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    this decision does not decide the character of the individual. When a woman has an abortion, it is terminating the pregnancy so that the woman is not longer pregnant. People do not take into consideration of the women who are raped, have expericend incest, or when the mother's life is in danger. These are all reasons for a woman to get an abortion. Most people will choose to have judgement on these women. The reason why is because it is easier to assume the worst in people at times. The women…

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    Homo sapiens For Homosexual Marriage/Rights I. Introduction- A. General idea: Marriage equality and other rights should be granted to the LGBT community for cultural, social, political, and economic equality. 1. Hook a) Anecdote- http://www.freedomtomarry.org/blog/entry/watch-u.s.-marine-captain-and-his-fiance-speak-out-on-how-doma-hurts Article about a Marine Corps Captain about his upcoming marriage to his partner and how the country he serves does not respect his relationship/lifestyle. 2.…

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    Implication Of Abortion

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    “You shall not murder” (Exodus 20:13, New International Version). This verse often comes up during debates over the divisive topic of abortion. It is a command directly from the bible that makes the abortion debate very straightforward in the eyes of those that are pro-life. However, abortion cannot be summed up so concisely. Although most of humanity would agree that murder is wrong, is that what abortion is? There are a multitude of facets to be explored in this area both scientifically and…

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    developing with the story. This gives the show, unaffected from its fantasy-world setting, a realistic real-world feeling. By not keeping to the standard borders of main stream shows, Game of Thrones rellys on a shock factor to keep its audience. From incest, homosexualism, betrayal and very liberal approach to the topic of sex and sexual identification the show’s ability to shape discourse of fans and their approach to the- traditionally taboo- topics is quite powerful. Not all of these topics,…

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    Divorce In Akan Society

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    Marriage and Divorce in Akan Society Student’s Name Name of University Course Name Professor’s Name 20th April, 2015 Introduction Akan is one of the most civilized cultures of Africa. There are many literary works on the life and culture of Akan. As Danguah quotes that Akanni “means a nice, refined, well mannered man; a civilized or cultured person” (Nkansah-Kyeremateng, 1996, p. 26), Akan has civilized standards and customs…

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    carry a baby to term if it's a result of rape or incest. 7. Doctors should have the last say in all health matters. It is a woman’s choice on what to do…

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    the government positions. It has little to do with merit but rather one’s abilities to navigate a very specific task. 4. (Gulliver in Glubbdubdrib speaking to the ghosts) “But when some confessed they owed their greatness and wealth to sodomy, or incest; others, to the prostituting of their own wives and daughters; others, to the betraying of their country or their prince; some, to poisoning; more to the perverting of justice, in order to destroy the innocent, I hope I may be pardoned” Again,…

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    Hammurabi Social Class

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    In this way, as we can see the arbiter of a family is the man. Getting separated is an easier fact for man; they generally pay some amount of cash and give back woman's share to the father of the woman. In addition, incest relations of the wife or cheating on husband would be punished with death or with outcast of the wife. The question is, was that way of protecting fair? All penalties under the code of Hammurabi were harsh, some involving loss of hand or eye for example…

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    The controversy can be found in the oracles because they only foretold that Oedipus would commit parricide and incest but never spoke of mutilation. When Winnington-Ingram first speaks of it he says that, “the unprophesied self-blinding was an act of independent will unmotivated by divine power” (176). Here he is clearly saying that the self-mutilation was not caused…

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    Would you like to have an arranged marriage with a total stranger, have a bad childhood, and get criticized harshly for every thing you do? I don't think anyone would like that. Unfortunately, all of these thing happened to Marie Antoinette, the daughter of the empress of Austria, Maria Theresa and the wife of Louis XVI. Her overall legacy was powerfully symbolic because it represented everything that was wrong with a monarchy and the people around her. Many people described her to have a…

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