Is Abortion Moral?

Sami Fuentes

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Is Abortion Moral?

            In society today we have many choices, and choosing our morals and values is one of them. Abortion is often a very touchy subject and there is always going to be two sides to it. There is the argument that abortion is moral, and there is an argument that it is murder and in no way, shape, or form moral. I take the stand that abortion has limits to where it is considered to be right. There are many questions that will be answered about why abortion is moral.

            While the baby is in the womb of a woman it is considered to be alive. It is a biological mechanism that converts nutrients and oxygen into energy, which causes its cells to divide, grow and multiply. According to Brian Elroy McKinley, the genesis of a new human life begins when the egg with 23 chromosomes joins with a sperm with 23 chromosomes and creates a fertilized cell that is called a zygote, which has 46 chromosomes. The zygote cell contains the entire DNA necessary to grow into a conscious human being. Consciousness normally does not occur until months, even years, after a baby is born. Just because the baby is alive does not give the zygote full human rights, including the right not to be aborted throughout its gestation. McKinley also says that a single-cell ameba also converts nutrients and oxygen into biological energy and shares the same characteristics as a human zygote except that it is not a potential person. It is just as alive as a zygote, but would never be defended of its human rights bases on that fact. Having a full set of human DNA does not give the zygote full human rights, which includes the right not to be aborted during its gestation.

            Matt Slick says that the nature of the life in the woman is human. “Humans are humans not because they have feet, hands, walk vertically, and speak. Not all people have feet, hands, can walk and speak. They are humans because of their nature, their essence, not because of physical abilities or disabilities.”-Slick Some people believe that to abort is like a human killing human in nature. Others disagree because they believe it is not a person, it may be alive, but not a person. It is a potential person. A person is defined as being and individual or existing as an indivisible whole, which the womb is not. It is considered to be dependent on another human being for its continued existence.

            Abortion is absolutely not murder. It is not to be considered murder if it is not an independent person. Some may argue that it is not murder to end the life of a child before he or she reaches consciousness, but we do not know how long it takes after birth for the personhood to arrive for each child, so their independence is the dividing line for when full human rights are given to a new human.

            Nobody is a fan of abortion, or ever thinks that abortion is a good thing. Nobody tries to get pregnant just so they can abort it. It is probably one of the toughest decisions for a mother to make. Abortion is a moral choice for any woman that wishes to control her body. When people think about pregnancy or abortion, they think about the baby. Nobody thinks about the mother, over 1800 women die a day due to pregnancy, sometimes the abortion is necessary. There is always going to be two sides of this argument, or whether abortion is moral or morally wrong. I believe that there are limits to where abortion is okay. Abortions are needed in some cases like if a young woman was raped. I believe that it is wrong for a woman to abort a baby just on their unwisely decisions in getting pregnant when not in the best of circumstances.

Bibliography

McKinley, Brian E. "Why Abortion Is Moral -- By Elroy." Elroy.net - The Writings of Brian Elroy McKinley. 2000. Web. 13 May 2011. <http://www.elroy.net/ehr/abortionanswers.html>.

Option #3

Sami Fuentes

Mrs. Boresen

Expository Writing p4

May 6, 2011

Option #3

            When you think of Walt Disney what do you think of? You should think about his magic, his optimism and the dreams of America and how they come true. Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901, where he grew up and became a wonderful creator of what is known to be Disney movies.  Throughout his movies he creates a similar theme in each movie, just with different characters and with different settings. In each movie there is a dream that always comes true with the help of believing and knowing that it will. He uses his imagination to create unbelievable stories. The ideas behind Walt Disney movies are very similar to the theory of The Secret and the law of attraction. The movie Finding Nemo has the same story line as all of his other Disney movies. The comparison between the two is phenomenal and very obvious to see.

            In the theory of The Secret it talks about unbounded potential. Well in the movie Finding Nemo Marlin has unbounded potential finding his son Nemo, as he takes on the ocean including sharks and jellyfish. Nemo and his dad Marlin take on many challenges throughout the movie and overcome all of them. Nemo gets separated from his dad by getting picked up by a diver and taken into a dental office into a fish tank with other tropical fish. The only way that the fish know how to escape out of the tank is to make the tank dirty so the dentist has to take the fish out to clean, so Nemo tries to clog the chamber with a pebble and gets himself into trouble. Because Nemo has one small fin and one strong fin the other fish feel sorry for him, except Gill. Gill is a fish with a wounded fin as well so he expects more out of Nemo. Gill tells him, "Just think about what you have to do," he also encourages Nemo and says "he could do this." When he gets into the chamber and clogs it with a pebble all of the fish celebrate. Their excitement is contagious, as The Secret would say. When Gill tells Nemo to think about what he is doing, that corresponds with the theory of The Secret, which you have to think what you want to happen and just focus on what you want, not what you don’t want. So Nemo focused on clogging the chamber and not getting torn up in the spinning propeller, and he succeeds. When Marlin and Dory are on their journey finding Nemo, he runs into some trouble. Dory does not remember that they should swim through the trench not over, so they swim over and meet jellyfish at the top. As they are coming closer to the jellyfish Dory gets stung, Marlin tries to help Dory through and the only way he could is to race Dory through jumping on the top of the fish to avoid getting stung. Marlin makes the best of a bad situation and tries to make rushing through the jellyfish fun. As Dory and him are swimming through he says, "Were doing it, were having fun at the same time." He also asks Dory if she is hungry and says with a dramatic voice, "Eat my bubbles!" The Secret believes that if it is not fun then you should not do it, but Marlin makes it fun to make it through the big group of jellies. The Secret also believes that throughout life you just have to go with the flow to get through and get what you want like Lisa Nichols says, “It’s your job to go with the flow inside f the Universe, and to celebrate it inside of the world that exists.” Well "going with the flow" is exactly what Marlin and Dory do. On the way to finding Nemo they have to go through the current, where they meet sea turtles and go with the flow. Throughout the movie Dory is the most encouraging fish and follows every theory proven in The Secret. She sees what she is going to achieve and follows the law of attraction. Dory is always focused on the good and positive things never the negative, she is always excited and the excitement is always contagious. The Secret also has no limits, and Dory is unlimited to everything she does. Dory takes her attention and energy to do something that she really wants, like Michael Bernard Beckwith says, "Learn to become still, and to take your attention away from what you don’t want, and all the emotional charge around it, and place the attention on what you wish to experience... Energy flows where attention goes."

            In the beginning of the movie, Marlin and his wife Coral have over four hundred eggs, and they are just watching them, in their new home and thinking about what to name them. Marlin thinks that they should name half Marlin Jr. and the other half Coral Jr., although she likes the name Nemo. As a few minutes pass they look up and there is a huge shark, as Coral tries to save the eggs the shark gets her and all of the eggs but one. Marlin decides to name the last egg Nemo. The theme song of “Finding Nemo” is Beyond the Sea by Robbie Williams. Throughout the song it says that she is up there in heaven waiting for Marlin, waiting to share a kiss like they once have before. It also says “I know beyond the doubt my heart will lead me there soon Oooh we'll meet, I know we'll meet beyond the shore,” Marlin will someday meet up with Coral again to share the happiness and the love again.

            The movie “Finding Nemo’’ is very similar to all of Walt Disney’s other movies, concerning the dreams coming true or in this case, Marlin finding Nemo. The Secret and the law of attraction tie into this movie well. The comparison between the two is phenomenal and very obvious to see. Nemo thinks about what he has to do to get out of the tube that he is stuck in, while the other fish tell him that it is going to be ok. The theory behind the secret is that you see, think, believe and say it is going to happen and it does. It also says that if you have fun while doing it you will be more successful and Marlin makes a bad situation fun to get through. Dory is the perfect example of what The Secret is all about. She is limitless, just like the secret, where Charles Haanel says, “There is no limit to what this law can do for you; Dare to believe in your won ideal; think of the ideal as already accomplished fact.” The secret is in Finding Nemo, can you find it.

                                                                  Work Cited

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Cover Letter

Sami Fuentes                                                                                                                                                               648 Torrey Pines Lane                                                                                                               Johnstown, Co 80534

April 21, 2011

2500 Rocky Mountain Ave # 100
Loveland, CO 80538-9004
(970) 624-1800

To whom it may concern,

I would love the opportunity to apply for a physical therapist position there at the Northern Colorado Medical Center of the Rockies. I believe that my excellent academic record throughout high school and also college makes me a good candidate for this job. Throughout high school I maintained a high level of academic achievements while volunteering and putting in countless hours of community service. I need to have a steady income to support myself while I start my career.

 I graduated from Roosevelt High School with a G.P.A. of 3.87 on a 4.0 scale, and was in the top ten of my graduating class, and also participated in many extracurricular activities at RHS. I took two AP classes as a senior such as Government, Calculus, and also a weighted year long course of Human Anatomy and Physiology. At Western State College of Colorado I was enrolled into the honors program where I had the opportunity to work with many people and gain great social skill as well as taking more courses where I gained more academic awards. At WSC I studied Physical Therapy and graduated with a G.P.A. of 3.5. I now know and understand the medical terms and how to work with patients. I will put everything I have learned while at school into my patients.

While my time in Gunnison, Colorado I volunteered at the local hospital where I spent numerous hours learning, watching, and helping the physical therapists there, mostly working with children. I was a part of the Western State volleyball team, and as we traveled and my teammates had problems with their knees, ankles and sometimes back, I was able to assist them and do a little therapy to help them recover. I have had some experience in this field while helping out, and putting my knowledge to use. Helping people is what I love to do, and makes my life enjoyable. I love to watch patients grow out of their pain and become great while overcoming injuries that may have slowed them down in life.

I hope to become a part of the staff, and be a big asset to the program. I am very committed to being the best I can be. I am convinced that all of these factors make me a good candidate for this position. If you have any questions I am available at 970-217-2195, or at volleyballchamp4@hotmail.com. Thank you for your time, and consideration, it is very much appreciated.

Sincerely,

Sami Fuentes

What qualitites and attitudes do you possess that makes you a good role model in the classroom and at school activities?
        I have made the choice to become an inspiring student-athlete who is relentless, responsible, honest, reliable, and very dedicated. I call myself a leader that takes pride in my accomplishments, and encourages others to do the same. In the classroom I am the student to always ask questions, even if I understand and just asking the question for someone who does not. In all of my classes I turn in all of my work on time, and show my classmates that it is ok to be a good student, or to be a "nerd." In group projects, I am a classmate that the other students can trust to do my part and even take home projects overnight, they can trust me with their grades. Outside the classroom I also believe I am a leader. Whether it be at a basketball game, football game, or any other event, I am the girl cheering, and supporting my fellow classmates while showing school spirit. I can get the crowd up on their feet showing school support. I am a volleyball player and either at practices or games I lead , push, and support all of the girls in the program. I have a very positive attitude on and off the court, and like they say a positive attitude is contageous.

What are your educational goals?
   I have set a goal to graduate from Western State College, and become a physical therapist. While I spend time in the classroom at Western, I want to educate myself as much as possible, and learn everything taught to me. Another goal I set for myself is to pass all of my courses with a B or higher. I am going to take classes that are challenging to me and even some that are completely out of my box. I plan to adjust to the college life, and learn more as a student-athlete. Even though I will be traveling a ton with volleyball, I am going to stay caught up with my classes and be the best student I can be.

What makes you a good candidate for this scholarship?
     I am a reliable student, who is very trustworthy, loyal, and responsible and I believe I am a good candidate for this scholarship. I am a hardworking student and my work ethic is tremendous. Although I have had a few bumps in my road at home, I realize I can take on anything that comes my way. I am a greatful student, and very appreciative of every oppertunities given to me.

Finding out who I truly am as a teenager is probably one of the hardest things I have ever done. Over the past three years, my family and I were dealing with a very nasty divorce. My father had problems with alcohol and it tore my family apart. I have two older brothers and an older sister, but they are all out of the house already. I have had to see my mom go through tremendous pain, though I have supported her through everything. Coming out of those hard times, I have made a choice to become an inspiring student-athlete who is outgoing, relentless and loves spending time with the people closest to me and I am confident I can take on anything that comes my way.

I have been playing volleyball for over ten years. Growing up as an athlete, I have learned to become responsible, respectful, and learned how to really reach for the goals that I set for myself. Setting goals is something I learned from my mom. Over the past couple of years, it has been just her and me. It has been really hard but as I have come out of the experience and now realize that it has taught me how to live my life.

Starting as a freshman in high school, I became a member of multiple extracurricular activities such as: FBLA, FCA, Student Council, Bionic, and Lulac. With these clubs I have had the opportunity to put in numerous volunteer hours to help others and make a difference in my community. Lulac was the most life changing for me because I got to surround myself with other Hispanics. We openly shared our experiences and built great friendships. Only the different truly know what it is like to be different. I enjoy being Hispanic and teaching others around me about our culture, as well as learning from theirs.

Over my high school years, I have maintained a G.P.A. of a 3.7 or higher. I currently carry a 3.8 as a senior. School is very important to me and I take pride in my education. I have lettered in academics and athletics all four years of high school.

The biggest goal I have set for myself is to graduate from WSC and become a physical therapist. I plan to study sports science throughout my time at Western while being a part of the Mountaineer volleyball team. I appreciate your time reading my application and I look forward to being a part of Western next year.

Sami Fuentes

Mrs. Boresen

Expository Writing, P-4

Definition Essay

March 4^th, 2011

Pride

My mom has always been the most influential person in my life, and it means the world to me that she is very proud of me. I will never forget the first time she told me she was proud of me; it gave me an awesome feeling, a feeling I would love to feel again. As I grow older and make decisions in my life, I keep my mom in the back of my mind because knowing I will make her proud makes my life so much easier. Pride is not just something that happens; it is built over a period of time throughout life. Having pride is the state or feeling of being proud, and is also a sense of personal worth, according to (dictionary.com). It is possible for people to have pride in different matters in completely different meanings. Because pride can cause a huge reflection upon any person’s life, pride is a high or inordinate opinion of one’s own dignity, and importance(www.merriam-webster.com).

            According to word-origins.com, the original Old English noun for “pride” was pryte, a derivative of the adjective prūd “proud” (ancestor of modern English proud). The word pryte was developed into pride over time. The word prūd first applied to groups of lions in 1486, but it was not commonly used until c.1930 (dictionary.com). Pride is and was commonly used to describe what our soldiers had and have for our country; they take pride in what they do. We as citizens take pride in our soldiers, and we are very proud of them and what they have done for our country. We take pride in them because it is a very important position that they are in when on the battle field. Pride is a feeling of honor and sense personal worth.

            People may have pride in their families, and friends. Many parents take the most pride in their children. The children have the ability to make their parents very proud in what they can accomplish. Every day as the children grow older, they overcome many obstacles in their life, and as they learn and grow from these problems in their life, it makes the parents most proud. It is often heard that a parent may say, “My kids are my pride and joy,” and this means that the children bring them happiness and also that they make them very proud. The adults take most responsibility for their children, and raise them with a sense of personal worth.

            The word pride is used to describe the feeling of being proud and taking in dignity for what it is worth. In athletics pride is a very strong word used to describe what teams may have. The athletes take pride into their teammates and also their coaches. Being a part of numerous volleyball teams, I have had the chance to feel the pride of my teammates and also coaches. The past few years, my high school volleyball team has been very successful, making it to the state championships, and making it to at least the top four final teams. Over the seasons, I began to develop faith and pride in my team. We had the opportunity to spend numerous hours together learning and growing as a team. We would win together, and we would lose together. Some games we had better than others, but at the end of the day we would all take the punishment together. We learned to trust each other, and become closer even off the court. Developing pride is one of the big opportunities we had. Having pride in my teammates was one of the best feelings I have ever had. Being a senior, and one of the team captains, I was so proud of my teammates for making it as far as we did. We were one of the best teams in the whole state of Colorado. Because we performed at our best, had respect towards each other, succeeded, built great relationships for each other, and were proud of ourselves we really knew what it felt like to have pride as a team. Our coaches were very big supporters throughout our multiple seasons, and taught us what it took to succeed also developing pride from each player on the team. Our coaches were the ones to push us, to become a team of pride.

            Families and teams are not the only ones capable of having pride; teachers are also ones who take a lot of pride in what they do, and also in their students. Every year teachers get a new group of students to teach and grow with. As teachers gain a relationship with their classes they also gain respect for them. They become very proud of the students and what they accomplish by the end of the year. The students gain more knowledge, and teachers feel good about what they do. They take pride in helping, and teaching children. Since pride is a sense of personal worth the teachers feel very good in the field of education.

            It reflects on the character of a person and how much self-respect they have, and it may even say a lot about their self-esteem.(www.merriam-webster.com) Anyone can have pride, and anyone is capable of losing it. People may often say that they cannot do something because they have too much pride. When this is heard, it means that they do not want to lose the self respect, or personal worth that they have within themselves. When a person has pride it is a great deal of satisfaction. One example of someone losing pride would be to do something that they are not most proud of and to disappoint is the reason for losing pride.

          Because pride can cause a huge reflection upon any person’s life, it reflects on the character of a person. Throughout the life of a person they gain pride in themselves and others. They become very proud of what they believe in, and their pride builds on their character. The confidence of a person comes from the pride they have within themselves. The importance of pride is huge and has the ability to make or break a person’s personality. People often have pride in their culture, their race, and sometimes in their gender. Pride is a high or inordinate opinion of one’s own dignity, importance, merit or superiority.(dictionary.com)

Work Cited

"Pride | Define Pride at Dictionary.com." Dictionary.com | Free Online Dictionary for English Definitions. Web. 25 Feb. 2011. <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pride>.

"Pride - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary." Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online. Web. 28 Feb. 2011. <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pride?show=0&t=1298915644>.

"Pride - Definition of Pride by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia." Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary. Web. 25 Feb. 2011. <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pride>.

"Pride - Word Origin and History." Word-Origins.com – History and Etymology of Words. Web. 25 Feb. 2011. <http://www.word-origins.com/definition/pride.html>.

Definition Essay

Sami Fuentes

Mrs. Boresen

Expository Writing, P-4

Definition Essay

March 4^th, 2011

Pride

 Pride can cause a huge reflection upon any person’s life. According to dictionary.com pride high or inordinate opinion of one’s own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority. Having pride is the state or feeling of being proud. It reflects on the character of a person and how much self-respect they have and even says a lot about their self-esteem. Pride is a sense of personal worth (dictionary.com). To have pride is saying that you are very proud and have confidence in what you have pride in. People can have pride on different subjects, in completely different meanings. I believe that the word pride is used mostly to describe the feeling of being proud and taking in dignity for what it’s worth.

            According to word-origins.com the original Old English noun for “pride” was pryte, a derivative of the adjective prūd “proud” (ancestor of modern English proud). The word pryte was developed into pride over time. The word prūd first applied to groups of lions in 1486, but it was not commonly used until c.1930 (dictionary.com). Pride is and was commonly used to describe what our soldiers had and have for our country; they take pride in what they do. We as citizens take pride in our soldiers. We are very proud of them and what they have done for our country. We take pride in them because it is a very important position that they are in when on the battle field. Pride is a feeling of honor and sense personal worth.

            People may have pride in their families, and friends. Many parents take the most pride in their children. The children have the ability to make their parents very proud in what they can accomplish. Every day as the children grow older they overcome many obstacles in their life, and as they learn and grow from these problems in their life, it makes the parents most proud. You may often hear a parent say my kids are my “pride and joy”, and this means that the children bring them happiness and also that they make them very proud. The adults take most responsibility for their children and they raise them with a sense of personal worth.

            In athletics pride is also very popular. The athletes take pride into their teammates and also their coaches. Being a part of numerous volleyball teams I have had the chance to feel the pride of my teammates and also coaches. The past few years, my high school volleyball team has been very successful and making it to the state championships, and making it to at least the top four final teams. Over the seasons I began to develop faith and pride in my team. We had the opportunity to spend numerous hours together learning and growing as a team. We would win together and we would lose together. Some games we had better than others, but at the end of the day we would all take the punishment together. We learned to trust each other, and become closer even off the court. Developing pride is one of the big opportunities we had. Having pride in my teammates was one of the best feelings I have ever had. Being a senior and one of the team captains, I was so proud of my teammates for making it as far as we did. We were one of the best teams in the whole state of Colorado. Because we performed at our best, had respect towards each other, succeeded, built great relationships for each other, and were proud of ourselves we really knew what it felt like to have pride as a team. Our coaches were very big supporters throughout our multiple seasons, and taught us what it took to succeed also developing pride from each player on the team. Our coaches were the ones to push us, to become a team of pride.

            Families and teams are not the only ones capable of having pride; teachers are also ones who take a lot of pride in what they do, and also in their students. Every year teachers get a new group of students to teach and grow with. As teachers gain a relationship with their classes they also gain respect from them. They become very proud of the students and what they accomplish by the end of the year. The students become smarter, and teachers feel good about what they do. They take pride in helping, and teaching children. Since pride is a sense of personal worth the teachers feel very good in the field of education.

            Anyone can have pride, and anyone is capable of losing pride. You might often hear people say that they cannot do something because they have too much pride. When you hear this, it means that they do not want to lose the self respect, or personal worth that they have with themselves. When a person has pride it is a great deal of satisfaction. One example of someone losing pride would be to do something that they are not most proud of and to disappoint is the reason for losing pride.

          Pride is a big reflection upon the life of a person. Throughout the life of a person they gain pride in themselves and others. They become very proud of what they believe in, and their pride builds on their character. The confidence of a person comes from the pride they have within themselves. The importance of pride is huge and has the ability to make or break a person’s personality. People often have pride in their culture, their race, and sometimes in their gender. Pride is a high or inordinate opinion of one’s own dignity, importance, merit or superiority.(dictionary.com)

Work Cited

"Pride | Define Pride at Dictionary.com." Dictionary.com | Free Online Dictionary for English Definitions. Web. 25 Feb. 2011. <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pride>.

"Pride - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary." Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online. Web. 28 Feb. 2011. <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pride?show=0&t=1298915644>.

"Pride - Definition of Pride by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia." Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary. Web. 25 Feb. 2011. <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pride>.

"Pride - Word Origin and History." Word-Origins.com – History and Etymology of Words. Web. 25 Feb. 2011. <http://www.word-origins.com/definition/pride.html>.