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Eugenics In America In 1993, A March of Dimes poll found that 11% of parents in America said they would abort a fetus who was predisposed to obesity. 4 out of 5 said they would abort a fetus who would have a disability, and 43% said they would use genetic modification if available to them for appearance enhancement (Laney). From the 1900’s to even today, the Eugenics movement was one of the most controversial movements in the United States. Eugenics is the study of or belief that by selective…

Edgar Allan Poe was born, January 19th, 1809 in Boston, MA and passed away October 7th, 1849. David Poe and Elizabeth Arnold Poe, were professional actors and gave birth to three children, Rosallie, Henry, and Edgar. By the time, Edgar became three years old, him, his younger sister and his older brother were orphans. The three children were separated to live among different parts of the family after their father deserted them and their mother died from Tuberculosis. Edgar was sent to live with…

Monsters From Within Coming to Life: A comparison between the good (Dr. Jekyll) and the bad (Mr. Hyde) in the Victorian Era, and what they truly represent. by: Jenny Nguyen A paper submitted to Mr. Matsalia in partial fulfillment of Honors English II, Period 7 November 21, 2014  The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, written by Robert Louis Stevenson was published in 1886 around the time of the Victorian Era.The Victorian Era, the time between 1837 through 1901, was a time of…

Inspired by the class revolt in France, the economic crisis of 1846-1847, and the industrial revolution, central Europe, including the nations of Germany and Austria, erupted in heated revolutions seeking equality/reform from their respective governments in February 1848. By March 1848, the German Confederation saw an uprising in the Urban and Rural Popular classes as a result of the “political powder keg” of Neo-Feudal regimes, the new political force of nationalism, and the alliance of middle…

The medicine stung as it went in and because of the saline it was mixed with, I felt an unsettling cold as it shot through my arm. Somehow, it caused me to taste a strange metallic and salty taste in the back of my mouth and made me uncomfortable for no reason. There is no way to explain it other than a feeling of uneasiness that was resolved by nothing. The treatment for migraines is painful and scary. No one could have predicted the severity of the struggle I began with migraines when I was…

As Nelson Mandela, an anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader, once said, “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart that its opposite.” Nelson Mandela spent his life fighting for racial equality. He demonstrates how being an African American should not mean they are hated nor oppressed,…

Tristan Utech Mr. Westlund U.S. History 10/10/15 Comparative Essay of the “Declaration of Independence” and “Common Sense” Two documents quite essential to the founding of America may actually have much more in common than just being a tool for action. The two documents addressed are “Common Sense” by Thomas Paine and “The Declaration of Independence” written by Thomas Jefferson. These two documents hold the keys to American ideals and ideas. Freedom, liberty, consent, duty, and all other…

Cold mountain book review Cold Mountain is a historical novel during the civil war and two people who love each other are caught in the middle of it. Inman is a damage war soldier takes a journey across america after being injured in a battle and now tries to find the woman she loves Ada a young farmer girl. While Inman was in the hospital mainly looking out the window staring at the mountains.The view brought old memories from his past back home in black cove with his love Ada. He…

Introduction: Edgar Allen Poe was well-known in the 1800’s and has become even more popular today. One of his most well-known works, “The Cask of Amontillado” is frequently referred to as his most perfect short story. It has been referred as one of the best short stories in the world. While it is seemingly simple, it contains multiple examples of irony. Every line and comment supports the entirety or harmony of outcome that Poe aspired to attain (CliffsNotes.com, 2016). A Look into Poe’s Life:…

CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES THROUGH PLATO “Understand, then, that as we said, there are these two things, one sovereign of the intelligible kind and place, the other of the visible…. In any case, you have two kinds of things, visible and intelligible.” - Plato (Republic, 509d: page 183) In his allegory of the ‘line’ and “cave Plato defines various types of knowledge and how each is acquired. Per the allegory of the ‘line’ his forms of knowledge are broken into two major categories, each with two…