Society in general set up criteria on which we as members are defined. Philosophers, thinkers and even the detritus of our community muse on what is the definition of person. Take note that I am using the word person instead of a more dramatic noun "man". That is because I am a woman and I am trying to make a more politically correct piece. Let me start on our conception. We are measured by the inconvenience we gave our mother, so much so that we are compared to our siblings in terms of how much nauseuos mornings, cravings, moodiness and unwanted weight gain we exacted on our host ( our mother, of course) during the time of pregnancy. During our first foray in the outside world, we are measured on how much we weigh ( she/he is a big baby 20 pounds) , gushed our parents, the fracas brought about by our wailing and how long and painful the labor pains are. This is used often ...