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    By definition‚ abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by loss or destruction of the fetus before birth. An abortion may be spontaneous or induced. It is a practice that dates back to ancient times. When performed by a qualified physician and medical staff who are adequately trained about the proper medical and surgical abortion techniques‚ abortion is relatively safe. The decision to have an abortion is never simple. The reasons women give for having an abortion stresses their awareness

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    fields test the limits of our imaginations. With recent discoveries in genetics and the decoding of the human genome‚ scientists and politicians today work tirelessly towards complete control of the human body‚ plants‚ animals with dazzling results and further successes projected even up to the creation of synthetic life. However‚ many lines of research have sparked considerable controversy as society moves into an age of untold possibilities. The book Brave New World by Aldous Huxely portrays

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    Abortion is the process in which the developing child is removed from a mother’s womb. Abortion is an act of violence against the unborn child as well as the woman about to have a baby‚ apart from being a moral crime in itself. Abortion is a highly controversial and debatable subject. Life and death are closely related‚ and so are the arguments to it. One of the fundamental and basic arguments supporting anti-abortion is the argument so put forward against capital punishment - what right do humans

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    Issues Affecting the Aged

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    Issues Affecting the Aged Charity Booth BSHS/342 February 18‚ 2013 Barbara Kennedy Issues Affecting the Aged There are several issues‚ trends‚ and problems that are affecting the aged population in today’s society. Not only are they dealing with the biological‚ physical‚ emotional‚ and mental issues that go along with aging‚ they are also dealing with economy and societal acceptance of the aged. There are many misconceptions of the elderly and this causes a stigma between the younger and

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    Marvels of Today’s World. In the past places and buildings were considered to be the 7 Wonders of the World‚ each one is so different but all had one thing in common – how unbelievable and amazing they were. In today’s world as well as geographical marvels there are grand engineering projects that have opened up new possibilities and changed millions of people’s lives for the better. Technology‚ medical treatments‚ The Channel Tunnel and Robotics are but a few of many that I would consider to be

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    English 5 June 2013 Social Media and its Impact on our Privacy Today According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary Privacy is the quality or state of being apart from company or observation. Ever since the creation of Facebook‚ Twitter and other Social Media Outlets privacy has been non-existent. One can be astonished that the definition of privacy still exists since the introduction and existence of Social Media. Social Media erased the concept of privacy in our day to day lives.

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    Issues Affecting the Aged Donna Camacho BSHS/342 April 24‚ 2011 Barbara Kennedy Issues Affecting the Aged There are many issues that affect the aged. Not only do issues of the mind and body exist‚ but others as well. There are family issues‚ financial issues‚ housing issues and many more. In this paper‚ this writer will endeavor to highlight some of the issues facing and affected the aged and explain them. Medical and Mental Issues Many issues both genetic and environmental affect

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    Ashton Lockwood Professor Aro English 101 20 April 2013 Our culture today Personal Beliefs‚ Attitudes‚ Values‚ Basic Assumptions‚ these values are universal to every human being living today‚ in the past and in our future. These values shaping our behavior relate to cultural context. Today our Societal attitudes toward homosexuality widely range in different cultures‚ historical periods‚ and locations‚ as do attitudes toward sexual desire‚ activity and relationships in general. In general

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    Issues Affecting the Elderly BSHS/342 University of Phoenix November 6‚ 2008 As we grow in to adulthood‚ there are many things that start to change in our life and like the physical characteristics‚ mental capability‚ along with other things. The aging process does not proceed at a uniform rate all over the body. As we age‚ the various functions and physiological reactions of our body gradually slow down. These changes are not apparent until perhaps 50 years of age

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    Issues Affecting the Aged By late adulthood none of us can dispute the physical signs of aging. As Erikson and colleagues (1986) have noted‚ “As the overall tonus of the body begins to sag and innumerable inner parts call attention to themselves through malfunction‚ the aging body is forced into a new sense of invalidness…The elder is obligated to turn attention from more interesting aspects of life to the demanding requirements of the body” (p. 309). In the United States‚ a substantial

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