I believe it is impossible to distinguish when any given person attains his or her own humanity; in other words, the time when we can stop thinking of them as an "it" or thing, and call them an actual person. For my own sake I say that it is better to assume a person becomes one at the moment of conception, rather than risk the consequences of killing an innocent human being. ... How can we hold that man responsible for taking the life of another person when he could not think clearly, and not hold a completely clear headed person responsible for creating a life; it simply makes no sense wit...

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At the age of eighteen a male is expected or already have had sex with at least one person or multiple partners. ... It is in my opinion that most of those who save themselves for marriage are those who follow their religion and stand by what is said in the Bible that a person should save themselves for marriage and that one special person. ... In America the term prostitution is pretty clear cut, meaning that a person has sex for money. ... Not only a debated topic in the elections but also among every state and person within it. ... Many others feel different due to the fact that the life be...

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This statement is very difficult to follow; almost no person believes this statement whole-heartedly. ... It gives way for someone to say, if a person is a vegetable, has no vital capabilities, this person's life is of no worth anymore. ... The next commandment of old ethics is, " Never intentionally take innocent human life" (Singer 192). ... This statement allows for a person's right to free will, even a person who is a Christian may more fully agree with this statement just for the pure reason that they want to believe more in God's promise of free will in their life. ... It ...

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For a while now I've been going through a long thought process wondering not "What is man? " but "What am I?- and where I belong in the garden maze known as life. My philosophy on all the topics that we've had in this course and those that I've experienced in my life are rather optimistic, hypocriti...

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• Grade Level: High School