... age,any debate would probably have to begin by reviewing the religous objections to suicide which, in Judeo-Christian cultures, have been the most persistent and are stilll widespread. The most basic of these is that suiicide is forbidden by the Bible. In fact, there are no specific biblical instructions against suicide, only prohibitions of killing which are better interpreted as forbidding the unlawful killing of others.Besides, the suicides that do occur in the Bible-Samson,Saul and Judas among others-are not described in a disapproving manner. Both Jewish and Christian disapproval of suicide dates from ...

... to the issues facing the Human Genome Project. To better understand these topics a careful dissection of the terminology must be made. Websters Dictionary defines morality as ethics, upright conduct, conduct or attitude judged from the moral standpoint. It also defines a moral as concerned with right and wrong and the distinctions between them. A Genome is "the total of an individuals genetic material," including, "that part of the cell that controls heredity" (Lee,4). Subsequently, "reasearch and technology efforts aimed at mapping and sequencing large portions or entire genomes are called genome projects" ...

... 1875, Mary Baker Eddy published “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures� as a guide to the use of the healing powers of God through the scriptures. “Science and Health with Key to Scriptures� states that, as there is a natural law that governs the universe, there is also a spiritual law that was established by God that is witnessed through Jesus Christ's healing of the sick. Christian Science healing comes through scientific prayer, or spiritual communion with God. Prayer is used to recognize “a patient's direct access to God's love through the consistent operation of God's law of health and wholen ...

... use in our daily activities. Vegetarianism is expanding in the general public as a result of the new knowledge available to them. But what does one need to know about eliminating meat from their diet. The three most important things to know about vegetarianism are what exactly it is, why one would choose to become vegetarian, and how to change your diet to become a healthy vegetarian. The first thing to know about vegetarianism is what exactly it is. There are three types of real vegetarians, but many other people have reduced their intake of meat or given up eating red meat. To truly be vegetarian one must n ...

... transplant. However, a transplant is currently not a viable option for the Oregon man since he is separated by such a vast geographic distance from the organ. Scientists and doctors are currently only able to keep a donor heart viable for four hours before the tissues become irreversibly damaged. Because of this preservation restriction, the donor heart is ultimately given to someone whose tissues do not match up as well, so there is a greatly increased chance for rejection of the organ by the recipient. As far as the man in Oregon goes, he will probably not receive a donor heart before his own expires. ...

... She baby-sits every once in a while, and only has 12 units of school. She is about 5’6� and weighs about 120 lbs.. The two men that I studied were different in that one was white and one was of Filipino descent. They both are about the same age 23 and 24, and they both came from your average American middle-class home. Male A is 23 years old and he is the white male. He lives with two other guys about the same age as he is. He is from Stockton and grew up there his whole life in a middle-class home, but received a private and exclusive education at Catholic school. He does work a little and he gets most ...

... opponents of abortion argue that the fetus is human and therefore given the same human rights as the mother. Stated simply, they believe that when a society legalizes abortion, it is sanctioning murder. In today's more industrialized societies, technology has simplified the abortion procedure to a few basic and safe methods. Technology, however, has also enhanced society's knowledge of the fetus. Ultrasound, fetal therapy, and amniocentesis graphically reveal complex life before birth, and it is this potential human life that is at the heart of the debate. In order to form an opinion on this matter, ...

... remained a continual fear in the everyday life of citizens in Europe. The Plague struck first along the northern edge of the Black Sea in 1348, where it killed and estimated eighty eight thousand people in less than three months. The Plague reached southern England in the late summer of 1348 and swept northward through the following year. completed it's journey and died out by the end of 1351. Although the people of Medieval Europe did not know the direct cause of the Plague, they believed without doubt that God was responsible, judging human behavior and ready to punish the wicked. They concluded that this ...

... become irritated and inflamed. This inflammation causes severe pain with movement of the joint, often limiting the movement of the affected area. Bursitis commonly strikes in the shoulders, elbows, knees, pelvis, hips or Achilles tendons. Bursitis can affect nearly anyone for any number of reasons. It affects mainly adults both male and female. The individuals most at risk are people who engage in excessive and improper stretching and people who are involved heavily in athletic training. Bursitis can be caused by many things. For one, it can be caused by injury or overuse of a joint. Strenuous unfamiliar exercise al ...

... the gene for HD is dominant, there is a 50% chance of a sufferer's offspring inheriting the disease. Because a victim usually does not begin to display symptoms until after the period in which he or she would have children and the disease may have been misdiagnosed in earlier generations as Parkinson's disease or other similar affliction, he or she might pass along the gene without even knowing it. The gene for Huntington's disease is located on the short arm of chromosome four in cytogenetic band 4p16.3. It was first identified in 1993. While everyone posseses this gene, in someone suffering from Huntington's ...