the topic of abortion. Consequently‚ this theme is new and is not habitual for me. Have never read any papers that are discussing different points of view on abortion before I was really inspired and amazed of the depth and clearness Judith Jarvis Thomson uses in her “A Defense of Abortion”. The point of this essay is to explain and think on the argument she provides in her work. The first thing that I opened reading Thomson’s article was how thought experiments can affect one’s decision and even
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prolife side’s main argument is that the fetus is a person and therefore has a right to life. Judith Thomson addresses this argument in her paper‚ “A Defense of Abortion‚” by giving a hypothetical sick violinist example. In this example‚ kidnappers abduct a healthy stranger and‚ after rendering him unconscious‚ performs a surgery to “connect” the healthy stranger to the famous ailing violinist (1. Thomson‚ CC 153). This violinist has a fatal kidney condition and‚ if detached from the healthy stranger
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According to www.my-personality-test.com‚ my Meyer-Briggs personality type is that of ISFJ (Introverted‚ Sensing‚ Feeling‚ and Judging). ISFJs comprise approximately 12% of the total population; they are known for avoiding conflict and/or confrontation‚ having a warm‚ friendly‚ and supportive nature‚ and exhibiting impeccable organizational skills. In line with their organizational adroitness‚ ISFJs value responsibility and are generally practical‚ thorough‚ and highly methodical in most facets of
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Comparison of Meyer Wolfstein to Jay Gatsby So far in the novel you see Gatsby as this mysterious fellow‚ but in Chapter 6 it seems like he spills his life story to Nick‚ anyway Gatsby still doesn’t reveal whether if he’s part of a mob of some sort. His character always seems to take turns‚ first it with all of the medals‚ and pictures‚ and Christmas letters from the commissioner‚ along with oxford. Then in Chapter 6 comes the “real truth” of Gatsby so…which one is the real truth. As for Meyer Wolfstein
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MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION AND INTERVIEW: On examination‚ Ms Meyers presented with long blond hair held back in a pony tail. She had evident scars on her upper back and arms with vivid tattoos on her right forearm and right lower leg. There were remnants of nail polish evident. She looked older than her stated age. She complained of discomfort in her lower back. She was an animated historian who gave a detailed and expansive history of her perspective on her current difficulties. There was no
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As the title makes plain‚ Thomson asserts that abortion is not impermissible. More exactly‚ she argues for the conclusion that at times‚ abortion is permissible; she asserts that there are scenarios in which getting an abortion would be immoral. What is especially innovative is the way in which her argument is constructed by Thomson. She starts the essay by pointing out the argument over abortion seems to numerous individuals to hinge on whether the fetus is a man. Most feel that if we could simply
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Thomson‚ Rosemarie Garland. Extraordinary bodies: Figuring physical disability in American culture and literature. Columbia University Press‚ 1997. Print. In this article‚ Rosemarie Thomson criticizes on the way physically disabled people are treated in the context of culture. Her main claim is that the socially contextualized view of disability has attributed misrepresentations to people with extraordinary bodies. The first sub-claim is that the identification of “disability” is based on cultural
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People may say that “taking risks can have rewarding results” but this is true and can be seen in the two books “Cinder‚ City Of Ember”. In the book‚ Cinder by Marissa Meyer‚ Cinder is a teenage mechanic‚ at the age of 17 is on earth during this horrible plague that has swept across the world. Given this plague‚ Cinder must survive the plague. The cure for this disease is in the hands of Dr. Erland. Cinder must find the cure to save everyone while meeting a few people along the way. One person she
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Improving lives. The Host‚ by Stephanie Meyer is a book about a race of aliens that have come to planet Earth to take over. These aliens called souls are silver centipede like creatures that are placed inside the humans by an insertion on the back of the neck. They take over the human body. The humans are scarce from the planet‚ except for a small rebellion group. From this group‚ Melanie‚ one of them is capture and a soul named Wanderer is placed inside of her. After insertion Melanie does not
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Why do young people get involved in crime? I think people get involved in crime because they might get bored as the environment they live in has no clubs‚ parks etc. Even though the crime rates have dropped lately there are still loads of different crimes happening around us e.g. tax dodging‚ fraud and assault. I think to lower the crime rates in Scotland we need more activities for younger people in the community. If we just have some more sport clubs and youth clubs. A youth in the Scotland
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