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Families go through many struggles and each family has their own way of dealing with them. In Gabriela García Márquez’s book, One Hundred Years of Solitude, the Buendía family goes through major ups and downs. The family’s reactions to these events is perfect for examining through the family stress theory. The family stress theory explores why families break apart or stay together. By examining the Buendías’ reactions to the events they go through, one can determine whether the Buendías are prone

Pro-Choice, Not Abortion The decision to support abortion is the same as a decision to support free speech. In the US, a woman has the right to make the choice. Women have the right to make decisions about when and with whom they reproduce with. Fredrika writes, "No woman wants an abortion as she wants an ice cream cone or a Porsche. She wants an abortion as an animal caught in a rap wants to gnaw off its own leg" (Mathewes-Green, Real Choices, 19.) What Fredrika is trying to say is just because

Among the top minds of the 20th century lie many great men who have devoted their lives to research in order to conclude an achievement of everyday remembrance as well in providing useful and technical information that will advance us in the future. Amongst these men lie Karl Marx, Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, and Marie Curie. One name who is highly debated and criticized for his theories is neurologist Sigmund Freud. Arguments take place in order to prove Sigmund’s authenticity and the level

Oedipus the King by Sophocles is more than just a basic tragedy. It contains a complete combination of all the features of a tragedy. I find Sophocles' King Oedipus interesting. Not because of the whole incest thing, the killing of the father, and the sleeping with the mother. I am still too naive to appreciate the significance of that. I find Sophocles' King Oedipus fascinating because as I read it with attention, I realized how amazingly hard it was to write. Even though it’s a Greek tragedy and

towards this particular right. There are pro-choice arguments and pro-life arguments. The people for pro-choice argue that abortion should be allowed under any circumstances. Others believe its only acceptable if the mother has been a victim of rape or incest, and if child would be born with a serious mental or deadly disease. They also think it is right even as a form of population control. Others who are pro-life believe that abortion should not be aloud under any circumstances. Pro-life advocates firmly

Brian Henriquez 1/3/17 IB Philosophy Period 3 Abortion: Abortion is a controversial topic in today's society due to reasons of religion, morality, science, and ethics people perceive. Currently there are two

“A Rose for Emily”: The Mad Murderess The short story “A Rose for Emily,” written by William Faulkner. The genre written by Faulkner is Southern Gothic style, was popular in the nineteenth century. This style emphasizes the culture of the South, with hints of post-Civil War slavery sentiments and social hierarchies. Faulkner incorporates grotesque themes, such as necrophilia, and brings to life characters with strange behaviors. His protagonist, Emily, is no exception in the category of strangeness

Why Abortion Should Be Illegal While abortion is currently legal in the United States, ideologically, it should not be legal as it is considered to many a cruel and unjust malpractice. Not only is it morally wrong to abort a child due to it being a sin for those with religious beliefs, but it also involves other issues like the safety of a woman’s body. However, those who are pro-choice on abortion indicate that since it is the woman’s body, one deserves to have the right on deciding whether to

Zhang Yimou directed both the critically acclaimed House of Flying Daggers and the visual masterpiece Curse of the Golden Flower, movies with wuxia influences which are not only popular locally, but overseas as well. Yimou infuses his films with several themes that reinforce the Chinese tradition of upholding social, political, and natural norms. Despite their differences and due to their similarities, House of Flying Daggers and Curse of the Golden Flower emphasize the importance of obeying authority

This puts a strain on relationships. One may say in cases of rape or incest feelings of depression will not occur because one wants their attacker’s baby but that mother-infant bond that happens during pregnancy will make you love that child no matter the circumstance. Andrew Napolitano, a former judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, argues that when pregnancy results from the crimes of rape or incest, the unborn child is innocent and has a right to life. It shouldn’t be challenged