In class we have just completed Milton Mayeroff book On Caring. Mayeroff discusses many of life's philosophies, and the meaning and importance of caring as well as being cared for. He deals with peoples basic morals towards caring and being cared for in many situations. Caring is "fe...

Many both in the past and the present have challenged the treatment of women by society over the past century or so. In Western culture, the placement of women on a lower level than men has been around for as long as can be remembered. Never has the woman been thought of as the "breadwinne...

Ever do something stupid to impress someone? Throughout a person's life they will do something very ignorant or say something very stupid hundreds of times. Most of the time it is because they are trying to impress somebody or change their ways to make someone or others accept them. The st...

In the essay, "The American Indian Wilderness", Louis Owens presents a personal story to show a dramatic change in his point of view. His story revolves around a mind-altering experience in which he uses himself as the straw figure, allowing us to effectively see how he came to choose his ...

Approximately 1.6 million murders are committed legally each year. With the exception of laws in few states, the mutilated bodies of the victims are thrown into dumpsters like pieces of rotten meat. While these victims lay waiting in the infested dumpsters to be hauled off to a landfill, the murd...

Outline I. Thesis statement A. While the cloning of humans may sound good in theory, there are several compelling reasons not to legalize it. II. Body A. Cloning is a fairly new field of science 1. Things like Dolly the sheep are soon to become re...

Approximately 1.6 million murders are committed legally each year. With the exception of laws in few states, the mutilated bodies of the victims are thrown into dumpsters like pieces of rotten meat. While these victims lay waiting in the infested dumpsters to be hauled off to a landfill, the mur...

In both the junior high as well as the high school I attended, students were expected to participate in various health classes in order to meet graduation requirements. Because of these classes I was required to take, I consider myself to be somewhat knowledgeable on the subject of human healt...

Transcending Death in To the Lighthouse The greatest obstacle to identifying a purpose for human life is the inevitability of death. Why should a human being strive for any goal when death will always be the final result of his striving, and after death he will be...

This was the most interesting book I have ever read. It is sort of a cross between Alive and Hatchet. Because the book is extremely addictive and written so superbly, it did not take long for me to get into it and finish it. The characters are the best part of Lord of the Flies. All British and mal...

CONGO "Book vs. Movie" Congo by Michel Crichton was an extraordinary book as well as a movie about a group of scientists taking a journey into the heart of Africa in search of the black diamonds, in the lost city of Zinj! While being observed back in the U.S. over satellite camera, the whole te...

One of the most touchy aspects of our relationship with animals is the use of animals in laboratory sciences. Some manufactures of cosmetics and household products still conduct painful and useless tests on live animals, even though no law requires them not to. Some people, called anti-vivisectionis...

Many readers find it difficult to accept "Lord of the Flies" because it seems to suggest that the human race is naturally evil. Show that there is another side to the picture and that in Piggy, Ralph and Simon, Golding reveals much that is admirable in mankind. In "Lord of the Flie...

To Cheat Or Not To Cheat? A Philosophical Decision Utilizing Kantian Reasoning Basically, this student's choice, if he copied his roommate's paper, would not be consistent with the Moral Law as understood by Immanuel Kant through his work, "Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals&...

Do We Care as a Society about How Well Our Children Are Being Raised Virginia Satir's work, is very encouraging and inspiring not only for a parent to read but for anyone who wants a better understanding of the dynamics of the family in today's society. Mrs. Satir's book The New P...

Few issues have fostered such controversy as has the topic of abortion. The participants in the abortion debate not only have firmly-fixed beliefs, but each group has a self-designated appellation that clearly reflects what they believe to be the essential issues. On one side, the pro-choi...

Medieval records of psycho-cosmic journeys arouse feelings of love. This is especially true of The Divine Comedy. Not only do they arouse these feelings but they are also heroic with the achievement of a great reward after a perilous undertaking and may involve a summons that is most often the resu...

Euthanasia Euthanasia is the act of deliberately taking a persons life, also it is known as "mercy killing." Is euthanasia ethical? There are many different opinions on this issue, but in my opinion there is no question: it is unethical. Many people believe that euthanasia ensures a pain...

The 1973 United States Supreme Court Roe vs. Wade decision, while providing for some semblance of legal structure to the political debate over abortion, has led to further question within moral and religious aspects of our society. In that decision, the Court found that a woman had the right to choo...

The Frankenstein Monster It would be easy to just say that Victor's creation was the monster because it wasn't really human, having been created from stolen body parts, a creature that takes innocent lives and destroys without a bit of regret. But what caused...