The Birth of a Nation

pharmaceutical companies, bent on seeking profit regardless of outstanding public health concerns and the limitation of drug regulation by international governments. Thalidomide continues to negatively affect fetuses as a teratogen in underdeveloped nations, like Brazil, where drug surveillance is inadequate (Vianna et el. 2011). Additional societal stigma regarding the demonized drug hinders its availability to be researched and used in beneficial therapies for diseases including leprosy (Naafs…

Instances of inequality, especially in regard to status, rights, and opportunities, trace back to the birth of the nation, specifically, the constitution and Federalism. Prior to the constitutional convention of 1787, in late 1786, Daniel Shays led an armed insurrection through the Massachusetts countryside, shutting down courthouses to stop foreclosure proceedings. Colonial elites, horrified by the threat to their wealth and power, sought to reform the government, concerned with protecting…

society views certain issues influences who is elected and which bills/laws are passed. A patriarchal concept of a woman's role within the family is that the woman’s is value is placed on her ability to marry, reproduce and raise children- so why would birth control or establishments like planned parenthood be necessary? Especially because the Christian/Catholic assumption is that every decent woman has…

Why was the Civil war important to our nation? The Civil war was a war between the U.S and the Confederate states of America to gain freedom for our country. This specific war was led by our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, April 12, 1861 through May 13, 1865. After the Civil war, the nation advanced its freedom, slavery rights, and equality. If it weren’t for our country, winning the Civil war, we wouldn’t have had the freedom it has today. As Abraham Lincoln stated in the Gettysburg address,…

corporations (TNC),” n.d.). It all started during the 19th century, when industrial corporation started developing factory systems, better storage techniques and found a way of a faster means of transportation. The United States and a few western European nations started transnational expansions of their corporations in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and in the Middle East. After World War II, there was "major technological advances in shipping, transport (specially by air), computerization, and…

manufactured to work for self interest and not for the greater good. He uses a story where two characters Philus and Laelius argue about justice and injustice. He then goes on to talk about a single law that will never change and will be true for every nation: A law that comes from God and not following this law is sinful in any form. “The Allegory of the Cave” by Plato is similar to this in the fact that the people that gained wisdom by leaving the cave for the upper world would never look back…

supports a specific kind of birth but does not engage in emergency birth control have filed against this mandate. The Supreme Court ruled that religious employers are exempted in providing free birth control for women (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, n.d.). The regulations have some revision and the Affordable Care Act give organizations the option of offering their employees plan for free contraceptives. However, if the employers reject having an affiliation with birth control,…

The story is also somewhat preserved by the people translating them and from them trying to restore some of the original meaning of the story according to “The Constitution of the White Earth Nation: A New Innovation in a Longstanding Indigenous Literary Tradition” written by Lisa Brooks. The Mayans worshiped the Quiche gods and the Popol Vuh Creation Myth helps to show readers today how the Mayan Quiche culture was like. The Popol Vuh story…

improved our scientific knowledge and technological field. With this increasing knowledge the boundaries have become a thin line as the drive for discovery grows. In an alternate world such as GATTACA, technology dictates the lives of its citizens. From birth to death, DNA samples are taken that inform people of your entire history. With such an intrusive system the boundaries of science are called into question. Advancements today make it possible for such technology to exist however, ethical…

Pro’s about giving birth control to teen girls without a prescription. Evidence indicates that the more available birth control is, the less likely people are to have abortions and unintended pregnancies (Should Birth Control Pills Be Sold Over The Counter). You don’t need a doctor to tell you whether you have one of the two biggest risk factors for the pill: You know whether you are over 35 or smoke (Should Birth Control Pills Be Sold Over The Counter). I’m pretty sure that if the pill were…