...the correct personal values. In this case, Liang Heng’s family was collapsed under the special historical background. During that age, love between young boys and girls were forbidden or you will be considered as petty bourgeois. Government advocated the pure relationships of workerpeasant alliance, which means that only the marriage between people in the same class could be allowed by party organization. Liang Heng and Judith Shapiro reflected the unprecedented courage in this case. Judith appealed directed to the top man in China, Deng Xiaoping, in spite of the obstruction from local party organization. He read Judith appeals and said, “ Of course they should be allowed to marry.” These words from Deng Xiaoping drew a successful conclusion of Liang Heng and Judith’s story. True love is fearless, and it cannot be restricted by external factors. This part is the warmest plot of the whole book. The destruction of family units is the plot, which make me shocked since it’s my first time to touch the first hand material of this issue in Cultural Revolution. The romantic experience between Liang Heng and Judith reminds me of the only tender feelings existed during that period. Overall, this book is a successful book with the description of author’s personal experience, which gives us a direct view of political events that happened after 1949 ...
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...Women in combat Much speculation follows the controversy of women in combat and serving in the frontlines. A recent news release by the Pentagon suggests that soon women may be allowed to enter military career fields that had been open to males only. Not all are so sure about putting our women so close to dangerous situations. Retired British Army Major Judith Webb was the first woman to command an all-male field force in the British Army. She also believes there are several reasons women should not be in the frontlines. In an article Judith Webb argues that women are just different; “It may not be fashionable but it's time that society accepted the simple fact that women are different (Webb, 07 A).” Women as military equals Women in our Armed Forces have served in every war, conflict, and humanitarian mission. Without the brave nurses during the Pearl Harbor attack our total loss of life would have been dramatically larger. Major Judith Webb claims that women are more compassionate, alluding to a long argued question that women are not aggressive enough for combat. In recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, women have proved that they are not only up to taking the dangers head on, but also that they do it with gallantry. I recall a fellow Army Military Police Corps Soldier who as a part of a small group of Soldiers fought thirty-plus insurgents with aggression and courage for more than ninety minutes. Ultimately earning a Silver Star for bravery, the Soldiers involved tell...
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...singular meaning. “Pro-choice” does not simply mean that abortion is correct and moral but that women should have the right to choose whether or not the fetus is allowed to continue its existence in the womb of that particular woman. “Pro-choice” believers are perceived to believe that abortion is immoral under every circumstance, yet many “pro-choice” may think there are particular circumstances in which abortion is immoral and also moral. “Pro-life” on the other hand is not simply the political belief that abortion is immoral. Rather, it is the belief that the fetus inside a women’s womb is not just a fetus simply existing within her, but rather it is a separate and independent livening within the women whose life began at the time of conception. This view entails that abortion is murder because the baby is considered living on its own from the time of conception and therefore should have an opportunity to live a long fulfilling life without the interference of an abortion letting that happen. In this paper I will review three different scenarios in the eyes of three different philosophers: Judith Jarvis Thompson, Sidney Callahan, and Don Marquis. The first scenario that the prompt provides is a woman who was raped and became pregnant from this rape. In the state she lived in she was not able to get an abortion legally and due to this the woman died from pregnancy complicated. Judith Jarvis Thompson believes...
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...Lekeaka Asong History 201 Homework #8 March 27, 2016 Judith Sargent Murray was one of the early participants in the fight for woman’s right. She was born in 1751 to a wealthy family that had a large private library which helped shape her literally life. Also, during her upbringing, there was less opportunity for her to receive any formal education apart of reading and writing. While George Washington was the first president of the United States, the Commander-in-chief of the Continental Amy during the America Revolutionary war, and one of the founding fathers of the United States. Judith Murray refer to the “variety of fashions” among women as an argument because she mentions how both males and females have vivid imaginations, but they are different. Therefore, both males and females are both equal just in different ways, styles, and judgment. She asks “will it be said that the judgment of a male of two years old, is more sage than that of a female’s of the same age”? Murray answers to the question “the charge that offering education opportunities to women will lead to neglect of their domestic duties in the except (on the equality of the sexes) where she acknowledges that, the differences between men and women is how they are raised. She states, “one is taught to aspire, the other is early confined in limited (foner, 293). Murray is in fact raising the age old question of “nature versus nurture.” By treating boys and girls differently. Murray directly addresses the charge...
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...CASE –iv Conflict in close quarters Overview of the Case Study (3 slides) The case study was an experiment to study the dynamics of isolation in long-term space travel by a team of psychologists at Moscow's Institute for Biomedical Problems (IBMP). Within the confines of a replica Mir space station, three international researchers, including a Canadian, Japanese and Austrian participant were isolated with four Russian cosmonauts for 110 days. At the New Year's Eve party, the participants partook in the drinking of vodka, which was allowed by the Russian space agency. What evolved was a series of events which involved violence, sexual harassment, and questionable ethics. A violent fight erupted between two of the cosmonauts, which was resolved quickly. Later, the Russian commander aggressively kissed, twice, the only female participant, Judith Lapierre. All three of the international participants appealed to the IBMP regarding the Russians behaviour, requesting disciplinary action. The experiment ended in controversy as the Russians downplayed the kiss, saying it was a fleeting kiss and blaming an emotional female participant whilst Lapierre claimed sexual harassment. Thus, was it really sexual harassment or a stolen kiss? Or is the question here that the parties involved here had attached different meanings to the same incident. Cultural differences amongst the participants led to the conflict, which were exacerbated by the influence of alcohol. The Russians...
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...All people handle traumatic experiences in different ways, but some people chose not to address them at all. This is harmful, experts say “Overcoming traumatic stress is all about taking action. Positive action can help you overcome feelings of fear, helplessness, and hopelessness—and even small acts can make a big difference (Robinson, Smith, Segal Traumatic Stress). By leaving traumatic events unacknowledged, it can cause anger management issues and severe depression among other things (What Happens If Trauma is Left Untreated?, PTST Treatment Help). Therefore, people who have been through trauma should direct their energy into something that kindles their creativity. Artemisia Gentileschi was the major exception among Baroque artists, she not only painted to the...
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...in every scenario. There is a huge grey area between the two sides. An author by the name of Judith Thomson wrote an interesting article giving her take on the grey area within the abortion debate. She talks about the concept of being a good Samaritan and being a minimally decent person. She relates this to the area of abortion by saying that there is a certain point where it would be morally impermissible to have an abortion because it would violate our duty of being minimally decent people. She gives her own example saying that it would not be moral for a woman that has been pregnant for seven months to get an abortion in order to look good for a vacation. This may be an idea of where Judith Thomson would draw the line on getting an abortion. However, the problem with the idea of minimal decency is that it is extremely vague. Being minimally decent might be different for every single person. An extreme pro-life person may argue that keeping a baby is minimally decent in every scenario while an extreme pro-choice person may argue that there is no point where it is not moral to get an abortion. Personally, I see the debate through the eyes of a utilitarian and believe that each set of circumstances will determine whether or not getting an abortion is moral. The decision is moral based on the happiness derived of all parties involved. After reading the article on abortion by Judith Thomson it becomes clear that in most scenarios she is pro-choice. She comes up with a variety...
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...(Kubasek et al., 2009). Tort Law also tries to ensure that the plaintiff receives compensation for damages. Another type of law explained in The Legal Environment of Business: A Critical Approach is Product and Service Liability Law, which was evolved from Tort Law. Manufacturers of products and givers of service owe a level of responsibility to the consumers of their product or service. The liability laws hold manufacturers accountable if the consumers are somehow unable to use their product without it causing harm to them. The cases discussed in this paper involve Tort Law violations as well as Product and Service Liability law violations on the part of the defendant in both cases. The Facts A CAT scan was performed on Judith Haimes by Dr. Judith Hart, a physician who works at Temple University. Before the CAT scan was performed, Haimes informed the physician that she was allergic to the dye that the physician was about to use to perform the scan. The physician used the dye anyway. Haimes went into anaphylactic shock after 8-10 drops of the dye were used on her. In addition to going into shock, she suffered breathing problems, vomiting, and a decrease in her blood pressure. Haimes claimed that the CAT scan messed...
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...| | Abortion is the process by which a developing child is removed from its mother’s womb. Is it morally right to kill another human being? Abortion is an act of violence towards the child and mother no matter what the situation is. Who gave human beings the right to decide which human being is worth life? Why do we allow people to hold such power to something that providence has created? Once a child has been given a chance to come on this earth it should have the right to live full life, and given a chance just like the rest of us. A woman may undergo the physical part of abortion, but she is not the only one affected by the act, how about the emotional and mental stress that the close ones and family go through? Our society is has turned upside down. What happened to morals and values, appreciation of the gift of life? Have we become so engrossed in the things that are of less significance and forgotten how this world came to be? We have allowed morals, values and ethics to become debatable and in this process the important aspects of our cultures are getting lost. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary abortion is the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus. Nicely put as a definition, but I see it as the murdering of developing babies. Everything that is created has a purpose and meaning, by killing a fetus we are depriving the child of its purpose and meaning. The main argument...
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...Gender is a fundamental feature of popular music. It is evident that gender is one of the main factors in which shape ones identity. When discussing popular music, scholars often emphasize the “distinction between biological reality of sex and the cultural category of gender” (Magrini 2003:1). Your sex refers to your “biological phenomena”, whether you are heterosexual, homosexual etc, however, your gender insinuates the expected rules, behaviours and expectations considered appropriate for being a female or a male (Magrini 2003:1). In this essay I will discuss how, Judith Butler, Simon Frith, Angela McRobbie and Kristen Schilt explore how ‘traditional gender norms’ continue throughout popular music. Judith Butler looked at how gender is a ‘performance’ and that we need to break the traditional gender binaries. Simon Frith and Angela McRobbie discussed how Rock music is male dominated and that women are more or less in the background. Finally, Kristen Schilt discusses how the band Riot Grrrl portrayed girl power, and how Riot Grrrl associated bands tried to keep the girl power going, but still conformed to the traditional female stereotypes, the very thing they were trying to get away from. Describing gender, Butler states that gender is in fact ‘performed.’ We are performing gender as we behave, walk and talk in ways which connects human beings to impressions of being a male or being a female. She argues that there is “an unwitting regulation and reification of gender relations”...
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...reinforces the need for some basic ways to relieve the stress of the situation. During the divorce process, it is imperative that parents allow their children to experience the emotions associated with the event freely without shame as well as encouraging communication amongst the family and making decisions based upon what is best for all those involved. When a parent allows their children to express their emotions without fear of being judged or shamed, the parent-child bond is strengthened. A 2011 study published in the Journal of Child and Family Studies found that parents who listened and encouraged discussion, especially in times of extreme emotional conflict, were more likely to develop stronger bonds with their children, which allowed the children to feel supported and accepted. In addition, parents who chose instead to dismiss their children’s emotions instead of providing support, missed out on the opportunity to better understand their children (409). While parents may worry about how angry or upset their children may act during the divorce process, stifling the emotion could cause the children to feel unheard or neglected and discourage them from coming forward with any of their emotions. Instead, parents must support their children through all of the emotions, both those perceived as good and bad. Divorce can cause a drastic shift in the established family dynamics and this can be difficult for children to cope with if not approached carefully. Joseph M....
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...very sensitive issue. Many people are constantly debating whether abortion should be allowed or not. Some people think abortion is very bad and that it should not be allowed at all. They think abortion is like committing murder as it is killing the human fetus. Others feel that the parents should have the right to choose and it is not murder until the baby is born. People who think it is bad say that the fetus is something alive, a human being who is partly formed and to do abortion is to kill it and commit murder. The people who think it is ok say that it is not murder until and unless the child is born. I think that abortion has to be seen about which stage the fetus is in. If it is in the very early stage, then it is not murder. But if it has already developed into a larger fetus, it can be considered as murder. There are other times when abortion is also fine. For example if there is a complication in pregnancy and the mother can suffer because of the child, it is ok to do abortion. It is important to understand the various ideas that go behind abortion. The right of an abortion for a mother should be left on her own decision as the mother knows best about her condition. She is going to be the 'host body' for the baby, even though her own, for nine months and according to Thompson, the mother should have the right to decide if she wants to foster and go through with the ordeal. Abortion should not be considered as murder in the early stage, which is the first ten to twelve...
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...Women Today, Tomorrow and the Future Society has many imperfections. It oppresses people and causes them to think only in the ways it approves of. Society causes generalizations to become into a reality. In Night to His Day: The Social Construction of Gender, Respected Scholar, Judith Lorber discusses the importance society places on the issue of gender. She talks about how society contributes to assigning gender. Society sets guidelines from what we should expect from women. People are not objects with roles and should not be chosen by another gender or by society. Respected author Alan Johnson believes in the same thing but concentrates on the idea of personal identity and fulfillment in regards to race and gender roles in his book, Privilege, Power & Difference. The advertising world is one of the reasons why women base their role on what they want to be in life and how they are portrayed in society. The commercials like the DiGiorno Pizza and Burger King “It Will Blow Your Mind Away” show how women in society are viewed in an entirely different perspective by the advertising world. Women should not be considered in a passive role, and should possess the ability to go out and take charge of their lives, otherwise society will continue to believe are only good for certain trivial functions. In the DiGiorno commercial, both genders are stereotyped into traditional gender roles as the men are seen relaxing outside while viewing sports and the woman is seen heading in her home...
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...Cahokia(地名)：City of Cahokia near present-day St. Louis. A culture flourished in there with 10000 to 30000 inhabitants lived there for 1200 years. It stood as the largest settled community in what is now the United States until surpassed超过 in population by New York and Philadelphia around 1800. “cousinocracy” : In the early colony period, America had no title aristocracy贵族 as in Britain. But throughout British America, men of prominence突出卓越 controlled colonial government. In Virginia, the upper class was so tightly knit and intermarried so often that the colony was said to be governed by a “cousinocracy.” Loyalists拥护者：Loyalists—those who retained their allegiance效忠 to the crown—experienced the conflict and its aftermath后果 as a loss of liberty. Many leading Loyalists had supported American resistance in the 1760s Columbian Exchange： The transatlantic大西洋彼岸（美国） flow of goods and people is sometimes called the Columbian Exchange. The transatlantic flow of goods and people that began with Columbus’s voyages in 1492. Stono Rebellion A slave uprising in 1739 in South Carolina that led to a severe tightening of the slave code and the temporary imposition of a prohibitive tax on imported slaves. Lemuel Haynes 名 : Lemuel Haynes, a black member of the Massachusetts militia民兵 and later a celebrated minister, urged Americans to “extend” their conception of freedom. Black Legend: Idea that the Spanish New World Empire was more oppressive沉重压迫 toward the Indians than...
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...have the right to bodily autonomy. Furthermore, abortion questions which right is stronger, the right to bodily autonomy or the right to life. Mary Anne Warren and Judith Jarvis Thomson have similar stances on the issue, although both claim to be pro-choice. Thomson, through the famous violinist example, argues women have the right to bodily autonomy, which is stronger than a fetus’s right to life. Warren, on the other hand, states fetuses are not persons because they do not attribute the five-personhood traits. In this paper I will agree and disagree with both philosophers, to a certain extent. Two central issues surround abortion. First, is it permissible to kill a potential human being? Most Christians believe that at the moment of conception, a human life is created. Other people believe a fetus is not a person until after the period of time when it becomes illegal to have an abortion, typically after five months. Judith Jarvis Thomson is pro-choice. She believes the woman’s right to bodily autonomy is stronger than a fetus’s right to life, and proves so through the famous violinist example. She believes a person does not have a moral obligation to stay connected to the famous violinist, that “having a right to life does not guarantee having either a right to be given the use of or a right to be allowed continued use of another person’s body” (215). She believes a person ought to stay connected to the violinist if it brought no harm to you and lasted a short time,...
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