Kenneth Edelin is a third year resident at Boston City Hospital in Massachusetts. His supervisor‚ Hugh Holtrop‚ assigned him to do an abortion for a seventeen-year-old girl named Alice Roe. Ms. Roe and her mother signed a consented to carry out the abortion. Edelin performs a Caesarean surgery because it was safer for Ms. Roe’s health. While performing the surgery‚ Edelin had to prolong the surgery three minutes after the placenta was removed‚ so he could cut off any supply to the fetus. Then he
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In a time set in the 1930’s‚ a teen represents the struggles and hardships people dealt with during this era‚ and what they had to do to get by. In Neil Simons story Brighton Beach Memoirs‚ a teen named Stanley exemplifies the struggle and hardships people faced through actions‚ words‚ and decisions. In the story Stanley is a teenager living with his family during the great depression who’s struggling to get by. Stanley’s altruistic trait makes peoples lives’ easier to whoever surrounds him during
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occasionally‚ into the water catching the unsuspecting fishes. In the distance I could sense the rhythmic waves murmuring‚ thumping‚ and crashing; competing with the sounds of the seagulls. The cloudless blue sky surrounded a peaceful atmosphere at the beach. The baby waves nipped playfully at my toes‚ tempting‚ teasing and alluring me to enter the serene‚ expanse of inviting water. Waves of a deep sapphire blue crept towards me before running away yet again‚ only to repeat the process in a cycle that
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All About Me Kenneth Lai Period 2 9-1-10 I never thought that if I sat down to write about myself‚ the result would be this. My name is Kenneth Lai and I was born at Kaiser Hospital in Berkeley‚ California on November 10‚ 1993. I live with my Mother‚ aunt and uncle in San Leandro‚ California. My mother and father divorced when I was about three years old and as a result‚ my Mother and I have lived in many different places. My mother works in a lab of some sort‚ making materials to cure eye
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Burial at Thebes Antigone and Creon were the two main characters in the play Burial at Thebes. Even though they are antagonistic counterparts‚ their acting styles were much different. The actor who played Creon chose to modernize the way he spoke his lines. On the other hand‚ the actor who played Antigone stuck to a more Shakespearian reading; she was much more dramatic with her lines. It is interesting to have the two main characters use two different reading styles; it seemed to make the play
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Kofun Burial Mounds in Ancient Japan “The practice of building sepulchral mounds and burying treasures with the dead was transmitted to Japan from the Asian continent about the third century A.D.” (B. Ford‚ 1987‚ p.24) Locally these mega structures were called Kofun Burial Mounds‚ titled after the Ancient Japanese period in which they were built‚ the Kofun Period (300 – 800 C.E.) The sites of more than 10 000 keyhole tombs still remain in Japan‚ though direct access to these tombs is difficult
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United States‚ but‚ as I discovered‚ it has a culture of its own. The landscape alone has its possessions‚ from world-famous beaches‚ mountains‚ gorgeous valleys and farmland to cascading waterfalls and a luscious rainforest. Early morning walks on the beach‚ was an experience like no other. The beautiful trees
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Analysis of Home Burial by Robert Frost Robert Frost’s poem “Home Burial” relates a drama between an estranged man and his wife. He presents a dramatic poem in the form of a dialogue about a couple that argues‚ differs with their opinions‚ and separates at the end. The center of the argument is around the death of their child. The poem is rich in human feelings; it highlights the expression of grief‚ frustration and anger that the couple shares while trying to deal with the death of their child
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Religion‚ death and burial Religion played a central role in Spartan society in the ancient world. In addition to being well known for their fierce fighting force‚ Spartans were well known amongst other Greek city-states for their devotion and serious attitude towards religion and the gods. Because of their strict devotion to religious practises‚ they were often mocked by other Greek states. The gods were to be obeyed completely and were to be respected completely by all Spartans‚ though in theory
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I think to myself‚ remembering the time just minutes ago on in the water‚ on the sand‚ in the most majestic place.My favorite place. I take the first step onto the concrete. Faintly‚ I can read the sign which states‚ "Come back soon! Old Orchard Beach‚ Portland‚ Maine‚" and hoping that I will
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