Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

READ!

Various religions have many things in common. One of the most common things is the tradition of marrying a person with the same religion.There are a lot of traditional families living in America trying to raise their children in old fashioned ways, some succeed and some don't. Cultural integration is a permanent surrounding no matter how the parents may try to seclude the children. While this isn't wrong, is it right to discourage marriage with someone who's of a different religion, and ethnicity?

Of course there are negatives to marrying someone of a different religion, there's the question of what religion the children will be taught. There are also different holidays, lots of arguments can be based on religion or can end in religion as a scapegoat to a couple's problems. Does true love overpower these negatives? Will this love last throughout the future or does love "go away with time", like the cranky married couples say? If it does go away the parents will have a resentful relationship with their children for the rest of their lives. There are so many questions to be asked in this case, it's impossible and frightening for the son or daughter to make a choice knowing they're devastating their family. The person can marry someone who their parents consent of but what if they're not happy and end up cheating with the one they love? Is that worth it or fair to their husband/wife?

Answer realistically, if it was you would you... ?
A. Marry the one you love even if your parents will disown you, or worse.
B. Marry the one your parents approve of and try to forget about the one you love.
or
C. Marry the one your parents approve of but due to incapability of letting go, cheat with the one you love.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

My Long Lost Twin



http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=2912199&page=1

I was five years old when I met my twin. Shopping with my mommy in a Brighton fruit store I turned around and got startled by the mirror image in front of me. I remember this vividly, my mother than came near and almost screamed that I look just like the little girl in front of me. I still can't believe it. So there stood my mother and hers, wondering how this was possible.

There's an old myth that says everyone out there has a twin. Of course not all people really have a long lost "twin", but close enough. The striking similarity occurs because our brains pay attention to the facial structures but don't notice the slight differences. Finding your "doppelganger" can be draining because it gives you an uncertainty in who you are. Brunelle made it his specialty to photograph these people, as shown in the image above.

Have you met your doppelganger yet?

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Conjoined Twins

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1058/is_26_117/ai_66035540/

In the article linked, an ethical and moral debate is shown. The parents of the conjoined twins want to leave their daughters' fate in G-d's hands while the Judge ordered that surgery is done to save one of their daughter's lives. They said they'd rather have both girls die than save one. Unfortunately for the parents, British law favors the child's interests. Yet if the surgery ends up killing one of the twins, the doctor is liable to be charged with assault and murder.

I don't understand how a doctor can be held responsible for an accidental death caused by a risky surgery. I think there's no telling who's right or wrong but of course it's more risky to avoid the surgery. Miracles can happen and sometimes doctors are wrong but having that much faith can kill both of their daughters. Of course this is a heart-wrenching decision and sacrificing one innocent life for another is horrible. What do you think should be done?