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    The Handmaid’s Tale and Modern Day Society The author of “The Wedding and Disaster of Felona Mabel” wrote, “I live in a man’s world, but every man is born of us, every man draws life from our womb. Some of them may regard us as less than starving cattle, but they would be no more than semen on the ground if we were so insignificant.” We live in a society that have always viewed females as being inferior to their male counterparts. According to the four elements theory, women are…

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    Margaux’s parents paid her funeral expenses in advance, signed the order not to resuscitate, and left town. It was only after countless sleepless nights that Tom came upon the morphine pills prescribed to Margaux; a feudal attempt to dull the pain of oncoming death. In order to desensitize his own trauma, Tom ingested the pill, seeking to evade the emptiness that slowly filled the space occupied by love. Margaux’s skin now dangled from her skeleton, while the sun only provided motivation for…

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    incidence of breast cancer in women using combined HRT is more prevalent in lean women with a body mass index less (BMI) than 25 (Hou et al., 2013). The journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), has published results of a recent study of women receiving HRT treatment (Wise, 2013). This study involved 27,000 postmenopausal women aged between 50 and 79. The results from the study revealed that there were 206 cases of breast cancer among women with combined HRT treatment, while there…

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    Fertility pills to get pregnant with twins For many couples who are looking to conceive, becoming pregnant with twins is a preferable situation. But, becoming pregnant with twins is sometimes a challenge. For the most part, there are only a few things, like ethnicity, age, and family history, that can actually affect a woman's ability to become pregnant with twins. However, many women have actually been able to become pregnant with twins simply by adding a few fertility pills to their routine.…

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    My observation of this issue if from personal experience. When I was fifteen-years-old I wanted to go on the pill. I had many reasons to want to make this decision and I was very aware of the consequences and side effects that birth control can have. At the time, my friends and the internet make this task seem like a very simple one in Ontario. My first step was to talk to my mom about my decision, many people frown about the idea of their ‘young’ child having sex, and in fact get mad. This can…

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    Tina Degroot Short Story

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    “Tina Degroot, please come and retrieve your pill supply!” screeched an official over an intercom. The girl who was just called looked about 21 years old and had a stern expression plastered onto her narrow face. She had long jet black hair that swished as she walked into one of the many rooms where the officials handed out the pill supply. “Cora Strathmore, please come and retrieve your pill supply!” screamed another official over the same intercom. When Cora stepped through the…

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    forms of contraceptives, important people who aided in the fight for legal contraceptives as well as the creation of a birth control pill, and the battle to legalize contraceptives. First, there were many dangers that women experienced during the time when forms of contraceptives…

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    Some products include “Cosmetic creams, workout equipment, Joltbars to build your muscle-scape into a breathtaking marvel of sculpted granite. Pills to make you fatter, thinner, hairier, balder,whiter, browner, blacker, yellower, sexier, and happier” From the public image, a flawless person may have stood in their place, only to have multitudes of pills, creams and Joltbars digested inside of them. They modify themselves to look more appealing in order to show a new face to society. However,…

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    condoms and female birth control. The form that is the most popular in the United States is the pill. The FDA did not approve of the pill until 1957 and was not approved for contraceptive use until 1960. Catholic churches believed that birth control was sinful and that women that took it were unholy. Today, over twelve million women and teens are on oral contraceptive(CITATION MEDICALNEWSTODAY.COM). The pill has many different side effects depending on how it reacts in your body. Some women gain…

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    Margret Sanger's Pill

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    occurred when America approved the birth control pill. In May 9th, 1960, the FDA approved the pill, which was created to control and regulate the reproduction in women and among couples that were not prepared for the responsibility of baring a child. Despite, the benefits and effectiveness of the pill to control and regulate reproduction, there were many detected risks of the pill that harmed women’s health, which ultimately led to a decrease usage of the pill and adverse health concern among…

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