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Student’s Name: Professor’s Name: Reading Summary RS4.1 Phi 2604 Chapter 12: In defense of Marriage by John CornynEquality in marriage is a concept that has a long history in the United States. With the emergency of new forms of relationship the institution of marriage has been endangered. As a result various laws has their efforts were going to be continued until the time when same sex marriage would be recognized in the whole nation. Notably a good number of those individuals who voted for DOMA are now against the legislation. Some of those who are against this act include John Kerry Ted Kennedy and Braun Moseley. [...]
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Choose one of the readings from chapters 14, 15, or 16 and summarize, explain, and evaluate the main points of the reading in an argumentative essay in which you defend a thesis. Your essay should be between 4-5 paragraphs, including an intro and conclusion, and between 300-500 words. Do not include any direct quotations from the original text. Instead, summarize the position, and include a citation to the original. Papers with direct quotations will be returned ungraded. Papers with uncited direct quotations are instances of plagiarism, and will be returned with a failing grade. You may choose any one of the following readings to complete this assignment: CHAPTER 12: Marriage Equality/ Marriage Equality if a Human Right Supreme Court of the United States, In Defense of Marriage by John Cornyn, Marriage Equality is Unstoppable by Sally Kohn, Remembering Harvey Milk and His Fight to End Job Discrimination by Cleve Jones, CHAPTER 13: Bioethics/ Human Cloning – The Science and Ethics of Nuclear Transplantation by Rudolf Jaenisch, Ultimate Therapy: Commercial Eugenics in the 21st Century by Jeremy Rifkin, Can Genetic Enhancement Be Obligatory? Four Arguments by Mark Neunder, CHAPTER 14: The World as We Found It- People or Penguins by William F. Baxter, Global Climate Change: Building a Future for Our Grandchildren by President William J. Clinton, CHAPTER 15: Critical Thinking and the Good Life, Letter to Menoeceus by Epicurus, Universal Declaration of Human Rights United Nations
Subject Area: Philosophy
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