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- 1741: A Review of Huxley's Brave New World
- ... ill-effects of Brave New World is not the same as impugning its author's motives. Aldous Huxley was a deeply humane person as well as a brilliant polymath. He himself suffered terribly after the death of his adored mother. But death and suffering will be cured only by the application of bioscience. They won't be abolished by spirituality, prophetic sci-fi, or literary intellectualism. So what form will this cure take? In the future, it ... today. Our selfish-gene-driven ancestors - in common with the cartoonish brave new worlders - will strike posterity as functional psychopaths by comparison; and posterity will be right. In contrast to Brave New World, however, the death of ageing won't be followed by our swift demise after a sixty-odd year life-span. We'll have to reconcile ourselves to the prospect of living happily ever after. Scare-mongering prophets ...
- 1742: The Theme of Isolation in Various Literature
- ... with isolation. {1} When people have been isolated they don't see other people for a long time and this can lead to make a person stronger or make them weaker. In a live and death situation in can give them the extra will to live that you didn't have before. It can make him stronger and become his ally or it can beat him. When you are alone it ... had done. He was able to climb over mountains in blizzards and sleep without shelter in -40. He had found a way to live by himself and he didn't want to break that pattern. "Death on the Ice" by Cassie Brown is a compelling reconstruction of the "Newfoundland" disaster in which 78 sealers died. It tells how the captains of the sealing ships did not consider the men in their ... personality. Lavery joins forces with Konala and they continue on there journey for civilization. As Lavery begins to show sufficient evidence of recovery, Konala begins her journey into dire straits. On the eve of her death, Lavery began to nurture her, as she once did. Finally she handed him a pair of skin boots and spoke, slowly and carefully so he would be sure to understand. "They are not good ...
- 1743: Assisted Suicide
- Assisted Suicide "Should Doctors assist their patient's death? The doctors' obligation is to provide every possible support during the process of dying. Do doctors have the right to hasten the process, when requested to do so? There has been a great deal of ... to all of his patients. "If it wasn't for me, life would seem like it would never end to all of my patients that are suffering from illness." "I have never actually caused a death, but I help people exercise their last civil right. I think physicians who oppose assisted suicides are similar to Nazi doctors, people who torture and experiment on Holocaust victims. Actually, it is the same as ... right to make the decision for her since she was unable. Janet Adkins, a member of the Hemlock Society, believes highly in self deliverance. Self deliverance is being able to choose her own manner of death. She suggested the idea of assisted suicide to Dr. Kevorkian. The Hemlock Society that Adkins was a member of did not support Dr. Jack Kevorkian. Most of the people that Kevorkian deals with are ...
- 1744: Oliver Twist and Hedda Gabler: Commentary on the Social Conditions of that Time
- ... s new book served to drive him to destroy himself when it resulted in his confrontation with the woman whom he thought stole his book, which led him to get shot and resulted in his death. She even has a hand in his death, for in her motives in giving Lovborg her pistol, she wanted him to kill himself for her twisted sense of drama of doing an "act of courage" (p.527). And she even goes so far as to add that Eilert Lovborg's death was a wondrous event. "I say there is beauty in this"(p.527) She thinks that at last Lovborg's final act was that of courage in ending his life, but in fact it ...
- 1745: Burial In Different Cultures (
- ... Greco-Romans werealso done with a specific purpose in mind. Unlike the Egyptian's theGreco-Roman cultures did not employ elaborate tombs but focused on the useof a simple pit in the ground. Right after death, not too dissimilar fromthe practices of the Egyptians, it was necessary for the persons tocarefully wash and prepare the corpse for his journey. It was vital forall persons to receive a proper burial and if they did not they were dammedto hover in a quasi-world, somewhat of a "limbo" between life and death. One Greco-Roman myth that illustrates this point is The Odyssey byHomer. There is a part in Book eleven of the work in which Homerspecifically addresses proper burial rites. When Odysseus wishes tocontact Tiresias, he comes across Elpenor, one of his soldiers. Thisparticular man fell (in a haphazard fashion) to his death on the island ofthe Kimmerians, but did not receive a proper burial and was stuck in limbo.Elpenor begged Odysseus and his men to return to the island and care forhis body. Consequently, they ...
- 1746: Julius Caesar
- ... tidbits, these people may also be looked upon as superstitious. In the opening scene, one sooth-sayer, old in his years, warns Caesar to "Beware the Ides of March," an admonition of Caesar's impending death. Although sooth-sayers are looked upon by many as insane out of touch lower Classmen, a good deal of them, obviously including the sayer Caesar encountered, are indeed right on the mark. Since they lack ... to a horrible nightmare. She tells Caesar of a battle breaking out in the heart of Rome, "Which drizzled blood upon the Capitol," with Caesar painfully dying, such that "...The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes." Although Caesar realizes California is truly concerned about his well-being, he seeks another interpretation, coming to the conclusion that the person who imagines the dream may not be the wisest one to ... Caesar's assasination at the hand of Brutus, Cassius, and the rest of the conspirators, Brutus and Cassius are chased into the country side, where we see a few superstitious signs of their forthcoming painful death in battle. In a dream, Brutus sees Caesar's "ghost", interpreted as an omen of his defeat. He also looks upon the ensign, and instead of the usual stock of eagles, ravens and kites ...
- 1747: Adolescent Suicide
- ... a teacher, or a person close to them, help? The statistics, that scare any rational human being, involve a number and percentage that is much too large, and it is the second leading cause of death for adolescents among the ages of 15 to 19. It is also the second for college students, with homicide being the third. It is the fourth leading cause for those 10 to 14 years old ... include divorce, parent arguments, family difficulty, rejection, abuse, (physical and/or sexual), violence, (i.e. rape or incest), feared pregnancy, and alcohol or drug misuse. A loss of a meaningful person, whether it is through death, divorce, a break up, or suicide, chronic depression or metal illness in parents or self, and pressure for perfection are all tension causing issues that may be the reason behind the suicide. Related to school ... sealed envelope and asks for it not to be opened, depression or moodiness, and sudden changes in relationships. Examples of classroom behavior for educators to be aware of contain: a marked decline in school performance, death or suicide themes that appear in writing or artistic creations, loss of interest in school activities and previous enjoyable exertions, troublesome or rebellious behavior, poor concentration, skipping classes, sleepiness, and an incapability to accept ...
- 1748: Euthanasia
- ... Euthanasia is one of society's more widely debated moral issues of our time. Active euthanasia is; "Doing something, such as administering a lethal drug, or using other ways that will cause a person's death." In the other hand, Passive euthanasia is; "Stopping (or not starting) a treatment, that will make a person die, the condition of the person will cause his or her death." It seems that this one is not to debate, as much as the other one (active). I have chosen to look more closely at the issue of active euthanasia, and that it should not be ... it is the wrong thing to do. The euthanasia debate raises many questions. Questions such as: who is the one benefited by the murder? Or should we allow family members to make a life-or-death decision over a loved one who may never have expressed a desire to die, simply because they could not say with words a will to live? If a person should be suffering with an ...
- 1749: Tales of the City
- ... his last few months. As he leaves for lunch he is in great turmoil. He absurdly fantasizes about Frannie's party and that he could add to his wife's social ladder by foretelling his death at the party. He put this notion out of his mind as he entered Washington square and encountered Anna. "Relating at Lunch" ch.18 p.63-66: Beauchamp and Mary Ann have lunch at an ... but does realize that he cares for his dance troop. While Coward's story is a fanciful recounting of prior experiences, a confession of sorts, Maupin's rendering releases the pasts for a better future. Death manifests because of necessity in both works. To confess the storyteller needs death to encourage his reminiscing. In chapter one hundred-twelve fairness is brought when Norman dies a befitting death. He fails to hang on from the precipice because his own shortcomings. His tie is just ...
- 1750: Ancient Egypt Gods & Goddesses
- ... Wherever they found a piece they erected a temple to Osiris. Isis asked Thoth for his assistance in resurrecting Osiris. He taught Isis the process of mummification. This process insured the deceased a life after death and in the case of Osiris, it secured him the position of King of the Underworld. Isis was greatly saddened by the death of her true love, but she was consoled by two things: 1) Osiris lived again in the Underworld, 2) She was pregnant with Horus. Isis was told by Thoth that Horus would avenge his father's death and become the rightful heir of his kingdom. Set found out that Isis was pregnant and he knew Horus would be a threat to his kingship. It became his goal to find Isis and ...
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