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- 561: Abortion Debate - Pro-Life Stance
- ... created. A new human being who carries genes in its cells that make that human being uniquely different from any and other human being and yet, undeniably a member, as we all are, of the great human family. All the fetus needs to grow into a babe, a child, an old man, is time, nutrition and a suitable environment. It is determined at that very moment of conception whether the baby ... problems following and because of abortion. I quote Ft. John L. Grady, Medical Examiner for Florida State Attorney's Office, "I believe it can be stated with certainty that abortion causes more deep-seated guilt, depression and mental illness than it ever cures". We used to hear a lot about the risk of suicide among those who threatened such action if their request for abortion was refused. How real is that ... society one is not totally free to do what one will with one's own body (we don't have the right to get drunk or high on drugs and drive down Young Street.) The great concern has been shown for the innocent victims of highjacking but what is abortion but this? The highjacking without reprieve, of an innocent passenger out of his mother's womb. Should we really leave ...
- 562: Abortion Life or Death: Who Chooses?
- ... created. A new human being who carries genes in its cells that make that human being uniquely different from any and other human being and yet, undeniably a member, as we all are, of the great human family. All the fetus needs to grow into a babe, a child, an old man, is time, nutrition and a suitable environment. It is determined at that very moment of conception whether the baby ... problems following and because of abortion. I quote Ft. John L. Grady, Medical Examiner for Florida State Attorney's Office, "I believe it can be stated with certainty that abortion causes more deep-seated guilt, depression and mental illness than it ever cures". We used to hear a lot about the risk of suicide among those who threatened such action if their request for abortion was refused. How real is that ... society one is not totally free to do what one will with one's own body (we don't have the right to get drunk or high on drugs and drive down Young Street.) The great concern has been shown for the innocent victims of highjacking but what is abortion but this? The highjacking without reprieve, of an innocent passenger out of his mother's womb. Should we really leave ...
- 563: Henry Ford: A Life in Brief
- ... on August 15, 1989. He was to head the new Detroit Automobile Company. Instead of producing any cars though, Henry spent the money on improving his design. The experimental models that he produced cost a great deal of money and a little more than a year later, the Detroit Automobile Company had failed. To gain supporters, Henry built a racing car. If he could win a race, he could get backers ... to the work, the work would come to the man, brought along on pulleys and chains overhead. One problem bothered Ford increasingly, however. Assembly- line work was monotonous and uninteresting. The Ford factory had a great turnover of employees, and too much time was wasted in training new men. The men were currently only being paid the minimum wage of $2 a day. Ford decided (much to his colleagues' displeasure and protest) that the men would be paid $5 and that the work day would be shortened to that of an eight-hour day. Some people praised him as a great humanitarian. Others denounced Ford as a madman, a crackpot, and a villain. One may have considered Ford unjust in making his men work on the assembly line, this is not so. Ford had more ...
- 564: Henry David Thoreau: The Great Conservationist, Visionary, and Humanist
- Henry David Thoreau: The Great Conservationist, Visionary, and Humanist He spent his life in voluntary poverty, enthralled by the study of nature. Two years, in the prime of his life, were spent living in a shack in the woods near ... that only lasted about a month and a half (8). He returned to college in the fall of 1836 and graduated on August 16, 1837 (12). Thoreau's years at Harvard University gave him one great gift, an introduction to the world of books. Upon his return from college, Thoreau's family found him to be less likely to accept opinions as facts, more argumentative, and inordinately prone to shock people ... of criticism of Thoreau and his work. James Russell Lowell complained the Thoreau exalted the constraints of his own dispositions and insisted upon accepting his shortcomings and debilities as virtues and powers. Lowell considered: "a great deal of the modern sentimentalism about Nature...a mark of disease" (Wagenknecht 2). In some ways Walden is deluding. It consists of eighteen essays in which Thoreau condenses his twenty-six month stay at ...
- 565: The Conquest of the Aztec Empire
- ... at an early age and continue throughout our lives. We need to keep an account of the past in order to truly understand who we are today. The old saying, "history repeats itself," has a great deal of truth to it. The development of agriculture, architecture, and literature are just a few areas in which history has indeed repeated itself in different times, in different lands, but often from similar causes ... designed to empower the wealthy are overthrown by the poor. Individuals who are scorned and rejected during their lifetime are later realized for their progressive genius. An aggressive culture takes over an area, builds a great empire, only to be eventually overthrown by somebody else. This, the endless cycle of the conqueror becoming the conquered, is the case with the Aztec empire. One of the most prominent topics of interest when ... later aid the Spanish in defeating the Aztecs (Leon-Portilla xxxvii-xl). Because of the numbers of different people within the empire, the Aztecs had a very stratified culture. This could be witnessed in the great Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, whose grandeur and importance grew with the empire's expansion. In the capital city, there was compulsory education for male children, including instruction in reading, memorization, history, religion, and ethics ( ...
- 566: The Matchmaker
- ... was perfect for her in almost every way, it was a match made in heaven. Later on that night, when Mary was not around, Homer suggested the idea to Marge. She thought it was a great idea, but could not figure out a time when they could be introduced. Marge had an idea, bring Mary to Steves game next week, it was against their rival, and the game would be very exciting. Mary had mentioned earlier in the night how much she loves sports, especially football, so they both though it would be a great idea. When Mary returned, they mentioned the idea to her, but did not tell her they were trying to fix her up with Homers brother. A few days later, Homer and Steve went out ... that he is going to bring a girl to the game Friday night, and she seems perfect. Homer went on to tell Steve about her, and the situation shes in. Steve thought Mary sounded great, but knew that some girls sound a lot better than they really are. The week flew by, and Friday night came. When Homer and Marge went to pick up Mary, she said she would ...
- 567: The Life of the Great William Shakespeare
- The Life of the Great William Shakespeare Cheryl Bowman There are many authors that are widely read. However, none are more universally read and studied than the great William Shakespeare of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. His plays and poems have moved millions of people, unofficially giving him the well-deserved title of the greatest of all dramatists. Shakespeare is the ... Shakespeare being said as if they were verses from the Bible. Shakespeare's legacy only began there. With movies based on his work still being made today, people just can't get enough of this great writer" (Foakes 26). In reading the plays Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream, I found myself not only entertained, but I felt as if I was right in the play. In ...
- 568: The Great Gatsby
- The Great Gatsby In today society, many people like to follow the current. They want to catch the wave. Which mean, it does not matter if things were good or bad, right or wrong, they just follow and do them without any thinking. Therefore, there are not too many people would like to be a normal, thoughtful nor neutral person. However, in the novel, The Great Gatsby, by Scott Fitzgerald, one of the character name is Nike Carroway, he was the good and neutral narrator. It was because, in the novel, he analyzed all of the things with regard to accuracy of observation. In The Great Gatsby, when Mr.Gatsby told Vick he wanted to return the past over again with his lover- Daisy, Nike Carroway warned him to give it up, because it was impossible. Unforturately, Mr.Gatsby was ...
- 569: The Great Gatsby
- Death of American Dream In The Great Gatsby Francis Key Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby is one of the greatest revolutions in American literary history. It depth-ness still fascinates the literary experts and readers alike. The book examines several contemporary themes during the turn of the century one ... death of American dream, which plays a central role in the book. It serves as the glue to toast the event in the book and bring it to a memorable ending. In the novel The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway moves to New York and meets his neighbour, Jay Gatsby. Nick learns that Gatsby is madly in love with his cousin, Daisy Buchanan, wife of the wealthy Tom Buchanan. Nick agrees ...
- 570: Great Gatsby
- By: Suzanne Gatsby's Pursuit of the American Dream The Great Gatsby, a novel by Scott Fitzgerald, is about the American Dream, and the downfall of those who attempt to reach its illusionary goals. The attempt to capture the American Dream is central to many novels. This dream is different for different people; but, in The Great Gatsby, for Jay, the dream is that through wealth and power, one can acquire happiness. To get this happiness James must reach into the past and relive an old dream; and, in order to do ... who he or she is can become successful in life by his or her hard work. The dream also embodied the idea of a self-sufficient man, an entrepreneur making it successful for himself. The Great Gatsby is about what happened to the American Dream in the 1920s, a time period when the dream had been corrupted by the avaricious pursuit of wealth. The pursuit of the American Dream is ...
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