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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Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is the cutting of part or all of the female genitalia‚ the skin is then sewn together leaving a small hole the size of a pencil for urine and menstrual blood. This dangerous procedure is practiced mostly in 30 countries in Africa‚ also some parts of Indonesia and Malaysia (Gilbert). These culture groups believe that Female Genital Mutilation will purify the girls‚ keeping them from having sexual intercourse before marriage. Functionalism can best be used to describe
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OCEAN PLASTICS POLLUTION: A GLOBAL TRAGEDY FOR OUR OCEANS AND SEA LIFE Plastic never goes away. And it’s increasingly finding its way into our oceans and onto our beaches. In the Los Angeles area alone‚ 10 metric tons of plastic fragments — like grocery bags‚ straws and soda bottles — are carried into the Pacific Ocean every day. Today billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences making up about 40 percent of the world’s ocean surfaces. Plastics pollution has a direct and
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IMPORTANCE OF PLASTIC:- Plastics are a subset of materials known as Polymers. These are composed of large molecules formed by joining many smaller molecules together (monomers). Other kinds of polymers are fibres‚ elastomers‚ surface coating and biopolymers‚ such as cellulose‚ proteins and nucleic acids. Plastics owe their name to their ability to be shaped to form articles of practical value by various conversion and forming processes. These are some peculiar properties of plastics materials‚ which
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Topic: Teenagers should not change their appearance by making plastic surgery. Why teenagers should not go under the knife to change something that is already perfect? Introduction: What is a plastic surgery? Three reasons why teenagers willing to do plastic surgery? (Some Background information‚ stories) a) Low Self-esteem b) Cruel opinion of society c) Influence of mass media‚ magazines Thesis statement: Although plastic surgery may make teens love their reflection in the mirror‚ it also
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plastic-def. A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids that are moldable. Plastics are typically organic polymers of high molecular mass‚ but they often contain other substances. They are usually synthetic‚ most commonly derived from petrochemicals‚ but many are partially natural. Plastics Characteristics Plastics are made from fossil fuels--petroleum‚ natural gas‚ coal--‚ wood and some plant materials‚ air‚ water and sometimes other common materials
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From the time we hit our plastic alarm clock in the morning until the time we squeeze tooth paste out of its plastic sleeve onto our plastic tooth brush when we go to bed‚ we are surrounded by plastic. Our food is packaged in it‚ our children play with toys made from it‚ we talk on plastic cell phones‚ and we sit on chairs of plastic at work writing with plastic pens‚ drinking from plastic water bottles. Plastic is everywhere. Where does all this plastic end up? It does not just disappear when we
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order of Human Rights that international society cared to protect first was on 1965‚ Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; 1979‚ Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women[1]; 1989‚ Convention on the Rights of the Child[2]. Therefore‚ if the rescuer were to operate his rescuing activity according only to an orderly form of the above international treaties‚ a black girl would have been the last one to get saved‚ or left behind. Some
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Female Genital Mutilation is a controversial topic that forces people to choose between traditional cultural rituals and the ethical rites of the female involved. Female genital mutilation (FGM)‚ explores several different points of view as well as addresses many contemporary issues. Mainstream assumptions and stereotypes‚ contemporary issues‚ and the women’s cultural and traditional perspectives paint a broader picture of the issues and implications surrounding FGM around the world. Sub Saharan
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uncommon in Muslim society. Although this practice does not only occur within Muslim society‚ this paper will focus on the practices that do occur within Islamic society. The Islamic countries with the most prevalence in practicing this form of genital mutilation are Sudan (98%)‚ Somalia (98%)‚ and Egypt (75%) (El Saadawi 34). Other Islamic countries that practice this are Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ Pakistan‚ and India‚ which practice this under the name of sunnah circumcision. Sunnah refers to the Muslim
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