Abortion Argument Analysis
In the first chapter Fineman poses the question “Who is a person?”. The answer seems to be something so simple, yet it is very complex. The topic deals with humans rights given in the constitution. The question has always been prominent in our society because the founding fathers wrote a constitution the did not fit all Americans. The constitution was written for the white male. African Americans and women did not have these rights until later on in history. The question also is apparent in the abortion argument, Gary Bauer a prominent figure in the Pro-life movement fights to say unborn fetuses are people. The meaning of a person and who deserve constitutional is expanding. In history it wasn't always so easy and people had to fight for their
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Vice President Cheney began to discuss energy and alternative forms energy but, failed to account for the importance of the environment. Cheney set out to figure the energy needs of our country, one major factor of energy was coal. America’s view of the land was that the natural resources are no longer limitless. Candidates began to run for office strictly as environmental candidates so they can protect our environment before it is too late. This shows how people viewed the environment as so important. Not everybody felt this way, Bush and Cheney decided after 9/11 and all the turmoil in the middle east America should burn more. This was a plan to make the United State more dependent on their own natural resources, instead of relying on the middle-eastern countries whom we have tension with. That is where the argument begins with americans. There is the side who thinks the environment needs to be cared for, even though it is not an immediate effect. On the other side, we need to stop relying on the middle east which has a smaller but more immediate effect. Bush and Cheney are on the side that we need to creat energy in our own country with our own resources. Al Gore, presidential candidate who lost to Bush, feels that the environment is the priority that americans should care about. The main issue is how americans are in a tough situation and they were able to vote on in 2000. This issue is still around, but we have come a long way these past 16 years. Recycling is common,littering has larger consequences, and the environment has been a global concern. All countries are on board with saving the
Vice President Cheney began to discuss energy and alternative forms energy but, failed to account for the importance of the environment. Cheney set out to figure the energy needs of our country, one major factor of energy was coal. America’s view of the land was that the natural resources are no longer limitless. Candidates began to run for office strictly as environmental candidates so they can protect our environment before it is too late. This shows how people viewed the environment as so important. Not everybody felt this way, Bush and Cheney decided after 9/11 and all the turmoil in the middle east America should burn more. This was a plan to make the United State more dependent on their own natural resources, instead of relying on the middle-eastern countries whom we have tension with. That is where the argument begins with americans. There is the side who thinks the environment needs to be cared for, even though it is not an immediate effect. On the other side, we need to stop relying on the middle east which has a smaller but more immediate effect. Bush and Cheney are on the side that we need to creat energy in our own country with our own resources. Al Gore, presidential candidate who lost to Bush, feels that the environment is the priority that americans should care about. The main issue is how americans are in a tough situation and they were able to vote on in 2000. This issue is still around, but we have come a long way these past 16 years. Recycling is common,littering has larger consequences, and the environment has been a global concern. All countries are on board with saving the