Value of Life and Suffering I always ask myself why people sometimes hate each other so much that they get to the point of taking someone's life. To take someone's life because you don't like him or her, denounces the whole aspect of wh...

Saving the Animals? In Buffalo New York on October 23rd of last year, Dr. Barnett Slepian was murdered. He wasn't killed because of his financial status or because of a dispute he had with a patient. Someone who never really knew Dr. Slepian, someone who never met his family, a person w...

Two bombs, two explosions, 240,000 lives... what has the human race become? Is this true justice, or is it just the ultimate man slaughter? The slaughter of every thing in its range, even the most innocent child. A child which payed the price for something he or she didn't have any part in. What wo...

Are you Against Abortion? With so many different complications and views, abortion is more complex than people might think. However, the decision of a person's position on abortion is based on that person's basic beliefs and principles. Everyone has different beliefs, but my belief...

Euthanasia may be defined as the action of killing an individual for reasons considered merciful. Throughout history Euthanasia (mercy killing) is a topic that has brought about many different opinions. There have been many discussions as well as court cases surrounding this controversial issue. Eve...

A Moral Issue of Murder Capital punishment is an issue that has long been debated amongst Americans. We have been questioning the morality of "an Eye For an Eye" way of thinking. Many say that serious crimes deserve serious punishments such as death, where others view death to be an unj...

Where Do We Draw The Line? Throughout human history living creatures have been used and exploited for our benefit and entertainment. In "The Pain of Animals" Dr. David Suzuki addresses this issue and presents some arguments on the detriment of this behaviour to humanity and to our planet. It is w...

The Death Penalty "Millions to Kill, Pennies to Heal" The human life is the most valuable resource on this planet. I ask why we must continue the chain of hate with legalized murder. We must accept the fact that there are people on this earth that live amongst us that do not value thei...

The abortion debate is raging in America. The opposing sides in the debate each strongly believe they are right. The pro-choice supporters see a woman's right to choose as central to the debate. The life of the baby is the most important concern of the pro-life advocates. Very little mid...

The famous American author, Louisa May Alcott once said that, "Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more that we can potatoes." Humans rely on money for a better life as much as they rely on water to live. The world does not...

The Culture of Death Man has transitioned from viewing himself and his life as a gift from God, to seeing his life as his own. As such, people make decisions based not on what God would want, but on what is easiest, most convenient, least painful, and selfishly rewarding to them individually....

In the poem "Birches," Robert Frost uses simple language to bring his readers into a deep and abiding relationship with the world around them. This poem describes Frost's growth from a young "swinger of birches (Frost 160)" to an old man who went through various trials and challenges with s...

People write stories, poems, and other works in order to express feelings, beliefs, or situations to other people. Associating nature with the character's feelings is one way authors enforce the role the character's feeling has on the story. Colerigde's poem "The Rime of the Anc...

People write stories, poems, and other works in order to express feelings, beliefs, or situations to other people. Associating nature with the character's feelings is one way authors enforce the role the character's feeling has on the story. Colerigde's poem "The Rime of the Anc...

I SIT AND LOOK Throughout various works of literature, one can find numerous parallels. It is possible to see two works with mood and tone alike. Just as it is common to see two works that differ completely from one another in that sense. However, there is one parallel that can almost be guara...

In both Lord of the Flies and "My Kinsman, Major Molineux" the storylines consists of innocent children taken away from the society that raised them and placed in a state with no civilized authority. The children fail miserably even though their backgrounds should have provide...

"Abortion," the sound of the word conjures up many horrible images, and is, in fact, a controversial and emotional issue. Abortion has been going on all over the world for centuries. In the Encarta English World Dictionary, abortion is defined as "an operation or other intervention...

"Young Goodman Brown" is a story composed of symbols that represent a rite of passage for the characters. In this story we find that a form of evil may exist in all humans (based on the experiences of Goodman Brown). Two symbols that help the reader understand the transformation of good to evil are...

Aesop's Fables versus Leonard da Vinci's fable "the Goldfinch" Unlike the Leonard da Vinci's fable "The Goldfinch", Aesop's fables are considered appropriate reading material for children for several reasons. Aesop's fables appeal to children, as well ...

Schopenhauer says morality is not discovered but created. And who creates them? Relativism has always bargained the standards of distinguishing right from wrong. Lest you think I agree that morality is absolute, contrariwise, I believe there exist multiculturalism, hence, moral pluralism that rew...

Dehumanization: The Holocaust & Slavery Maus, by Art Spiegelman, brought a renewed sense of Holocaust consciousness to the American public. It also introduced the topic of dehumanization to new audiences because of its accessibility as a comic-book narrative. Dehumanization can be defined as the ...

Wars are constantly being fought in the world. Bloodshed had taken place as top leaders ponder their every move in their game of victories and conquests. Behind each and every war that has taken place, there will always be a reason for it. The most predominant causes are greed and rising ambition...

Eric is a licensed electrical engineer working for State University on construction and renovation projects. Betty Jones is an immediate manager to Eric, followed by administrator John Smith who has no technical background. Often Smith makes decision on project cost without consulting engineers and ...

It`s very hard to imagine a world without guns, gangs, and violence since it is all around us. Every time we turn our head, we see an act of violence being done by teens and adults that shouldn't be happening. We are fortunate enough to live in a great neighborhood where we don`t have t...

Although Gothic novels were mainly written to evoke in their readers, they also served to show the dark side of human nature. They describe the 'nightmarish terrors that lie beneath the controlled and ordered surface of the conscious mind.' For example, the trial of Justine, and her wrong...