Nothing But A Number: Confronting the Issues at Hand

Ivan Walker

Dr. Ingrad Smith

Honors Colloquialism

5 September 2003

Nothing But A Number: Confronting the Issues at Hand
In today’s hi-tech, modern society, the question, “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” still boggles the mind. Perhaps even more perplexing is the question, “When is a child born?” Some argue that a child is born at the point of conception, others say after the first trimester, and many would agree that it is...