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    The Vietnam War is the most controversial war in United States history. From the Bay of Tonkin, to the draft, Vietnam often debated in the United States. One of the instances that made Vietnam so controversial was the use of Agent Orange in South Vietnam. Agent Orange is the name of a pesticide composed of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T). Agent Orange also contained a chemical compound called dioxin, which has been found to be very toxic to

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    Samuel's Controversy

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    However, Saul is soon abandoned by God because of his disobediences. Yet, Saul’s disobedience is controversial. Patricia K. Tull, the author of “1 and 2 Samuel” in Theological Bible Commentary, argues, “Saul’s exact offense is unclear, and commentators struggle to reconstruct it, augmenting the impression that he was given a test with no correct choices

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    Democrats Vs Federalists

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    control. The Federalist Party, founded by Alexander Hamilton, first started during the ratification of the Constitution. This party's view on human nature shaped many of their other beliefs. “Every man ought to be supposed a scoundrel and to have no other goal in all his actions, but private interest,” Hamilton strongly stated. Most Federalists shared Hamilton’s view that people were basically selfish and out for themselves. Since they believed this, they thought the government should be run by educated

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    been used to fund art and more that are labeled “controversial”. In March of 2017, the Trump administration made a proposal to eliminate federal funding for the program. The NEA is a wonderful program that helps bring light to controversial subjects, creates regulations, and free speech. The grants that are given to artist helps them create unique pieces of work, creating a light upon controversial subjects being hidden in the dark. A controversial piece of art that has gotten huge amounts of attention

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    things put on television were really critical and complaints flowed in. television had a problem and sensitivity was the number one problem. What needed to be done was to change how television was presented. What families needed to see was a less controversial product that did not bring up any questions or problems. This may have proven to be difficult because of the many areas that could be exploited for certain programming. People found it simple really to look into anything and write a complaint to

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    Unexpectedly, the front-runner in the Republican presidential race is the one guy that no one expected to be a serious candidate. Donald Trump has leaped ahead of the rest of the Republican field, making friends and enemies alike. Since his controversial announcement speech, polling has put him squarely in the two of popular GOP candidates along with presumed leader Jeb Bush. As startling as this is to many, it is even more alarming to those parts of the GOP who are trying to broaden their appeal

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    deserve their independence. He starts by separating government and society. When he looks at society he sees everything that is good and constructive that people join together to accomplish. By when he describes government it is in the contrary. His view on government is that the sole purpose of government is to protect us from our own demons. He believes that government itself is an evil that was created by man by it is a necessary evil at best. Paine also creates a scenario of people stuck on an

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    causing the argument of whether certain media outlooks should be censored to the public or not. Personally, I believe that the ethics of censorship is a controversial topic. People should have the right to view/hear any material they wish, however, there should be standard limitations on certain topics that are

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    Amish Sociology

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    judgment. The judgments might include the Amish having a simple life. The thought that the members are forced into the religion. That they lose out from choosing not to fully utilize electricity. That they must all dress the same. Regardless of how people view them, there needs to be further examination of their culture, before a socially constructed perspective of their community is made. This examination is important to sociology due to the ever-growing population of Amish people within North America.

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    Socrates is an influential character in The Republic. He is probably most influential in this one than any other. He says interesting things that make even the most scholarly people think. He believes in things that are controversial to what everyone believed in his time, and what a lot of people believe now. What he says makes sense and makes he or she rethink about what they believe. This is one of the main reasons he gets a death sentence because he asked scholars questions that they couldn’t

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