p., 13 Jan. 2014. Web. 06 Feb. 2014.
#3: “Whether people all over the world know it or not, GM food has probably crept into their diet. Though people talk about GM food a lot, nothing seems to have been done, at least not in the U.S., to halt its enormous growth. In the U.S. alone, 60% of all processed foods contain genetically modified ingredients. Growth over the past 10 years has been especially huge. Now, about 130 million acres of GM crops are grown around the world in countries like Argentina, Canada, Germany, Spain, and many others. But, the U.S. grows the most GM crops by far. After increasing 25-fold in acreage, from 3.6 million in 1996, the U.S. now controls over half of the GM foods market, with 88.2 million acres of GM crops in 2001. There are 50 registered GM crops in the United States, and many more in development, soon to be appearing on your grocery shelves. This means that if GM food protesters want to stop the expansion of GM crops, they need to act quickly.”
“Genetically Altered Food." ThinkQuest. Oracle Foundation, n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2014.
Something to consider: have any critics associated GM crops to autism in children?
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ReplyDeleteAllan Bakke was an engineer working for NASA who wanted to become a doctor. In 1973 and 1974, he had applied to the University of California at Davis Medical School, which twice denied his admission, even though his test scores were higher than many of the minority applicants the school admitted. Under the school's admissions program, 16 of the 100 places in each entering class were reserved for "disadvantaged" applicants, which the school defined as blacks, Latinos, American Indians and Asian-Americans. Bakke sued, and the California Supreme Court sided with him.
ReplyDeleteAffirmative action leaves a group of people vulnerable to discrimination. Skilled people with potential are rejected by universities because they are not considered a minority. Bakke was more qualified than other students accepted.
In July 1998, the ACLU filed a related lawsuit against the State of California alleging discrimination against high school students in low-income and minority neighborhoods. The ACLU charged that schools in affluent areas offered far more AP classes than those in low-income areas, disadvantaging many poor and minority students in college admissions. Both lawsuits are still pending.
This approach is more accurate. If there is an affirmative action to be implemented, it has to be based on income. Basing admittance on income is more inclusive because whites, Asians, African Americans, and Latinos are all included.
Challenging Race Sensitive Admissions Policies. PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 06 Feb. 2014.
Argument: Mothers should stay at home
ReplyDelete#1- This blog by Matt Walsh evaluates two encounters he faced with stay at home mothers and men whose wife are stay at home mothers. Both the women and the men praised the stay at home mothers for the hard work that they perform which is more difficult yet more rewarding than working at an actual job. He explains how mankind’s history has always explained how important and serious motherhood is. Pagans defied maternity by turning the mothers into goddesses. Now society treats them like lower class. Society should be praising these mothers because they are working a task that is so complicated, challenging, terrifying yet essential and joyous. The fact about this is they are performing a task that “civilization depends on them doing it well”. There is no other job that has enough consequences. The mother’s role is so important that if she suddenly decided to quit, say by getting a job, then “entire lives would be turned upside down; society would suffer greatly. The ripples of tragedy would be felt for generations. If she quit her job as a computer analyst, she’d be replaced in four days and nobody would care”. Mothers are pretty much shaping the future because they are the ones molding the children, future generation to be great and the more time they spend with them teaching them good qualities then the greater future there will be.
http://themattwalshblog.com/2013/10/09/youre-a-stay-at-home-mom-what-do-you-do-all-day/
This is the picture that the author of the article by Virgina Ironside, pasted to go along with her heartwarming article about always being ignored by her mother because she always working. Her mom was a tailor at home and Virginia would always wait for her outside because her mom would always say she’d be right out when she never was. Eventually her mother became a famous designer and abandoned her and her father and she always said she was missing a piece of love that her father or nobody can give her.
#1- Reasoning from statistics- For the adults who consume an excessive amount of TV without exercising or taking part in a conductive activity, consequences are worse. "Every additional two hours people spend glued to the tube on a typical day, their risk of developing type 2 diabetes increases by 20% and their risk of heart disease increases by 15%"
ReplyDeleteGardner, Amanda. "TV Watching Raises Risk of Health Problems, Dying Young." CNN. Cable News Network, 14 June 2011. Web. 30 Jan. 2014.
#2- Children will choose watching Tv over spending time with family. Meaning most of their influence is coming from those on Tv.
"Percent of 4-6 year-olds who, when asked to choose between watching TV and spending time with their fathers, preferred television: 54%"
"Television Watching Statistics." Statistic Brain RSS. BLS American Time Use Survey, A.C. Nielsen Co., 7 Dec. 2013. Web. 03 Feb. 2014. .
#3- There is no wonder more tv is being watched more since the 50's, the percentage of how many tv sets in the house have increased tremendously."1955: 64% of homes had at least one television set.
# 1
ReplyDelete“Unfortunately, for some of these companies, sending American jobs overseas isn’t enough. They also want to bring the profits back into the United States with as little tax liability as possible. Cisco Systems, which had 26 percent of its workforce abroad at the start of the decade but 46 percent of its workforce abroad by the end, is currently involved in a lobbying campaign titled “Win America” calling for a tax repatriation holiday that would let big corporations “bring money they have stashed overseas back to the U.S. at a dramatically lower tax rate.” Businesses often send jobs overseas in order to gain more profit and pay a small amount of taxes. Instead of these companies helping out the economy. they are mainly looking out for themselves.
JILANI,ZAID.Think Progress.19 APRIL 2011.30 Jan 2014
[http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/04/19/159555/us-corporations-outsourced-americans/]
# 2
“as the hiring of an outside company to perform a task that would otherwise be performed internally by a company.” The difference lies in the fact that outsourcing can take place within our domestic borders or abroad”.This article also talks about off-shoring which is another way to say outsourcing. It provides statistics for the amount of jobs lost in the U.S to offshoring.
Lach, Alex. 5 Facts About Overseas Outsourcing. 2012 July 9. 2014 Feb 4.
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/labor/news/2012/07/09/11898/5-facts-about-overseas-outsourcing/
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“As a group, those that outsourced customer service saw a drop in their score on the American Consumer Satisfaction Index, or ACSI, a measure created by the National Quality Research Center at the University of Michigan.” Due to outsourcing overseas Americans have lost something that this “great” country has promised. A chance at the American Dream.
WHITAKER,JONATHAN, M.S. KRISHNAN, AND CLAES FORNELL. The Wall Street Journal. 13 Sept. 2013. 30 Jan 2014[http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB121441852405104029]
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ReplyDeleteAmerica the Great? This country is the richest country in the world, so why are there people without jobs?This country is supposed to help it’s citizens achieve the American Dream not take it away. Many companies in this country have participated in outsourcing overseas, due to lower wages and lower taxes. Because of the companies personal gain they have abandoned the locals.Due to overseas outsourcing American Companies are increasing their profit, while on the homefront the unemployment rate is increasing. American companies the participate in overseas outsourcing should make jobs available locally to help fix today’s economy.
Furthermore,“Often, the intent is to take advantage of lower wages and operating costs”(Lach). Companies in developed countries tend to outsource overseas because of costs. Companies want to pay their employees as little as possible. Companies realize the horrible working conditions and lack of labor laws in underdeveloped countries. In result, companies target those countries in order to produce for as little as possible, and sell for as much as possible. If the companies were to give the jobs to the locals they would have to pay minimum wage and possibly benefit packages. Through outsourcing in foreign land, to mainly underdeveloped countries, companies are able to maintain financial stability. But many companies do not realize that by offering jobs to locals, they create potential customers. They create the possibility of the money going back into the company.
Specifically, “outsourcing customer service is associated with a drop of roughly 1% to 5% in a company's market capitalization,”(Whitaker,Krishnan, and Fornell). Major Companies look to outsourcing as a way to gain more money, but may actually end up losing money depending on the industry their in. Offshoring jobs create more risks and more money spent. Major corporations are finding an increase in consumer dissatisfaction. Especially when it comes to customer service representatives that are from another country. The reps from other countries do not always comprehend certain languages, so that leads to customer dissatisfaction. By keeping the jobs local companies could avoid any miscommunication with the consumer and provide the best help possible. This small investment could help fix the economy.
Similarly,“American Companies send jobs overseas and bring the profits back to the U.S with very little tax liability” (Jilani). Businesses often send jobs abroad in order to gain more profit and pay a small amount of taxes. Instead of these companies helping out the economy they are mainly looking out for financial gain. Some companies keep money in offshore accounts in order to avoid paying high taxes, and what money they do bring back the taxes are still minimal. Those taxes could possibly go into unemployments checks, healthcare, or even schools. These companies have the ability to help this economy and should consider doing so.
Critics may argue,Most American corporations expand to third party firms mainly because of costs. According to Weidenbaum outsourcing can be beneficial, but to the company itself. "to outsource range from better-serving overseas markets to increasing the competitiveness of American business"(Weidenbaum). Expanding abroad can increase a company's revenue, and increase competition. This should not be the main concern, business should consider how certain decisions may affect the economy in their own country.They should also consider the working conditions within the country they are outsourcing in. It is true outsourcing is very helpful to the company,but the people are still seeking help.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand,“Today’s Economy has lost over 760,000 jobs”(Obama-Biden). That means that a large amount of Americans are on unemployment, which only provides support for one year. So if that person has not found a job within that timespan, they are left with no funds. What if that person has a family to provide for and can not perform that duty? Due to outsourcing overseas Americans have lost something that this “great” country has promised. A chance at the American Dream.
Due to outsourcing overseas many Americans are out of work.Companies need to reflect on their selfish actions, and think of the people. The people need a chance at financial stability. This country has a lot of work to do in regards to the economy. The government needs to interfere in terms of outsourcing to give the people on the homefront a level playing field. The people need to take a stand and claim what is rightfully theirs.
. And although some parents might think that censoring helps them control what their child is watching, they are wrong. The FCC should not have to choose what they believe is right for your own child. “Parents just need to pay more attention,” and by parents paying attention means that they are involved in a child’s life. Instead of judging the so called “noise” kids listen to, actually pay attention to the lyrics and decide whether the song is appropriate or not for your child to listen to. If they are watching a movie, parents should watch take the time to see whether some scenes are too risky for their child be seeing. However, the FCC could censor so many things but that does not mean writers of the media will not find a way to fix the English language to their needs; meaning they will always find “appropriate” words to replace the “inappropriate” words.
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