The Bible doesn't seem to tackle the topic of abortion directly. Roy Bowen Ward quotes two anti-abortion books in his essay on the personhood of the fetus: John T. Noonan (1970) said: "The Old Testament has nothing to say on abortion." ... The silence of the New Testament regarding abortion surpasses even that of the Old Testament." ... He argues that during Old Testament times, "Living creatures are in this way exactly defined in Hebrew as creatures that breathe." ...

• Word Count: 835
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

A prime example occurs toward the end of her essay: "For the duration of the song Moses is, by turns, reassured, praised, and shouted on ward. ... Instead of generalizing, as she does when she discusses the hopes and history of the slaves in both America and Egypt, (never hitting on the topic), as is done throughout the entire middle portion of the essay, and paraphrasing the poem, as she writes in her final five paragraphs, I wish Erica Smith would have continued to cover the topic she began with, which was African-American spirituals, and used her space to introduce the readers to something...

• Word Count: 1266
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In this essay I will address three important topics expressed throughout the course of the book. ... One of the main topics in this book is how Elie, a boy of strong religious faith, as well as many Jews lose their faith in God because of the atrocities that take place in the concentration camps. ... Because of his old age, Elie's father is constantly struggling with the militant style of camp life. ... One day as he and his father are loading diesel engines into a train, one of the guards strikes out at his father.You lazy old devil?... I believe that Elie Wiesel wrote this book as a liv...

• Word Count: 1339
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

"Today some radical-right church leaders wish to bend APA policy [which denies that homosexuality is not a disorder] to their belief that homosexuality is a crime, no different than murder and theft-as per some passages of the Old and New Testament. ... John Gorvino a respected journalist wrote in his essay Society Should Accept Homosexuality. ... I agree with John on this topic, if one is born a homosexual or even chooses to be homosexual then in return they are met with extreme opposition. ... Here is a quote from an essay by E.S. ... I"ll end this essay on one last quote by Patricia Wa...

• Word Count: 1824
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

When handling the topic of extraterrestrial life, religion and science continuously clash. ... This essay will convince the reader to believe in the existence of extraterrestrial life forms based on diversity of life and modern evidence, the diversity of the universe and Earth in relation to extraterrestrial life, modern evidence of intelligent extraterrestrial life, and evidence and belief from ancient history. ... In the Old Testament, The Book of Ezekiel...

• Word Count: 1802
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The "state of nature- of human beings was the focal point for many of the 1500th -1900th century philosophers. Many of these philosophers attempted to understand and describe humans in this original condition. One of the most intriguing aspects of man was the concept of human interaction as it per...

• Word Count: 3568
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography

Introduction Many events of the 18th century impacted the abolition of Slavery. In the 1800's there were radical changes to the slave trade and North American slave holdings. In the U.S. movements were forming to stop the holding and trade of slaves. It first started in the United States when Ch...

• Word Count: 2903
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

Gatz said something that Nick disagreed with, Nick still hesitantly, agreed with him, as to not hurt an old man's feelings; as apparent by the following quote: "If he lived, he would have been a great man. ... It shows that Nick's morals are high he can not hurt an old man who had just lost his son; whereas Tom's morals are so low, that he hurts a poor stranger walking down the street, who is trying to make a living. ... His faithfulness to his wife is visible in the following quote-"Well, she (Pammy) was less then an hour old and Tom was God knows where. ...

• Word Count: 6164
• Approx Pages: 25
• Grade Level: High School