Essays on Rights Page 4

Rights to Help the Poor? Some people have much more than they need to live while others barely have enough to survive. Very frequently, the “haves” possess no special virtues, or superpowers only a mere few posess; they are just simply lucky to have been born in relatively prosperous societies. Very frequently, the “have-nots” are…

The Civil Rights movement for African-Americans almost entirely achieved their goals for equality. Document A “We come then to the question presented: Does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race, even though the physical facilities and other “tangible” factors may be equal, deprive the children of the minority group of…

Should a Prisoner Be on the Waiting List of Organ Transplant? When both a prisoner and a non-criminal need an organ transplant, how can a doctor make the decision? Doctors have an ethical duty to save all patients. No matter what kind of patients they encounter, a cruel killer or an innocent victim, they should…

The world is constantly becoming an increasingly more dangerous place, and in this day and age, everything has a warning label. Whether it’s a hairdryer, a computer keyboard, or even a simple toy, all manufactured products and structures around us have a label stuck on the side to protect us. It seems as if at…

Philippa Foot, Emerita Professor of Philosophy at the University of California at Los Angeles, has been studying and writing about the moral implications of killing someone versus letting someone die for many years. She also explains to us the difference between the negative and positive rights of a person and how negative rights and duties…

Jean Jacques Rousseau was born June 28, 1712 in the Republic of Geneva. He was born into a middle class working family, his father was a watchmaker and his mother attended to their home. Nine days after Jean’s mother gave birth to him, she died from the puerperal fever. Most of Jean’s childhood he was…

First Amendment What is 1st Amendment? First Amendment gives the citizens of the United States the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition. It was adopted in 1791 and is one of the amendments that are part of the Bill of Rights. It sounds simple as we read it but do we really understand…

Did you know that in the year 1980 thewas only 18? In 1987 there was a law passed that said in order to drink legally and to buy alcohol a person had to be 21. At the age of 18 people are allowed to buy tobacco, vote, get married without parental consent, and even join…

There are multiple reasons for being worried about excessive alcohol consumption, especially among young individuals. In the UK, alcohol abuse has resulted in various social, economic, and health issues, including: Alcohol related accidents. Health problems Alcohol addiction major cause of family breakdown. The report titled “Health First: An evidence-based alcohol strategy for the UK” estimates…

In recent years, the legal drinking age has been up for debate.  In 2007, federal lawmakers were flirting with the idea that the legal drinking age be lowered.  Some support this idea, however, most Americans oppose it, making valid arguments.  For various reasons, the drinking age should not be lowered, and most Americans agree. In…