WOMEN and ABORTION
Many women have abortions around the world. There are many reasons to abort for women. There is so much disagreement about abortion whether or not it is good, bad or neither. Some of them think about it because they have fear of having a child or some of the others think not having enough money or the reason of rape. I think whatever the situation; there should not be acceptable reasons to get an abortion unless the life of the pregnant woman was threatened. We have human values, religious values, and values of self-conscience for not to have an abortion.
One of the reasons why women should not have an abortion is related to basic human values. There is so much disagreement about the human status of the fetus; does it have any rights, and should the fetus be considered a person. According to my idea women have to think about their unborn babies who are not responsible for this situation. These unborn babies should have the opportunity to live and grow into a normal person. Women should be more caring and less selfish. On the other hand, the baby doesn’t know how or why he is here. I think it is not necessary to kill a life; there are many solutions to resolve this problem instead of having an abortion.
The second reason why women should not abort because of the religious values said too. In almost all religious, women are not allowed to have an abortion. If they have an abortion, their religions will punish them. In some religions, for example, a woman cannot take close association after having an abortion; she is being ignored by public. In my religious of Muslim, abortion is forbidden in most cases but is acceptable depending on the circumstances around the pregnancy. In the case where the woman’s life is threatened by the pregnancy, Muslim experts agree that abortion is allowed based on the principle that mother’s life takes precedence over the life of the fetus. This is because the woman is considered the “original source of life,” while the fetus is only “potential life.”
One of the other reasons and I think it is the most important one why women should not abort is the related to her self-conscience. When a woman has an abortion, she will always think about the baby which will always remind her that she killed it. Because she has had an abortion, she will never have a good life, and her self-conscience will remind her of what she has done. Since a woman who has an abortion cannot forget about what she has done, these thoughts will always be with her, and the results can be distressing. Also many researches show that women feel regret after their abortions. Women who abort often suffer from traumatic stress, nightmares and depression. Eating disorders, alcoholism, and drug abuse are more common among the women who abort.
Each and every one of us has come across with the issue of abortion; we all have our individual opinion about this subject. When I think most of us think about abortion will be what we think about sex, about reproduction, about the beginning of human life, about responsibility, about killing, about equality, and about religion. There are many reasons why women should not have an abortion. The truth is that women needed to think about the consequences that can occur before having sexual relations. I think that the effects of an abortion can be very sad for everyone involved, both for the woman who has the abortion and for the family who lives with her.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Analytical Essay
The Difference between Driving
in California and Turkey
When I arrived in the USA I knew many things would change in my life, including how to drive. Actually, it was scary at the beginning. I wasn’t familiar with the rules and their enforcement by police officers in America. Within my first days of driving in the USA, a police officer stopped me and asked, “Are you aware of how your driving is?” I said, “Sure,” I thought that I was driving well, so I was comfortable with answering his questions. He was really upset with me and he said, “No, you were not doing well. You didn’t stop completely at the stop sign. You just passed through it, without waiting.” I was shocked; he was right according to him, but I was right too for myself because I was pretty sure that I checked around before I passed the stop sign. He said, “No, you have to stop completely at the stop sign before you move on.” I just realized that the difference was coming from the fact that we didn’t have stop signs in Turkey, so you decide where you should stop even though this situation may cause an accident. At the time when I was stopped by the police officer, I realized it would be really difficult learning the rules in the USA because we have so many differences and I have to figure out all these differences while driving in the USA.
That was not the only thing that I realized about the driving rules in America. In Turkey, yellow lights last longer than here. It means that more cars can pass with the yellow light. I made a couple mistakes until I learned that I need to prepare to stop as soon as possible when I see the yellow light. I almost had a bad accident a couple of time. Back home in Turkey we don’t have as many traffic signs like here. We have our own auto control through the traffic. But the system here is better than in my country regarding traffic rules and in that way the risks of accidents decrease. You feel safe in the expectation that everyone knows and will follow the rules. I now know to stop at stop signs and check around totally and then pass without taking risks. The other thing is that in Turkey we cannot turn right on a red light. Of course, I didn’t know that is different here. One day I was waiting for a red light to turn green and the driver behind me was so mad at me because the road was empty and I could have turned right, but I didn’t. Then I learned it’s okay to turn right on a red light, if the road is clear.
The second and one of the biggest issues here are pedestrians. You have to be really careful and aware of them all the time. Pedestrians are always right here, no matter what. If you hurt someone someway you may go to jail. You have to be cautious all the time while you are driving. You cannot be sure any time that they will not suddenly jump out from the middle of the road and it is not in your power to stop them. You have to be careful; that is the only thing you can do. There are traffic lights for pedestrians too. Fortunately, most of them obey the rules. But back home there are no rules for pedestrians; they can jaywalk any time and you have to stop. At this point if something happens that won’t be only the driver’s fault like in the US. So you can’t just blame the driver if a pedestrian gets injured because pedestrians should be careful and cautious, too, like drivers.
And the third thing I realized regards the police officers in America. American police officers are pretty strict with people who seem dangerous on the road. If they catch you for some reason they rarely forgive you. You don’t have right to say anything against them. If they find you guilty they give you ticket and you cannot discuss about this ticket or even say something. You can’t even think about bargaining in this case. That would be the worst thing one could do in this country. Many people are afraid of police officers here. In Turkey, if police officers catch you, you can make a deal about your position before they give you a ticket or something else. You can offer them a bribe to get rid of this situation. That’s why many people feel comfortable driving. We are not truly scared of our police officers. Therefore, many of us are not really concerned about the rules, which is bad because in this case our life is in danger; we don’t really follow the traffic rules and our graphs of statistics of accidents are increasing day by day.
In conclusion, I really feel more comfortable and safe driving in the USA than in my country because everything is in order and people generally obey the laws. Drivers try not to break the rules; if someone breaks the rules no matter what she or he says or offers to the police here you might go to jail or a ticket. It is unacceptable to offer something to the police officers. And now I am aware of so many things about traffic rules, police officers and pedestrians which now makes me feel safe. The point is that I feel safe and more comfortable about driving here now, but I am still afraid of coming across police officers. They make me a little bit nervous.
in California and Turkey
When I arrived in the USA I knew many things would change in my life, including how to drive. Actually, it was scary at the beginning. I wasn’t familiar with the rules and their enforcement by police officers in America. Within my first days of driving in the USA, a police officer stopped me and asked, “Are you aware of how your driving is?” I said, “Sure,” I thought that I was driving well, so I was comfortable with answering his questions. He was really upset with me and he said, “No, you were not doing well. You didn’t stop completely at the stop sign. You just passed through it, without waiting.” I was shocked; he was right according to him, but I was right too for myself because I was pretty sure that I checked around before I passed the stop sign. He said, “No, you have to stop completely at the stop sign before you move on.” I just realized that the difference was coming from the fact that we didn’t have stop signs in Turkey, so you decide where you should stop even though this situation may cause an accident. At the time when I was stopped by the police officer, I realized it would be really difficult learning the rules in the USA because we have so many differences and I have to figure out all these differences while driving in the USA.
That was not the only thing that I realized about the driving rules in America. In Turkey, yellow lights last longer than here. It means that more cars can pass with the yellow light. I made a couple mistakes until I learned that I need to prepare to stop as soon as possible when I see the yellow light. I almost had a bad accident a couple of time. Back home in Turkey we don’t have as many traffic signs like here. We have our own auto control through the traffic. But the system here is better than in my country regarding traffic rules and in that way the risks of accidents decrease. You feel safe in the expectation that everyone knows and will follow the rules. I now know to stop at stop signs and check around totally and then pass without taking risks. The other thing is that in Turkey we cannot turn right on a red light. Of course, I didn’t know that is different here. One day I was waiting for a red light to turn green and the driver behind me was so mad at me because the road was empty and I could have turned right, but I didn’t. Then I learned it’s okay to turn right on a red light, if the road is clear.
The second and one of the biggest issues here are pedestrians. You have to be really careful and aware of them all the time. Pedestrians are always right here, no matter what. If you hurt someone someway you may go to jail. You have to be cautious all the time while you are driving. You cannot be sure any time that they will not suddenly jump out from the middle of the road and it is not in your power to stop them. You have to be careful; that is the only thing you can do. There are traffic lights for pedestrians too. Fortunately, most of them obey the rules. But back home there are no rules for pedestrians; they can jaywalk any time and you have to stop. At this point if something happens that won’t be only the driver’s fault like in the US. So you can’t just blame the driver if a pedestrian gets injured because pedestrians should be careful and cautious, too, like drivers.
And the third thing I realized regards the police officers in America. American police officers are pretty strict with people who seem dangerous on the road. If they catch you for some reason they rarely forgive you. You don’t have right to say anything against them. If they find you guilty they give you ticket and you cannot discuss about this ticket or even say something. You can’t even think about bargaining in this case. That would be the worst thing one could do in this country. Many people are afraid of police officers here. In Turkey, if police officers catch you, you can make a deal about your position before they give you a ticket or something else. You can offer them a bribe to get rid of this situation. That’s why many people feel comfortable driving. We are not truly scared of our police officers. Therefore, many of us are not really concerned about the rules, which is bad because in this case our life is in danger; we don’t really follow the traffic rules and our graphs of statistics of accidents are increasing day by day.
In conclusion, I really feel more comfortable and safe driving in the USA than in my country because everything is in order and people generally obey the laws. Drivers try not to break the rules; if someone breaks the rules no matter what she or he says or offers to the police here you might go to jail or a ticket. It is unacceptable to offer something to the police officers. And now I am aware of so many things about traffic rules, police officers and pedestrians which now makes me feel safe. The point is that I feel safe and more comfortable about driving here now, but I am still afraid of coming across police officers. They make me a little bit nervous.
CHAPTER 31 – CONDUCTING RESEARCH on the INTERNET
We should first get organized. We should be sure to have the question that we need answered in front of us so that it is easy to refer back to it as you begin to collect data. We should plan how we intend to answer the question. Most essays include the following: a debate on an issue, personal opinion, and answers the questions briefly of who, what, when, where, why and how as it relates to the subject. We should start research by typing the main subject of the question into the internet search engine window and notice what comes up when we search. And second step starts visiting websites at least 3 to 10 sites that appear on the front page (if they are not specific to the subject of our essay try another search using another set of words.) we should make notes on our paper of the following as we review these sites: recent stories, studies or interviews about the subject, any similar information written about the question you are trying to answer -- we may want to include the main subject plus the word "essay" to see what other people have written about it (read as much as you can so that we have an idea how to write our essay), statistical information related to the subject (may be used as our opening paragraph tied in with our own experience), what others have done or expect as it relates to the subject, and end with a future outlook, famous quote or your personal opinion. Third step is beginning writing. Whatever comes to our mind based on the research we have found write it, no matter how it sounds. We are attempting to brainstorm for the best ways to convey our points and sometimes that comes from purging out all the unclear and confusing thoughts first. Leave space for details we don't know offhand simply by creating blank lines.
CHAPTER 30 – CONDUCTING PRIMARY and LIBRARY RESEARCH
Library research paper is one type of writing, where everything – time, place and people – get together. A library research paper is at least time-saving. While writing it we can freely use the nearest help and it is the librarians. These people know everything about their book shelves, backrooms and archives. Apart from librarians, a library research paper presupposes some literary sources that we will also have. There are plenty of useful materials for us on the bookshelves of our library. Here is another thing for an excellent library research paper: unite Advice number one (count several lines from this place above, if you have hard times with memory) with book sources available and you will get a perfect list of references for our library research paper. We should add some of our personal research methods to the library research paper. We can conduct our own observations or hold some experiments. Illustrations will also suit the library research paper, but do on overdo on this part. It is not necessary to draw portraits of helpful librarians in a desire to acknowledge them.
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