people of which they have traveled to. In his examples‚ he does a good job of pointing out the issue of relativism where it concerns cultural differences. Female circumcision or female genital cutting is one issue different societies have different opinions on. Appiah points out that from the perspective of one society‚ female circumcision is seen as harmful to girls and women and also an abuse of their bodily rights‚ “a disgusting mutilation that deprives women of the full pleasures of sexual experience”
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David Reimer: The Boy Who Lived As A Girl David Reimer was born a boy‚ but after an unconventional circumcision gone wrong‚ his parents decided to have him undergo an involuntary gender reassignment based on the influence of Dr. Money‚ a pro-nurture advocate (CBS‚ 2004). David‚ referred to as “Brenda” in his younger years‚ endured many difficulties throughout his childhood as a girl. Some of which included peer rejection‚ social isolation‚ mood swings‚ anger issues‚ & most notably gender confusion;
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Watching Shackled Women: Abuses of a patriarchal world really changed my perspective of the world. Before watching this documentary I was not fully aware of all the abuse women in third world countries have to deal with. I was in utter shock how easily women are undermined and dominated by the male gender. In many cases these actions were justified in their eyes using cultural relativism in their defense. Cultural relativism is the principle that an individual person’s beliefs and activities should
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The Bible has always been a huge part of my life so it seemed appropriate to pick an article about the Bible. I chose Paul‚ Letters‚ c. 50 C.E. because I’ve always had a hard time understanding Paul and wanted to learn more about him and what he wrote about. However‚ when I looked a little deeper I found his assumptions‚ interests‚ and ideals were clearly seen. Paul‚ originally Saul‚ made many assumptions in his early life. He assumed that since he was educated what he believed must be true. He
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Woman at Point Zero Summary Table of Contents BookRags Encyclopedia Entry....................................................................................1 Woman at Point Zero............................................................................................1 Copyright Information..........................................................................................1 Woman at Point Zero Summary ..................................................................................2
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expressing her felling. Before reading Zami‚ I was thinking that woman cannot express her felling and it is unseemly for woman to speak about sex‚ that is because people in my country did not respect the girl‚ most of the girls in my society did the circumcision‚ their families though that by doing this they protect the girl from being sex lover. Therefore‚ this book changes my thought about being a woman and never scare from expressing myself and respect other women and their
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My role in the organisation: Western Region Community Health Centre has collaborated with Doutta Galla Community Health and North Yarra Community health; now the three groups operate under the umbrella of Cohealth. In turn Cohealth has become one of the largest community health organisations in Australia. Cohealth provides a comprehensive range of services in mental health‚ oral health‚ alcohol and drugs‚ medical‚ aged care and family violence (Cohealth 2016). My role as a social worker within Cohealth
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Islam is a belief system that affects its followers all over the world. The prophet Muhammad founded Islam and he created Islam is the city of Mecca. Muhammad was visited by the angel Gabriel in the Cave Hira and was is divinely inspired to create this belief system. Islam impacts the lives of its followers in many ways. Muslim worshipers teach and practice the Five Pillars of Islam. The Five Pillars consist of the Shahadah‚ Salat‚ Zakat‚ Sawm and the Hajj. Each of these pillars hold significance
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The Law plays a role in justification because it can be used to further establish one’s faith (Romans 3:31). Paul tells the story of Abraham‚ the ancestor to all‚ and how “he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised…” (Romans 4:11). The first eight chapters of Paul’s letter to the Romans expresses that justification can result from faith in Jesus Christ‚ which can be further
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Nebuchadnezzar II. There exile would last almost fifty years. In 167 B.C.E. the ruler Antiochus IV took over the Jewish temple with the intent to introduce the worship of Zeus‚ by placing a bowl of pork at the altar of the temple and outlawing circumcisions. In 70 C.E. the Jews were conquered by the Romans and this became the end of the second temple. This changed the way the Jewish faith had to worship. During the late 18th and early 19th centuries‚ many European Jews lobbied their governments for
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