Abomination

This question has be argued back and forth for why or why it shouldn’t be legalized for centuries. Before making a conclusion, research is highly needed. Many people argue that marijuana is an abomination that shouldn’t be used because of things like the dangers of marijuana and how it can end your life. Many other people see the greater good of the drug and how it can be used to treat many diseases and sicknesses and can also help stress and ease minds. Now no one has ever died of Marijuana…

The Aunts of Gilead use specific word choices to suppress viewpoints that contradict their own. For instance, they believe that casual sex is an abomination, so when teaching the handmaids, Aunt Lydia insists, “A thing is valued … only if it is rare and hard to get. We want you to be valued girls” (Atwood 114). Aunt Lydia uses a specific word, “valued,” to generate certain emotion in her audience. Unlike some of its synonyms, such as “useful” or “of service,” the word “valued” creates a desire…

Discrimination is everywhere. There is discrimination for everything, from aging to being pregnant, to sexual orientation. One of the biggest types of discrimination is racial. Racial discrimination is one of those things that will take time to go away, if it ever truly does. When saying racial discrimination, most of everyone’s first thought is blacks and whites, but it’s more than that. There’s discrimination between all races, from blacks to whites to Latinos and so on. Looking into…

In the Crucible, by Arthur Miller saving one’s reputation is an important theme throughout the play. Reverend Parris, the leader of Salem, his niece Abigail Williams and John Proctor, who had an affair with Abigail, are concerned throughout the play about being accused of witchcraft. After Abigail is accused of witchcraft, Parris started worrying about the rumors of his niece and how his town will respond. John Proctor sounded like the normal citizen in Salem but when asked to sign his name,…

Biodiversity Essay How can the great barrier reef be protected for the future generation? The great barrier reef is a stunning 2,600 km stretch of some of the most amazing coral reefs in the world. It is so big it is visible from space. The reef is approximately the same area as Japan, Malaysia or even Germany(Great Barrier Reef). It is a huge part of the world but also a huge part of people's lives. Latest estimates suggests that the great barrier reef makes up to $30 billion each year in…

though out history was to be an outcast of society shunned by nearly everyone. It was due to the rise of Christianity that homosexuality was looked down upon. It was stated in the Bible that, “You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination” (Chapter 18 verse 22). It is because of the widespread popularity of this religion and the ideals it carried with that made homosexuals of the world forced to hide their true feelings. Koestenbaum and many other homosexuals however after…

interpretation of the Scriptures is literal and shapes everyday life as well as legislation in SC (1991). Hence, these strong religious views of the South make it difficult for homosexuals to express themselves openly, because homosexuality is an abomination before God (1991). Additionally, in the African-American community, the church is the foundation of the community, and it is believed that religion has sustained the community through slavery (1991). Thus, religion has an even deeper…

This article we read(Our Mutual Joy: The Religious Case For Gay Marriage) by Lisa Miller (569-576). Whether it be political or personal, Millers purposes are very one sided about the many arguments she shows us throughout her article. That is how most writings should be, the article makes readers really think about each issue at hand and what the article entails. What is your take on the subject, how does reading this impact your own views? The article by Lisa Miller begins with the relations…

constitution states that ““The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises”. However, when the Tariff of 1828 was passed, it raised tariffs on goods in south by as much as 50%, thus gaining the nickname Tariff of abominations. Since it raised taxes on imported goods, it benefited the North by discouraging the South from buying goods that weren’t manufactured in the North. The south felt that this was unfair, with…

myself feel that same-sex marriage should be legalized because as our natural born rights as U.S citizens, it would only make sense that we should be allowed to marry whomever we want; however, opponents feel that same-sex marriage is not only an abomination to society, but to God; moreover a solution to this issue would have to be that people need to be accepting towards ones’ norm of…