...Mapping an Argument Steven Montesano CRT/205 11/17/12 Ann Armstrong The first article chosen was Abortion Is a Form of Genocide by Meredith Eugene Hunt. The issue in this article is “abortion as a form of genocide is accurate by historical and accepted standards of the word’s definition” (Abortion, 2010). I highlighted this as the issue because it includes everything the author is trying to prove to the reader. Hunt wants to make it known that she believes abortion is a form of genocide even though the parameters fit loosely. She also points to the fact that history has shown evidence of genocide, and she uses that history to show the similarities between genocide and abortion. Hunt is making an argument that is both deductive and inductive. In some cases she gives proof in her accusations of the terms abortion and genocide. On the other hand, at times she offers supporting information intended to sway the reader to her side of the argument. The first conclusion in the article is “abortion does not fit in perfectly with the original use” with the premise being “Hunt identifies the origin of the term “genocide” (Abortion, 2010). This is a valid deductive argument because the term genocide is factual and therefore abortion not fitting exactly into that definition can only be true. The next conclusion found was “abortion could have genocidal characteristics, but would not qualify as genocide legally”, and the premise is “unwanted preborn children as a group are...
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...Differentiating Reasoning CRT 205 August 21, 2011 Article #1: "Homeschoolers Deserve Equal Access to Extracurricular Activities." In this article I believe that the author used a deductive argument. The issue described pertains to the population of home schooled children in the state of Alabama having the right to participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities. The author argues several points that lead to the same conclusion; that homeschoolers have the same right to join extracurricular sports in the community as public or private school children. “Interscholastic extracurricular activities are an important complement to the academic curriculum. Participation in a comprehensive extracurricular and academic program contributes to student development of the social and intellectual skills necessary to become a well-rounded adult.” “Public schools do not "own" competitive athletics; they belong to the students, their families, and the residents of Alabama.” Several valid premises are made through this argument that I believe make it deductive. “A homeschooled student is a student just the same as a public or private schooled student and therefore deserves equal and fair treatment, especially by the state sponsored educational establishment. This should apply to athletics as well as academics.” Another point that was made, that I find to be a little disturbing, is the premise that an illegal immigrant can enroll a child into our public school...
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...Joy Lawlor 02/09/2012 HUMN 210 Miriam Abbott Assignment 6-1 Assignment 6-1: Validity of an Argument Part 1: Cartoon stock. (n.d). Retrieved February 9, 2012 from http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/a/articles.asp This article has too many errors in it, right? If you are smart, you are Greek. And if you are Greek, you will write grammatically correct articles. But you cannot write grammatically correct articles. If you write grammatically correct articles, you are not Greek. Contradiction: You can write grammatically correct articles and you cannot write grammatically correct articles. Part 2: Form: If it is a cat, then it has four legs. It has four legs. ---------------------------------------------- Thus, it is a cat. A. What is the conclusion? The conclusion is it is a cat. B. What is the premise? There are two premises. If it is a cat, then it has four legs and it has four legs. C. Translating the argument. C → F F ------------ C D. Inductive or deductive argument? The argument uses premise and conclusions to provide an explanation. The use of two premises is another clue to determine whether the argument is inductive or deductive. Also, the premises in the above arguments are intended to prove the conclusion. This argument is a deductive argument. More specifically, the argument is fashioned in the form of modus ponens. The basic form of this is: If p, then q. p. --------------- Thus, q. E. Can the conclusion...
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...Globalization is the process of integration arising from the interchange of views in the world, products ideas, and other aspects of culture Why globalization is good: Cheaper production costs and more consumers to sell to; this allows more business opportunities and availability of commodity to the consumer. Untapped markets, different services, investment opportunities. Globalization brings about growth in a countries business for some products are brought about by investors hence increasing the countries’ economy. New business solutions, new ideas are introduced to solve problems; this allows one to get solutions from the exchange of business ideas from other world countries. Why globalization is bad: It uses up finite resources more quickly example coal, oil, nuclear and gas-dependency on business resources that won’t last. Investors tend to invest in less developed countries so as to maximize their profits-the market goes to the country that the possession of the commodity. With the dollar being the world’s reserve currency, globalization can lead to huge US balance of trade deficit and other imbalances. Globalization can move taxation from corporations. Globalization sets up a currency with each country trying to get an export advantage by dropping the value of its currency- thus the prices of the export reducing due to increase in competition within the business market. Encourages dependence on surroundingcountries’ for essential goods and services- this...
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...Consequences of an Older Population SOC304 Social Gerontology Instructor Mandee Rowley April 16, 2012 With each passing day the age of the Baby Boomers will affect our lives on many social levels. This growing segment of our society will soon become the largest aspect of the American society carrying with it the majority of our aging population. The other age groups will be smaller, younger and yet will have to endure the cost of Healthcare for the Boomers that will be living longer requiring more resources than any of their predecessors. The Boomers will take with them into their Golden years a large grouping of income producers and leaving the balance of society to manage growing social costs. The political face of Medicaid, Medicare, Disability, and SSI will more than likely have several court battles ahead of them to ensure government cuts will not strip away the program essentials that will be needed by our aging populations. Healthcare Today we await the Supreme Courts Justices to make their ruling as to whether President Obama’s national health care plan (The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) is unconstitutional. The issue at hand is a Governmental mandate that everyone must purchase health insurance. The concern is making this a government decree and not something each state has the oversight and implementation process in. The Affordable Care Act became law in March 2010. With its signing by President Obama came expanded coverage for young adults...
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...van Eeghen 1 Petra van Eeghen 23 October 2014 The Consequence of Guilt Repressed guilt will unavoidably destroy a man. This was surely the case in Fifth Business, by Robertson Davies, a novel that demonstrates how guilt can easily corrupt someone’s life. Three main characters that battle through the emotion of guilt are Paul Dempster, Percy Boyd Staunton and Dunstan Ramsay. Paul does not confront his guilt, Percy pushes away his guilt and Dunny allows himself to be absorbed by guilt and feel sorry for everyone around him. The ways these characters deal with guilt greatly impact their lives. Davies uses the theme of guilt to shape the characters lives. Paul Dempster grows to become immune to the feeling of guilt due to the situations he is put through at a young age. As a child Paul is guilty about his mother Mary Dempster. He blames himself for his mother becoming simple-minded. He has been told by many people in the town of Deptford that it is his fault and they stay away from him, “Paul was not a village favorite, and the dislike so many people felt for his mother-dislike for the queer and persistently unfortunate-they attached to the unoffending son” (Davies 32). Paul was always frowned upon based on his mother’s van Eeghen 2 actions such as her having sex with a tramp. He felt as though every poor decision his mother made was a consequence to her having pre-mature labor to him. Rude jokes were made about Mary Dempster but Paul’s father, Amasa Dempster, told...
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...Where are the Consequences for Bullying? COM/156 Where are the Consequences for Bullying? Consequences for an individual’s actions are placed to deter others from committing certain crimes: so why is bullying overlooked? Bullying is defined as “intentional harm-doing or harassment that is directed toward vulnerable targets and typically repeated. Bullying encompasses a wide range of malicious aggressive behaviors, including physical violence, verbal mockery, threats, ostracism, and rumors spread either orally or by other means of communication, such as the Internet” (Encyclopedia Britannica). Since there has been a rise in bullying, many places have increased the consequences to an individual’s actions. Schools and states are finding the need to put laws and policies into effect. Certain states, schools, and communities are coming together looking a way to teach others about bullying, and its negative effects it can have. Some individuals are bullied to the point that they have a hard time handling all the affects that bullying has on them. The bullied individuals could end up taking their own life or the life of others to stop what is happening to them. Creating consequences for bullying may be all that is needed to help prevent this problem from continuing to become worse. With all the federal laws we have in this country, there are no laws that deal with bullying. There are ways that bullying is addressed under certain federal law, but coverage from the law depends...
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...Plagiarism and Its Consequences Paula. J. Butler National American University The topic of plagiarism is mentioned often. But how much do you actually know about plagiarism? Do you know exactly what it is? What the consequences of it are? Or The different kinds? What about how to avoid it? This paper is going to help clear up any questions you may have about plagiarism. Plagiarism is “the act of using another person's words or ideas without giving credit to that person : the act of plagiarizing something” ("Plagiarism." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 5 May 2015. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plagiarism). Many people do not understand that using someone else’s words is an act of theft that has real life consequences. There is not only the chance of destroying your student, academic or professional reputation but a chance of legal repercussions as well. While an author always has the right to sue a person for plagiarism; some plagiarism can even be considered a criminal offense with the possibility of a prison sentence. There are many different types of plagiarism. The most common would be “clone”. “Clone is when you submit another’s work, word for word as your own. Remix is another kind of plagiarism when you paraphrase from multiple sources, making them fit together. A hybrid combines perfectly cited sources with copied passages without citation. Mixes of copied material from multiple sources is called a mashup” (http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/types-of-plagiarism/)...
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...Liberalism and The consequences of World War II Ayomide A Adaranijo History 3100; Diplomatic History Dr. Oreste Foppiani Although the term liberalism, in the political sense, became very popular in the early 1970’s, actions that would qualify as liberalism had begun to take place since, at the latest, after the Second World War, and probably before that time. The aftermath of the Second World War was the beginning of wide spread international cooperation, and the period immediately after the war signified the beginning of international organizations and the beginning of political and economic cooperation amongst the most powerful countries at the time. Because of the effects of the war, most countries had no other choice but to cooperate with each other in order to recover from the economic downturn after World War II. This period after the war marked the beginning of a series of actions that would eventually lead to the globalized and interdependent political economy that we have today. At the end of the Second World War, most of the former super powers (Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany) were in ruins. The only two true winners of the war were the United States and the Soviet Union. However, the United States was the only country to come out of World War 2 with a stable and efficient economy as well as an intact army and the capacity to produce nuclear weapons (this was very crucial at that time). With most of the world’s economy in jeopardy, the leaders of these...
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...Introducing “Elefun and Friends Crocodile Dentist Game,” a fun toy for kids ages 4 and up. The toy is in a shape of a crocodile with a big head, and a wide opened mouth with only one row of teeth on the bottom jaw, which doubles as buttons. The concept of this game is simple. There is one trigger button randomly hidden under one of crocodile’s teeth, which make the upper jaw closes down upon pressing. Players take turn press down on one tooth at a time until one player presses the trigger button to make the upper jaw shut down, and then he or she loses the game. Although this toy is made out of plastic, and will most likely not be around when kids who play with it grow up, it still teaches many essential lessons about risk, action and consequences which those kids can use later in their lives. Modern day toys are mostly made out of plastic to shift the focus to availability rather then longevity of the toy. Wooden toys are elegant and durable, which give it a long life span, but many of those wooden toys are specific to the region of its creator. Shaping wood into desire form to fit in with its other components to provide some articulation and life to the toy demands concentration, and many particular tools, or process can be grueling. Because of the challenging process of crafting one single toy, the number of toys available for sell can be scarce; therefore the toy will be more expensive. Plastic toys, however, can cheaply, and simply create from mold of the original crafted...
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...The Branches of Consequences It’s in our nature as humans to make mistakes. But before making any type of decision we are supposed to think about it first, right? We are supposed to think of possible outcomes, potential ways it could impact us or other people, or how it could make someone feel. Decisions scaling from what we wear to school, to who we associate ourselves with has a way of shaping us and the people around us. Unfortunately people sometimes make the wrong decisions or often times forget to think of consequences when making choices. …It was a typical Friday night towards the beginning of my senior year consisting of going to the gym with some friends after school and trying to piece together some last minute plans for the night. Attending a tailgate before the big rivalry football game at our school that night seemed like a great idea to bond with fellow classmates and show support for our school. Upon arriving at the tailgate everything seemed to be alright. Little did I know, I would be learning a hard lesson that night. When everyone began to walk over to the football stadium for the start of the game, a friend of mine who had rode with someone else, asked me to put a bottle of alcohol in my car until after the game because he had nowhere to put it. Knowing that it was wrong to have alcohol, I still tried to help my friend out. I quickly walked it over to my car and was beginning to pour it into a plastic bottle so that it would not look suspicious. While...
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...Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Name Date Consequences of Technology Introduction The advent of technology continues to transform the lives of all inhabitants of the earth, with most people struggling to learn and implement the new aspect of discoveries that happens almost on a daily basis. Observers indicate that the journey from the ancient ways of operation to the modern ways of conducting activities across the globe has been long and exciting. The desire to make things work efficiently and cheaply has been the driving force behind every technology in the world today. Most people would prefer to achieve optimum result with minimal input, the fact that makes them commence the process of coming up with a means of attaining such objective. The result of such initiative is a discovery of something that would find global use and transform the manner that people conduct their activities worldwide. Nevertheless, such discoveries also have numerous consequences, some of which can adversely affect the well-being of the users. With a close reference to the works of Jonathan Foer, Ian Hodder, and Ben Thompson amongst other writers, the paper accounts for the tremendously negative impact of technology on our lives including the brain capabilities and social skills. Technology Changes the Thinking System Jonathan Foer indicates that the advent of technology has completely revolutionized the manner in which people view the world today (1). Unlike the years in the past when...
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...Journal of International Business Studies (2006) 37, 285–320 & 2006 Academy of International Business All rights reserved 0047-2506 $30.00 www.jibs.net PERSPECTIVE A quarter century of Culture’s Consequences: a review of empirical research incorporating Hofstede’s cultural values framework Bradley L. Kirkman1, Kevin B. Lowe2 and Cristina B. Gibson3 1 Department of Management, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA; 2Department of Business Administration, Joseph M. Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA; 3Graduate School of Management, University of California, Irvine, California, USA Abstract Since Geert Hofstede’s Culture’s Consequences: International Differences in WorkRelated Values (Sage, 1980) was published, researchers have utilized Hofstede’s cultural values framework in a wide variety of empirical studies. We review 180 studies published in 40 business and psychology journals and two international annual volumes between 1980 and June 2002 to consolidate what is empirically verifiable about Hofstede’s cultural values framework. We discuss limitations in the Hofstede-inspired research and make recommendations for researchers who use Hofstede’s framework in the future. Journal of International Business Studies (2006) 37, 285–320. doi:10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400202 Keywords: Hofstede; cultural values; cross-cultural management Correspondence: Bradley...
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...Name Professor’s Name The Course Number 5 November 2015 Consequences of Taxes: The Whiskey Rebellion According to (Ricardo, 817), the tax is a financial charge imposed on taxpayers. Avoidance or evasion of tax is punishable by law. Taxes can either be indirect taxes or direct taxes. It is worth noting that a few countries in the Middle East impose no taxation. Examples of Direct taxes include income tax, corporate tax, and any tax imposed on property. Indirect taxes, on the other hand, include, value added tax, sales tax, per unit tax and excise tax. In this paper, I will discuss excise taxes and also the impact of taxation. According to (Kaplow, 512), excise taxes are paid when certain goods such as gasoline are purchased. Excised taxes are put in the price of the product. Excise taxes are also imposed because of wagering and also to trucks when they use major highways. In the video, various issues surrounding excise tax have been highlighted. One of these issues includes the principle of taxation that is fairness, and the other issue is tax incidence. A). Benefits Principle According to (Dubin, 234), this principle outlines that imposition of tax should depend on the benefits received. This policy argues that those who should pay high taxes are those who receive greatest benefits. This principle of taxation is applied to usage of public goods such as libraries, highways, national parks, colleges, forests, etc. The principle of fairness explains that tax imposed...
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...Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Name Date Consequences of Technology Introduction The advent of technology continues to transform the lives of all inhabitants of the earth, with most people struggling to learn and implement the new aspect of discoveries that happens almost on a daily basis. Observers indicate that the journey from the ancient ways of operation to the modern ways of conducting activities across the globe has been long and exciting. The desire to make things work efficiently and cheaply has been the driving force behind every technology in the world today. Most people would prefer to achieve optimum result with minimal input, the fact that makes them commence the process of coming up with a means of attaining such objective. The result of such initiative is a discovery of something that would find global use and transform the manner that people conduct their activities worldwide. Nevertheless, such discoveries also have numerous consequences, some of which can adversely affect the well-being of the users. With a close reference to the works of Jonathan Foer, Ian Hodder, and Ben Thompson amongst other writers, the paper accounts for the tremendously negative impact of technology on our lives including the brain capabilities and social skills. Technology Changes the Thinking System Jonathan Foer indicates that the advent of technology has completely revolutionized the manner in which people view the world today (1). Unlike the years in the past when...
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