Essays and Research Papers on Argumentative / Pro-Con / Pro-Con

A 4 page paper arguing for the construction of a juvenile detention center in Laredo, Texas. The center would provide enough housing for a high number of offenders sentenced in the local area, and the local budget is such that the county and state together can deal with the cost of supporting detainees. ...

A 4 page critical-thinking paper analyzing a passage included as an appendix. The passage complains that a contractor submitted the lowest bid for a defense department contract yet was not awarded the contract. The paper analyzes underlying reasons and the author’s faulty logic. Bibliography lists ` source.

This 4 page paper offers an example interview with a Hindu woman. Her perspectives are compared and contrasts with those of the author(who lives in the West). Bibliography lists 0 sources.

This 4 page paper uses Kantian ethics to argue for specific maxims. A case study submitted by a student is used as a springboard for discussion. The paper supports abortion rights but is against partial birth abortion. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the pros and cons of theinternet gambling industry. Quotes, facts, figures, surveys, polls included in the arguments. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper argues that same sexed marriages are not desired by the majority of the American public. Examples, reasons given in support of thesis, as well as quotes from expert sources. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 4 page paper outlining faulty arguments used by opponents of same-sex marriages. Arguments used by opponents of same-sex marriages are often faulty in that they appeal to prejudice, pity, and traditional marriage while at the same time attack the character of their opponents, present false dilemmas and beg to question the issue ...

A 3 page paper assessing a rum advertisement for brand promotion and consumer education in the dangers of over-consumption. The paper also discusses changing social views and recent research, which combine to force us to assess what level of alcohol consumption can be accepted as being moderate. Even though the makers of Captain ...

A 5 page overview of the various explanation of sex offending. This paper explores environmental factors, genetic factors, and psychological abnormalities to conclude that there is little true evidence to accept such excuses. Instead, there is a growing outcry to hold individuals responsible for those actions rather than to make excuses for those ...

A 3 page review of an article published in the April 14, 1995 edition of “The Washington Times” entitled “Afrocentric Escapism”. Sowell explores what he perceives as the creation of false history and tradition in the African American community. Sowell explains this practice as having evolved out of the dire need to escape ...

This 5 page paper discusses the use of Hemp as a cash crop. Many examples given for uses of hemp in the environmental, commercial and industrial areas. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 3 page paper argues that the successful person is a combination of many factors. Examples given to support the thesis. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

This 4 page paper argues that Bush needs to spend as much time and energy on the health care crises in the country as he does on the War on Terrorism. Examples and quotes given. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper argues the case for legalization of stem cell research. Quotes, testimonies, research included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing five of the issues on gun control. Issues on gun control range from those which are concerned with constitutional rights and the values of citizens to those which relate to the types of policy, if any, which should be in place. Opponents of gun control, including the most ...

This 6 page paper discusses the various ways in which mass imprisonment harms society. Examples given, statistics quoted. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 3 page paper argues that euthanasia should be legalized and that patients should be able to make their own decisions. Several points are made and the Dax Cowart case is noted as an example. No bibliography.

This 3 page paper discuses the inclusion and etymology of the phrase 'threepeat'. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the article by Arthur Levine: The Campus Divided and Divided Again and compares/contrasts the tone of that article with William Raspberry's article: It ain't Easy being White. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

An 8 page discussion of the concept of “adventure”. Everyone from psychologists hoping to provide therapeutic guidance in how to be a better adapted person, to marketers hoping to stoke the tourism market, to resource managers, public policy analysts, and recreation providers are interested in the definition of adventure. Such a definition, however, ...

This 3 page paper discusses the problems with legalizing prostitution. The failed social experiment in Australia is exampled. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper argues that Character rises out of a person's ability to reason well. Quotes from Aristotle's Nichodemean Ethics included. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper discusses the drug trafficking between the US and South America and cites examples, evidence and data which show that the war on drugs is not winnable. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 8 page paper discusses how Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, would argue against abortion in the modern era. Examples supported from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 6 page paper provides a pro/con argument regarding affirmative action. This paper outlines both sides of the argument, and show general support for continued application of affirmative action. Bibliography lists 4 sources.