Tag: society
member name: Christopher Goff
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September 16, 2006 10:00 PM EDT --
I was reading the Author's Introduction of Alexis DeTocqueville's Democracy in America last night and I felt he had some interesting things to say:
To attempt to check democracy would be in that . . .
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March 31, 2006 08:46 AM EST --
Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution:
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in . . .
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May 23, 2006 07:57 PM EDT --
We have heard this in North Carolina and many other states for a number of years now. What is all this about a teacher shortage? How can this be true? Aren't teachers actually overpaid for only 9 or . . .
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September 11, 2006 01:37 AM EDT --
I was reading the Author's Introduction of Alexis DeTocqueville's Democracy in America last night and I felt he had some interesting things to say:
To attempt to check democracy would be in that . . .
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September 11, 2006 01:34 AM EDT --
There is a new study out by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (under USDOJ) that discusses the prevalence of meantal health problems. Here are some of the highlights of the report:
* Nearly a quarter of . . .
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June 13, 2006 11:56 AM EDT --
Does the difference between innocence and guilt really matter?
Many times, you hear individuals justify or condemn actions based on this quality of an indiviudal. Why should it matter if the individuals . . .
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March 02, 2006 02:58 PM EST --
With the introduction of the new HBO series "Big Love", there is more and more talk on the notion of polygamous relationships and whether or not they should remain illegal. I think they may very . . .
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March 31, 2006 08:43 AM EST --
Do most folks recognize the costs and benefits associated with voting and education in the political realm? I think most economists point out (correctly) that the reason so many Americans don't vote . . .
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May 08, 2006 08:22 PM EDT --
I remember that it went something like: "this is your brain...this is your brain on drugs(frying egg). Any questions?"
Just recently I saw another commercial about this very underinflated girl . . .
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April 04, 2006 02:14 PM EDT --
Is the minimum age standard an appropriate regulatory policy for young people? Are minimum driving ages appropriate? Are minimum age requirements appropriate for consensual sexual relationships? What about . . .
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April 13, 2006 08:54 AM EDT --
Do we have the right to live? How bout the right the die?
I am of the opinion that we do. There are inherent natural rights of every person. These rights have helped establish the natural laws of the individual . . .
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April 26, 2006 11:00 PM EDT --
A recent study on the "American Dream" of going from rags to riches was done by Tom Hertz from American University. The name of the paper is "Understanding Mobility in America" and . . .
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