… Corporal punishment is one of the main ones. Corporal punishment is defined as intentionally inflicting pain on the body for purposes of punishment or controlling behaviour. Corporal punishment comes in different forms, there is teachers punishing…

… and on women, the people who practice it most often (women prostitutes outnumber men in a ratio of four to one). Despite the fact that prostitution is not illegal in Canada, activities closely related to the profession are penalized (i.e.…

… poets such as Sophocles, Plato, and Augustine have discussed what it is to be a virtuous person. The question that many have asked is if freedom requires virtue. In my personal opinion I believe without virtue freedom would not be able to survive.…

… first and most basic reason that marijuana should be legal is that there is no good reason for it not to be legal. Some people ask 'why should marijuana be legalized?" but we should ask "Why should marijuana be illegal?" From a philosophical point…

… debate and tension in American society. However, the debate over affirmative action has become ensnared in rhetoric that pits equality of opportunity against the equality of results. The debate has been more emotional than intellectual, and has gen…

… explaining that the purpose of this essay is to help the readers understand how the structure of the proposed government makes liberty possible. Each branch should be, for the most part, in Madison's opinion, independent. To assure such independence,…

… States, the use of abortion is an ongoing controversy and a prominent issue in modern day society. Questions are constantly raised, whether one is Pro-Choice or Pro-Life. Whether it is a moral dilemma, or just simply wrong. Since the beginning of…

… individual, politics may be the practice of government or the managing of public affairs. However, in Christopher Matthew’s Hardball, politics is depicted as much more than something that deals with the government. In fact, politics, as portrayed…

… reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.” With these words, penned by the eminent political scientist Thomas Jefferson, the struggling colonies known as the United…

… IN NEXT 12 MONTHS? Commentators from right to left, as well as senior US military officials, have expressed concerns: the risks of extended combat and significant loss of American soldiers; the possibility of Saddam Hussein using weapons of mass…