Since the Darwinian Revolution of the 19th century our society has turned upside down. Everything under the sun had become questionable, the origin of life, how we came to be, where are we headed and what to do in the here all became questions in life. But one of the greatest impacts of this new age thinking is its effect on our Old World values. Western societies values, morals and ethics became debatable, with some people striving for change and others clinging for stability. Battle lines had been drawn and the Liberals and Conservatives were ready to duke it out on a number of issues. One of these debates centers on a woman?s right to have and abortion. According to the Webster?s dictionary and abortion is defined as a miscarry, something misshapen or unnatural. An abortion is a procedure in which an embryo or fetus is prohibited from developing by artificial means. One could argue that this is next to murder. How can we as a society sanction the murdering of developing babies? Also it can equally be stated that abortion is unnatural and a health hazard to women who have undergone the procedure. Whatever the case, abortion should be outlawed because it is immoral and mothers should face the responsibilities of their actions. Many arguments can be used in order to put an end to abortion or at least in order to establish dialogue. One of the oldest arguments against abortion is the religious standpoint. Western society (Canada & U.S.A.) is historically a Judeo-Christian culture with Judeo-Christian values. Although in recent times we have become an increasingly pluristic society the Old World thinking is still at the heart of our social relations and laws. The Bible says ?Thou shalt not kill? thus prohibiting people from harming others or themselves. Abortion and its advocates violate this law. They seek to change one of the most fundamental values of our society. Pro-choice under this stance is equated with murder and ?playing God?. One may raise the question, how can a minority inflict its views of the majority? According to Francis X. Meenan, this is a false assumption. He goes on to claim that those who favor abortion on demand are the real minority (Bender & Leone, 97). He also claims that the issue of abortion is a moral debate and cannot be settled by numbers. So even if pro-choice advocates outnumbered pro-life advocates, this would prove or...
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...itional family values. What does this say about us as a society when we begin to murder our own and then claim that we are modern and civilized? In conclusion, abortion has many ominous consequences and show how the very moral fiber of our society is disintegrating. It is a moral crime, a crime to the unborn child, a crime to society as a whole and therefor should be outlawed.
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A tragic hero is a hero in a story whose natural flaws or wrong judgments, associates with bad fate, causes his downfall or death. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, there are tragic heroes. In the late 1600s, there are a series of witch trials happens at Salem, MA. John Proctor, a farmer who lives in a farm with his wife Elizabeth Proctor, is the protagonist during the Salem witch trial. John is a candid, frank, but somewhat arrogant man. He has an affair with Abigail Williams, a 17-year-old girl who desires to have John and wants him so desperately. As the story develops, John also gets influenced by the witchcraft. He becomes a hero by save Elizabeth and other innocent people who are being accused by the court. However, John’s pride causes him to focus on his honor too much, which later on, causes a lot of troubles, and leads him to a tragic consequence. John Proctor’s affair with Abigail, his desire of saving other people, and his motivation of protecting his reputation, eventually cause his death and make him a tragic hero, which Miller wants to convey that a person will eventually pay for his flaws no matter what he does to make up.
The word hero comes from the Greek that means someone who fights adversity with great strength and power, in the face of danger. They often give up their own personal concerns for the greater good. Unfortunately, this hero can have downfalls. When this happens, he or she is considered to be a tragic hero. A tragic hero is someone who makes a judgment error and that inevitably leads to his or her downfall. In the Crucible by Arthur Miller, John Proctor is a perfect example of a tragic hero. His old housemaid, Abigail Williams, had an affair with John that started this chaos with the trials. She wanted John’s wife, Elizabeth Proctor, dead thus starting the Salem witch trials. Many of his friends and family were sent to accused of witchcraft and sent to jail because of John and his actions. Even though John did good things for his family, he also did a bad thing that leads to his downfall, like a tragic hero.
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