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    mother in four states, legal in case of danger to women’s health, rape or incest, or likely damaged fetus in thirteen states, legal in case of danger to woman’s health in two states, legal in case of rape in one state, and illegal in thirty states.” There are various reasons why individuals feel that abortion should be legal. Most people argue that women should be able to have an abortion in cases of women's health, rape, incest, penurious financial stability, or likely damaged fetus. Others…

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    Yekaterina Gornyachek Political Science 3160 Professor J. Wypijewski Satan’s Silence: Ritual Abuse and the Making of a Modern American Witch Hunt By Debbie Nathan and Michael Snedecker Satan’s Silence by Debbie Nathan and Michael Snedecker is a book centered on the cultural and criminal abuse of children (those surrounding satanic ritual abuse). Many accusations/allegations were surrounding satanic cults and children abuse in the 1980’s. Sometimes statements made by…

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    people believe a woman has the right to get an abortion if she was raped. However, if rape is not acceptable, then murder should not be acceptable either. Some people believe a woman should have the right to get an abortion if incest is the issue. However, a baby with incest parents will have the same chances of getting a physical or…

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    Mordred, almost since his inception as an Arthurian character, he has been synonymous with such terms as treachery. While it is not the first actual mention of him, Mordred’s first full comprehensive account is found in Geoffrey of Monmouth’s The History of the Kings of Britain. Along with Monmouth’s portrayal of him, Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte Darthur carries a comparable weight of magnitude regarding Mordred and his treacherous ways. These two works of literature are chronologically…

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    Hamlet feigns his madness throughout the play which results in his and others’ demise, however, his supposed “madness” represents his enactment of purpose on a higher plane of existence through his goal to avenge his dead father, but to also rid of the incest that Claudius has delivered and restore the splendor…

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    Causes Of Abortion

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    42 million abortions occur per year that’s approximately 115,000 per day. In the United States, 1.21 million abortions occurred in the year of 2005, which roughly comes out to be 3 per day (4). Moreover, 1% of all abortions occur because of rape or incest, 6% of abortions occur because of potential health problems with either the mother or the child, and 93% of all abortions occur for social reasons (4). Ending an unborn baby’s life is not constituted by choice—no, it’s constituted by deliberate…

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    Sexual Assault Vs Rape

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    What is the difference between rape and sexual assault? What are the statistics of rape and sexual assault within a year? Where can you go to get help and support after being raped and or sexual assaulted? All these and more are questions about laws and felonies that usually fall “under the radar”. There are many topics and or controversies that follow rape and sexual assault about the victims of this violation of civil rights. Many people don’t know the difference between the terms “rape” and…

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    incestual relationships causing other illnesses to appear. It is known that incest in humans can cause complications, whether it happens mentally or to offspring. Emily in “A Rose for Emily” and Roderick in “The Fall of the House of Usher” both suffer from serious mental illness. “A Rose for Emily” is about a girl whose father does not allow her to date except for one man who died unexpectedly a few years before her father’s…

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    recieve custody of the child? Let 's view not only the origin and process of an abortion, but also the explanation and the motive of annihilating a child. The legalization of abortion created multiple reasons for receiving an abortion; such as rape, incest, health, and even selfish motives; but it should be concludable that abortion is completely unmoral. In 1973, the Supreme Court legalized abortion. In the decision that…

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    Family The reason why there are more single parents and a higher rate of divorce is because in a relationship many couples are fighting for the power of the household. There are three major theories that help our society understand why our traditional families have changed. The first theory is the functionalist theory which is the belief that marriage and family have much to do with the way our society works and that it works for best. The conflict theory talks about how couples that live…

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