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Roger Rosenblatt's "The Bill Of Rights": Inescapable Dilemma - Research Paper

Roger Rosenblatt's "The Bill Of Rights": Inescapable Dilemma

All right, then, I'll go to hell.” Six simple words; yet they have
a very deep and complex meaning. The above quote was taken from Twain's
Huckleberry Finn, and it illustrates how modern man copes with what Twain
termed the “inescapable dilemma of Democracy.” In the novel, Huck is
faced with the dilemma of whether or not to return Jim, the runaway slave,
back to Jim's owner. He faced with the decision that has plagued man for
ages: choosing what is morally right, even though it is forbidden. This
is Twain's “inescapable dilemma.” In Roger Rosenblatt's essay, “The Bill
of Rights, Rosenblatt ends his essay with a single line: “Downriver we
ride together, as ever, free to go to ...

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morally wrong? There are many more questions that face the doctor as
well as the mother of the fetus. So, as the mother and the doctor are
faced with this dilemma, sometimes what they feel is morally correct is
not legal- as abortion is illegal in certain states.

Another example of an inescapable dilemma is guns. Should it be
legal for man to have the power to purchase such an item whose sole
purpose is to drain life in general; let alone human life? With the many
stories of accidents because of children experimenting with guns, safety
is an important issue. But, America is a free country; and the Second
Amendment under the Constitution, though a limited amendment, allows
citizens the right to bear arms. So is this amendment morally correct?

Modern man deals with dilemmas such as these with anguish and
frustration. Modern man has found a way to try to solve his problems
mostly through petitions, rallies, picketing, writing letters to
Congressmen, etc. But would one ...

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