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The morality and legality of abortion remains a controversial, pertinent subject world all over. With some countries legalizing it, the great question is, should abortion be allowed? Regardless of the perspective viewed from, abortion is unethical, unhealthy, and utterly unacceptable. Abortion is killing, it is murder, and now that a human being cannot give life; he or she should not take it away. Why should we be politically correct while we can be correct? As aforementioned, abortion is killing and no one should think in those lines. Forgetting about the dead foetus, the trauma that comes with abortion is unbearable. It is better to be physically sick than to be psychologically sick. A research by Ekanem, Etuk, Ekabua and Iklaki (2009), indicates, “Abortion still contributes significantly to high maternal morbidity and mortality” (p. 374). People have come out in the past to confess the untold life-lasting trauma that they have to face daily because of an abortion they had many years ago. The most worrying trend is that many people carry abortion unsafely because they fear what people will say about it. This leads to grave medical consequences like infertility and cancer. In her work, Colker (1992) posits that, “abortion is not a question of moral permissibility, or justification of laws permitting or restricting it; it is a mater of life and death where the former takes pre-eminence” (p. 6). It is true that some children are born from “accident”; however, it is not the duty of anyone to determine who should live and who should not. Even though there is no evidence to justify this argument, there is a high probability that some world great leaders have died even before seeing the light of the day courtesy of this inhuman act. Physical and mental heath notwithstanding, it is unethical to kill, supposing we were all aborted! Those supporting abortion, commonly known as pro-choice, put across vague arguments about why abortion should be allowed. For instance, Levitt and Donohue (1999), vaguely argue that unwanted children were mostly likely to be criminals and this explained low crime rates in states where abortion is legal (p. 12). This is shoddy argument and it takes one back to philosophical issues on crime. Pro-choice scientists argue that there is no relationship between breast cancer and abortion. The truth is, during pregnancy; due to hormonal changes, breast cells proliferate in preparation of breastfeeding. Once abortion takes place, these cells do not become “aborted” and this leads to cancer not unless we redefine cancer. While scientists can detach breast cancer from abortion, they have failed terribly in explaining maternal morbidity that comes with abortion. There is so much
Authors focus on creating new stories, but sometimes it is difficult to reveal the secrets in their hearts, especially following a traumatic event. However, they should strive to demonstrate perseverance, love, and compassion in such situations instead of fear. William Faulkner’s speech is full of despair and impending doom, and he believes that survival and prosperity will keep him standing still (Faulkner par. 1). Therefore, his speech inspires human beings and reminds them of their capabilities. In this way, Faulkner teaches people to endure and prevail in times of adversary. The way he uses his past to encourage man to persevere is amazing, and it is informative to writers and humanity. Faulkner shows that his past required courage, hope, honor, sacrifice, and compassion, which are the pillars that keep people strong in the face of a calamity. Intruder in the Past features a black man called Lucas as the main character. He is a conventional person, wearing a dress presented in detail. Faulkner presents Lucas in “faded overalls, stiff-bosomed shirt without a collar, rugged trousers, and a heavy gold watch chain. He also states that Lucas is wearing a yellow vest and a shabby homemade hat, apart from using a gold toothpick” (Nehme par. 7). The protagonist is married to a woman called Molly, whom the author says is small, withered, and looking older than her husband. Intruder in the Dust is significant as it presents the issues an individual raises when they are dissociated from their traditions. In essence, Lucas appears different from a conventional Negro man, and he should be acknowledged for whom he is. Apart from demanding appreciation and respect, Lucas seems antisocial to other Blacks and Whites. Faulkner’s speech information manifests itself when Jefferson Jail is unable to detain Lucas. Before this case, the man was falsely accused of shooting Vinson when Lucas threatened to reveal that the murderer was stealing Vinson’s belongings (Nehme par. 7-9). He is later released, and the victory over false accusation leaves him among tyrants in the white-dominated county. This incident relates to Faulkner’s experience, which inspired his speech. Lucas needed courage, endurance, and compassion to survive in jail because he did not commit the alleged murder. Lucas established an independent race and personal identity that placed him in a spectacular position. He claims that his approaches to life help him live with the desired human status. Faulkner used him to emphasize the need to do right and stand strong in a challenging world. Lucas lives in isolation because he values freedom, and his complex character is fundamental in expressing Faulkner’s idea of humanity. He lives with dignity and self-awareness in a world of hostility and rejection (Nehme par. 9). Although humanity should care for all people, Faulkner presents Lucas as to advocate for concern for the family circle. Faulkner uses figurative language in his speech to emphasize words that reflect emotion, and they are also presented in Intruder in the Dust . The author presents a human spirit that demands freedom from social norms and traditions. Through
Pornography WWW these three letters have changed the world forever, some might argue that the change has been for worse but majority of the people would agree that the introduction of internet has brought many a change in the society. Internet offers unmatched facilities to countless people all across the globe, making it the one of the hottest properties. Every coin is two sided, internet is also considered unsafe by many parents all across the globe because computer crimes are very common and most of the computer crimes involve the use of the Internet. This paper will mainly focus on one of the biggest computer crimes which is arguably pornography. With each passing day the market of this crime is expanding. “Internet child pornography is one of the biggest areas of crime being tackled by a specialized police unit in Northern Ireland.” (Porn Tops Computer Crime Boom, 2009). Pornography is a crime because it involves countless minors and they get exploited. Innocent children are misguided and framed in scandals. The police agencies in several countries are working round the clock to protect the people against this crime. When it is the right age for the children to study and make their career, they are dragged into the gutter of pornography and exploited for a really long period. The remaining of the paper will throw more light on this constantly growing crime. Pornographic material may be defined as something which stimulates the sexual feelings of an individual. Pornography may be broadly divided into two major categories namely, visual and written. Pornography is also known as smut or obscene material. The term “pornography” comes from porneia, the Greek word for prostitute, and means “the writings of and about prostitutes”. Defining the type of material that qualifies as pornography is more difficult. It is a relative term, subject to interpretation based on people’s opinions. Standards of obscenity have been defined legally in a consistent way.” (Pornography, 2009). The society has changed for worse, pornography is impacting the society and it mainly targets the youngsters. They become more prone to this evil and it leads to devastating consequences. There is no doubt that watch porn movies spoils the character of an individual in addition to this it also provokes a person to commit various crimes like rapes, eve teasing etc. Pornography is a very big menace in the society, the porn industry i
Introduction Success in a company depends on the quality of the strategies that the company management put in place. Notably, the company strategies could be modified from time to time to make the respond to the company’s physical and economic environment. Often, rigid management strategies may not led to organisational prosperity because such policies cannot help the company during international financial dilemma. Therefore, the paper presents the strategic analysis of BMW Company, point out the organisational strategic capability and the stakeholder expectations. It also discuses impacts of external environment on the company strategy before giving the strategic alternatives and recommendations. Finally, the paper presents swot analysis and strategic options then a conclusion. Overview of the BMW The company is multinational, meaning that it has outlets in many countries around the globe. In other countries such as South Africa, the company has become so popular due to its involvement in corporate social responsibility (Eichier 2011, p. 2). For many years, since its inception, the company has witnessed tremendous growth with a sales turnover of about 1.46 million cars in 2010, posting an increase of 13.6 percent from the previous year (Eichier 2011, p. 3). Strategic Analysis The company positions itself strategically to reap from the growing world market in other places, especially the Asian market. This could be realised from the global market recovery (Barney & Hesterly 2009, p. 41). Though the strategy focuses on the emerging markets, Europe and the United States basically remain the primary targeted market for BMW products (Eichier 2011, p. 3). The management of the company understood the fact that the global market would develop and that it was necessary for the company to be innovative and develop strategic policies to remain viable in the market. This is justifiable by the positive feedback that the product’s users have shown over a long time as well as the company strategic and development policies (Besanko, Dranove & Shanley 2004, p. 55). Notably, the proliferation o
The short story “The Country Husband” by John Cheever reveals the darker side of Suburbia, “the side which traps its residents in a web of conformity,” and the protagonist of the story Francis Weed, is a successful, middle-aged man, leading a life of refined complacency, but, “brought up short in a confrontation with his own mortality.” (John Cheever’s “The Country Husband”, Commentary by Karen Bernardo ) In the story Cheever leads the reader through a particular period in the life of Francis Weed, a husband, a father, a neighbor in the town of Shady Hill, in a post-war society that has shaped him into a conventional family man. Life has, for Francis Weed, undergone a drastic change after a near brush with death in a plane crash as he was flying from Minneapolis to New York and the incident makes Francis thinking of his life in more epic terms than he has been accustomed to do. “A series of events sends Weed into a mental and emotional struggle that threatens to change the roles he fills and test his inhibition and in the ultimate test of life Francis “proves himself to be a man of weakness and also resilience.” (The Country Husband: Who is Francis Weed?) To add to it, Weed expresses anything as it comes to him and is more spontaneous and less reserved. His fantasies about the babysitter and the thoughtless acts may be noted in this regard. He is greatly obsessed with the new teenaged babysitter Anne, even though his marriage life with Julia is at ease. Many moments reflect his fantasies about the girl which results in his selfish behavior. It is remar
Simon Wiesenthal while imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp was one day taken to the bedside of a dying German soldier to listen to his deathbed confessions. The soldier was haunted with the inhuman atrocities and crimes he had committed on the Jews. In view of Wiesenthal being a Jew, the dying man begged for his forgiveness, but Wiesenthal, after hearing all that the soldier had to say, kept quiet and walked out of the room after the soldier passed away. However since that day Wiesenthal is haunted by his decision in not forgiving the soldier although he never said that in doing so he did something wrong, but it weighed heavily on his mind for many years even after the war ended. In his quest to find an answer to this ethical dilemma, Wiesenthal posed the question to leading theologians and intellectuals of different thinking and faiths. The responses in this regard, of fifty three distinguished personalities are published in the book, The Sunflower. These distinguished people are from all walks of life and are writers, theologians, jurists, human rights activists, political leaders, Holocaust survivors and psychiatrists. There are also responses from victims of genocides in Cambodia, China, Tibet and Bosnia. The personalities who responded include Matthew Fox, The Dalai Lama, Mary Gordon, Yossi Klein Halevil, Cynthia Ozick, Desmond Tutu and Abraham Joshua Heschel. The responses of these people of eminence clearly indicate that the question posed by Wiesenthal cannot be taken as representing only the past but have a strong bearing on the human psyche in considering the power of forgiveness as forming an important and challenging part of life. This iconic book provoked dialogues in the international arena and brought together people of different faith and backgrounds to discuss and debate on this disturbing but profound moral question. The thought provoking book that The Sunflower throws open is the question to define one’s belief about human responsibility, compassion and justice. The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal literally puts us in the position of a prisoner suffering in a concentration camp and confronted with a dying Nazi soldier who asks from us forgiveness for the inhuman misdeeds and torture inflicted at the hands of his clan of soldiers on millions of our compatriots. The thought process takes us to the feeling of disgust for these people who had no consideration in meting out torture and inhuman treatment to innocents whose only fault appeared to being of Jewish origin. The German soldier wanted to receive absolution from Wiesenthal on account of his being a Jew, but he left the room in silence and was rather confused about his action in not forgiving him. The question significantly raised the issue whether Wiesenthal could forgive a man for atrocities the soldier had co
Reflection on Two Articles The articles under consideration reveal the problem of the involvement of parents in children’s education. Nowadays, parents often display a small interest in their children’s academic success. Some are busy at work while others do not like being involved in the process of studying. Still, the problem of involvement increases. The articles explain the significance of being involved, reasons for parent’s lack of ok of interest, and possible solutions. Patricia Clark Brown has written the article “Involving Parents in the Education of their Children”. The author provides readers with information concerning ways of involvement and potential difficulties. Brown starts the article with the enumeration of the benefits of taking part in schooling. The second part of the article is devoted to the ways of parents’ involvement. All of these ways are valid only to some extent. For instance, it is written that almost every school has Parent Teacher Associations though the small number of parents are active (Brown par. 4). Some parents may not enjoy the idea to become a member just because they do not like it. Teachers should find the most significant reason for the parent’s lack of interest and improve the situation. Ways of reaching parents described by Brown represent a comprehensive approach. It is of great significance to show parents the methods of enhancing their children’s academic success at home. Talking about school activities during the preparation of the dinner can be useful. Nevertheless, teachers, as well as parents, should understand that children need to have a rest after school. That is why parents cannot always demand to talk about school. In the last part of the article, Brown examines the reasons for being not involved in the educational process. The author describes the most common causes. Still, parents may have many other barriers that prevent their active participation. It is the task of the teacher to find an individual approach for every parent to enhance children’s success. The article entitled “5 Tips for Engaging Parent Volunteers in the Classroom” was written in 2013 by Karen Bantuveris. The author displays a profound knowledge of the problem and suggests exciting and innovative techniques to increase the number of volunteers among parents. Thus, she states that written notes are no longer relevant. Teachers should employ modern technologies to encourage parents (Bantuve
People have always been trying to capture the evasive nature of beauty. In most cases, these attempts usually result in creating a set of poorly coordinated measurements for body parts and facial features. As a result, a wide variety of interpretations of beauty has emerged throughout centuries. Nowadays, with numerous influences being the relics of obsolete ideas of gender and their roles of men and women in society, beauty seems to have gained a significant social power globally. Therefore, it seems that people need to subvert prejudices associated with beauty and search for uniqueness and a combination of visual and emotional appeal in appearances, instead. The need to view beauty as a synonym to the uniqueness and, thus, to diverge from the existing standards of an appealing look is rooted in the necessity to address the current problem associated with objectification. The specified issue pertains particularly to the harm caused to women and girls, although the phenomenon of objectification may affect any gender for which the society may establish unreasonably high expectations. Indeed, in the past, beauty used to be an exception, yet now it is a norm, hence the increasing pressure on women and girls worldwide. The philosophy of uniqueness as the most direct manifestation of beauty might be seen as somewhat unusual since it does not allow introducing the image of a physically perfect male or female person. Indeed, the specified approach toward looking at the idea of a visual appeal deprives the concept of beauty of its harmful connotations that it has gained over the years of its existence. A closer look at the idea of beauty will reveal that it can, in fact, be not only harmful but also detrimental to the development of gender equality and social acceptance. Indeed, by focusing solely on appearance and creating exaggerated standards for it, one is likely to cause major problems in people’s perception of themselves. With biological attractiveness currently being more valued in regards to female appearance, when taken to its extreme, it may entail depreciation issues in women, leading to serious psychological issues. The failure to comply with the existing standards may result in highly traumatic experiences caused by the fear of being socially ostracized. Moreover, one should mention the fact that beauty provides one with extensive privileges that might not necessarily be earned. By setting a specific standard for beauty as the measurement of one’s appearance, one creates a drastic rise in social injustice since vulnerable groups, which currently include primarily women, are judged on the merits of their physical attractiveness and not th
Service marketing is distinct from the marketing of tangible products. This type of marketing is growing in stature because of the increasing number of services available for consumption through the internet. Service marketing is also growing because of the increase in the number of active people on the internet. This article examines the activities of Outbrain and Taboola about service marketing. The basis for the analysis is an article from the Fortune Website titled, “How Taboola and Outbrain are battling a bad reputation and each other.” The article looks at the rivalry between the two firms in the context of the challenge of understanding customer requirements. Article Summary The article by Erin Griffith discusses two main issues concerning Taboola and Outbrain. The writer discusses the current business rivalries between the two advertising firms that have competing for business models (Griffith). On the other hand, the writer also analyses the reaction of customers to the services offered by the two companies. The key point the writer raises is as follows. First, the methods the two companies use to suggest content to readers frequently result in questionable content. The titles used in some of the suggested web pages mislead readers into visiting websites of little value to them. Secondly, Griffith points out that internet advertising services based on predictive results will become more popular because of their potential to raise revenue for advertisers. Google, a global leader in online advertising, is reportedly working on a similar service. Thirdly, the writer states that the reason the algorithms used by Taboola and Outbrain deliver questionable content is because of demand for such content. Communication Gap in Online Advertising When a company does not carry out adequate market research to find out what the customers want, the company is likely to assume that it understands the needs of its customers (Zeithaml, Bitner and Gremler 111). The situation that Taboola and Outbrain are dealing with today has interesting correlations to the need to find out what consumers want when marketing a service. The current services frequently deliver content that does not match customer expectations. Some users feel that the two services are eroding the quality of consumer experience when they visit sites that contain Taboola and Outbrain advertisements. This is a perfect illustration of the existence of a communication gap between a company and the consumers of its products. A communication gap can lead to the development of ineffective products culminating in market failure (Zeithaml, Bitner, and Gremler 409). In this regard, a service provider may have a good product that does not satisfy the needs of the target market. Taboola and Outbrain use predictive analytics to present content to people visiting the websites that run their advertisements. Unlike traditional search where people actively enter search terms in a search engine, predictive analytics services do not need the reader’s direct input. Once a reader opens a page, Taboola and Outbrain give a reader suggestions of websites to visit based on the content on their screens. The co