The Age Old Question That Is Still Being Debated Essay

In Roper v Simmons (2005) the Court debated whether it was cruel and unusual punishment to execute a prisoner for a crime he committed when he was a minor. In previous decisions, the Court had found it unconstitutional to execute offenders who were less than 16 at the time of their crime, but had upheld executions of those 16 and 17 at the time of their crimes. This demonstrates that in recent years youth offenders of ages 16 and 17 have been eligiable for execution and many

Although cigarette advertisements were banned from broadcast media, including television and radio in 1971, the tobacco industry still continues to produce ads through other means but under strict restrictions. Cigarette advertising is allowed in business establishments or magazine publications that are strictly for adults over 21 years of age. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced many restrictions in 2010 on the way that tobacco can be advertised. For instance, tobacco companies can

The Dusky V. United States was a case that began to question the competency of people that have committed crimes. On September 10, 1958 Milton R. Dusky was charged with unlawfully transporting, a 15 year old, across state lines from Missouri to Kansas with two other young boys, Leonard Dischart, age 13, and Richard H. Nixon, age 16. The young girl had known Nixon before she knew Dischart; therefore, she accepted the invitation when the two boys and the defendant asked if she needed a ride to the

in our world today, and each of those issues is well debated by people who either support it or absolutely loathe it. One of those highly debated controversial issues is the juvenile death penalty. Since the Roper v. Simmons case in 2005, sentencing juveniles to death is considered illegal on the grounds that it violates the Eighth Amendment rights (Babcock 6). Although it is considered illegal in the United States, it is still a highly debated problem. There are people that believe the juvenile death

Our nation is divided due to one everlasting topic - sexism. Throughout history, sexism and gender roles in society has been a greatly debated topic. Starting from the 1920’s with women receiving the right to vote - women's suffrage has come a long way. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the percentage of women has increased by about 40% from 1950 to 2010. Women’s Rights Movements, the Movement Against Sexual Exploitation and Sexism (M.A.S.E.S.), and many other movements and groups have all

     Questions on the origin of life and of the universe must have challenged human curiosity and imagination as soon as early man had time for activities other than survival. In 1859, Charles Darwin published the Origin of Species, and since then, people have debated between the creationism and evolutionism theories. The theory of evolution has been supported only through various religious writings, particularly the Bible.      Creationists believe

Islam has become a prominent religion in the world since its creation by the Prophet Muhammad. This would have not happened if there were not many prominent events in the years since it was created. Eight events that have happened in the Muslim community are the first revelation, the Hijrah, the change in the direction of prayer, the taking of Mecca, Abu Bakr becoming the first caliph and his important few years of rule, and the rule of the Safavid Empire. The First Revelation happened on 17 Ramadan

contested and widely debated topics to be found in the healthcare workplace today is the subject of Assisted Suicide. Altering a person’s course of death into a process driven role, rather than the client’s final life event, creates a myriad of ethical and moral dilemmas. Advances in medical technology and processes are a double edged sword in regards to patient Quality of Life. Chronic-disease management has changed such that previously, people who would have died are now being kept alive due to the

One of the most debated topics is creationism versus evolution. People all over the world have argued on where and how life started and how humans came to be. Usually the arguments come between christians and atheists. The topic has been debated about by many famous scientists including Ken Ham and Bill Nye. Both these people defend their position in trying to prove where they actually came from. Is there a superior being that created the universe? Was there a big bang that led to life itself? These

Greece and many other civilizations at the time, fate was considered to be a rudimentary part of life, every action you made was based upon fate and the gods. Even to this day, the question of fate is still a very widely debated topic. After reading Oedipus the King, this ancient classic by Sophocles will have you question your own life and destiny. Having already solved the riddle of the Sphinx, Oedipus, king of Thebes, is struck with yet another formidable conundrum. A plague has struck Thebes and