A Defense of Abortion

as morally wrong as killing actual persons. Thus it will be wrong to assume that just because “a being is a human being in the sense of a member of the Species Homo Sapiens” it is wrong to kill it. In her essay “On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion.” Warren argues that an organism must possess these fundamental characteristics of “consciousness and the ability to feel pain, reasoning, a self-motivated activity, ability to communicate; and the existence of a self-concept and…

The Democratic presidential nomination is up for grabs and two candidates are campaigning for the Democrats’ votes in order to stand against the Republican nominated candidate, Donald Trump. The two candidates campaigning are Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Unlike Donald Trump, both have made a successful career in politics. They have similar views on some issues but the small differences that set them apart are what matters. It is vital for the Democratic party to nominate the right…

The gay marriage debate is very controversial. Those against same-sex marriage often cite religious viewpoints and concerns about pro-creation. They argue that same-sex relationships are immoral and against God’s will. Those in favor of same-sex marriage often argue that mutual love is enough for people to get married, regardless of their sexual orientation. Christian groups who argue for same-sex marriage tend to believe that lesbian and gay people were created as such by God and should have…

was happening, Dill went outside of the courthouse because he couldn’t take the way were treating Tom — a black man being accused of rape— in this trial. Scout told “Dill, that’s his job. Why, if we didn’t have persecutors—well, we couldn’t have defense attorneys,... (199).” She believed that it the way of the law but she couldn’t understand like Dill could. Believing that, it being a court trial, it’s alright to call Tom a boy: to also call Tom other names. This suggests that Scout is at level…

Spain was in a crisis of constant political instability during the years of 1923-1931. This was due to the interfering of political elections and politics by the current King, Alfonso who favored the rotation of governments. The government was divided between the ideologies of conservative and liberal, a total of 33 different governments were formed during the course of 1902-1923 (Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. “Alfonso XIII.” Britannica.com.). From 1923, by creating a military dictatorship…

This type of love can clearly be seen when Bird is on his way to take his baby back from the abortion clinic and thinks, "If I die in accident now before I save the baby, my whole twenty seven years of life will have meant exactly nothing" (163). No longer is Bird’s child just a sickening monster but is now something that makes his life worth living…

Shirley Chisholm was strong-willed, well accomplished woman. She was an educator, activist, and politician. She achieved what many women dreamed of doing in her career. Shirley believed in being a person to fight for change and all her life she worked to improve to lives of other people. She fought for what she believed and what she believed was right. She made such a big difference in the world. Shirley Chisholm is remembered for her fight for change in the 20th century. Shirley St. Hill was…

is opposed to the Nietzschean disdain for mercy and antipathy towards the weak and victims, but Girard considers Nietzsche a genius since the German philosopher saw what, according to Girard, most people fail to see: Christianity is unique in its defense of victims. Girard begins his argument by noting how Nietzsche was the first philosopher to discover the same truth that Girard mentions repeatedly throughout…

Nationalism in Chinese Literature with Selected Author- Mo Yan Nationalism and national sentiment are inseparable, national sentiment ‘is the feeling of anger aroused by the violation of the principle of the nation, or the feeling of satisfaction aroused by its fulfillment’ (Gellner 1). Some writers from earlier society or even until nowadays, tend to put their feelings towards their nation into words. Through writers’ narrative, readers feel the words and resonate with the context, which…

in the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands and the United States, It focused on de jure inequalities, primarily on gaining women 's suffrage. According to Miriam Shiner, "Simon de Beauvoir wrote that the first woman to "take up her pen in defense of her…