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Don Marquis's argument against abortion based on future deprivation

Author Don Marquis's view justifies the immorality of abortion on identical grounds with that of the immorality of killing an adult human being. Akin to killing an adult human which is prima facie wrongful as it denies him of a future life, killing a fetus also deprives it of a future life.

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Global Development and Policy Research Organizations: A Directory

Comprehensive guide to international organizations, think tanks, and NGOs working on development, trade, and environmental policy worldwide.

World Studies

~6 min read

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Ford Motor Company Strategic Business Analysis Overview

An executive summary of Ford Motor Company covering board structure, company history, marketing strategy, financials, and corporate citizenship initiatives.

Business

~4 min read

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Other Graduate 2,922 words

Fake News Proliferation: Risks and Response Strategies

A policy white paper examining fake news trends, social media's role in spreading misinformation, and strategies for the intelligence community to combat it.

Government

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Other Undergraduate 1,631 words

Solar and Wind Powered LED Street Lights: Norway Business Plan

A startup business plan proposing solar-wind hybrid LED street lighting for Norway, covering funding via Innovation Norway, vendor options, and environmental benefits.

Business

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Animal rights debates: Singer, MacIntyre, Kenny and Frey

Over the past several decades, the media and pro-animal groups have paid increasing attention to what Singer called in his 1983 book the "animal liberation movement."

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How iron triangles shape American policymaking since 1980

As high school students we all learned about the Constitutional separation of powers. With each of the three branches of government -- the judicial, executive, and legislative -- having the power to limit the power of the others, no one aspect of government could hold the American people hostage.

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Geoinformatics applications and role in twenty-first century society

Geoinformatics can be defined as a science that addresses the setbacks of geosciences and correlated branches of engineering by developing and making use of information science infrastructure.

~14 min read

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How media structure intensifies polarization on abortion rights

Solution to Bad Speech is More Speech? Go ahead. Go over to your TV. Or your laptop. Turn on some news. Watch what's going on the health-care debate right now -- after more than a year of debate.

~9 min read

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Human responsibility toward nature and global warming

Ethical responsibility to the environment must be approached from two perspectives: first, the responsibility a man has to himself, his generation, and future generations to preserve a rich and life-sustaining biosphere; second, the responsibility a man has to the heritage of natural life and…

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