The first problem: Should college athletes be paid salaries? The first problem is whether college athletes need to be paid salaries on not. One side may argue that college athletes are in campuses to pursue academics rather than sports, and therefore should not receive payments for taking part in competitive sports....
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Mamchur's Factors for Reliable Assessment Mamchur (1981) suggests that instructors should concentrate three factors (student input, environment, and outcome) to make a reliable assessment. Unfortunately, the author points out that many teachers tend to focus on the curriculum and pay little or no attention to the students and the learning environment....
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The Debate on Legalizing Marijuana The debate on whether to legalize the use of marijuana especially for medical purposes has been with us for decades now. Proponents to the legalization of the drug argue that the plant from which the drug is extracted from is medicinal while those who oppose the...
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The Heart of Darkness is considered to be one of the greatest works of English literature by Joseph Conrad. The short novel revolves around the expedition of Marlow on board a steamboat in search of an ivory-trader through the African jungle. The mission of the journey was to find Mr...
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The combat and war experiences have a way of impacting people’s lives (Abbassi and Aslinia 45). There are those who are affected directly and others indirectly by the war. For the soldiers who participate actively in the combat face numerous challenges as loss of loved ones, colleagues, torture, and dreadful...
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The concept of assimilation has its origin in America in pre-colonial period and after WWI and WWII where there was a record in the population influx of people from one country to another who were looking for safety and other social amenities which were lacking in their countries (Portes and...
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Drug trafficking is an ever rising security problem affecting many nations across the globe. Governments as well as international bodies including the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and several international donors have made great efforts in acknowledging the drug trafficking...
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Interracial marriages are the union of two people from the diverse ethnic background; the case became famous in 1967. Nonetheless, it is now common in many cultures despite the challenges that emanated from slavery and segregation, and this is what the kindred depicts as it realizes that interracial marriages were...
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The novel, sickness unto death by Kierkegaard helps to understand The Trial by Kafka in several ways. Sickness unto death begins with describing the factors that build up self. The novel states, “Self that is a relation relating itself to itself.”[1] The self is aware of its own self and as...
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Poverty is a prevalent issue affecting many Americans today. Many homeless people have been locked out by the system, condemning them to a less honorable life on the streets. According to the United Nations Development Programme, there are three classes of poverty namely, material lack, income poverty, and capability deprivation...
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Analysis of Whether or Not Mandatory Voting Should be Encouraged Referring to the definition of democracy as per the concepts of active citizenship and equality, this paper gives an analysis of whether or not mandatory voting should be encouraged. A liberty argument suggests that compulsory voting is first of all not...
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The Impact of Immigration on Europe Immigrants have been on the rise in most countries globally. There has been some heated debate on whether sanctioning refugees into various nations, attributes to their development or deterioration. The article Europe is making a Fatal Mistake, articulates about the migrants in Europe....
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