Today's presenters discussed the conservative and liberal views on the death penalty and whether or not it is cuel and unusual or if it is well deserved.
Conservatives believe that the death penalty is a punishment that fits the crime and that it is not cruel and it is not unusual and that executing a murderer is the appropriate punishment for taking an innocent life.
Liberals believe that we should abolish the death penalty. This penalty is inhumane and is cruel and that it does not deter a crime. Liberals believe that imprisonment is the appropriate punishment for a murderer. Every execution risks killing an innocent person.
I definately once again take the liberal side to this argument because I think that it is hypocritical of the government and our society to put an end to someones life if that is what they were being charged for in the beginning-the death penalty would be doing exactly what we are trying to stop. All in all, I think that it is morally wrong to participate in the death penalty because doing this, would just embrace what we are attempting to say is wrong and in the end, a person who is in jail for a lifetime could learn from their mistakes while putting an end to their life would never give them a second chance.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Gun-Control
Conservatives believe that the Second Amendment gives the individual the right to keep and bear arms and that the guns are not the problem, but people are. They believe that a person has a right to defend themselves against criminals and that because there is less crime due to guns.
Liberals believe that the Second Amendment gives no individual the right to own a gun, but does allow the state to keep a National Guard. They believe that guns kill people and children and that no good comes out of owning a gun.
I personally believe that people should have something to protect themselve-however, I do not think that a gun is the right answer. I think that guns are found by small children and things can go terribly wrong. You hear about all these stories in the media today about how a young child as little as five found their relatives gun, brought it to school, and kills inocent children. What good comes out of that? It is a scary thing and I do not think that guns should be allowed. Guns kill people, innocent people for that matter. Conservatives say that guns aren't the problem, people are, but people wouldn't be the problem if they didn't have guns.
Liberals believe that the Second Amendment gives no individual the right to own a gun, but does allow the state to keep a National Guard. They believe that guns kill people and children and that no good comes out of owning a gun.
I personally believe that people should have something to protect themselve-however, I do not think that a gun is the right answer. I think that guns are found by small children and things can go terribly wrong. You hear about all these stories in the media today about how a young child as little as five found their relatives gun, brought it to school, and kills inocent children. What good comes out of that? It is a scary thing and I do not think that guns should be allowed. Guns kill people, innocent people for that matter. Conservatives say that guns aren't the problem, people are, but people wouldn't be the problem if they didn't have guns.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Same-Sex Marriage
Conservatives believe that marriage is suppose to be between one man and one woman. Opinions differ on support for the creation of a constitutional amendment establishing marriage as the union on one man and one woman. They also believe that same-sex relationships violates moral and religious beliefs of millions of Christians, Jews, Muslims and others who believe that marriage is only to be between a man and a woman.
Liberals believe that marriage should be legal for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and couples transgender to ensure equal rights for all. They believe that all individuals have the right to marry regardless of their sexual orientation. Not allowing same-sex marriage denies them of their civil rights. Everyone is a person and everyone has the right to marry whom ever they choose.
I believe that same-sex should most definitely be allowed to marry. I have two gay uncles and if they wanted to marry their partner, they should be allowed to. They are just people like us and if their desire was to marry another man, so be it.
Liberals believe that marriage should be legal for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and couples transgender to ensure equal rights for all. They believe that all individuals have the right to marry regardless of their sexual orientation. Not allowing same-sex marriage denies them of their civil rights. Everyone is a person and everyone has the right to marry whom ever they choose.
I believe that same-sex should most definitely be allowed to marry. I have two gay uncles and if they wanted to marry their partner, they should be allowed to. They are just people like us and if their desire was to marry another man, so be it.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Abortion: Conservative vs. Liberal
Today, Courtney, Ari, Kelsey and I presented our information on the two sides of abortion. The conservative side, pro-life and the liberal side, pro-choice. This was an interesting presentation because many people had strong opinions on what they believed.
Courtney and Kelsey were presenting the conservative side in which they were arguing that the minute that baby is conceived, it is qualified as a human life and if you get an abortion, you are killing a human life and that no one has the right to murder someone. They also made the point that if a person is partaking in unprotected sex, that they should have to deal with the consequences since they made the decision to actually have sex, they should know the risks involved. They also made the point that women have extreme emotional issues from the aftermath of having an abortion. As we saw in "Sex and the City", Carrie is talking about how she still isn't 100% better since she got hers. Conservatives believe that no matter what, if you get an abortion you are killing a human being and it should most definately be illegal no matter what the circumstances.
Ari and I presented the liberal side discussing pro-choice. We brought up the fact that before 1973 when the state legislature made abortion legal, many women were having un-safe abortions. These ways unfortunately included hangers and other objects that they believed would kill their unborn child. This created many deaths for women before abortion was legalized. We also argued that if a woman is raped and had nothing to do with it, was not consenting to intercourse, she should have the right to abort it because technically, this was out of her hands and their was nothing she could have done. Also, if a young girl girl gets pregnant and can not support it, she should have the right to abort it just as well as if a sickly woman gets pregnant and knows it will harm her child, she should be able to do what she wants to. Bottom line, women should have the option of aborting a child if they choose. Overall, we argued that the government should not have control over a woman's body-only the woman should.
This is a huge controversy because truthfully, I am pro-choice. I believe that a woman should have the choice to do what she wants to do with her own body and not have the government decide for her. I personally do not think I could ever go through with getting an abortion because I am too emotional to go through with something as intense as that. But I do think that women all around the world should have the option if they think that would be the best choice for their specific life.
Courtney and Kelsey were presenting the conservative side in which they were arguing that the minute that baby is conceived, it is qualified as a human life and if you get an abortion, you are killing a human life and that no one has the right to murder someone. They also made the point that if a person is partaking in unprotected sex, that they should have to deal with the consequences since they made the decision to actually have sex, they should know the risks involved. They also made the point that women have extreme emotional issues from the aftermath of having an abortion. As we saw in "Sex and the City", Carrie is talking about how she still isn't 100% better since she got hers. Conservatives believe that no matter what, if you get an abortion you are killing a human being and it should most definately be illegal no matter what the circumstances.
Ari and I presented the liberal side discussing pro-choice. We brought up the fact that before 1973 when the state legislature made abortion legal, many women were having un-safe abortions. These ways unfortunately included hangers and other objects that they believed would kill their unborn child. This created many deaths for women before abortion was legalized. We also argued that if a woman is raped and had nothing to do with it, was not consenting to intercourse, she should have the right to abort it because technically, this was out of her hands and their was nothing she could have done. Also, if a young girl girl gets pregnant and can not support it, she should have the right to abort it just as well as if a sickly woman gets pregnant and knows it will harm her child, she should be able to do what she wants to. Bottom line, women should have the option of aborting a child if they choose. Overall, we argued that the government should not have control over a woman's body-only the woman should.
This is a huge controversy because truthfully, I am pro-choice. I believe that a woman should have the choice to do what she wants to do with her own body and not have the government decide for her. I personally do not think I could ever go through with getting an abortion because I am too emotional to go through with something as intense as that. But I do think that women all around the world should have the option if they think that would be the best choice for their specific life.
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