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- 2141: Lesson Before Dying
- ... by simply relating him to a hog, and a thing that cannot make intelligent decisions. By saying this he hopes to convince the jury that it would not be within justice to put him to death. Mentioning the attorney, Kenny points out, "To execute someone so simple, he concluded, would be like putting a hog in the electric chair" (683). Directed the jury, Jefferson's attorney states, "What you see here ... 683). The fact that the Reverend doesn't care about Jefferson's dignity makes Grant's task even more difficult. The Reverend's attempts to show Jefferson that all he needs in life and in death is God only adds to his confusion. Grant and the Reverend argue about their own beliefs and this puzzles Jefferson. He doesn't understand what he should, and what he should not believe. However, as ... between him and Grant. They understood one another and a trust between the two started to develop. Later, Jefferson even begins keeping a daily journal for Grant to read once he has been put to death. In the end, Jefferson's trust in Grant, helps him to face his death like a man. He does this, and dies like the human he is, not the hog he was thought as. ...
- 2142: A Case of Needing: Serious Revisions
- ... dull story. Karen Randall, the daughter of an eminent physician, dies as the result of a botched abortion. Art Lee, a Chinese obstetrician, is accused of performing the D & C that has resulted in her death. Though Lee is known to be an abortionist, he vehemently denies any involvement in the case. Lee calls upon his friend, forensic pathologist John Berry, to clear his name. John Berry careens back and forth ... of Randall as a freewheeling, loose woman with several abortions in her past, and connections to some shadowy underworld characters. Berry ultimately discovers that a drug-dealing musician was actually at fault for Randall's death. Why did Michael Crichton write this book? The answer seems fairly obvious. Still fairly immersed in his medical school learnings, Crichton must have seen it as a chance to demonstrate just how much knowledge he ... Karen Randall is the daughter of an eminent, powerful doctor, a doctor willing to manipulate medical findings and force his colleagues to rush to judgment in order that someone might be punished for Karen's death. Without becoming preachy, Crichton reveals how corrupt and selfish big medicine can be. Another Randall is willing to play fast and loose with the facts as well. Karen's uncle, Peter Randall, also a ...
- 2143: Our World Or Brave New World
- ... a barrier in their minds, so that they are never free to decide for themselves, but are always restricted by the instructions of the state. Another form of conditioning in Brave New World deals with death. From the early age of eighteen months, children are exposed to death while playing with toys and eating candy. Thus resulting in an eternal association between happiness and death. Death conditioning can be dangerous to society as children become unable to distinguish between good and evil. In addition, sexual conditioning is present in Brave New World. From a very young age, sexual play ...
- 2144: A Case of Needing: Serious Revisions
- ... dull story. Karen Randall, the daughter of an eminent physician, dies as the result of a botched abortion. Art Lee, a Chinese obstetrician, is accused of performing the D & C that has resulted in her death. Though Lee is known to be an abortionist, he vehemently denies any involvement in the case. Lee calls upon his friend, forensic pathologist John Berry, to clear his name. John Berry careens back and forth ... of Randall as a freewheeling, loose woman with several abortions in her past, and connections to some shadowy underworld characters. Berry ultimately discovers that a drug-dealing musician was actually at fault for Randall's death. Why did Michael Crichton write this book? The answer seems fairly obvious. Still fairly immersed in his medical school learnings, Crichton must have seen it as a chance to demonstrate just how much knowledge he ... Karen Randall is the daughter of an eminent, powerful doctor, a doctor willing to manipulate medical findings and force his colleagues to rush to judgment in order that someone might be punished for Karen's death. Without becoming preachy, Crichton reveals how corrupt and selfish big medicine can be. Another Randall is willing to play fast and loose with the facts as well. Karen's uncle, Peter Randall, also a ...
- 2145: Creative Writing: The Unforgettable Man
- ... Unforgettable Man Being an orderly at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital was a fun job that required a strong heart. The hospital was a great place for me to experience the beauty of life and the unwanted death of humans. Throughout my year of employment at the Community Hospital, I was able to enjoy my work by interacting with many kinds of interesting patients. Without the hospital, I would have never imagined to ... not believe what I was about to experience. In training we were told this could happen from time, to time, but I never thought with me. We were also told how to deal with the death of a patient, although I never thought I would be a part in this type of situation. Regardless, I could not think straight. I could not move as I started to panic. I looked around ... spot, the nurse had pronounced the patient dead. I could not believe this scene was actually taking place. For the first time I saw a human die right in front of my own eyes. The death to me did not sink in my head, until a nurse ordered me to call the funeral home, while she would be talking to the family. When I hung up the phone I was ...
- 2146: Popes
- ... 2000 salable offices, grossing an estimated total of 3 million ducats. Unfortunately this sum still proved insufficient for Leo's largesse. He poured countless amounts of money into idle wars and lavish displays. At his death he left the Papacy over 800,000 ducats worth of debts. His enormous expenditures left the Church in the lowest possible state of repute with the public and gave Martin Luther the right atmosphere to ... reputation because of the harm done to the Florentines and their economy, and because his reaction raised suspicions about the pope's personal involvement in the conspiracy. Sixtus reign was so "rancorous" that after his death Rome exploded into three weeks of riot and plunder. His successor Innocent VIII did no better in the political arena than Sixtus did. Innocent was plagued by the King of Naples constantly harassing the papacy ... all who didn't believe and preach the Pope had the right to sell indulgences. This proclamation was hardly effective, but the Pope was too busy with his opulent lifestyle to care. At Leo's death the papacy and the church were left at the "lowest possible repute because of the Lutheran sect" according to historian Francesco Vettori. The next pope, Clement VII, experienced many hardships during his reign. The ...
- 2147: Romeo And Juliet - The Role Of Love
- ... at hand and helps Romeo to see the next course of action. Another example of fatherly love was shown through Lord Capulet to Juliet. He saw that his daughter was in great grief over the death of Tybalt and the exile of her love Romeo. He lovingly tries to ease her remorse by finding a husband for Juliet. He presents the arrangement in an attempt to lighten the spirits of his ... Line 83). Romeo tries to reason with Mercutio, telling him "Gentle Mercutio, put thy rapier up" (Act III, Scene 1, Line 83), however, does not heed to the warnings and thus arrives upon and early death. The love Romeo showed for his friend does not end at his death. The young, brave man rushes off to avenge the death of Mercutio. He starts a battle with Tybalt in order to take vengeance on his Mercutio's life: "Alive in triumph, and Mercutio slain?/ ...
- 2148: The Bible
- ... to create society's moral values. A personal favorite verse that may reach out to every man and not just those who practice the Judaeo - Christian religions is : " The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor shall the children be put to death for the fathers; every man shall be put to death for his own sin. " ( Deuteronomy p178, vs.16) because it tells of a rule that every man should live by - it demands justice to isolate the criminal and thereby shield any innocent relative of ...
- 2149: The Scarlet Pimpernel
- ... keep his identity as the Scarlet Pimpernel a secret. The movie takes place in Paris during the revolution and viewers can see the major changes going on throughout the move. People were being put to death for such minor offenses as cutting down a tree that was thought to be important because it was planted as a sign of independence. People who were though to be a threat to the revolution or Republic were put to death by the guillotine. The movie showed how people may be wrongly blamed and arrested for a crime they did not commit. When situations arise like this in history panic and chaos breaks out, partly because of fear of being wrongly accused of a fictitious crime and partly for some peoples desire for power and death. The movie contains more than one theme. The first, shows the importance of bravery and sacrifice and the second shows the ruthlessness and betrayal that goes on in government. In the Scarlet Pimpernel the ...
- 2150: The Ebola Virus
- ... Allied Health Dictionary as, a group of viral aerosol infections, characterized by fever, chills, headache, malaise, and respiratory or GI symptoms, followed by capillary hemorrhages, and, in severe infection, oliguria, kidney failure, hypotension, and, possibly, death. The incubation period for Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever ranges from 2-21 days (JAMA 273: 1748). The blood fails to clot and patients may bleed from injections sites and into the gastrointestinal tract, skin and internal ... center of the epidemic in Zaire involved a missionary hospital where they reused needles and syringes without sterilization. Most of the staff of the hospital got sick and died. This outbreak infected 318 with a death rate of 93% (Le Guenno et al. 1271). Another fatal case was reported one year later in Zaire but nothing major ever became of it. The most recent case recorded was the infamous breakout in ... declared on August 24, 1995 that the outbreak of Ebola Zaire in Kikwit was officially over after killing 244 of its 315 known victims ("Ebola Outbreak Officially Over" 1). This outbreak had a rate of death over 75%. Ebola Sudan also occurred in 1976 about the same time as Ebola Zaire. The number of cases was 284 with a death rate of 53% (Le Guenno et al 1271). The outbreak ...
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