Essays Tagged: "great controversy"

Nixon and the Notion of Presidential Power

itution of the United States", but the means which they have employed to accomplish these ends have greatly differed and have occasionally sparked great controversy. The unjustified means which Richar ... unjustified means which Richard Nixon used to defend this nation and its Constitution have drawn a great deal of attack not only on his methods but also on the greater notion of Presidential power.Ma ...

(7 pages) 77 0 5.0 Sep/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Racism in Society, an essay on "Obasan" written by Joy Kogawa.

The issue of racial conflict has caused great controversy for many centuries. Conflict which is incited by racism is often thought to be the ... he chicks is that the yellow chicks have appearances different than the white hen. Also, there is a great deal of foreshadowing in this little part of the novel as the Canadian people will soon start ...

(5 pages) 152 1 3.8 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Acid rain and the effect it has on our environment

evel of less than 5.6--a pH of 7 being neutral. This form of airpollution is currently a subject of great controversy because of the damage it does tot he environment and property worldwide. For the l ...

(4 pages) 51 0 4.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Intelligence oversight issues both prior and after an incident has occured.

d to give a sense of balance between the two problems.The topic of September 11th has brought about great controversy within the intelligence community on what could have been done and what hadn't bee ... rder to challenge incorrect or unlawful policies. I make this point because this is where I see the greatest room for improvement within the oversight program.I don't believe that any fundamental chan ...

(6 pages) 71 0 3.7 May/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Confederate Flag in South Carolina.

lag. The issue is about the Confederate Flag flying in state capital of South Carolina and there is great controversy whether the Flag should be removed from flying over the statehouse. I believe that ... ower. Many wrongly believe that Confederacy and the flag represent racism and slavery, I think that greatly undermines the events in the history and the spirit of confederacy. If we examines the histo ...

(4 pages) 83 1 4.7 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Genetics, Genetic Research and Cloning The Human Genome Project

overing the structure of DNA, he opened up a whole new area of science and research that has led to great strides in medicine, as well as great controversy.Beginning in the 1960's and 1970's, nearly a ...

(8 pages) 221 0 3.7 Jan/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

Legislature of Legalization Medicinal Legalization of Marijuana (MLA Format)

Legislature of LegalizationMedicinal Legalization of MarijuanaFor many years now, there has been great controversy surrounding the illegal drug marijuana. Its widespread use since the Vietnam War h ... their emphasis on marijuana and switch to other drugs that they feel are more dangerous.As with any great change in policy, it is undeniable that legalization of medical marijuana will be an uphill ba ...

(6 pages) 310 0 4.8 Feb/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Madness and Sanity in Hamlet

William Shakespeare is one of the greatest playwrights of all time. His writing is famous still today. One of his greatest works is a ... him, the ghost tells him about the murder and asks him to seek revenge on Claudius. This is when a great controversy arises that is debatable to this day. Hamlet begins to act mad to set up his murde ...

(4 pages) 91 0 2.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

Giving Minorities a Chance at Higher Education

by Shirley Strum Kenny who is the president of the State University of New York. This essay opens a great controversy about letting diversity people get into the colleges as easy as possible or just k ... racially? Conceivably but it also is more accurate a foundation for admitting the students with the greatest probability of success.The author now points out that the SAT reigns because the school dis ...

(5 pages) 108 1 3.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

The truth to the controversy of Abortion: Pro-Life

n 4 in our generation is not living, because they were killed before they were born. There has been great controversy concerning the subject of abortion. The banning of abortion, to some, is considere ... study on abortion and breast cancer. The researchers found that women who had an abortion had a 50% greater risk of developing breast cancer before the age of 45. Women who have an abortion before the ...

(7 pages) 112 0 3.7 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

The Passion of the Christ: A Film Review

at seems to be on the tip of everyone's tongue is The Passion of the Christ. This movie has created great controversy among many people and has created uproar in the Jewish community. When I viewed th ... unity. When I viewed the movie and thought about what I read in the Gospels I found that there is a great resemblance between the two. The movie actually clarified the Gospel accounts and elaborated o ...

(4 pages) 127 2 4.5 May/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

History of human genome project

overing the structure of DNA, he opened up a whole new area of science and research that has led to great strides in medicine, as well as great controversy.Beginning in the 1960's and 1970's, nearly a ...

(7 pages) 72 0 3.7 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biotechnology

Madame Bovary, Technique of Impersonality

Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary, published in 1856, was a great success in spite of many accusations that it promoted immorality. Although it was a story of m ... d, not the main theme in the novel, that demands particular attention. This novel continues to be a great controversy with the readers because of the unique fashion in which it was written, which is c ...

(7 pages) 38 0 0.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Is Gun Control the Answer?; referenced, response to current death of four mounties in Alberta

and against the federal gun registry programs. These tragic deaths by a single gunman have sparked great controversy. Finger pointing has been aimed at public policy and hypothetical what-ifs. Everyt ... s, Bruce). The enforcement of prohibition orders needs to be harsher. Criminals simply need to have greater monitoring (Mills, Bruce). A mother of one of the slain Mounties shifted her blame onto the ...

(6 pages) 29 0 0.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays

The Ebonics Controversy

on adopted a policy on Standard American English development for all students.This decision created great controversy and came to be known as the Ebonics Resolution since it basically recognized Eboni ...

(3 pages) 41 0 3.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies

Media Analysis Assignment: Understanding the meaning of Islam

Among the most prominent of the world's many religions is Islam, which today is the cause of great controversy within our society. To understand the multiple meanings that Islam conveys one mus ... religion when compared to any other religion. This distinction is made to pinpoint that there is no greater power then Allah, and that Allah is the only divine, the only superior, and the everlasting ...

(7 pages) 49 0 0.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Can the Internet Be Censored?

Internet has become a much publicized debate that currently has no resolution in sight. There is a great controversy as to whether or not censorship is a necessity in order to maintain a particular m ...

(1 pages) 31 0 1.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Acid Rain

animals on the land and in lakes and streams. This form of air pollution is currently a subject of great controversy because of its worldwide environmental damages. For the last ten years, this probl ... increases the time that the pollution stays in the air. The longer the pollution is in the air, the greater are the chances that the pollutants will form acid rain. In addition, the wind can carry the ...

(10 pages) 45 0 3.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Giant Minds

hose name is identified with the field of philosophy itself. Although some of his ideas have caused great controversy, most philosophical authorities and popular opinion do agree that he is one of the ... he situation where the democrat fought back and committed genocide against the Oligarch. He spent a great deal of his work trying to find a way to prevent wars and "civil strife". Plato suffered perso ...

(6 pages) 55 0 0.0 May/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Contemporary Philosophy

James Earl Ray

at a racist petty criminal by the name of James Earl Ray could bring an end to the life of a man so great. Perhaps the American public had a point in questioning Ray's guilt. The government and FBI in ... ude that this man, Ray, was King's lone assassin (Gibbons). Though he was convicted, there is still great controversy today over whether he actually committed the heinous crime he was accused of. By t ...

(5 pages) 1447 0 0.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History