Anti-AbortionAbortion is an ethical issue that confronts us as individuals and as a society. It is being debated in American society today and the question is should this practice be permitted? In many cultures and religions, having an abortion is completely forbidden without a doubt. On the othe...

Proposal: Abortion: Should women have to get the fathers approval before going through with the procedure? In a recent survey of 2624 women, 43% say that they should be allowed to go through with the procedure even if the father objects. Abortion, for over 15 years, has been a heated debate of mor...

I believe in some cases, a woman should have the right to have an abortion if she so chooses. But in the case of Steve and Michelle, presented by philosopher George W. Harris, I feel that Michelle does not have the right to abort her child. When Michelle decided that she was not going to tell her ...

The Family Breakdown The disintegration of the family has always preceded the decline of a culture. America and American families are in trouble. In the history of our nation, there has not been a single generation raised with the societal conditions that we have. Our nation is faced with a severe ...

I feel that parents should not be informed that their teen is requesting an abortion because it will lead to more teenagers giving birth to unwanted children, unsafe and illegal abortions, infant abandonment, and even worse, infant murder. Within the past few years, infant killing by teenage...

Most people put a lot of thought and planning before they decide they want to have children, since raising a child is an extremely difficult task, which requires a lot of psychological, physical as well financial strength. The first and most important thing about teenage pregnancies is that teenage ...

A high school senior 17 years old Jeff Browning is a successful student at Hamilton High until he found out that his girlfriend Christina Calderon was pregnant and he was very upset because he knew if he became a parent at his age it would ruin his dream of getting a debate scholarship and going to ...

First off, let me just say, that getting pregnant in high school just isn't a good idea. Probably most people agree on that. Clear enough, a accidental baby is the worst thing that can happen, but what if a girl really wanted a child of her own? The common result in giving birth at a young a...

China carries the biggest population in the world. The population is increasing day by day and China is how feared that China is not able to support the population. \"Women who will not volunteer for abortions may be dragged off by force,\" says QiMie from China. The one-child policy introduces in 1...

As a High School Senior, I often say "I can't wait to get outta here" or "Wait until I got my own place". It wasn't after viewing "Cider House Rules" (several times) that I realized that I was taking my blessings for granted. So many of us live with our mother...

I am only fifteen. How can this be happening to me? Larry assured me everything would be all right. But now here I am, pregnant. I am just a baby myself. What can I do? There are several options that I can choose. Should I have an abortion? Should I give the baby up for adoption? Shoul...

In the early years of humanity, population growth has not been an issue. This is because of a variety of different environmental factors. Sickness and disease played a large role in keeping the human population under control since the beginning of time, and it seemed that when a population would get...

As I read the book Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn I noticed the main character is Cyd Charisse. Integrity I think is when you stand up for what you believe in. Integrity is someone who has good character, with all of the qualities like honesty, respect, just being a good role model basically. Cyd ...

China\'s population started to grow at a rapid rate in 1949. There were ½ a billion people in China and 2/3 of the population were under 24. This shows the increase of births had risen very quickly. There are a few reasons for this sudden rise in the population. China is a Communist country, th...

The play A Raisin in the Sun was written by Lorraine Hansberry in 1959. The play takes place in Chicago sometime after World War II. The play is basically about a black family in Chicago who received a check for $10,000.00 in insurance money. The mother wants to use it to buy a house, but the son wa...

I feel that the family planning program in China is a necessity, yet when I think about it, it seems all wrong. It is really hard to decipher whether their actions are wrong or right because they really aren\'t either. It is most definitely a necessity to control the childbirth because with the rise...

Would you tell your adopted child about their birth parents risking the peace you have established among the family? In my view, you have to look forward to the happiness of the child and skip this subject that will sure bring problems. In the first place, if you have adopted a child is because ...

A middle-aged man contemplates telling his parents he is gay, rather homosexual, is this considered a family value? Richard Rodriguez is the author of the essay Family Values, the essay that contains the scenario above. Richard Rodriguez redefines the term "family value" in his essay by d...

Edward Albee's, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, takes the audience through a night of a few drinks shared by college professors. This show first appeared via television on October 15, 1962 and is considered to be one of the most important plays in modern theatre. The play is set ...

How were we created? How was the world created? Is it right to clone? Is it right to let woman have abortions? These are all questions that one might ask. In the book Double Helix by you get one opinion from a boy named Eli. The book Double Helix is about a boy named Eli who applies...

In Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl", the mother seems to be a no-nonsense working day wife. The entire story is the mother telling the daughter the smart way to do all the household chores, from ironing her fathers pants to how to grow okra. While many may read the story and believe the mothe...

Children learn from their mother as well as their father all the time. If just one parent takes over and is always around them then the person tends to act like them. For instance, a mother and a son live together the son will act femanine at times and the same with a father and a daughter. The d...

The Dysfunctional Family of As I Lay Dying After reading As I Lay Dying, I was unsettled by something. It wasn't the plot, although As I Lay Dying had a singularly bizarre storyline. During the action of the novel a mother dies, and her family embarks upon a disaster ridden journey in order to fulf...

In my life, I have met many people and experienced many things. Since I have to pick one person or experience, I choose a person and that is my son Jason. He is my second child. He has turned my life around completely. Why has my son been such an impact on my life? Let me take you back, before ...

Breath, Eyes, MemorySophi Caco lives with her aunt in a small village called Croix-des-Rosets in Haiti. She lives in a small two-room house and sleeps with her Aunt Atie. Sophis' mother lives in New York City. Sophi does not remember her mother much, she left when she was a small child.One day Sop...