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A critical comparison of two opinion articles on education: Rosemond's argument against small class sizes and Thomas's call for Christian homeschooling or private schooling.

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Drugs

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An analysis of Eric Liu's essay "The Chinatown Idea," exploring how Chinatowns function as cultural islands, tourist spectacles, and symbols of ethnic identity in America.

Culture

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Alfie Kohn's critique of the grade inflation myth

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In the past few decades an argument has raged across America over the issue of abortion. My personal opinion on this subject is that abortion should not be legal.

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As anyone who has ever been in an argument can tell you, what you say is often far less important than how you say it.

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A priori justification, rationalism, and continental philosophical tradition

As such, following an excellent essay on the item, a priori knowledge refers to a proposition that is "knowable independently of experience"

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Competing interpretations of Columbus in historical scholarship

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Defining inequality: philosophical approaches to justifying socioeconomic disparities

This report aims to provide a philosophical argument for the question -- can inequalities be justified if they are not in the interest of those who are (otherwise) worst off? From a philosophical perspective, this effort could look for statistics and then decipher an answer.

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