Great essay, but no actual historical evidence presented. Basically a summary of the Gospels, with a few bits of commentary and speculation thrown in.
- 09/07/2004
- 23:10:41
- Score: 1 out of 1 people found this comment useful.
If this is all there is, it is really whiny. If you're not talking about how to write and research this essay (why do we need to know?), you are complaining that you have been discriminated against.
- 29/06/2004
- 08:54:46
- Score: 9 out of 9 people found this comment useful.
This is a refreshing viewpoint, which I personally agree with for the most part. Instead of condemning FGM, it instead points out that it is really none of our damn business. Even if it is, the culture is what is fundamentally at fault, and how do you go about taking away a culture?
- 28/06/2004
- 23:32:18
- Score: 1 out of 1 people found this comment useful.
The other comments have summed up the essay, so I'll just say that it is an excellent expression of one person's opinion but there are much better factual essays on this site.
- 28/06/2004
- 23:12:20
- Score: 8 out of 8 people found this comment useful.
I totally agree: female circumcision is a painful and horrible thing, and I would personally mutilate anyone who did this to someone I loved. But the essay is flawed. Most of your arguments are either morally flawed or presumptuous. While the actual drawbacks are discussed, a large portion of the essay deals with the fact that the tradition should be changed because sexual pleasure is lessened and it was first started to prevent premarital sex. If being a slut is socially acceptable, it doesn't mean tradition is wrong! The "collective wisdom of their communities" that is being enforced on the women happens to be the will of the already-circumscribed women! African culture is totally ignored- not just circumcision, but mindset. You said "today people are educated", but many people in Africa can't read and still don't know what makes babies! (YES, this IS true- hence why birth contol attempts and anti-AIDS programs are having such difficulty). Great point to this essay, but needs a little revision.
- 28/06/2004
- 23:04:26
- Score: 7 out of 9 people found this comment useful.
Good, brief, to the point essay. Some serious spelling problems, and comments at the end might not be really useful. Must wonder about the tick part- aren't you more likely to come into contact with deer ticks when butchering a deer than when looking at it across the field? Still, excellent piece of work.
- 28/06/2004
- 22:41:40
- Score: 1 out of 1 people found this comment useful.
Very good, very persuasive, totally one sided. Excellently written, well organized. Again, not for comparison of different viewpoints, but obviously not meant to be.
- 28/06/2004
- 22:34:44
- Score: 0 out of 0 people found this comment useful.
I liked this essay, but is a "classical" name the same as a "biblical" name? I am no bible scholar, but I can think of several "classical" names, such as William, that I don't recall in the bible. The definition of classical was a little vague. Otherwise, excellent.
- 28/06/2004
- 22:18:58
- Score: 7 out of 7 people found this comment useful.
Is this a definition? Seems more like a description of different levels of happiness, or causes of it.
- 28/06/2004
- 22:01:00
- Score: 11 out of 11 people found this comment useful.
Flows well. Little factual evidence, but that might have been for the better in this case, as Al-Quaida's ties to Iraq could be an entirely different essay and would just bog this one down. Well done!
- 07/06/2004
- 12:02:38
- Score: 9 out of 9 people found this comment useful.
A Brilliant essay on an under-appreciated yet pivotal topic. Excellent in every way.
- 06/06/2004
- 23:28:59
- Score: 1 out of 2 people found this comment useful.
Yes, there are numbered paragraphs, but there is no organization or point. Sounds like a hyperventilating person babbling. And comments like "This chapter is very controversial because of the topic"? What else would it be controversial for, the grammar? Pass this one up.
- 06/06/2004
- 22:51:20
- Score: 3 out of 3 people found this comment useful.
This is an argument I haven't heard discussed before, and a good one at that. It deserves a deeper look sometime. Excellent!
- 06/06/2004
- 22:40:46
- Score: 4 out of 5 people found this comment useful.
Pretty Good, but the sources used are biased. The government's viewpoint on relevant issues isn't even mentioned. Still, a good paper on a subject that has very little material to go on.
- 17/05/2004
- 06:49:55
- Score: 3 out of 4 people found this comment useful.
A Good essay that doesn't rely strictly on either opinion or fact. Should be useful to most everyone. Awesome!
- 12/05/2004
- 21:12:09
- Score: 3 out of 3 people found this comment useful.
This is probably the best reading I've ever found on Intelligent Design. Perhaps a little more should have been written on alternate theories and their comparison to ID, but still wonderful!
- 11/05/2004
- 17:07:53
- Score: 2 out of 3 people found this comment useful.
Short, to-the-point, and readable! Just the way such a message should be!
- 10/05/2004
- 22:17:36
- Score: 7 out of 8 people found this comment useful.
I'm not a psychology major, but as an ordinary person this is a great essay, fairly easy to understand and covering a large portion of the subject without getting bogged down in details.
- 04/05/2004
- 23:28:44
- Score: 2 out of 2 people found this comment useful.
Covered all the bases, but only during childhood. Still awesome though!
- 03/05/2004
- 20:43:37
- Score: 10 out of 10 people found this comment useful.
This is not for the average person looking for the best movie this Friday night. This is a well thought out, serious, and deep look at a masterful film: Sparknotes for a movie.
- 03/05/2004
- 20:34:04
- Score: 7 out of 7 people found this comment useful.
This is a egotistic stereotype of trucks and truck drivers arranged by the author's own narrow experience. Perfect grammar, but horrible structure. Offers nothing valuable whatsoever.
- 18/04/2004
- 23:27:00
- Score: 1 out of 1 people found this comment useful.
Good essay, but entirely emotional with no facts mentioned at all. Expresses a change in belief, but doesn't clarify too well on what it changed to.
- 18/04/2004
- 23:16:52
- Score: 2 out of 2 people found this comment useful.