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- 9571: Abortion
- ... the consequences of an act of sexual intercourse, in which she did not voluntarily participate. It would be inhumane not to allow abortion when pregnancy results from rape, sexual assault, incest or when a woman’s life is at stake. But to deny the right to abortion in any other circumstance is to deny the right of women to frame their lives. Abortion is, without question, the most emotional issue of policy and morality that faces the nation today. It has risen to the top of America’s political agenda. It has become a prominent issue in campaigns for public office at every level. The political battle over abortion involves the role that government should play in the decision of a woman to ... I believe that adoption of a constitutional amendment that prohibits abortion is the major blow to the right of privacy and to the right of women to determine the circumstances of their lives. The mother’s right should be the primary consideration since a woman’s freedom depends on her ability to control her reproductive process. On the other side are crusaders “for choice”, who contend that abortion is a ...
- 9572: Leprechaunism
- ... injections of IGF-I prevented the post natal growth retardation and normalized the effects of insulin on glucose metabolism. Further to this, no adverse effects were noticed. Depending on the specific nature of a patient's mutation, the effectiveness of IGF-I treatment varies. For example, if the mutation affects the phosphorylation ability of the insulin receptor, or its expression on cell surfaces, the IGF-I injections will not be able ... narrowing down the size of the fragment that needs to be sequenced. Of the previously determined mutations, parallel DGGE successfully detected 12 of 16 mutations. Perpendicular DGGE detected the 4 mutations that parallel DGGE didn't. The success rate in mutation detection was 100% by these means. DGGE is ideal for diagnostic work in detecting insulin receptor primers. This is because the necessary primer sequences for PCR amplification of the DNA ... of insulin and are severely diabetic. Mutations in the insulin receptor can cause several diseases, such as Leprechaunism, Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome and Type A insulin resistance. Other genetic syndromes sometimes associated with diabetes are Down s syndrome, Klinefelter s syndrome, Turner s syndrome, Huntington s chorea and Porphyria These diseases do not have completely distinct phenotypes, but are related to the severity of insulin receptor mutation. The more severe the ...
- 9573: Reservoir Dogs
- Reservoir Dogs "I don't give a fuck what you know or don't know, but I'm gonna torture you anyway, regardless. Not to get information. It's so amusing for me to torture a cop. All you can do is pray for a quick death, which you aint gonna get." Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs, 1992 This guy was the most ...
- 9574: Lord of the Flies: Darkness of the Island and Fear, Nature, and Destructiveness
- ... of Jack Merridew, the unknown darkness of the island that bring forth fear into the hearts of the boys, the nature of the boys, and the destructiveness of the fire. The evil in Jack Merridew’s savagery can be easily shown in his bloodthirsty desire to kill, the way he steels from both Ralph and Piggy, and the violent ways that he leads his tribe in the end. His hidden evil ... all the order the boys had. Finally, he stole friends by threatening them and also by luring them with meat and promising not to harm them if they followed Jack. From Piggy, Jack stole Piggy’s specs and his right to speak. Jack stole Piggy’s specs by breaking into the boy’s shelters and taking them. He stole his right to speak by telling him to shut up and by breaking the conch, the only way Piggy ever got ...
- 9575: Abortion: A Matter Of Choice
- ... been practiced widely in every society for many reasons including famine, war, poverty, overpopulation, or simply because a woman felt she was not ready for a child (Whitney 40). No one ever questioned a woman's right to this procedure. After all, who but God had the right to judge what a woman did with her own body? This thought process lasted till the 1800's. During this era of change people began to turn their attention in a new direction, the fetus. They began to protest abortion as cruel, inhumane, and murderous. Filled with a new sense of purpose and ... regularity, they were kept silent and seen as a matter of shame. "Over the next hundred years, public sentiment for the fetus continued to rise until the inevitable happened in America during the early 40's; Abortion was made illegal." (Cohen 17). There was much back patting and congratulations among the pro-life supporters. And why not? They had succeeded in saving the lives of the hundreds of innocent babies ...
- 9576: Romeo And Juliet: Various Types of Love
- ... Juliet various types of "love" are displayed . Benvolio believes women are interchangeable, while, at the beginning Romeo bel ieves love is pain. At the beginning Juliet does not even have a definition of love. Paris's and Lady Capulet's definition of love is in appearance. It is obvio us that Shakespeare wants the audience to believe that the only "true" or "real" love is the love that exists between Romeo and Juliet. The first ... end, the man should feel no grief. If the woman rejects the man initially, he should still feel no grief. In either situation, the man should simply start a relationship with anot her woman. Benvolio's definition of love shows the audience two things about Ben volio: he is a womanizer and he has never before experienced "true love." The next definition of love comes from Romeo, but before the ...
- 9577: Neil Simon
- As one of North America’s leading playwrights, Neil Simon has definitely been instrumental to the world of theater. He has experienced a somewhat shaky personal life, but he has found that this only adds to the texture of his work. He began his career working on radio and television, and found that writing for stage was significantly different than his previous experiences writing. His first attempts at theater were rough, but it didn’t take him long to achieve excellence. He has also achieved great success with his work in the film industry. He is very fastidious when writing his work, and also quite critical of both the final ... Joan Baim, a professional dancer, and the first of three wives. The two had a daughter, Ellen, together. Seemingly happy for 20 years in marriage, Joan died unexpectedly. Shockingly, just over one month after Joan’s death, Neil remarried, causing doubt about the healthiness of the relationship before Joan’s demise. He wed actress Marsha Mason, who later appeared in a number of his works, including film versions of Only ...
- 9578: The Secret Within: Teen Pregnancy, The Cause and Effect on Teens
- ... births are to teenagers. Statistics have shown that 85% of all teenage pregnancies are unplanned. . With that high rate 25% of teenage mothers will have a second child within two years after their first child’s birth (Teen Pregnancy, internet). The general rule is: the younger the mother, the greater the risk of complications for both the mother and child. With all of the preventions of pregnancy how could so many ... carrying a seed (NCPTP, internet). Today in this generation, there are many naïve girls who are trying to live a fairy-tale. Not realizing how another birth is very serious. Its more than serious, it’s a major responsibility. Stories were written about teens that were pregnant. A fourteen year old, dating a nineteen year old, wanted to have her boyfriend’s baby so bad, even though he already had a child. She thought she loved him deeply and wanted to be his wife. Another teen claimed that she would never get pregnant. Apparently her boyfriend ...
- 9579: Barney The Hitler Of My Genera
- Barney is The Hitler of My Generation 1992 marked a dark year in our nation's television history. That was the year a small production company brought to life an over-sized, giggling buffoon on the Public Broadcasting System (PBS). Barney & Friends was born. Oh, if only we had known better. Barney rode the crest of a dinosaur wave that swept the country in the early 1990's. Since then, researchers have proven Barney to be the spawn of Satan, and even educational leaders ponder the validity of his Nazi-like teachings. Barney & Friends is a show that PBS should definitely remove from ... celebrate childhood and understand the complex business of growing up in a world where sixth graders carry guns to school, Barney & Friends has achieved a cult-like following among toddlers who swear upon their mother's graves that he is God himself. Barney has become a marketing win-fall. With an international fan club of more than six hundred thousand and video sales that outnumber copies of Cannonball Run and ...
- 9580: Ethan Frome 5
- ... Wharton, has many complex problems occurring at the same time. His parents have died and he has a wife who is continually sick, and the only form of happiness he has is from his wife's cousin Mattie. This, at times proves to be hard because of Ethan s wife's interference. Nothing seems to be going in Ethan's favor. The main theme of the book is failure, and this is shown through marrying his wife, not being able to stand up to his ...
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