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Abortion
<view this essay>.... things, and hold them, for example, if you were to put a small pen by its hand, it will grab hold of it and not let go. He can also swim freely in the fluid in the womb, with a natural swimmer's stroke.
After eleven weeks, all it's organs are present and functioning. He is extremely sensitive to pain, and noise, as it will seek a position of comfort when disturbed. Does all this sound like it ‘cannot feel pain', or ‘isn't alive yet'? I don' think so.
is the termination of pregnancy, before the fetus is capable of independent life. Though, it cannot live independently, the fetus is alive, and termination of this pregnancy is in other words, murder.
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Color
<view this essay>.... different ways. First can be defined as: a visual attribute of bodies or substances that depends upon spectral composition of the simulating the retina and its associated neural structures. So basically what I am trying to say is that no one is exactly the same in anyone’s eye. But is it fair to judge a book by its cover, or is it fair to assume that every Twinkie has a different flavored filling, so to speak. In our school alone it is safe to say that there are roughly seventy-five different cultural backgrounds and probably ten different main sects of religion. But it’s unfortunate that people even today are judged by the of their skin and not the conten .....
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Body Image In Society
<view this essay>.... suggest that body image concerns may also affect males. New research has shown that the adolescent male is vulnerable to the pressures of obtaining the "ideal" male body. The ideal includes the V-shape, muscularity, and tallness. This new desire has led many to participate in athletics. Most of the data relevant to this subject has been done on college and adult aged people. This study is due to the limited information regarding younger male athletes. The study was done to investigate and compare body image concerns between two groups of adolescent male athletes. The two groups were composed of football players and cross-country runners. Diet and exercise oft .....
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Vegetarianism
<view this essay>.... are proven to be healthier than carnivorous humans in various ways. First, medical studies show that a human being’s body was not made to be carnivorous (for example; humans have no fang s or claws) and because are digestive system was not made to digest meat, a vegetarian diet is much easier and healthier for our bodies. Secondly, as known around the world, the most common cause of death is heart attack and the average man is at a 50% risk while a vegetarian man is at a 4% risk. Another fact most don’t think about is that every one out of three chickens is infected with salmonella bacteria. Speaking of bacteria and disease, the U.S. Department of Agr .....
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Destroying Waco
<view this essay>.... I promptly handed it back. The backside was full of Bible verses. "You guys are a Christian band," I said. I had never been religious in my life, but I was curious. There were questions that I wanted answers to. Schumacher and Koresh weren't pushy and made it clear that all they really were looking for right now was a drummer. "I'd like to play some music with you," Koresh said, "and see where we can go from there." My band was going nowhere, and Koresh intrigued me. So I took the card back, and a few days later gave him a call. Over the next weeks I hung out with Koresh and some other musicians in his band. I got to know Koresh and was tremendously impressed .....
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Vote No For Quebec To Be Separate From Canada
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largely defined by that of Quebec. Quebec separating from Canada would mean
that Canada as a whole would lose that part of its history. Quebec does not
need to separate from Canada to maintain its culture since Canada has always
greatly encouraged it.
Voting YES to the referendum will cause problems in many relationships
between peolpe who live in Quebec and those in the rest of Canada. Some of
these problems are unemployment and jobs. The residents of Quebec will no
longer be able to work in Canada just as Canadians will no longer be allowed to
work in Quebec. This will cause a rise in unemployment because many people
will be forced to quit thier .....
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Capital Punishment
<view this essay>.... is a deterrent for murder. A high of 97% of the people favor , where 1% think that our justice system should not be more lenient on death row inmates. Only 89% think that once convicted of murder, an inmate should be sentenced to death immediately.
I would like to take this time to tell you a story. On August 15, 1997, the Reverend John Miller preached a sermon at the Martha Vineyards Tabernacle in New Hampshire. He told his congregation, which included the vacationing President Clinton and his wife, that is wrong. "I invite you to look at a picture of Timothy McVeigh and to forgive him," said Miller. "If we profess to be Christians, then we are .....
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The Corruption Of Power
<view this essay>.... ways, limit our rights.
The rights we are granted by the First Amendment of the Constitution,
guarantee the basic freedoms of speech, religion, petition, press, and assembly.
By exercising these rights, freedom can be discovered, and can also be costly.
The corruption for power is a popular factor in the decay of American rights.
The use of certain rights can be twisted and made to be wrong by powerful forces
being targeted. For example, if the underdog wishes to attack the wrong doings
of leaders, the underdog's accusations may be twisted undermine the real issue.
The power to distort is often give the assistance of higher authority, the
government perhaps, .....
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