Legalizing Euthanasia Legalizing Euthanasia In early 1970’s Jean and Derek Humphry found themselves in a dilemma. Jean had cancer, and at the slightest sudden movement her bones would crack. Jean was in agonizing pain, which she could no longer endure. One night while Jean and Derek were in bed, she begged of Derek, “Find a doctor who will give us a lethal overdose that I can take.

Letter From Birmingham Jail “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Written documents reflect what has happened. Actions that may have happened in history, give historical documents a reason to be. Although actions may not have occurred to cause documents to be written, they may have been just to prevent them from happening. Throughout American history, it is clear that many individuals have fo

Like Mother, Like Daughter Like mother, like daughter When I was a little girl, my mother said I never liked to leave her side. Whenever she tried to leave, I held on to her leg and would not let go. People would comment that I looked just like her, which I took as a compliment. I admire my mom and I think she is a great role model. As the years go by, I see myself following my mother

Love Friendship, defined from Webster’s Dictionary as, the state of being friends, or a friendly feeling. Friends, on the other hand, are defined as people whom one knows well and is fond of. The second definition states a friend as an ally, supporter, or sympathizer. My personal definition of what friendship is, is a feeling or emotion expressed in such a way that another feels wa

Love What is love' Does it even exist' How do you know if you’re in love' What happens if you don’t feel loved' What can come from love' These are questions people ask themselves everyday. People mistake love all the time. Some people say that love is that tingly feeling in your body, others say that feeling is indigestion. People in today’s world need love. Without it, people feel cold

Love And Hate! In the mystery of the concepts that people derive many definitions from, and add many definitions to still remain a mystery. In my opinion, it is hard to put just one definition to those two concepts. It is looked at by different people at many different angles and views. Some twist and turn the concept “love” to make it a negative, but twists the concept “hate” to become

Little Pay, Large Rewards The long hallway became distorted and disfigured. Enormous books lined the wall in tall shelves to the end of the hallway. My walkway became dark and eerie; the books moaned and fell towards me. Running in horror and jumping over fallen stacks of literature, I raced towards the gleaming light at the end of the hallway. The corridor got longer as I ran; I trip

Little Secretaries Look at our life today; look how it has changed. Just one hundred years ago we could see O’Henry’s little secretaries typing for ten hours a day. Weak and deprived of rights, they could be easily dismissed, experience sexual harassment or encounter health problems. They had nobody to be protected by, nobody to turn to. Dark rooms, bad air, and sitting for whole day. I

Lyrics Insite What' “The most controversial Lyrics in popular music reflect the violence and despair in an artist’s imagination or in society. But, they reflect it—they don’t create it.”- Hilary Rosen, President/CEO of the Recording Industry Assn. It seems just as sure as tomorrow comes that the walls and boundaries of how freely and artist can express themselves through lyrics will ke

Homelessness “Over the past year, over two million men, women, and children were homeless” in America. (NLCHP) Homeless people face an intense struggle just to stay alive despite the fact that society turns its head from the problem. The government makes laws that discriminate against homeless people, which make it, illegal for them to survive. The mistreatment of homeless people is an i

Hermaphadites It seems as though society today only excepts male and female. Hermaphadites, pseudohermaphrodites, and pseudohermaphrodites are all unaccepted. Today’s society doesn’t accept anything that isn’t the ‘norm’. People can not help how they are born, before you are born you do not have the choice of what sex you will be, or in this case how many sexes you will contain. The co

Gambling Gambling Addiction Gambling Addiction Picture this situation: A man who is having problems at home and is low on cash decides to go to a casino and try his luck. He places small bets at first, wins a few times, and feels great. Eventually the risk becomes too little for him, and he begins to bet more. He begins losing the bigger bets and soon loses all of his money. He is

Gender Codes “A gender code is a culturally constructed belief system that dictates the appropriate roles and behavior for men and women in society. Though often justified on the basis of appeals to the ‘natural’ differences between the two sexes, gender codes usually reflect cultural values rather than natural facts.” (Sonia Maasik, Jack Solomon) In many ways, people identify themselv

Losing Samantha; Gaining Compassion Losing Samantha; Gaining Compassion October 3, 2000 seemed just like any other Monday. I was working at Brown’s, an independently owned grocery store. My dad came in with Shelby and Colton, my youngest sister and brother, earlier than he usually did on a school day. He approached my register with a somber expression on his face that will never

Losing The Race Argument Essay: Losing The Race Why is it that 500 years after the dehumanizing institution of slavery in America, 50 years after the humanity battle of Brown Vs. Board of Education and 5 years after the abolishment of Affirmative Action at a prestigious predominantly white university in California do “ African-American students on the average are the weakest in the Uni

Abortion Abortion is a major decision for someone to make. In technical terms, an abortion is the removal of a fetus from the uterus before it is mature enough to live on its own. It is legal but many groups are against the procedure itself. Many women have abortions for a variety of reasons. Some women are too young to care for a baby when they become pregnant so they turn to aborti

Lowering The Drinking How do you measure someone’s maturity' It can’t be based on the age of an individual. It is different for every person, in some cases it come very early for. This brings up a lot of questions like, why are you legal to do almost everything else at eighteen but to drink you must wait until twenty-one. The drinking age should be lowered to eighteen because, you

America Was Built On Dreams What is the American dream' Freedom, justice, life, and liberty are the basic elements of the American dream. America was built on these dreams. “Give me liberty or give me death” was once just a dream. Many years ago the people of the United States chose to take a risk and put their lives on the line, all for the American dream. Americans declared their i

Argument Against Euthanasia Regardless of age, race, sex or religion, divorce has devastating, often long-term, consequences. The immediate effects of divorce, such as hurt, anger and confusion, are evident in both children and adults. The longer-term effects are not so easy to pin point. Adults are usually able to articulate their emotions and verbalize their distress, anger, pain a

Capital Punishment Capital punishment should not be reinstated There are many people that are against capital punishment. Early opponents of capital punishment objected to its brutality. Executions were in public spectacles involving cruel methods. In addition, capital punishment was not reserved solely for the most serious crimes. Death was the penalty for a variety of m

Civil Disobedience The use of civil disobedience is not a new phenomenon, nor is it uncommon. There have been many times throughout history when people nonviolently refuse cooperation with injustice. These instances show the persuasive power behind nonviolent civil disobedience. It is only recently that nonviolent refusal of cooperation has been joined with huge numbers of people in orde

Drunk Driving As A Personal Freedom Drunk Driving as a Personal Freedom How much longer will we be forced to endure the pain and atrocities due to the carelessness of drunk driving' Drunk driving has been a problem in the United States since the introduction of automobiles; however, it did not become an important social issue until the 1980’s. At that time the political atmosphere def

Mafia The origins of the secret society known as the Mafia are known to be around since the ninth century. This was during the period when the Island of Sicily was occupied by Arab forces. The Mafia is known to be corrupt, respected, and feared by many people. This made the Mafia a powerful organization. The Mafia has been linked to suspicious activity such as, brutal murders, illega

Magazine Culture If Magazines can be called a barometer of popular culture, what modern cultural trends do they show' Has magazine culture been changing since the 1960’s' Can these changes be explained by changes in popular culture, and in what way' In answer to the question relating to magazines changing from the 1960’s, it’s hard for me to answer because I was not around then, and w

Majority And Minority: Article 5 Article 5 The First Americans: American Indians In Article 5, The First Americans: American Indians, C. Matthew Snipp discusses the fact that the American Indians were once a self-governing, self-sufficient group until they were forced to give up their homes and their land. They were forced to try to conform to a strange culture and into a life depe

Malcom X Comparison and Contrast Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. were both activists during the time of racial segregation. Malcolm X was mainly an orator of a religious sect, while Doctor King was a pastor at his local Baptist Church. They both had similar beliefs, but had different views on how to achieve their point. Still both thought about how to earn their freedom

Marijuana Currently, drugs remain high on the lists of concerns of Americans and are considered one of the major problems facing our country today. We see stories on the news about people being killed on the street every day over drugs. To many people drugs are only an inner-city problem, but in reality they affect all of us - users and non-users. I believe that the negative affects we a

Diamonds On The Inside When you live in a small town, you often find that your life is being dissected, piece by piece, by the community. In high school, I was in what one would call the “cool” or popular crowd. I wore whatever name brand clothes were popular at the time; I only hung out with the coolest people and of course, I only dated guys from inside our little clique. I was named C

Marriage Is Like A Prison Marriage Is Like A Prison Marriage is like a prison. It is a lifelong commitment that will hang on a persons shoulders forever. It can never be erased, and never be forgotten. Upon entering marriage, the crime is falling in love, the punishment is getting married, and the freedom is stripped from a person’s very being. Falling in love is never considered a

California’s Love/Hate of Immigrants California’s Love/Hate of Immigrants Individuals around the world view California/the United States as the premiere place to raise a family, and to have a nice white house on the corner of some quiet street. They see California as the opportunity to work a 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. job in almost any field, something most of us take for gran