Prostitution Legalization in New Zealand: Language Diversity?
In her argumentative essay, "Enough Already, It's Time to Decriminalize Prostitution," Patty Kelly debates that prostitution should be legalized. She begins her essay by addressing the arrest of State Senator, Elliot Spitzer, who had been caught paying women for sex. Furthermore, she uses this as an example that prostitution is "a part of our culture, and is not going away" (Kelly, 2012, p. 436). Kelly spent a year at a legal brothel in Mexico and uses her first hand experience…...
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The Justifications of Paternalistic Policies in New Zealand
Paternalism in relation to public policy refers to the interference of the government or state with a person's life without their consent, and such actions are motivated by a claim to protect the person coerced or targeted from self-inflicted harm, as a result of their uncertain choices and preferences.1 This essay discusses the two justifications of paternalistic policies based on Gerald Dworking's studies, in which he indicated that paternalism can only be justified if i) dangerous decisions are involved, have…...
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The Cultural Concepts and Practices of the Maori Tribe in New Zealand
The Māori cultural practices form part of the distinct cultures of the New Zealand. The cultural practices have over time taken place in the various eras such as before the spread of the European into the country, during the spread and interaction of the European, and lastly, the modern era of the 20th century. There are proofs that the culture of the Māori has been greatly influenced by the western European cultures but there are traces of it that has…...
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