Controversies

Despite the gun control controversy being such a complicated issue, there are sensible solutions to each of the problems. These solutions should be made in the areas on mental health in the United States, gun safety requirements, and limitations of gun firepower. To begin solving the problem, the U.S. needs to begin to fund the area of mental health again. In recent years, mental health facilities just have not had the funds to properly execute their jobs. This funding will likely keep the…

Death is the most personal of matters, but it’s also a political controversy and there are legitimate concerns on either side of the debate which will be examined closely. Often, the discussion revolves around the right to life, as shown in Figure 2, demonstrates the personal right to choose whether or not life is going to be cut short. Reasons a person might choose the path of euthanasia includes; escaping illness and/or unbearable suffering, loss of function, feeling weak, tired, and…

debated and discussed in America, especially in the past few years. There seems to be an ongoing debated amongst many people of whether or not homosexuality is a sexual orientation that is acceptable to have. Homosexuality becomes even more of a controversy when Christianity is added into the argument. Many Christians seem to struggle with concluded a correct response to the appropriateness of homosexuality as a sexual orientation. The argument that will be presented and discussed in this paper…

Despite evolution, the controversy of human nature remains. Humans, as early as 1894 to present day, have debated if the characteristics that distinguish one are ingrained within or behaviors learned because of the environment throughout life. Mark Twain’s book, The Tragedy of Puddn’head Wilson (1894), not only explicitly described the gruesome lives of those living enslaved, but also expertly portrayed the reasons the controversy of human nature exists. Roxy, the most animated character, was…

Controversy over Marijuana When you hear the word Marijuana also known as Cannabis, what comes to mind, an illegal recreational drug or a medicine? Its existence goes back as far as 7000 B.C.; it was not until the early 1900’s when marijuana was used as a recreational drug. Thereby, generating an ongoing controversy about its use in society since. Marijuana is a drug that has negative effects if consumed in excess, but has also had medicinal benefits for certain individuals who suffer from…

The Controversies on the Compromise of 1850 On January 29, 1850, Senator Henry Clay proposed the Compromise of 1850. One of Henry Clay’s major supporters on the compromise was Stephen Douglas. The compromise was intended to resolve the territories and slaveries from the Mexican-American War. There were disputes between the north and south. The northern states wanted the new territories won from the Mexican-American War to be slave free, but southern states wanted slavery in the new territories.…

Oral Contraception is controversial topic that is brought up in today’s society. Women of all ages are finding ways to avoid pregnancy and how to control fertility in the body. Birth control is supposed to suppress the body from ovulation. Every woman should educate themselves before getting on birth control because the contraception can bring harm to the body and it can lead to death. Some birth control can cause serious health problems. Before getting on the medication go and consult with a…

My discussion of Julius Caesar is in fact addressing the larger matter of how he came to rise. When it comes to the topic of Julius Caesar there are a lot of sources where one may find a colossal amount of information regarding this topic. In recent discussions of Julius Caesar, a controversial issue has been whether the senators were right about their accusations they had made about Caesar. On the one hand, some argue that Caesar was such a great ruler hat we was named dictator for life. On the…

“In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue” is a common phrase used to teach schoolchildren the history of exploration in North America. In the United States, we refer to Columbus as the first person to discover America. Not only do schools and government buildings close nationwide in remembrance of Columbus’s arrival to the New World on October 12th, our nation’s capital is the District of Columbia. However, Columbus was not the explorer, or person, history textbooks portray him as…

Boxing has existed in some form since at least 688 BC when the ancient Greeks made it an Olympic game, but its history has often been a controversial one. Those who propose to ban boxing believe that boxing causes the eye and brain injuries. They occur because of repeated punches to the head. These injuries may go unnoticed at the time, but cause the boxer serious problems in later life. There are very few professional fighters whose brains end up unscathed by the end of their career. On the…