Refuse Argumentative Essays Samples For Students

Introduction

There are controversial issues concerning blood transfusions for members of religions organizations, like Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW). According to McInroy, “Jehovah's Witnesses have a cultural and religious objection to blood donation and transfusion” (270). This apparently stemmed from some biblical passages that allegedly emphasize that blood from other sources should be avoided . However, some practitioners of JW, especially contemporary devotees, were noted to be ambivalent of complete support and was acknowledged that “it must not be assumed that all Jehovah s Witnesses agree with the blood policy and if given privacy, confidentiality and the exclusion of any third party, some ...

The documentary taps on one of today’s most controversial issues in society which is homosexuality. The striking feel about the movie is that it taps two sides of the sensationalize issue such as the point of views of conservative Christians and also the question, is homosexuality a choice. The most striking aspect about the film is that as early as the beginning, it points out that homosexuality is not something forced on anyone rather a life choice. The film actually presented an animated criticism of several theories mentioned by clinicians (or theorist) belief that sexual orientation changes over time. My ...

English 1110

Life-saving and postponing a patient’s death is a doctor’s main obligation and, undoubtedly, in most cases, the decisions that doctors make definitely make a difference to the outcome of a patient’s condition. Upon graduation, each doctor takes the Hippocratic Oath, which states that a doctor’s role is to practice medicine with honesty, give no deadly medicine, and use their best ability and judgment, when treating a patient, among others. However, there are times when a doctor is unable to help save a patient’s life resulting in the death of the patient. Doctors should not be blamed for failing to save patients’ lives, ...

Dax Cowart’s Case

Dax Cowart should have been allowed to stop treatment. He was 25 years old during the accident and had full knowledge of his own capacity to tolerate the pain of treatments. He was also well aware of the quality of life that he would want for himself. The following sections describe his accident and treatments, relate the stand of Dax Cowart about his treatments, and discuss the rationale for euthanasia in the case of Dax Cowart.

The accident and treatments

The accident that changed Dax Cowart took place in 1973, in Henderson Texas. On their way home, Dax and his father stopped to ...

The topic of violence in the modern media has been debated for many decades, since television started increasingly broadcasting the shows with violent content. Parents, educators, scientists and authorities have become even more concerned with the issue with the emergence of the violent video games, whose characters were engaged in bloody fights, murders and many other demonstrations of aggressive behavior. Now that the technologies allow the developers of the games to reach an extremely high level of realism, an increasing number of researchers have been studying the problem to find possible connections between the violence in the games and ...

Anabolic steroids can have a positive effect on health in patients who suffer from impaired hormone secretion or progressive disorders that waste tissue, but because they are associated with substance abuse and a variety of physiological and psychological disorders, anabolic steroids are controlled substances. Obtaining, selling, or possession of anabolic steroids without a prescription illegal in most countries, and all major sports organizations prohibit the use of steroids for enhancing performance. However, legalizing steroids could have positive effects on public health because implementing appropriate quality control and health education regarding steroids could reduce the instances of myocardial infarctions, viral infections, liver disorders, ...

Introduction

Martin Luther King gave his famous 1963 “I Have a Dream” at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, before a crowd of 250,000 supporters and a television radio audience of hundreds of millions worldwide. It is widely considered one of his greatest speeches and indeed one of the greatest of any American in the 20th Century, with a brilliant use of Ethos, Logos and Pathos to support the Civil Rights bill being debated in Congress and to call for full and equal citizenship for all people in the United States. Today the speech is best remembered for the pathos of ...

Introduction

The issue of whether health care for all is a “right” and therefore should be provided free by social services, or whether it really should be considered as a personal responsibility, has recently been the subject of much heated debate. This essay discusses some of the views expressed and opinions offered, and illustrates why perhaps the answer is not as clear cut as proponents of either argument would have us believe. However, the following paragraphs will show that in fact it is really a personal responsibility, even though there should nonetheless – in a democratic society like ours – be a safety net providing basic care ...

Abstract

Unprotected sex among older adults is giving rise to more incidents of sexually transmitted disease in people between the ages of forty-five to seventy. There will always be a reaction to every action, and having sex without protection is the cause of this increase of sexually transmitted disease among older adults. Protecting oneself from sexually transmitted disease requires the practice of safe sex. Safe sex should be worn as an amour against STDs.

Increased Incidence of STD in Older Adults

More often than not the word sexually transmitted disease is associated with teenagers or young adults. Unfortunately, more and more this phrase is beginning to include older ...