My name is Hanain Majeed and I am at Wayne State University. I was born in Iraq, lived in Jordan for a couple of years, and have been raised in Farmington Michigan since I was five. I am attending Wayne in the Pre-med program hoping to become a pediatrician in the future.
This semester in English has helped me with writing paper a lot. We first analyzed a commercial or ad where I analyzed the use of anamorphic characters in advertisement of cereal to children. My paper focused on Tony the Tiger and his role in selling Frosted Flakes. We then anaylzed a book, my paper was on the book "Everything Bad is Good For You" which was about the fact that video games and television are not rotting the brains of the new generation but in fact is good for problem solving and learning. In the definition paper we wrote, I chose to write about how abortion is murder. I wrote this paper because I am Catholic and I have a strong belief that abortion is wrong and that the fetus is in fact a human being that deserves life. My strong Catholic beliefs that I learned growing up helped me to establish my opinion and write my paper about how in fact abortion is the murder of innocent young life. I believe my previous English papers, where I come from, how I was raised, and my religion contribute a lot to the way I write today.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Abortion Links
Pro-Choice:
http://www.abortionfacts.com/life_or_choice/pro_choice.asp
Pro-Life:
http://www.prolifeaction.org/
General Information on Abortion:
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/pros-and-cons-of-abortion.html
http://www.abortionfacts.com/life_or_choice/pro_choice.asp
Pro-Life:
http://www.prolifeaction.org/
General Information on Abortion:
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/pros-and-cons-of-abortion.html
Hanain Majeed
English 1020
Abortion is Murder
Abortion or the act of terminating your pregnancy is murder. During the nine months that a woman is pregnant a baby is being developed in her womb. From the moment of conception, that embryo is a life since those two cells will become a baby. Abortion is killing your baby because you are choosing for that life to be taken away therefore taking that babies life and future away from them when they had no say in the matter. Abortion should be considered murder.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary the word murder is the unlawful killing of another human being. The trouble most people have with associating abortion with the definition of murder is the “human being” part. According to pro-choice advocates “the fetus is at best a potential human being and not yet an actual human being.” (Stephen Currie) This argument is showing that even pro choice people that argue that the fetus is not a human being still state that it will become a human life in their argument. The fact is murdering someone takes their future and life away from them and abortion does this also but to an unborn baby. Abortion takes away that young human life and the future of that baby.
“From the moment of conception, the fetus is an individual. It is not identical to its father, nor is it identical to its mother,”( ) that specific embryo at the moment of conception has a specific set of genes from each parent that is different. That combination has never been made and never will be recreated, that set of genes are specific and unique to that life that is being produced. Genes are what all of human beings are made of and are specific to each human, having that trait in an embryo at conception shows how early in development that an embryo is a potential human. This is an argument that can be made to prove that at conception that embryo is a human life. Many pro-choice arguments say that abortion is allowed during the first trimester due to the fact that the fetus has no heart rate or a good brain development. This is no means to say that the fetus will not develop a heart beat and a developed brain. In the first trimester the embryo is not developed but still has the genetic make up and the developing cells of becoming a human being.
The argument that unborn babies are not humans because they are dependant on another human being is not justifiable. If you were to use this argument then the killing of newborns would also be considered ok. Infants are completely dependant on their parents with no way of survival on their own. Infants need food, shelter, warmth, and care from their parents to survive just as an unborn child in a womb. Saying that abortion is allowed since the baby is unable to survive on its own would just be like saying killing of infants is allowed also. Killing infants is illegal and is murder, yet when babies are in the womb it is not considered murder, yet it should be.
The woman’s rights argument which is the main idea behind the pro-choice argument should not be used. Pro-choice supporters say that abortion is a right that women should have because they should make their own choices concerning their bodies. “Women’s “right to choose” abortion in the first trimester symbolizes liberation from patriarchal control over women’s sexual and reproductive lives,”( this statement shows how many people view the abortion decision as a right a woman has. The problem with this argument is the fact that it is not just the mother’s body; therefore it is not the mother’s job to choose to end a life even though the baby is inside of the mother. There are two lives involved in a pregnancy, the baby and the mother. It can’t be thought of as a woman’s right issue because no one has the right to choose to end a life, the choice to end a babies life should not be a right. Since there are two livers involved, shouldn’t anyone think about the babies right to live? An abortion involves two lives and the right to live is the most important right any human can be given, and we should not take that right away from the most innocent and fragile stage of humans. This is not a matter of womans rights to their body because it is not a tumor or wart being removed from the body but a whole other life. Abortion or murder of an unborn baby should not be considered a right for anyone.
Murder is premeditated according to the Oxford English Dictionary the word premeditated means “thought out, contemplated, or planned in advance.” When a murder is proved to have been planned out that person is charged with first degree murder. Having an abortion is premeditated; a lot of planning and thought goes into going to a clinic and terminating a pregnancy. This is the same as a premeditated murder, a very carefully planned out way to end a life. You cannot use an excuse as to not knowing the consequences of your actions from having sex to getting pregnant to getting the abortion. Abortion clinics require many days to think about going through with the abortion and even require counseling before the final decision. This shows that having an abortion you are very well informed as to what you are doing to your baby. An abortion is a premeditated way to kill an unborn baby which means it should be considered murder.
In the bible abortion is addressed "before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified [made holy] thee."( Stephen Currie) This is one of the thoughts that many Christians hold dearly in their beliefs. This is an argument that many people use. People that are for abortion think life starts at birth therefore abortion is justifiable. Others think life starts at conception and God knows you before you are even conceived, making it hard for people to agree with abortion or in their opinion murder. In this passage in the bible it is suggesting that God chose each child personally and blessed them while they are in the womb implying they are a human with a soul.
“The task force finds that the new recombinant DNA technologies indisputably prove that the unborn child is a whole human being from the moment of fertilization.”
(Alison Mutlock) This statement from well taught scientists and researchers that have studied the embryos and fetuses to see how similar their DNA are to adult human beings. At fertilization the scientists found that the recombinant DNA is that of an adult human therefore making the embryo at the moment of fertilization or conception a human being. Proving the embryo is a human at conception and ending the life of an innocent human is illegal and known as murder.
A baby is a human being from the moment of fertilization and throughout the whole term of the pregnancy. At any stage of the pregnancy it should be considered illegal to end the life of that human. The embryo or fetus does not have to have human characteristics, a heart beat, or be self dependant to be considered human. Many studies have shown that at conception the embryo has recombinant DNA and genes specifically for them, making that life a unique human. Abortion, or the killing of your own baby in your womb is wrong should be considered murder.
1.Motluk, Alison. "Science, politics, and morality collide." New Scientist 189.2543 (2006): 8+. Academic OneFile. Web.
2.Abortion Is Not Murder.
Opposing Viewpoints Digests: Abortion. Ed. Stephen Currie.
3. "Abortion Is Murder." Opposing Viewpoints Digests: Abortion. Ed. Stephen Currie.
4. Religious Groups Aim to Eliminate Women's Rights.
Current Controversies: The Abortion Controversy. Ed. Emma Bernay.
5. Life Begins at Conception.
Opposing Viewpoints: Abortion. Ed. James D. Torr.
6. “murder,” and “premeditated” The Oxford English Dictionary_. 2nd ed. 2009
Cultural Analysis Draft
I recently found a blog titled “The Pro-Lifer Who Had an Abortion”; it was written by a blogger named Pat Richards. He starts off by stating that he follows Abortion.com’s Facebook page. The page has 3,000 “friends”, both pro-choice and pro-life. Pat Richards goes on to blog about how he found a thread where a pro-lifer “quietly” admitted of having an abortion when she was younger. The reason for Pat Richards writing his blog was because he was intrigued why this woman, who was a pro-lifer, felt it was okay for her to have an abortion many years ago, but know feels it’s wrong and that woman shouldn’t have abortions anymore. Another reason that I think Pat Richards wrote his blog was because he wanted it to be known that a pro-lifer had an abortion. Just the title of the blog alone can attract many people and get many debates going.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Ajdin Alic
My name is Ajdin Alic I am 18 years old and a freshman at Wayne State University. I was born in Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and immigrated to the United States with my family when I was 3 years old to escape the war that was going on. I was raised in Hamtramck, Michigan and attended all their public schools, including Hamtramck High School. I graduated high school with a 3.84 GPA and honors; my strong points were math, english, and science. Currently, at Wayne State University I am majoring in Global Supply Chain Management (GSCM). As I was in high school I knew that I was going to major business because that was an area that I was interested in and wanted to study.
This semester at Wayne State I have written many types of papers. One of the first things we did was an evaluation of an advertisement. The things that we were supposed to demonstrate in the assignment were the basic tools and terms of rhetoric. Also, we were supposed to write an analysis that would help the reader how the ad works to influence its audience, both through its images and its text. This meant we had to analyze what kind of images they were using and the color scheme. Another thing that I did this semester was write about abortion. The first paper I wrote on abortion was a definition paper. I defined what abortion was and tried to change people’s view on abortion and help them better understand it; I was for abortion, better known as the pro-choice. The second paper I wrote on abortion was an evaluation about abortion. I evaluated abortion and stated some reasons why abortions can be good. Writing these different types of papers helped strengthen my writing overall and I hope to learn more in the future. With my new experiences in writing I have learned that there is more than one side to every argument. Also, I have learned how to analyze the way the author is making their argument and what it says about their views. Another thing that I have learned is to acknowledge the opposing argument because it can make your argument stronger.
I think that people today don’t like dealing with reality, mainly because they have a lot on their plate already; work, kids, and daily stresses. So, they don’t have the time to really think about what’s going on around them and are more likely to believe the views of others. For instance, the war in Iraq, at the time most of us, Americans, didn’t know what to do or believe so we believed what our government told us. When the Bush administration made the decision to go into Iraq everyone was for it. But, after we, Americans, had time to digest what was going on, most of us were against the war in Iraq. This shows that we are susceptible to the media, and are easily influenced by what we hear or see on the TV. That’s why most Americans rather not watch the news, so they can avoid what is going on in the world today. This would give them less things to worry about.
This semester at Wayne State I have written many types of papers. One of the first things we did was an evaluation of an advertisement. The things that we were supposed to demonstrate in the assignment were the basic tools and terms of rhetoric. Also, we were supposed to write an analysis that would help the reader how the ad works to influence its audience, both through its images and its text. This meant we had to analyze what kind of images they were using and the color scheme. Another thing that I did this semester was write about abortion. The first paper I wrote on abortion was a definition paper. I defined what abortion was and tried to change people’s view on abortion and help them better understand it; I was for abortion, better known as the pro-choice. The second paper I wrote on abortion was an evaluation about abortion. I evaluated abortion and stated some reasons why abortions can be good. Writing these different types of papers helped strengthen my writing overall and I hope to learn more in the future. With my new experiences in writing I have learned that there is more than one side to every argument. Also, I have learned how to analyze the way the author is making their argument and what it says about their views. Another thing that I have learned is to acknowledge the opposing argument because it can make your argument stronger.
I think that people today don’t like dealing with reality, mainly because they have a lot on their plate already; work, kids, and daily stresses. So, they don’t have the time to really think about what’s going on around them and are more likely to believe the views of others. For instance, the war in Iraq, at the time most of us, Americans, didn’t know what to do or believe so we believed what our government told us. When the Bush administration made the decision to go into Iraq everyone was for it. But, after we, Americans, had time to digest what was going on, most of us were against the war in Iraq. This shows that we are susceptible to the media, and are easily influenced by what we hear or see on the TV. That’s why most Americans rather not watch the news, so they can avoid what is going on in the world today. This would give them less things to worry about.
Cultural Analysis: AD
Abortion is a controversial topic all around the world. There are people who are against abortion and believe in banning the act killing the fetus at any stage of pregnancy, however, there are people who are pro-choice, and believe that the women should have the right to choose to abort the fetus or not. This ad is depicting an African American male, holding an unborn child in heaven and saying "I know how you feel! When I was a slave down, there, the courts didn't think I was fully human either." The ad is advocating the pro-life argument, by relating the subject of abortion to slavery. During the time of slavery African Americans were not considered fully humans by the court systems; The courts also legalized abortion which suggest that they believe that a human fetus is also not considered fully human. The ad affiliates two negatives to make the audience believe that they actually are related.
Source: http://www.notconformedthoughts.com/UserFiles/Image/abortion.bmp
Tiffany's Cultural Analysis
Cultural Analysis
In the movie Juno a young white teenager has sex for the first time, just because with her boyfriend and ends up pregnant. After Juno finds out she is pregnant she decides that she is not ready to have the baby and instead of getting an abortion, she will give it up for adoption. Once her parents find out they help her decide on what she is going to do with the baby once it is born. Her friend tells her that they have an ad in the newspapers for adoptive families. She search’s for the right family that will take over and become the adoptive family, only to find out right before she has the baby the adoptive father does not think that he is ready to be a father.
The director of “Juno” analyzes that white teenagers have sex at an earlier age then other races do. And that they don’t get all over emotional over getting pregnant then other females in other cultures may handle when found out that they are pregnant. This movie also shows that many white high school females who are pregnant usually will end up having the baby and then giving it up for adoption after the pregnancy. The time of this movie took place in 2007.
In the movie Juno a young white teenager has sex for the first time, just because with her boyfriend and ends up pregnant. After Juno finds out she is pregnant she decides that she is not ready to have the baby and instead of getting an abortion, she will give it up for adoption. Once her parents find out they help her decide on what she is going to do with the baby once it is born. Her friend tells her that they have an ad in the newspapers for adoptive families. She search’s for the right family that will take over and become the adoptive family, only to find out right before she has the baby the adoptive father does not think that he is ready to be a father.
The director of “Juno” analyzes that white teenagers have sex at an earlier age then other races do. And that they don’t get all over emotional over getting pregnant then other females in other cultures may handle when found out that they are pregnant. This movie also shows that many white high school females who are pregnant usually will end up having the baby and then giving it up for adoption after the pregnancy. The time of this movie took place in 2007.
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