The Slippery Slope

Over the years we have fought each other on everything under the sun, and today our nation finds itself in another such situation, that if left untreated, will eat us away until there’s nothing left, except for the ash of what once was great. The terror and fight over abortion has plagued our country for centuries now and has torn apart not only our country, but our families and friends as well. We have fought, killed, and slaughtered to prevent or allow women from choosing what to do with their…

Abstract This essay will examine the voluntary euthanasia case of Ah Bun in Hong Kong whether is morally permissible or not by considering various factors. First, I will introduce a brief background of euthanasia especially the voluntary one. Second, I will show case the controversy issue of Ah Bun that aroused a heated debate in Hong Kong. Third, I will analyses three reasonable factors of Ah Bun in support of relevant ethical theories. Forth, I will critically examine two opposing reasons…

A designer baby use to just be a futuristic idea like flying cars, but now it is becoming a reality. Science has got so advance we are on the revenge of knowing how to genetically modified an embryo and make is into what we want. Parents will soon be able to decide what they want their child to be like. They can make them tall, skinny, and smart if they wanted to. This is called prenatal engineering. By way of prenatal engineering parents can create the baby of their dreams. Thing about prenatal…

Both of my parents made the ultimate sacrifice for my future; they left behind the only life they knew in a relentless search for prosperity. They arrived with little more than the clothes on their backs and the willingness to work, a privilege they were not granted in their home countries. My whole life I grew up with the value that hard work is good; if someone came to this country to work hard, there was no fault in that. My belief was shared in my community, which was more than half Latino,…

At the time that William J. Bennett, former Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, gave his speech at Harvard University, former Vice President George H. W. Bush was beginning to involve himself in the media coined term “War on Drugs”. This evidently led to several academics to heavily criticize the effectiveness of making several drugs illegal, who Bennett called the “Intellectuals.” Bennett, in response to the criticism of these intellectuals, passionately claims that these…

PEDs From very early on, athletes have found ways of getting a step ahead of the rest by a vast range of procedures, legal and illegal, safe and dangerous, ethical and non-ethical. The first Olympians were no different; the origins of enhancing performance can be traced back to athletes eating specially prepared lizard meat, thought to give them a slight advantage to the rest. Naturally every athlete would like to perform at a higher level than everyone else, but many of the methods for…

or disclosure with the client you should avoid it. The relationship that you try to obtain outside of the professional one, may conflict with the counseling service that you are giving to the client. He also referred to with warning signs as “slippery slope situations” and you should give special treatment to…

As one of Donald Trump’s worthy advisors, there are many foreign policy issues to handle and dealing with them is a crucial part in becoming a safer, cleaner and more stable overall nation. Given the fact that our country is one of the most powerful in the world and also has many resources, the problems that we face today can in fact be dealt with when approached with knowledge, proportionality, and empathy/sympathy. To make America great again and change the downward spiral we have placed…

A Rhetorical Analysis of a Central Argument in Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers In his acclaimed novel Outliers, a book that details the various factors that contribute to success, Malcolm Gladwell aims to convince his audience of the simple yet powerful assertion that success cannot simply be attributed to the choices one makes, but rather that it is a product of opportunity. “Outliers are those who have been given opportunities — and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them”,…

“My husband had only hours to live,” says Jayne. “There was no personal space for us to spend our time together.” He would wake up in agony waiting for the painkillers to kick in again. The hospital staff told her that him coming home with her wasn’t an option as it would take too much organizing. And that is the story of how Bernard passed away: bed-bound, confused, heavily sedated, and in a lot of pain. He died in the exact opposite way that anyone would choose to die and this shouldn’t be the…