Infanticide

Equality of Women in Chinese History In ancient China, woman were treated very harshly. They were viewed as property, were treated as inhuman, and had a lack of leadership. Females were treated this way because it was traditional and even if they didn’t like it, they were used to it. Women have long been keeping society’s values in their roles as wives and mothers. They had to obey their fathers, husbands, brothers, and sons. In ancient China, women were not allowed to voice their opinion. They…

What are the traits that are unique to primates and enable them to be well suited to an arboreal environment? Ability to adapt to new or changing circumstances, live almost anywhere; they inhabit many different landscapes and climates. With that, they have a variety of traits that enable them to live in arboreal environments. The overall bone structure gives primates great flexibility and long limb allows them to swing from tree to tree easily. Having dermal ridges on the hands and feet is…

Cultural Difference Culture refers to customs which we practice on a daily basis; arts such as creating visual, auditory or artifacts that describe our imaginative skills; traditions that we believe; beliefs which we make ourselves, in simple terms, our assumptions on everything; languages that we speak to interact with people; lifestyles a way we live; festivals that we celebrate with full happiness and many more that connects a group of people in a society. The word “culture” obtained from the…

Final Exam In our study of World History this semester would you say that the ‘ancient’ or past civilizations that we have looked at are drastically different than the societies in which we live today ? Throughout history, a plethora of civilizations ranging through time from ancient to modern, have displayed traits that allow them to be deemed similar or contrasting from other societies. However, the civilizations that have been discussed in class this semester are not so dissimilar than the…

Response to Rachels “The Challenge of Cultural Relativism” Different cultures have different conceptions of right and wrong. The Eskimos, for instance, commit infanticide often, leaving their babies to die in the snow. Although we uphold the same value of caring for our offspring, an Eskimo family may be unable to care for their child and select death as their final option. In our culture this is viewed as horrific, but to the Eskimos, it is a part of life (Rachels 35). Cultural relativism says…

There is an ongoing conflict throughout the play on many levels- be it oikos or patriarchy (the role of women was subdued in ancient Greece). The portrayal of the character of Medea has become an archetype- from murdering the princess to committing infanticide; Medea has the pivotal role in the play that attracts many audiences. The role of Medea gives the sense of excess; there is an excess of emotions as well as there is an excess of actions. “Medea: Oh, what misery! […] Cursed sons, and a…

Many would believe such statement to be true, “we live in a man’s world”. In today`s society men are the dominate species and they are considered to be “breadwinners” whereas females are expected to be the caregivers. This is a similar dominated ideology that China practices. “China`s one child policy is based on the principle that it is easier to modernize a smaller group…the fewer people there are, the more resources there will be” (Fong 2004). However the one child policy has caused China to…

In the film of Bong Joon-ho, a woman lives alone with her son Do-joon, aged about twenty years, she works full time. When one is arrested by police and accused of murdering a schoolgirl, she devotes all her strength to do so innocent. It turns out that the night of the murder, Do-joon has actually followed the victim to the crime scene. Despite the exhortations of his mother, he is unable to recall the events. The efforts he provides in his memory to recall this information will cause the memory…

He uses the idea and purpose of reflection in his organization of the speech first he talks about the battle of moral ideas the people are facing then he moves onto his larger idea and the fight against the Soviet Union. That is what leads Reagan to use the narrative of the young fa-ther, and a quote from C.S. Lewis to help illustrate what the root of evil is and where it comes from. This is also to establish the fear of what life would be without faith; the lack of faith and not knowing God is…

It seems that immoral consciousness is the biggest threat in protecting the vulnerable human life and the life of an unborn child. There have been many religious groups taking part all around the world to assure that groups bring the Gospel to the world by engaging in some sort of dialogue among the cultures to bring awareness on the importance of the protection of human life and the unborn child. I am afraid that religious liberalism may play a part of this very threat. In the reading of…