Did you know that civil disobedience is the deliberate disobeying of a law to advance a moral principle or change government policy? It may be confined to breaking only particular laws which are considered unjust, as in the civil rights movement in the U.
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The International Monetary Fund was created as part of the post-World War II Bretton Woods system of international institutions. The Bretton Woods system was designed to prevent a return to the economic and monetary instability before World War II. The pu
We all know that water is the commonest substance on Earth and constantly renews itself through evaporation and rainfall. But 97% of the world¡¯s water is in the oceans and most of what is left is locked up in ice caps and glaciers, etc., leaving just 1%
I am sure most of you know that in most countries, a concrete reason is needed to obtain a divorce, such as adultery or neglect. This reason must then be argued in a court of law, and its validity scrutinized. The question under consideration is whether t
With the ongoing media coverage of ill-treated children in orphanages and the increasing numbers of infertile couples in the developed world, international adoption appears to solve two problems at once. International adoptions by U.S. citizens have tripl
The common assumption in our society is that everyone has to have an identity card, and that they would also have to produce it when asked to do so by those in authority (e.g. police officers, welfare offices). The social norm implies that it would need t
Do you think boys and girls should be separated in schools? How do you feel about co-ed schools? Studies in the past have shown that boys gain more academically from studying in co-education schools, but that girls find segregated schools more conducive
In many countries lotteries exist to raise extra funds for the government. Normally monopolies are granted by the government to private organizations that take a slice of the profits and turn the rest over to the governing body. In the U.S. lottery funds
Let¡¯s say you were walking down the street and saw a naked man running. Now, no matter how open-minded you are, you would most likely scratch your head and start thinking ¡®what is wrong with that person?¡¯ Well, call me old fashioned if you will, but I
We are now living in a multicultural society. And one of the biggest questions facing societies today is how to deal with a culturally diverse citizenry. Many different religions and traditions from many different countries are now seen side by side in ma
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