The Favor

For decades Diane Ravitch was a tremendous supporter and proponent of school reform, advocating for government and privatized educational reforms such as America 2000, No Child Left Behind (NCLB), accountability, and charter schools. The ideas of reconstructing and reorganizing the public school system seemed like it was too good to be true; and Ravitch realized that this vision was in fact just that. Through Ravitch’s experiences, she has been exposed to the truth of the reforms that took…

1.) Reidy identifies three main arguments in favor of hate crime laws. What are they? What flaws does he find in each? The three main arguments in favor of hate crime laws is, the first main argument is the argument from great harm. Its flaws are is that crimes that are hate crimes cause psychological harm to everyone involved with the hate crime, which can be obtained by different minority groups. The second argument is more culpable mental states. Its flaws are arguments for those hate…

OPINION In the essay presented by Isaiah Berlin who argues in favour of negative freedom , in my opinion the concept of negative liberty has been tactfully interpreted so as to avoid it from losing the debate between positive and negative liberty. It is wrong of Berlin to suggest one can be free if the agent is not impeded by any physical obstacle, but that real freedom is both internal and external. I feel that those who defend the positive notion do not want to force others into our way of…

smaller, it’s easier for the children to go under water and go underground to work. Indeed, a cultural relativist perspective would emphasizes that the United States also had major problem of child labor in history. To illustrate, children was the favor source of labor for factory owners in the 1800’s because the hands of children was small so they could put their hands into machine to operate, likewise…

politicians, should make decisions about assessments. Teachers are responsible for educating our youth, so they should be the ones who determine whether or not students understand the curriculum. Crawford begins by comparing the differing views of those in favor of bilingual education and supporters of English-only instruction. Bilingual educators have long had to explain the achievement gap between ELLs and native English speakers. I do not believe that bilingual education is the problem,…

There is a huge debate about gun control and there most likely will be until a compromise is reached. Gun control consists of the government taking away or altering the rules for the guns of the citizens. Some suggestions for gun control are complete removal, extreme background checks, and altering the laws so it is nearly impossible to possess or trade firearms. Gun control laws should be altered and be re-voted to only affect the modifications, use, and the background checks to possess…

The topic of abortion will stir up ethical, legal and religious sentiments throughout the nation, as it is highly debatable. Although a subjective choice, many people believe that abortion is illegal and most of all, immoral. Your Pro-Life Supporters use science, religion, and personal rights to combat a woman’s right to the basic reproductive freedom. On the other side of the argument, Pro-Choice Supporters believe that the government should not put restrictions on a woman’s choice to…

Teenagers are maneuvering their very way into the real world. From high school, to making friends, and of course to sexual relationships that can often escort them to sway into the wrong direction; devastating their future. Teens need assurance and guidance from experienced people like their parents themselves. The issue is that not enough parents are endorsing birth control and safe sex. Parents would often just make irrational presumptions as to why their children may want to consider it. An…

1. Define judicial review. Briefly explain who holds this power and how this power was established. What was Chief Justice Marshall’s argument in favor of this doctrine? - Judicial review is the power that the judiciary has to review laws passed by the states, or government regulations that could possibly conflict with the US Constitution. The Supreme Court has the original, and final right, to determine if any states’ law conflict with the Constitution. The Supreme Court also has the right to…

not used directly in the Old Testament, instead “favor” is used, which alludes to a differentiation between humanistic and divine ideologies of favor. When God favors man, he essentially is utilizing him to convey a larger message to humankind. The Old Testament takes a varying stance on the justification of divine favoritism; moreover, there are cases when God favors man because of their righteous acts and there are cases when God arbitrarily favors man. In other words, there is earned…