Essays Tagged: "Childbirth"

Late term abortion

ion of a partial birth abortion is not available there is a much higher chance that she will die in childbirth. One of the greatest things technolagy has bought is the ability to save lives. Even of t ...

(5 pages) 237 2 3.9 Mar/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston

her masterpiece, Their Eyes Were Watching God. By presenting Janie's search for identity, from her childbirth with Nanny to the death of Tea Cake, Hurston shows what a free southern black women might ...

(3 pages) 161 1 5.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Teen Parenting (was for a newspaper in my school)

n reports to a judge."I feel sad seeing babies having babies," said Bergman. "We need to talk about childbirth at age 12."Teens choose to have kids because they think it looks cool to others.Many teen ...

(2 pages) 91 0 3.4 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

"The Life and Hard Times of Grantly Marshall" A fictional story

. They had one light bulb in their entire house. Grantly got his name when his mother read the book Childbirth Without Pain, by Dr. Grantly Reed.His father ran for president in 1928 under the Communis ...

(2 pages) 45 0 3.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Egyptian Gods

The daily life of the Egyptian was greatly influenced by their gods and worshipping practices.From childbirth to death, the gods ruled over the lives of every Egyptian. Their importance wasfelt in ev ... depicted as a beautiful woman with a scorpionpoised on her head was viewed as a helper to women in childbirth. In addition to her birthingprotection, this god was prayed to to save the life of those ...

(4 pages) 79 0 4.2 Feb/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

This essay is about divorce in todays society. IT contains facts and figures as well as a bibliography of works cited. I got a good grade on this paper for my comp II class.

ilies, and the doubling up of two families within the same home. Marriage, divorce, and patterns of childbirth are some of the factors that have contributed to these significant changes in families. W ...

(8 pages) 481 2 4.0 Aug/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Thomas More, about what he did in his life and why he was so hard to put down by the Catholic Church and many of his former friends in the English government

s fathered four children with his first wife Jane Colt between 1505 and 1510. Jane Colt died during Childbirth in 1510. Sir Thomas remarried inIn 1503 Sir Thomas became a member of parliament. One ofh ...

(2 pages) 50 0 4.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Oliver Twist: describe the basic traits of a central character and explain how society has shaped these traits.

is story centers on a young boy named Oliver whose real identity is unknown when his mother dies in childbirth. As an orphan, he is exploited by unscrupulous and selfish authority figures, and is forc ...

(5 pages) 67 0 3.5 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

"Medical Challenge to Midwifery" by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.

physicians and midwives, home remedy usage, the public opinion on the role of doctor and midwife in childbirth, the psychological implications of the role of the doctor and midwife, and finally the in ... lly the intimidation of patients by doctors advantages and disadvantages of using new technology in childbirth.Sexism is a huge pattern that seemed to arise throughout both the novel and the article. ...

(4 pages) 53 0 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Analytical Argument - "Golden Rice" and genetically engineered food

or illnesses. Pregnant women who have vitamin A deficiencies are more likely to die after or during childbirth.As rice is the staple food around the world, scientists hope that introducing building bl ...

(4 pages) 107 0 4.6 Aug/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biotechnology

"Their Eyes Were Watching God", Zora Neale Hurston.

in her masterpiece, Their EyesWere Watching God. By presenting Janie's search for identity, from herchildbirth with Nanny to the death of Tea Cake, Hurston shows what a freesouthern black women might ...

(3 pages) 97 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

To Pierce or Not to Pierce Body piercing is rooted very deep in our past. With this deep history we are able to look at the reasons people choose to get certain body parts pierced.

be given by the husband to his bride. In India women wore nose rings in the their left nose to make childbirth easier because this was considered to be associated with the female reproductive organs. ...

(2 pages) 47 1 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

This essay is about Hera the Greek Goddess. Every thing about her who she was married to and how she was a jeolous Wife.

HeraHera, the Greek goddess of childbirth and marriage, was the wife and sister of Zeus. She was the Queen of Olympian Deities. Peo ... ion, it filled the universe with that delectable smell that no one could resist.Hera was goddess of childbirth and marriage. Every year Hera would go to the spring Canathus as Nauplia and renewed her ... in. So Hera the Greek goddess was a goddess that no one could forget.HeraHera, the Greek goddess of childbirth and marriage, was the wife and sister of Zeus. She was the Queen of Olympian Deities. Peo ...

(6 pages) 42 0 4.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Abortion- Right or Wrong?

om her mother's womb, a piece of her, something she has dreamed about for a large part of her life. Childbirth can be a gratifying experience for willing parents, but what about the unwilling parents? ...

(4 pages) 44 0 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing

Genetic Engineering

f the manipulation of human cells is morally wrong to the laws of nature or religion, especially in childbirth. "Genetic testing and gene therapy are at the forefront of medicine's future, according t ...

(4 pages) 51 0 3.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

The Crucible by Arthur Miller

was also responsible for much of the problems. Ann Putnam lost all but one of her eight children at childbirth, and she sought someone to blame. She is envious of Rebecca Nurse, who has 11 children an ...

(4 pages) 28 0 0.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The New England and Chesapeake Colonies

o provided a relatively equal male to female ratio. They had longer life spans and less infant and childbirth related deaths. The incentives of the New England immigrants was to escape religious and ...

(3 pages) 54 0 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Write an essay of not more than 1500 words refering to Great Expectations by Charles dickens and Frankenstein by Mary Shelly, discussing how origins are explored through realist and other conventions.

r own life experiences to shape the novels. Shelly may have drawn on the death of her own Mother in childbirth, and also on her Mother's feminism. It is also suggested that having no name of her own ( ...

(5 pages) 64 0 5.0 Aug/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Victory: An Analysis

6) and "scary" (Line 13). By using these words, Stevenson is trying to portray the negative side of childbirth. This poem contains a tone of conflict and anger.The mother feels her own blood running t ... n some way responsible for her condition.Why does she have to love him? Why does she have to suffer childbirth in order to bring more men into the world? (Or daughters who will suffer as well.) Is thi ...

(2 pages) 26 0 3.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

An Analysis: Anne Stevenson

. Using words such as "antagonist" (5), "bruise" (6), and "scary"(13), she shows the darker side of childbirth. The mother has felt her own life's blood flowing that a stranger might live "The stains ... plight of woman? Is it Eve's curse that woman shall embrace man, though in so doing shemust suffer childbirth to bring forth more men? (Or daughters who shall suffer likewise.) Is that how he has won ...

(3 pages) 27 1 3.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers