In this paper we are going to study the moral issues connected with homosexuality, look back into the historical attitudes and compare them with modern views. In the 29th century, the German psychologist Karoly Maria Benkert used the term “homosexuality” for the first time. The word itself was somewhat new, but the problems of sexuality, in general, were discussed hundreds of year ago already. The philosophical discussions of this matter started from Symposium of Plato and to queer theory. Thus the attraction to the same sex has a rather long social history. In the West arose the idea of natural law, actually forbidding homosexualism. Nowadays the concepts of natural law…

There are a lot of opportunities for volunteers in medical sphere, especially in practice areas, such as direct patient care, education and service. In my report I’ll analyze volunteer experience in the direct patient care. First of all, such kind of experience helps the volunteers to develop their personality and improve their behavior. The student being volunteer feels empowered, he has responsibilities and should answer for his actions. Volunteering gives an opportunity to be initiative and helps to develop leadership skills. Being the volunteer in the direct patient care gives the students opportunities to interact professionally with patients, gain experience in methods of curing, get acquainted with current health issues…

Forensic mental health counseling plays more critical role increasingly since the demand for such services increases respectively to the growth of the number of mental health problems as well as offenses involving people suffering from mental health problems. On the other hand, this field has remained under-researched for a considerable period since people with mental health problems used to be perceived as inferior while forensic investigations and research paid little attention to specific behavior and characteristics of people with mental health problems. As a result, today there is a shortage of specialists able to work in forensic mental health counseling since the assistance of these professionals may be extremely helpful…

Foreign languages learning is a typical experience for many people, it is fascinating and challenging at any age. There is a significant number of reasons why people start to learn a foreign language or go on making their knowledge just perfect. Some people want to become teachers of a foreign language; some want to develop business relations with partners from other countries, some people would like to emigrate to a different country and so on. There are a lot of methods of learning foreign languages as well. There are old and common ones, and there are a lot of new techniques and innovations, there are methods that are used for…

The nature of language is one of the most mysterious questions that exists for man to ponder on. Gadamer The human understanding of reality is intimately connected with the notion “language.” Language serves as the main source of cognition. Different linguists have investigated connections between the process of understanding and language itself for many years, philosophers, and other scientists. For example, Bickerton (Bickerton, 1981), concluded that “humans are very much at the mercy of language concerning what constitutes “social reality”(Gadamer, 1976). Allen (Allen, 1995) noticed the modern tendency to simplification of language because of diminution of infections that inevitably causes simplification of human understanding and show the higher level of…

Someone has noted that ethics is like love which cannot be forced. Ethics cannot and should not be legislated despite the notion that majority of people thinks that legislation should be just. The law is the legal framework developed with the aim to protect citizen’s rights, and it is almost impossible to satisfy the needs of all people at the same time. Nevertheless, the law and justice are similar concepts, and it means that ethics and legislation sometimes overlap. As Thomas Aquinas has stated “where there is no consensus, there can be no law,” and it means that legislation just like ethics has the aim to find the best decision…

The Democratic and the Republican parties are two oldest and most influential political parties in the US. The consistency with which Americans elect Presidents and vote for Congressmen from one or the other party has given rise to the dual-party system that provides stability and continuity to the US political setup. Although the differences between two parties are not dramatic, they nevertheless demonstrate discrepancies in ideology, stances on various subjects and policies. In general, the Democratic Party supports the tradition of social liberalism, whereas the Republican Party advocates classical liberalism. The distinction between the two is also that the Democratic Party usually supports more significant interference of the state social…

Whenever we speak about the stars and their nature, it is also necessary to talk about electromagnetic waves, because stars produce one of the most widespread electromagnetic waves known as light. Being a form of electromagnetic energy light is let out from a point source, in our case it is a star. The light is a small part of the visible electromagnetic energy. Different frequencies or wavelengths characterize electromagnetic waves. Wavelengths of different types form the electromagnetic spectrum, including radio waves, heat waves, infrared, visible waves, ultraviolet waves and roentgen and gamma rays. So, light is spread in the form of the wavefront (spherical shape) in all directions; however, the…

Only a few decades ago, if your heart failed, this meant sure death. Now, you have a fair chance of survival because physicians can provide you with another person’s heart. The outstanding person who made this happen was the South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard, the person whose life and achievement we will speak about today. Doctor Barnard demonstrated the commitment to serving people from his very early years throughout his employment as family doctor and surgeon, crowning his professional career with the first in history heart transplant surgery. First, I will talk about Christiaan Barnard’s early years, already marked with severe concentration and effort. Second, we will review the events…

The samurai remains a symbol of Japanese history both for the nation itself and foreigners. The story of brave aristocratic warriors, bound by the strict Code of the Samurai, ignites the fancy of people all over the world. The role of the samurai was one of utmost importance in the history of Japan, as the group that represented the ruling class and even controlled the emperor’s actions. Although during the industrial period samurai was ousted from their privileged position in public life, their legacy survives in modern Japan and abroad. The origins of the samurai class date back to the 12th century when the samurai gained power thanks to the…