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"The Homeless" in America
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,582 words, approx. 5 pages)
Referring to people as "the homeless" implies a false sense of similarity among these people, who, in reality, have nothing more in common than their lack of permanent shelter. The Bible can be used as a justification to help the homeless and the poor.
"Mercy Killing"
Essay Grade: 94%   (1,130 words, approx. 4 pages)
Euthanasia as viewed by the Muslims
A Consideration of the Banning of Standardized Testing
Essay Grade: 78%   (137 words, approx. 1 pages)
This is an editorial discussing the banning of standardized testing due to the amount of stress the test places on students.
A Critical Look in Current Events Facing Juveniles in the Juvenile Justice System
Essay Grade: 83%   (2,304 words, approx. 8 pages)
A Critical Look in Current Events Facing Juveniles in the Juvenile justice system

A Personal Choice
Essay Grade: 86%   (1,088 words, approx. 4 pages)
Discusses the decision teenagers make whether or not to have premarital sex. Takes a conservative stance and argues that individuals should save sex for when they are married because of physical, emotional, and spiritual reasons.
Abortion
Essay Grade: 88%   (423 words, approx. 1 pages)
This essay is about abortion and the serious issues which are involved with it.
Abortion
Essay Grade: 91%   (594 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay discusses the controversial subject of abortion.
Abortion
Essay Grade: 92%   (955 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay discusses if abortion is morally permissable.
Abortion
Essay Grade: 86%   (1,264 words, approx. 4 pages)
This essay is about the issue of abortion. It discusses both sides of the matter including ethical and economic issues.
Abortion
Essay Grade: 86%   (1,633 words, approx. 5 pages)
Catholic, society, and medical views on abortion since its legalization.
Abortion is Wrong
Essay Grade: 93%   (937 words, approx. 3 pages)
Debates the morality of abortion: Essay argues that abortion is wrong
Abortion Should Remain Legal
Essay Grade: 86%   (2,019 words, approx. 7 pages)
Examines the issue of abourtion. Debates its legality as it relates to the United States Constitution.
Abortion, a Living Controversary
Essay Grade: 81%   (648 words, approx. 2 pages)
Abortion is a very touchy issue, hence the reason for the controversy behind it. Many people tend to believe that abortion is justified, and inflicts no harm on the aborted fetus or the mother. Do they have the right claim? Should we continue with abortion? Or is it immoral?
Abortion: Many Difficult Choices
Essay Grade: 90%   (1,638 words, approx. 6 pages)
The following describes the many different procedures of abortion.
Abortion: Pest Control or Moral Hullabaloo (satire)
Essay Grade: 87%   (463 words, approx. 2 pages)
A satirical essay on abortion.
Abortion: Pro Choice Vs. Anti-Choice
Essay Grade: 81%   (898 words, approx. 3 pages)
Questions if abortion should remain legal. Provides pros and cons on the controversial issue. Explores the history of abortion in the United States. Examines the political ramifications of the issue.
Abortion: Pro Life Vs. Pro Choice
Essay Grade: 84%   (272 words, approx. 1 pages)
Essay discusses the controversial subject of pro life versus pro choice regarding abortion.
Abortion: Pro-Choice
Essay Grade: 86%   (540 words, approx. 2 pages)
Debates the issue of abortion. The essay takes a pro-choice stance on the issue and evaluates the arguments in favor of pro-choice decisions.
Affirmative Action
Essay Grade: 90%   (713 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay discusses how the practice of affirmative action is unfair.
Affirmative Action in College Admissions: An Unfair Game
Essay Grade: 88%   (563 words, approx. 2 pages)
Discusses the article "Myth and Math of Affirmative Action" by Goodwin Liu, which explains how many students get accepted into universities due to their ethnic, racial, religious or any other minority characteristics.
Affirmative Action: A Road to Discrimination and Prejudice
Essay Grade: 83%   (2,255 words, approx. 8 pages)
The main focus of affirmative action was on education and employment. It required that measures be used to ensure that minorities and women be given the same opportunities for promotions, salary increases, career advancements, school admissions, scholarships, and financial aid that all others were given, but originally did not state how this was to be accomplished.
Affirmative Action: Equal Protection of the Laws?
Essay Grade: 95%   (3,311 words, approx. 11 pages)
Does affirmative action help protect the law?
Animal Experimentation
Essay Grade: 98%   (1,120 words, approx. 4 pages)
Argument essay of animal testing and animal rights.
Animal Medical Experimentation
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,249 words, approx. 4 pages)
Investigates pros and cons of using animals for medical research. Discusses available alternatives, the necessity of animal medical research and the rights of animals.
Animal Rights
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,708 words, approx. 6 pages)
Debates the issue of animal rights and defending the rights of animals. Describes the treatment of farm animals and animals used in experiments.
Animal Testing: A Vital Aspect of Medical Advance
Essay Grade: 89%   (2,740 words, approx. 9 pages)
Animal testing is necessary for medical and technological advance
Animal Testing: Crucial or Cruel
Essay Grade: 86%   (1,333 words, approx. 4 pages)
Debates whether the value of animal testing is worthwhile.
Arguments for Pro-choice on the Issue of Abortion
Essay Grade: 94%   (3,335 words, approx. 11 pages)
Takes a Pro-choice stance on abortion.
Aristotle vs. Kant on Cheating
Essay Grade: 86%   (731 words, approx. 2 pages)
A comparison between Aristotle's and Kant's ethics and how they would handle the scenario of whether or not cheating is acceptable if one is under tremendous amounts of stress. While both Aristotle and Kant would oppose cheating, Aristotle would focus on the virtue of the person involved, while Kant would focus on the rightness or wrongness of the situation.
Assisted Suicide
Essay Grade: 97%   (1,266 words, approx. 4 pages)
Essay provides a discussion of the extremely controversial topic of assisted suicide, which was made famous by Dr. Jack Kevorkian.
Athletics Vs. Academics
Essay Grade: 75%   (2,931 words, approx. 10 pages)
Are academics being prostituted by big time college athletics
Back from the Dead: A Deontology Study
Essay Grade: 83%   (843 words, approx. 3 pages)
An ethical study of a veternarian who successfully treats a client's dog unbeknownst to the client, who did not want the dog to suffer the pain that was likely associated with such treatment. The Theory of Deontology, an ethical theory that addresses one's duties and rights in various situations, best addresses the moral dilemma associated with this scenario.
Ban Surrogacy
Essay Grade: 86%   (611 words, approx. 2 pages)
Debates the issue of surrogates. Describes the circumstances under which surrogacy is often considered. Advocates adoption as an alternative.
Bernard Williams and Utilitarianism
Essay Grade: 92%   (920 words, approx. 3 pages)
This essay identifies the ideals of utilitarianism and discusses the problems that a certain philosopher finds with utilitarian ethics.
Big Problem
Essay Grade: 89%   (692 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay on Sexual Harrashment
Bilingual Education
Essay Grade: 81%   (544 words, approx. 2 pages)
Bilingual education when working concurrently with ESL programs extends the boundaries of education to accommodate individual needs of the child to ensure a smooth and established transition into their new country. Bilingual education provides the child with high levels of confidence to progress through their childhood years.
Book Banning in School
Essay Grade: 78%   (1,512 words, approx. 5 pages)
Should people be able to deny a student's freedom to read any book they wish to in a school? Every time adults ban a book, kids lose the chance to gain knowledge from that work of literature. The students' outlook on the world becomes narrower as they lose access to an insightful point of view.
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,800 words, approx. 6 pages)
This essay is about poverty, why it happens to people, and gives suggestions about how to fix such things as welfare, minimum wage, and public education.
Can Euthanasia Be Justified?
Essay Grade: 85%   (703 words, approx. 2 pages)
Deals with the very controversial issue of euthanasia.
Can I Borrow an Egg?
Essay Grade: 92%   (927 words, approx. 3 pages)
A first person view of the reasons why In Vitro fertilization is an ethical choice for parents.
Can the Lost Be Found?
Essay Grade: 95%   (871 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay compares the works of two authors Richard T. De George, author of "Property and Global Justice", and Peter Singer, author of "Rich and Poor," in their exploration of the subject of is it our obligation to help third world countries, or is it a choice?
Canadian Morality
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,020 words, approx. 3 pages)
Issues regarding morality within the Canadian legal system.
Capital Punishment
Essay Grade: 96%   (1,487 words, approx. 5 pages)
Arguments both for and against the issue of capital punishment. A history of capital punishment is also included.
Capital Punishment
Essay Grade: 96%   (1,798 words, approx. 6 pages)
Attempts to explain the reasons why capital punishment should be outlawed.
Capital Punishment
Essay Grade: 91%   (2,229 words, approx. 7 pages)
Is the death penalty acceptable?
Capital Punishment
Essay Grade: 92%   (520 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay provides a discussion regarding capital punishment.
Capital Punishment
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,737 words, approx. 6 pages)
An persuasive essay arguing that capital punishment should be abolished in every nation. Examines the moral and legal issues of capital punishment.
Capital Punishment
Essay Grade: 81%   (1,003 words, approx. 3 pages)
Although in today's modern society many countries have now opted to declare capital punishment obsolete, some areas still feel that keeping the penalty instated is necessary such as the United States and China.
Capital Punishment and the United States Justice System
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,198 words, approx. 4 pages)
A non-persuasive approach to the capital punishment issue.
Capital Punishment in the United States
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,407 words, approx. 5 pages)
Debates the controversial topic of Capital Punishment in the United States. Questions if it is morally right or wrong. Examines inequalities of its application between different states.
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