Carter G. Woodson

Though Roe v. Wade established an improved precedent for women’s reproductive healthcare, it did not effectively improve the conditions faced by women seeking abortions due to increased stigma and unaddressed financial concerns. Grace Herdelin AP United States History Mr. Reader 6 June 2016 Women have struggled for the right to proper reproductive healthcare for decades, particularly for access to birth control and abortion. However, birth control was not readily available…

Roe vs Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 93 S.Ct. 705,35 L.Ed. 2d 147 91973) FACTS Roe was a pregnant single woman that challenged the Texas criminal abortion laws, which had made it a crime for a mother to get an abortion unless the life of the mother was threatened by said pregnancy. Roe claimed that these laws were unconstitutional and violated her right to privacy, which is the 14th amendment. A married couple (the Does) also attacked the law based on alleged injury on the possible future contraceptive…

Though humans have been attempting to achieve the utopian ideal, they have been failing miserably. Today’s world does not resemble a utopia because humans are still subject to inevitable negative aspects of life. Furthermore, increases in dangerous weaponry and technology have allowed the rise of institutions that hinder the progress towards utopia. These groups have put society in a vulnerable position that ends in pain and suffering; effects that are not seen in utopian societies. Possibly…

The timespan between 1960’s and the 70’s was a period in the United States when immorality and relativism poisoned American culture on a large scale and allowed the attitude towards sexuality to be corrupted. The authority of the Catholic Church had been neglected as ideas of radical liberalism spread throughout the western world. This led to many practices, at one time recognized as atrocities, becoming commonplace and accepted in society; the most notable of which was abortion. Jane Roe was…

What You Don’t See In a utopian society, citizens can think freely also citizens embrace the world. But most utopian worlds turn into a dystopian world because in most utopian worlds become too perfect and people become to greedy and don't want to be like everybody else. One key piece of a utopia is equality and in both Pedestrian Ray Bradbury and in Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. equality has created a dystopian world. In the pedestrian they tried to make it a Utopian society by…

QP Rough Draft Many authors wrote because they want to express themselves, but H.G Wells wrote to expose something greater than himself. H.G. Wells was an 18th-19th century novelist, best known for the novels The Time Machine, War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man. From an early age, H.G. Wells, would read everything that came his way, such as the works of Jonathan Swift and Voltaire. His first novel, The Time Machine was an almost instant success and Wells would go on to create a multitude…

influence on McCandless’s decisions, but there was another influence that affected his life: his need to be free. More specifically, his need to be with nature. An early example of this want can be found when him and the cross country team of W.T. Woodson High School went on their “Road Warrior” workouts. They intentionally tried to get lost, to push themselves to the limit into unknown territory. Another example can be found later in his life, when he drove around the country by himself. He…

There are many kids in this world who have different personalities, thinking, and behaviours as they grow up. Everyone has their own kind of unique experience at the young age until they reach their teenage years. As I write about my experience and get to connect with the other three people, it makes the idea of this assignment interesting. Music is what linked to my identity. According to Marcia’s stages of Adolescent Identity Development, there are four aspects of teen development such as…

Breast Cancer: Support the Fight Numerous families here in the United States are affected by breast cancer each year. Some women are affected by this disease for the first time, while others have to re-live this experience. Whether the cancer has returned or is discovered for the first time, breast cancer patients, survivors, and their families, need continuous support. Being diagnosed with this disease is very overwhelming. More awareness should be brought to the fight against breast cancer…

As Dr. Steve Maraboli once said, “You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it courageously”. Setting one’s heart and mind to something is a big step in anyone’s life, and the things learned on that journey toward accomplishing something can transition a child into a mature adult. Susan Komen for the cure is a non-profit donation foundation that raises money for cancer awareness by providing a 5k marathon. When I heard this race was scheduled…