Imagine if you are a women having to go through circumcision ‚ where you have no choice of not doing it because it’s a norm in your culture. The circumcision is mostly known as female genital mutilation. Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all practices that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia‚ or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. The practice is mostly carried out by traditional circumcisers‚ who often play other central roles
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of the impacts of which Westernization has had on developing countries. With that said‚ a medical practice common in developing countries such as Uganda‚ Sudan and Iraq‚ is female circumcision (Keilburger‚ 2013). Often linked this practice to Islamic teachings‚ it is incorrect as in this religion‚ merely male circumcision is encouraged‚ proving the fact that this practice roots to generations of cultural beliefs (Keilburger‚ 2013). “The communities where FGM is practiced explains Dr. Shaw‚ place high
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Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies Pre-degree Law Name: Kaluba Sakala Course Code: PL111 Lecturer: Mr Sakyi Title: Importance of chastity before marriage Importance of chastity before marriage Chastity is defined as a sexual purity that involves being morally spotless in thoughts‚ words‚ and actions. This is due to the fact that sexual intimacy is ordained of God for the creation of children and for expression of love between husband and wife. God has commanded that sexual intimacy
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application of the Law‚ that while Christians condemn homosexuality‚ for example‚ they neglect certain restrictions regarding clothing‚ agricultural techniques‚ ceremonies‚ and haircuts. Furthermore‚ from within‚ there are contending issues of circumcision and of the Sabbath‚ with a denomination: the Seventh Day Adventist observing the Sabbath day exclusively as the
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Ethical Theory Philosophy 350 Sept. 23 2013 Cultural Relativism The world is home to many strange customs developed by many different societies. Countries like the United States have regions with in it that hold different values and morals‚ even speech. This is what describes cultural relativism. When ideals like human life being sacred‚ intelligence‚ cannibalism‚ parenticide‚ etc. are valued or unvalued according to the society/culture. In scrutinizing a culture or remarking upon their strange
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informed decision about whether to have the operation. In the case of children however‚ some argue that there are serious ethical questions that should be addressed. Case of David Reimer The decision to raise Bruce as a girl after his botched circumcision did not prove to be a good decision‚ as Bruce always felt more like a male and this affected his self-esteem growing up. Other cases of males raised as females Reiner and Gaerhart studied 16 genetic males born without (or with a very small) penis
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I want you all to close you eyes. Imagine a blade. Now run your fingers across the blade. Are your fingers bleeding? Does it hurt? Now imagine your family holding you down. The blade creeping between your legs‚ you scream but no one cares. You beg your family‚ your mother‚ your father to help but then it happens. Now open your eyes. In Somalia alone‚ 98 percent of women experience Female Genital Mutilation at one stage in their lives. FGM is the destruction of women and girls sexual organs for non-medicinal
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Child Observation Reflection This was a laboratory study in the sense that you wouldn’t normally find a child in a college classroom. A laboratory study means that it is a “research investigation conducted in a controlled setting explicitly designed to hold events constant” (Feldman 1.3). At the same time it was a naturalistic observation because some “naturally occurring behavior is observed without intervention in the situation” (Feldman 1.3). Mrs. Cipriano would intervene by playing with
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social organization provide the basis of interpretation of the substantial sex differences found” (Burton & Kirk‚ 1979‚ p.841). 1. (Sub-Point #1): Around the ages of 13-14‚ girls are initiated into the adult community by an emurata‚ which is a circumcision rite. This operation makes the girl ready to be married and have children. By the time girls reach the ages of 14-16‚ they are married and they are not allowed to date beforehand. According to Sommer‚ they also have no say in who their husbands
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J. Lecture 10 –Romans Word Count: 545 1. Describe the classic Calvinist‚ Arminian‚ and contemporary mediating perspectives on “foreknowledge” in Romans 8:29. For the Calvinist‚ the concept of foreknowledge is often defined as “predestination” based on the OT use of the verb “to know”. But this is a mistranslation since in the OT‚ the verb “to know” is translated as “knowledge” and not as “foreknowledge”—as Romans 8:29 clearly reads. For Arminians‚ this verb is taken straight forward as “simple
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