The Unborn

What do telephone conversation by Wole Soyinka, war photographer by Carol Ann Duffy and prayer before birth by Louis Mac Neice have to say about the difficulties of living in society and how do they say it? In Telephone conversation, the poem is about a racist dialog exchange that happened in the 1960's in Britain. Written in the first person where the tone of the speaker is very subtle mood with the dramatic change from being tranquil to a more sarcastic conversation. The theme of racism that

In the article, “Sequencing the Unborn”, by Kai Kupferschmidt discusses a new procedure that could change the way how genetic diseases are found in fetuses. Currently doctors are able to extract some fluid in the womb or placenta, has a one percent probability that it could cause a miscarriage. However a chemical pathologist, Dennis Lo discovered that there is enough of the fetuses DNA in the mothers. Instead using the previous method mentioned, parents and doctors could instead use the ten percent

In the drama, A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry sheds light on the hardships a struggling Black family faces. As the long awaited insurance check arrives, the family debates how to spend the money. Walter Lee exhibits frustration over his job and desires more success in his life. While Mama continuously worries that her son's dream of owning a liquor store is not the right path for the family, she believes her dream will be most beneficial for everyone. In addition, Ruth is pregnant and yet

Abortions and Men's Rights Are you a man? Have you ever dealt with the issue of losing or being in the process of losing a child in which you took part in making? It’s difficult to truthfully answer these questions if you’re not a man and if you haven’t experienced abortion first hand. January 22, 1973 marked the beginning of a moral and political revolution in this country that would forever change many lives 1. The landmark decision ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court to legalize abortion

When it comes to fetal rights and homicide it is not a new issue in legislative terms. “The Unborn Victims of Violence Act has been vehemently attacked by pro-abortion groups such as NARAL, Planned Parenthood, and the ACLU. Even though this law deals with acts of violence other than abortion, the pro-abortion lobby’s ideology apparently compels it to deny the very existence of unborn human beings in any area of the law” (The National Right to Life Committee, 2000). Between pro-life and pro-choice

The Silent Murder of the Unborn The legal rights and availability of women to have access to abortions was decided by the landmark case of Roe v Wade (1) (1973). In terms of how this ruling impacted our freedoms, while it gave the birthmother a right to choose life or death for her baby; the baby 's freedom, that of the right to life, (as stated in our Declaration of Independence (2)) is totally stripped away. Therefore, the ruling of the case Roe v Wade (1) was effective for what it set out to

Introduction to film Daughters of the Dust (1991), Dir. Julie Dash Scene analysis Daughters of the dust revolves around an early 20th century African American family from Ibo Landing which is a time not shy of racism and slavery, especially in middle America. The scene depicted in the movie where a young girl is running through the forest in an all-white dress with a blue ribbon who seems to be being followed by a man in a hide and seek manor. The young girl disappears and the man stumbles upon

licorice. Especially all the things you’ve waited so long for, like absinthe’” the author begins to show that the true meaning of his story lies under the words that are actually used. (275). Although the author never directly mentions him or her, the unborn child that Jig and her lover are talking about aborting is the central figure of the story. The topic of abortion is still a hot-button issue, nearly one hundred years after Hemingway wrote this story. People tend to be very fixated on their own

including those that were part of a minority group.” (14th Amendment). Because scientifically an unborn child is considered a person then it is protected by the Constitution of the United States. This amendment was put in place to ensure that everyone has the right to be protected. This protection includes the right to not be killed. Abortion is in straight violation with this amendment, because an unborn child is a person, this person can’t just be

Cognitive Dissonance Theory How do you make it go away? You don’t like the way you are feeling, something in your gut is nagging at you with an overwhelming cloud of uneasiness. Suddenly, it dawns on you that this uncomfortable sensation is the direct result of a decision you’ve recently made. Unaligned with your beliefs and morals, that decision has left you internally conflicted. Your mind races for avenues to ease your suffering. What will you do next? This is the same scenario that Margaret