The Grain Of Manhood

Apollo came to us today. He is to be a father soon as well. We have wished him the best of luck at being a father. We all only hope that the generation we raise can be happy and that they know how to lead their own lives without depending on everyone else.

“She asked me to impregnate Offred. This was all of a sudden, but I felt this would occur. She must have known of the Commander’s sterility. I am aware men are still sterile

The relationship between the two fathers and the two sons is a very important theme in this book. Because of their different backgrounds, Reb Saunders and David Malters approached raising a child from two totally different perspectives.

“[It turns] out this product of my genes and loving care, the boy-man I had swaddled, coddled, cooed at, and then pushed and pulled to the brink of manhood, had been flying down the highway at 113 miles an hour” (1).

Henrietta Lacks, a woman whose cells have made millions of dollars, but most people don’t know her name, or her story. “She’s usually identified as Helen Lane, but often she has no name at all. She’s simply called HeLa, the code name given to the world’s first immortal human cells – her cells cut from her cervix just months before she died. Her real name is Henrietta Lacks,” (Skloot 1). Through the last few months of her life, she had major struggles with hospitals and scientists. Henrietta was in serious pain throughout the last few months, and the doctor treated her as a specimen. “Henrietta is still a miserable specimen,” (Skloot 66). Another major flaw in Henrietta story is the fact that her family was barely told of her condition of cervical

“I believe one of the breakdowns in our society is that we have excluded the man out of all of these types of decisions, I understand that they feel like that is their body, I feel like it is a separate — what I call them is, is you’re

A moral justification for genetic treatment is only as accurate as the justification of disease. In the realms of objective science and the use of genetic testing, Kitcher argues that the basis for terminating a pregnancy due to a severe syndrome can also lead to the basis for termination due to an undesired sex or possibly even homosexuality. Ultimately, Kitcher supports only a minimalist approach to the use of

The first child to ever be from using test tube techniques happened in the late 1970’s. Although many have applauded this new type of technology, there is an ethical issue on whether or not embryos should be created in test-tube knowing that fact that many are not implanted and have human development. “Octo-Mom” is a classic case that may have changed many people’s perception when it comes to in-vitro fertilization. Many felt that it was ethically wrong for her doctor to conduct that type of procedure to a woman who will not have the ability to provide adequate care for the well-being of her children who may have health issues.

His fur was softer than any in the world; even though the only world he knew consisted of the rut-encased grassy plot in which he was born. His pale-spotted pelt glistened like stars in the sky; the white speckles will eventually dissipate like true stars: disappearing with the birth of new days. With eyes like marbles, the young mother gingerly gazed into the simple mind of her child. Their eyes met and her eyes made the instant gratification of a mother’s love. To enforce her affection for the babe, the mother whole-heartedly licked the babe’s potato-sized head. The fawn instantly chirped with glee for the proclaimed fondness that he had received.

The entire world population, except for that of the “savage reservations”, is designed in factories and each individual is predestined to fulfill a specific role in society. When explaining this process, Mr. Foster says, “‘The surrogate goes round slower; therefore passes through the lung at longer intervals; therefore gives the embryo less oxygen. Nothing like oxygen-shortage for keeping an embryo below par’... Again he rubbed his hands.

In this paper I will discuss the relevance of J.J. Thomson’s argument in her article, A Defense of Abortion, to that of pregnancy reduction and if there is any relevance, if there are exceptions or situations where that might change. J.J. Thomson’s argument in A Defense of Abortion is that the one thing a person has rights to is his/her body and the right to control what happens with it. Thomson also states that there is an innate desire and need for self-preservation that we all have that must additionally be considered.

"Thank god," Zach Henderson muttered beneath his breath when he walked through the doors of the clinic, barely able to believe he'd managed to successfully comply with the clinic's rigorous restrictions. Sure, he could have went to one of the three other sperm donation facilities on campus, but Zach's class schedule afforded him no time for a part-time job. Desperate for some cash he felt he had no choice but to go to the one that paid five times more than its competitors.

In “A Defense of Abortion,” Thomson utilizes several examples and variations thereof to support her claim. Her example of the violinist portrays a scenario where you wake up and find the Society of Music Lovers has kidnapped you and connected you to a transfusion machine, which they connected also to a famous violinist’s circulatory system to keep him alive, all without your consent. Furthermore, Thompson states, the violinist suffers from “a fatal kidney ailment” (Thomson, 353), and “you alone have the right blood type” (Thomson, 353) to support him live and save his life. He only needs your assistance for nine months to filter the poisons from his kidneys and safe his life. After nine months, his recovery will be complete and you can resume your normal life. According to Thomson’s analogy, you have the choice to either remain connected to him for the whole nine months or disconnect yourself from the machine and let the violinist die (Thomson, 351).

In “The Birthmark”, the relationships and behaviors of the characters play a significant role in the story by revealing more than the story itself does . Through the character’ different actions, characteristics, and behaviors, Nathaniel Hawthorne gives a deeper insight into his life, such as revealing his worldview to his readers, and also gives insight into a more relevant story. Hawthorne’s transcendentalist worldview is conveyed through Aylmer’s and Georgiana’s obsessions, Aylmer’s manipulation of nature, and the birthmark.

Across the planet, four times every second, a new human is conceived. In just nine months, a single cell no bigger than a speck of dust transforms into the most complex organism on earth. There are many events that shape and define us long before we’re born. Right from the start, it’s a journey full of surprises. There are many things that make you who you are today.