The Telecommunications Decency Act / Industry & Politics
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A 7 page research paper on The Telecommunications Decency Act of 1996. The writer focuses specifically upon how this legislation is affecting the telecommunication industry itself. Phone company break-ups and new standards are discussed. Political arguments are made that the debate over communications policy is restricted to elites and those with serious financial stakes in the outcome. It does not reflect well on the caliber of U.S. participatory democracy, but it is capitalist democracy at its best. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Teleact.wps

Cults & The Rationale Behind Mass Suicides
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A 6 page paper discussing several 'suicide cults,'including Heaven's Gate, The People's Temple, The Branch Davidians, and the Canadian Solar Temple. The writer explains why people join these cults, and argues that although these groups are definitely an aberration of our times, there is little that can be done, at least in the United States, because freedom of religion is guaranteed under the Constitution. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Cults.wps

Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide, and Theology
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A 5 page discussion of assisted suicide and euthanasia from a theological perspective. Outlines the religious prohibitions which are involved as well as the current legal status. Concludes that the acceptability of euthanasia lies with religion and theology, not law. Bibliography lists 10 sources
Filename: PPeuthRl.wps