you hear of plastic surgery‚ what do you think of? A movie star trying to delay the effects of aging? Somebody ’s cute "new" nose that cost quite a few allowances? Those are common images of plastic surgery‚ but what about the 4-year-old boy who has his chin rebuilt after a dog bit him? There are‚ but various reasons why people choose to have plastic surgery and having undergone this complex procedures they also have to undergo the risk involved. Perilous but alluring‚ plastic surgery is the craze
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strongly oppose Female genital mutilation to the fact that it violates two important human rights‚ namely: the right to have a surgery or not; and the right to keep one’s own gender identity. Another reason why I stand against female genital mutilation is the fact that I think that female genital mutilation is a strong gender issue leaning in favor of traditional men who want to control their many wives while they take turns to sleep with them‚ since female genital mutilation reduces the urge for women
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Is Female Genital Mutilation A Moral Practice Female genital mutilation (FGM) is not a morally justified practice. It is an unnecessary procedure that has no medical health benefits to the girls and women it is being performed on. According to Utilitarianism‚ we should produce the greatest amount of pleasure for the greatest number affected. Utilitarian’s also believe that we should alleviate the greatest amount of pain and suffering for the greatest number affected. Based on Utilitarian grounds
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substances originating from living organisms‚ or artificial materials that are similar enough to plant and animal matter to be put to use by microorganisms ------------------------------------------------- ONE OPTION: BIODEGRADABLE Plastics Biodegradable plastic is plastic that has been treated to be easily broken down by microorganisms and return to nature. Many technologies exist today that allow for such treatment. Currently there are some synthetic polymers that can be broken down by microorganisms
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Female Genital Mutilation Female Genital Mutilation is believed to have started in Egypt 2‚000 years ago and spread from there. Only a few years ago‚ FGM was considered a cultural tradition‚ but now the United Nations has labeled it as a violation of human rights. Canada‚ Denmark‚ the Netherlands‚ and the United States has declared Female Genital Mutilation grounds for seeking asylum and is a punishable offense (1). Many of us never heard of Female Genital Mutilation until the story of Kauziya
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Female Genital Mutilation: A Case of Cultural Relativism (Or Not?) Abstract Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a cultural practice that involves the cutting of external female genitalia. Issues that need to be considered regarding FGM are its health consequences‚ the fact that it violates basic human rights and democratic principles (of paternalism)‚ and that the reasons why it is performed are completely unjustified. Supporters of the practice argue how it is a cultural right‚ and hence universal
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Female Genital Mutilation Female genital mutilation (FGC) is often referred to as female circumcision. The practice is common in many places around the world like parts of Africa and the Middle East. In many third world countries the practice has been part of cultural traditions for many‚ many years to initiate rites of passage. In extreme cases female genital mutilation is done to ensure fidelity. Efforts to stop this practice are in place around the world but are often presented with many challenges
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Female Genital Mutilation Orville L. Caval Composition I – English 1301 Professor Melinda S. Hernandez 6 February 2013 Outline Thesis: Young women around the world need to be protected from the brutal practice of female genital mutilation. I. Opposition a. Many organizations and governments are trying to persuade countries to implement social policies restricting or banning the practice. II. Support a. Some people fully support the practice as part of their culture
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1 THE CASE OF FEMALE GENITAL `MUTILATION: THE TENSION BETWEEN CULTURAL RELATIVISM AND UNIVERSALISM Dianne Camille T. Corales University of the Philippines Mindanao Department of Social Sciences‚ BA Anthropology December 2014` 2 INTRODUCTION Over the past years‚ the practice of Female Genital Mutilation has received an increasing global attention and mass condemnation from the West in general along with the Feminists and Human Rights Advocates. According to the statistics of UNICEF in 2013‚
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The causes‚ impact and consequences of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and FGM in the UK Female Genital Mutilation also known as Female Genital Circumcision/cutting (FGM/C) is the deliberately cutting or removal of female genitals partially or fully for non- medical reasons. This inhuman act is mostly common in African countries and a few Middle East countries. However due to migration‚ FGM is now been practiced in other countries like: the UK‚ the USA‚ Canada‚ France‚ Australia etc. In a recent
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