is more contentious and controversial of an issue than abortion. From the vehement pro-life movement to the impassioned pro-choice coalition, this policy issue is one that has become increasingly important in our society. This debate has raised important questions regarding the value of human life, at what stage of development does a fetus have it’s constitutionally ensured rights take hold over that of the mother and at what stage can a state start regulating abortions. Interest groups have become
covered by news, we can see that influence of the public opinion from the Internet cannot not be underestimated, but the scholars have a different view against ‘Could the Internet be the public sphere’. In this essay, commenting function in Yahoo News articles will be used to evaluate its performance of opinions expressions with Habermas’ normative standard for public sphere, and to discuss the limitation of Habermas’ deliberative approach of the public sphere within the Internet. In Yahoo News , there
leader for the country contributed to the formation of our current constitution. However, in order for the constitution to be adapted as the new establishment of government, all thirteen states would have to approve its ratification. Individuals such as Alexander Hamilton would assume the responsibility of pleading the case for ratification to the states through letters that would be
Presidential and Congressional scrutiny, and numerous ethical debates played out in the national media. This ongoing focus on stem cells is due in part to their amazing potential and in part to the controversial nature of one type of stem cell—the embryonic stem cell. The key question that is being dealt with is the issue of Federal funding for research with embryonic stem cells; the underlying issues of this simple question cause strong opinions and necessitate serious ethical considerations. This
This was not something new because each time during the transition of leadership duties, this same question arises. But many among the country’s leaders were in the opposite thoughts and opinions. They said that Tun Abdullah should be given an opportunity to rule the country and to lead the citizens according to his ways. Even our current Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib bin Abdul Razak once said that “each Prime Minister has his own style
fracking fluid, which is a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals deep below the surface to fracture the rock and free the natural gas. People are either in favor or against hydro fracking. There is no in-between. While it is highly controversial regarding the safety of hydrofracking, some argue it’s unsafe because it contaminates the ground water, facts show otherwise. Many tests have been completed and studies have shown in a majority of the cases, that it is safe. However, it questions the overall
Hydraulic fracturing or fracking has become a concern both environmentally and in the public health sphere in Western Maryland. In analyzing these ideas, the environment and public health concerns intertwine in a discourse about the relationship on both power and knowledge. Fracking is a new issue for the state of Maryland to consider; therefore dominant narratives on this subject are still being developed and legitimized. Studies have been conducted in other regions around the world to analyze the
With regards to GMOs, the specific type of technocratic governance that this paper will look at is comitology. This is the use of a committee of scientists, field experts and representatives of European nation states making decisions based on expert opinions, regardless of what the evidence and the data gathered shows, although, the European commission ultimately has the final say over policies to be implemented across Europe. However, this might be out of necessity as the different nation states generally
immigrants from other economies. Besides increasing the population, these immigrants have impacted the U.S. politically, socially and culturally. The population of America sharply divides over the issues of immigration, especially their concerns regarding the rise in illegal immigration and how to resolve issues of their legal status. The attitudes of Americans differ considerably toward documented immigration, but overall they favor keeping documented immigration levels either below the current level
dynamic factions developed and created the initial formation of political parties. The establishment of both the Federalist and anti-federalist groups contributed key components in the formation of the present day system of government. While the Federalists illuminated national awareness and necessity, the anti-federalists assured the protection of individual rights and liberties. To this day, these fundamental ideologies outline the basic debate individuals discuss throughout the United States. As