Controversy

There has been a great debate on vaccination. For individuals against the vaccination, there is dependency on herd immunity, which is the belief that having a large percentage of the population vaccinated, that the spread of certain diseases can be stopped, thus protecting the unvaccinated individuals (Hockenberry & Wilson, 2015, p. 196). The vaccination for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) are given together in a single dose at ages 12-15 months and then again at 4-6 years. While vaccination…

“The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses” (Malcolm X, 1925-1965). Mass media allows for the quick dissemination of news and ideas throughout a large audience. This media, however, is often influenced by political agendas and powerful figures. Whether through story placement, omission, under-reporting, or another form of deceit, media very…

If everybody were able to live forever, overpopulation would be a big issue. With so many people living, but not dying, we’d need more resources like food, water, and space. For more food, more factories will need to open up to process and package those foods for import. More water would mean expensive densification plants would need to open up for only 3% of the Earth’s water is drinkable. A greater population would mean we’d need more space. To meet the requirements for space, we’d need to go…

the War, the dispute about the cause to the unsuccessful result of the battle grew up and lead to the so-called Jutland Controversy in 1920s. In the controversy, John Rushworth Jellicoe, commander-in-chief of the British main fleet at the battle, was naturally a focus and his command at the battle was criticised. This paper examines the relation of Jellicoe to the controversy. Jellicoe was very cautious in his command and did not put his fleet at risk to gain a decisive victory at the battle…

Can you imagine a balloon causing an entire grid of electricity to go out? Local lawmakers in California are trying to ban balloons and this is causing a controversy. This news was discovered in a video called, “California Bill Aims To Ban Metallic Balloons To Reduce Power Outages,” an article, “Parties Can Be Fun Without Balloons,” By Natalie Romero, and another article, “Balloons Bring Joy To Millions,” By Theo lewis. While the authors discussed the same topic, they used different rhetorical…

From Controversy to Apologetics: A Chronological Overview of Eastern Christian Writings against Islam from the Rise of Islam until the Third/Ninth Century By the middle of the ninth century, the Christian-Muslim polemic had reached the epitome of its sophistication and intellectualism, one which became the sanctioned apparatus for apologetics. Although Islam had come into existence a century earlier, it quickly developed a systematised theology that adopted early on opinions about other…

30, 2017 Unit 3 Discussion A. Controversy in science is healthy. It involves disagreements on how we should interpret data, over which ideas are supported the best by the evidence that is available, and what ideas are worth further investigation. It compels scientists to carefully examine data and perform additional research to help scientific study progress. And as stated in the text, controversy “is an essential part of the process of science”. Controversy in our daily lives is something…

Abstract: The controversy in medicinal marijuana is investigated. The research question that drives this paper is the effects of medicinal marijuana on patients, where personal view or opinion do not take part in. Both sides of the controversy were considered with most discussed topics supported by two scientific experiments for each claim. Two experiments that strengthened the claim were: an experiment on a specific tumor cell (glioma) incubated with cannabinoids, and another experiment where…

powers; a struggle concerning the jurisdictions of control each presides over one another. Some of the most influential moments in the history of the Papacy have occurred between the Pope and the Byzantine Empire; whether that may be the Iconoclast Controversy which sparked a public opposition of the use of images in church practices or the Schism of 1054 causing the separation between the Eastern Christian churches and the Western church. The tensions between the Papacy and the Byzantine…

During the 1990s, Gene Basset drew an untitled editorial cartoon to stress the importance of the controversy about economic development and preservation of the natural environment. Basset’s editorial cartoon depicts a man representing the Billboard Lobby holding a chainsaw and shouting “obstructionist” at a tree, Although Basset’s cartoon seems straightforward, it can be inferred that he was trying to stress the importance of the battle to limit or to expand billboards up and down highways. This…