Abortion is very Controversial

Abortion is very Controversial

The issue of abortion is very controversial in today's society.  Although many people think it shouldn't be legalized, there are just as many who think it should.  Your opinion rests with you and possibly the values you were brought up with.  Whether you think women should have the right to abortion or not, you can find support for either side.

        Many individuals take the side of anti-abortion or pro-life which means they don't think women should have the right to abort an unborn child.  This is the con side of legalizing abortion.  Some of the pro-life members think that the reasons women shouldn't be able to abort is that the mother is ending an unborn child's life and if the mother is old enough to get pregnant they are old enough to have the child.  Some pro-life activists think that even if you have to put the baby up for adoption later you should still have it.  Although some of the reasoning that pro-life activist use, might seem a little ridiculous at times many of the activist aren't able to have children or are just trying to defend a baby that can't defend it self.  The pro's of pro-life are that the baby gets a chance to live and experience life outside of the womb and maybe someone who is unable to have children will get the chance to be a mother or father if they adopt this child who would have been aborted.  The opposing side takes a different side to the argument. 

        The pro side of legalizing abortion is known as pro-choice which is the side of the argument that believes that if a woman is pregnant she should have the right to abort.  Some activist believe there are a number of reasons why a mother would choose to abort.  One, there might be something very wrong with the child and the child might be better off never being born than being born and having a life with many serious problems.  You would also have to think of the emotional damage this might have on the parents as well as the child.  Another reason a mother might choose to get an abortion is if she was raped and she doesn't wan to have the child of someone he doesn't love.  Having a child of someone who raped you could have great emotional stress on some people.  A third reason might be that the mother might already have as many kids as she wants, but she doesn't want to have to put this new child up for adoption so she thinks it would be better if she never has the child.  There are many pro's of pro-choice.  I listed some above, but these don't justify abortion.  Wanting to keep a baby alive that has so many problems that it would have a completely painful life and uncomfortable life is a bad choice.    

         There are pro's and con's to both of  the sides of abortion which ever one you can find more pro's to is probably the side you should take.  The pro's to pro-life and the cons to pro-choice are as follows:  You are sparring a life of an unborn child, the child could be adopted by a family that wants a child, and you don't sell a child short of any potential he or she had by aborting it.  The con's to pro-life and the pro's to pro-choice are as follows:  The child may have a very serious disorder that might cripple his or her life, the child may not be able to be supported, but won't be put up for adoption, or the child may be the result of a raping.

         In my opinion, abortion should be legalized in some cases.  Though this is a very difficult issue to decide which side you are on, I think I agree with both sides, but only on some arguments that they make.  Although I know for a fact there are things that I strongly disagree with on both sides, I am not able to really determine who I agree with on the abortion issue, but I know I think abortion should be legal in some cases.  These few cases are when a women might have been raped or there is something seriously wrong with the baby.  I also do not agree with some of the methods that are used to get rid of the fetus.  One way is as follows:  During the second trimester of the pregnancy, many physicians use a method called dilation and evacuation, or simply D and E.  In this method, the fetus is dismembered in the uterus and then removed (1).  In my opinion that is completely wrong.  This is one reason why I stay in between on the abortion issue.  The abortion issue is extremely complex and will not be resolved easily. 

A Tale Of Two Cities

A Tale Of Two Cities 

 

A Tale of Two Cities has long been one of Charles Dickens' most favored books.  

       

This book opens in the year 1775 by contrasting two cities: Paris, France and London, 

England.  Throughout this story various characters are "recalled to life", meaning that they 

have had a new chance at life.

      Dr. Manette is clearly mad after being in prison for eighteen years.  When Lucie, 

the Dr.'s daughter, and Mr. Lorry eventually nurse the doctor back to a healthy state and 

out of his insane state they had "recalled him to life."  Dr. Manette was nursed from an 

insane state with no real life to a sane one with a very functional life.  In doing this 

Lucie and Mr. Lorry, in a way, gave Dr. Manette's life back to him or "recalled him to 

life."

      Another instance in which someone is "recalled to life" involves Charles Darnay.  

Charles Darnay is on trial for treason in England(Book 2, Ch.2-4).  C.J Stryver and 

Sydney Carton are representing Darnay in this trial. Sydney Carton saves Darnay from 

death in this trial with his miraculous wits.  Through this Darnay is given another chance 

at life ,and therefore was "recalled to life."

       

      The last and most significant instance of someone being "recalled to life" is found 

in the last chapters of this book.  Sydney Carton has recently switched places with his look 

alike, Darnay, and is awaiting the guillotine.  While Sydney awaits his death he thinks, "It 

is a far, far better thing that I do, then I have ever done, it is a far, far better rest that I go 

to than I have ever known."  Through these words Sydney recognizes that by sacrificing 

his life for  Darnay, a loved one of Lucie, he will be doing the best thing that he has ever 

done and can do.  Sydney is finally satisfied with himself, he is no longer a drunken fool, 

but a hero that now can live or die with himself.  By dying, and saving Darnay for Lucie, 

Sydney Carton is "recalled to life."

      Throughout this book "recalled to life" has been the most important theme.  

Almost all of the main characters in this novel were "recalled to life."  This theme was the 

most important because it allowed us, the readers, to see the characters trates being used 

by them and to understand how much a character would do for another.  When Carton 

represented Darnay on trial and saved his life we saw how smart Carton was.  In the last 

instance of "recalled to life" we saw how much Carton really felt for Lucie when he saved 

Lucie's husbands life in return for his own.  The theme "recalled to life" is seen throughout 

this novel and should be recognized as one of the most important.