Works Cited Thesis: Stem cell research is one of the most important and groundbreaking advancements made in medicine and scientists should be able to pursue research freely until we reach a point where the benefits of stem cell research can be reaped by everyone who is in need of it. "Couples Willing to Give Embryos to Research." Chicago Tribune 21 June 2007: 18. Newsbank. Oakton Community College library, skokie,il. 25 June 2007 <http://infoweb.newsbank.com>. The Tribune reports on a recent study done by John Hopkins University that polled 2000 couples who have embryos in storage at fertility clinics, asking them if they would be willing to donate the embryos to stem cell research. An overwhelming majority of the coulpes said are in favor of their embryos going towards research. The study also found that people would rather have the embryos go to research instead of to other couples who are undergoing fertility treatments. This information will offer great support for my argument and can also be helpful in refuting the opposing sides argument. "Dobson: Media Coverage on Stem-Cell Issue a 'Scandal'" Christian Examiner Aug. 2004. 11 July 2007 <christianexaminer.com>. The Christian Examiner offers an account of a speech made by Dr. James C. Dobson to the National Press Club on June 25, 2004. Dobson strongly opposes embryonic stem cell research and critizes the media for making supposed false claims about ESC's. I will present Dobson's view on stem cells in the opposing argument section of my paper. I will also give evidence that refutes his assertions. Hoffman, William. "Stem Cell Policy: World Stem Cell Map." MBBNet. 14 July 2007. University of minnesota medical school. <http://mbbnet.umn.edu/>. This website provides a map illustrating which countries have a permissive or flexible policy on stem cell research. It also shows how much money each country allocates to stem cell research. This information will be helpful when I introduce my topic and compare U.S.'s stem cell research policy with the rest of the world. Lavelle, Etain. "Blair Lures Scientists as Bush Ban Stalls Science." Bloomberg. 01 Feb. 2006. 17 July 2007 <www.bloomberg.com>. This article reports on the U.K.'s efforts to advance stem cell research by providing $177 million in funding. Also discusses the U.S.'s restrictive policy on stem cell research and how this is driving many fed up scientists to the U.K. This article provides a good comparison of the U.S. and U.K.'s policies on stem cell's which will be very helpful in my introduction. The information provided will also prove to be useful in my argument because it provides an interesting insight into the reasons for Bush's ban against stem cell research. Solter, Davor. "From Teratocarcinomas to Embryonic Stem Cells and Beyond: a History of Embryonic Stem Cell Research." Nature Reviews 7 (2006): 319-327. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Oakton Community College Library, Skokie,IL. 13 July 2007 <http://web.edscohos ...

1. Works Cited
Thesis: Stem cell research is one of the most important and
groundbreaking advancements made in medicine and scientists
should be able to pursue research freely until we reach a point
where the benefits of stem cell research can be reaped by
everyone who is in need of it.
"Couples Willing to Give Embryos to Research." Chicago
Tribune 21 June 2007: 18. Newsbank. Oakton Community
College library, skokie,il. 25 June 2007
<http://infoweb.newsbank.com>. The Tribune reports on a
recent study done by John Hopkins University that polled 2000
couples who have embryos in storage at fertility clinics, asking
them if they would be willing to donate the embryos to stem
cell research. An overwhelming majority of the coulpes said are
in favor of their embryos going towards research. The study
also found that people would rather have the embryos go to
research instead of to other couples who are undergoing fertility
treatments. This information will offer great support for my
argument and can also be helpful in refuting the opposing sides
argument.
"Dobson: Media Coverage on Stem-Cell Issue a 'Scandal'"
Christian Examiner Aug. 2004. 11 July 2007
<christianexaminer.com>. The Christian Examiner offers an
account of a speech made by Dr. James C. Dobson to the
National Press Club on June 25, 2004. Dobson strongly opposes
embryonic stem cell research and critizes the media for making
supposed false claims about ESC's. I will present Dobson's view
on stem cells in the opposing argument section of my paper. I
will also give evidence that refutes his assertions.
Hoffman, William. "Stem Cell Policy: World Stem Cell Map."
MBBNet. 14 July 2007. University of minnesota medical
school. <http://mbbnet.umn.edu/>. This website provides a map
illustrating which countries have a permissive or flexible policy
on stem cell research. It also shows how much money each

2. country allocates to stem cell research. This information will be
helpful when I introduce my topic and compare U.S.'s stem cell
research policy with the rest of the world.
Lavelle, Etain. "Blair Lures Scientists as Bush Ban Stalls
Science." Bloomberg. 01 Feb. 2006. 17 July 2007
<www.bloomberg.com>. This article reports on the U.K.'s
efforts to advance stem cell research by providing $177 million
in funding. Also discusses the U.S.'s restrictive policy on stem
cell research and how this is driving many fed up scientists to
the U.K. This article provides a good comparison of the U.S.
and U.K.'s policies on stem cell's which will be very helpful in
my introduction. The information provided will also prove to be
useful in my argument because it provides an interesting insight
into the reasons for Bush's ban against stem cell research.
Solter, Davor. "From Teratocarcinomas to Embryonic Stem
Cells and Beyond: a History of Embryonic Stem Cell Research."
Nature Reviews 7 (2006): 319-327. Academic Search Premier.
EBSCO. Oakton Community College Library, Skokie,IL. 13
July 2007 <http://web.edscohost.com/ehost>. Provides an
extensive history of embryonic stem cell research beginning
with teratoma tumor research in mice in the 1950's to the
isolation of human stem cells in 1998. Also includes numerous
definitions of terms that are usually associated with stem cell
research. The extensive history of stem cell research that the
article covers will be extremely helpful for the narrative section
of my paper in which I give the background information on my
topic.
Strode, Tom. "New Stem Cell Guidelines 'Morally
Unconscionable,' Bioethicist Says." Christian Examiner 09 May
2005. 11 July 2007 <christianexaminer.com>. This article
reports on the guidelines set forth for stem cell research by the
National Academy. Also provides a reaction and criticism of the
guideline by bioethicist Ben C. Mitchell. The Christian
Examiner sides with Mitchell and argues against embryonic
stem cell research and goes on to advocate the research of
umbilical cord and adult stem cells. This article will be very

3. useful in providing the opposing argument in my paper. I also
have evidence that will contradict their claims that state that
adult stem cell research is more beneficial and promising.
"The Cutting Blob of Ethical Politics." The Economist 07 July
2001: 31-32. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Oakton
Community College Library, Skokie,il. 17 July 2007
<http://search.ebscohost.com>. Outlines the controversy
surrounding stem cell research. The article is for stem cell
research but also presents three opposing arguments. This
article is very helpful to me because it presents both sides of the
argument. The points made for and against stem cells will all be
useful in my argument and opposing argument as well.
"The Cutting Blob of Ethical Politics." The Economist 07 July
2001: 31-32. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Oakton
Community College Library, Skokie,il. 17 July 2007
<http://search.ebscohost.com>. Outlines the controversy
surrounding stem cell research. The article is for stem cell
research but also presents three opposing arguments. This
article is very helpful to me because it presents both sides of the
argument. The points made for and against stem cells will all be
useful in my argument and opposing argument as well.
"The Cutting Blob of Ethical Politics." The Economist 07 July
2001: 31-32. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Oakton
Community College Library, Skokie,il. 17 July 2007
<http://search.ebscohost.com>. Outlines the controversy
surrounding stem cell research. The article is for stem cell
research but also presents three opposing arguments. This
article is very helpful to me because it presents both sides of the
argument. The points made for and against stem cells will all be
useful in my argument and opposing argument as well.
Von Radowitz, John. "Stem Cell Research- a Promised Land for
Science?" Press Association Newsfile 5 June 2007: 1-3.
LexisNexis. LexisNexis. Oakton Community College Library,
Skokie,IL. 28 June 2007
<http://http://web.lexisnexis.com/universe/document>.
Radowitz outlines the basics of stem cell research. He gives a

4. simple explanation of how stem cells work and their potential
uses. Also outlines progress made by researchers in the past
couple of years. This source was helpful to me because it gives
a simple explanation of how stem cells work which I will
include in my paper. The timline of progress will also help me
cite when I talk about the benefits of stem cell research.
Assignment Four – Essay Questions
Follow the instructions for the Assignment One Essay
Questions.
1. Describe the different functions of political parties in our
system. Contrast the two major parties in the US today – you
should go to their respective websites to get this information.
2. Explain the direct and indirect techniques used by interest
groups.
3. Explain the different incentives Americans have for joining
interest groups. What are the types of interest groups that
people join? Think about your future career goals or interests
and research and find an interest group that you believe that you
would to join after college. Go to their website and summarize
what you found out about that interest group.
4. Explain how the Electoral College works, the situations in
which it has produced controversial results, and the criticisms
leveled against it.
5. Given that there are over 200,000 public school teachers and
administrators in Texas, discuss the failure of groups
representing teachers to have a greater impact on the major
issues affecting education. Explain how teachers might gain
greater influence on the political process in Texas in the future.

5. 6. The Texas legislature is meeting right now and by the time
you are ready to work on this assignment, many bills will be
introduced. Go to the Texas legislature website and choose a
bill in either the House of Representatives or the Senate that
deals with either public education or higher education and
research the bill. Find out the basic premise of the bill and
what has happened with the bill. Summarize your findings, i.e.
who introduced the bill? What is the wording of the bill? Has
it been to committee? Which committee? Has it been to the
floor for a vote? Has it been to the other house?
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Research Paper Outline
Title: Rebellious Libya
Thesis: The United States should not get involved with Libya’s
conflicts.
I. Introduction:
A. Start with the question, what is war? Explain briefly.
B. Talk about the wars of the United States.
C. What were the outcomes of some of those wars?
II. Narration:
A. Give some background on Libya.
B. Explain how Col. Muammar Gaddafi became the leader of
Libya
C. Talk about why the citizens of Libya want to overthrow
Gaddafi.

6. D. Explain why the people feel that the United States should get
involved in Libya’s conflicts.
III. Partition:
A. Thesis: I believe that the United States should not get
involve with Libya’s conflicts.
B. Essay Map.
1. Cost of war.
2. Using money in other Departments other defense.
3. Killing innocent civilians and soldiers.
4. Helping unknown rebels
5. Involvement of foreign wars
IV. Arguments:
A. The cost of war is rising by the minute. The Obama
Administration proposed a budget of $553 billion dollars for the
department.
B. Instead of spending all that money on war, we should be
investing that money on health care and education.
C. This conflict has caused the lives of many innocent civilians.
NATO openly admitted to have killed innocent civilians, due to
misguidance.
D. The rebels fighting against Gaddafi are in need of military
supplies. I don’t think that it is a good idea to help unknown
rebels. We helped the Afghanistan rebels when they were
fighting Russia. After they were victorious, they later became
the “Taliban” and used those weapons to attack the US.
E. Getting involved in foreign wars is not a good idea. The US
has been involved in many foreign wars lately. These wars have

7. been in foreign countries where Islam is the prominent religion.
Libya is one of these countries. The involvement of the US in
these places, builds a bad reputation worldwide and among the
Muslim community.
V. Refutation:
A. Gaddafi’s actions against the civilians of Libya are totally
wrong. Killing your own people is bad and therefore, we should
help the rebels overthrow him.
B. Gaddafi has been in power for many years. In fact, he holds
the record for most years in power in a single country. This type
of power can potentially lead to corruption and mistreatment of
civilians.
C. The people of Libya deserve to have democracy. They should
have the right to elect their own leader.
D. If Al Qaeda is threatening NATO and Libyan mercenaries
then we should help them fight terrorism.
VI. Conclusion:
A. Summarize my arguments.
B. State why we should not get involve with Libya’s conflicts
and give possible solutions.