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- 3511: Euthanasia: People Should Have the Right to Choose
- ... Euthanasia is therefore a necessary evil for those whose practical life is in effect over due to a terminal illness or otherwise life devastating condition. If a person is in unbearable pain and close to death or is in a vegetable state and no longer able to function, their life is by all practical means over. There is no reason to keep them alive. The only way to end their physical ... from their illnesses and go on to lead very fulfilling lives. Clear cut cases would be those in which the patient has a terminal illness that causes them incredible pain as they get closer to death. Euthanasia would end the needless suffering and quicken the already inevitable death. There are also the cases involving people in a vegetative state. Sometimes their bodies can function on their own and live with the help of intravenous nourishment. Other times they need countless machines to ...
- 3512: Great Gatsby 12
- ... lack of it, are the pillars that hold up their conscience. Since Nick has thick strong pillars, he, as a result, has a very strong conscience. His conscience makes him feel responsible for Gatsby s death, for he was the one that brought Gatsby and Daisy together. After Gatsby s death the East was haunted for me like that, distorted beyond my eyes power of correction. (Pg. 178) This quote shows that Nick is feeling responsible for bringing the two together. On the contrary, since Tom s pillars are weak, his conscience is also that weak. Tom was very much responsible for Gatsby s death , for he lead the killer, Mr. Willison, to Gatsby. Even though he was in a tight situation to have stilled informed Gatsby about Mr. Wilson coming for him, however he did not. He did ...
- 3513: London's "To Build A Fire": Use of Devices to Convey His Message
- ... at Sulfur Creek that "no man must travel alone in the Klondike after fifty below". The logger thinks this is "rather womanish" and believes he can survive by himself. Along his journey, the man encounters death as he falls into a spring, where "At a place where there were no signs, where the soft, unbroken snow seemed to advertise solidity beneath, the man broke through. It was not deep. He wet ... the man builds a fire beneath a tree and snow falls over it putting it out. London creates these natural events in the plot to prove they are not the cause of the man's death. Using characterization, London is able to display on account of who is alive at the end how one benefits from being social. The old-timer at Sulfur Creek is alive because he is experienced and ... the man travels with a companion, he can benefit from him and possibly return safely to camp. London's point is achieved through these three devices to prove that the cause of the logger's death is his rugged individualism which concludes to not having anyone to benefit from. London's message is that all of us need to learn how to be social and learn how to benefit from ...
- 3514: Assisted Suicide
- ... mind is Dr. Jack Kervorkian. Yet Kervorkian was not the first, "The Hemlock Society was founded by Derek Humphry, a british journalist, in Los Angeles in 1980. The organization advocated active euthanasia, or aiding the death of a hopelessly ill individual."(Long 76) This society was responsible for several deaths because of their "listing of lethal doses of eighteen commonly prescribed drugs and a manual on suicide, which quickly became a ... comes down to your beliefs not only in the law but also in your morals. The Bible says in Phillipians 1:20-24: Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If it is to be life in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell ... the flesh is more necessary on your account.1 I have emphasized 'on your account' because is seems to me that this is the key to the whole of Jesus' teaching about both life and death. The suffering that Paul knew he would be called upon to endure so long as he remained alive was not for himself. Suicide was, indeed, a tempting 'way out' of continued suffering. But he ...
- 3515: Saddam, Iraq, And The Gulf War
- ... to do was to go home- the war did not matter any longer. As a result, the invasion of Kuwait was a success, and thousands of Iraqi soldiers decided to surrender rather than face certain death. All that was left now was clean up. Allies went on a search and kill mission to rid Kuwait of what was left of the Iraqi soldiers. The next day, newspapers around the world had ... War is not something to be looked at as great, or for that matter funny. I remember the various video shots of missiles destructing buildings, night vision video of bewildered Iraqi soldiers falling over in death from an enemy they cannot even see or hear... It makes me cringe to think that these images are shown for our amusement, not for us to see the cruelty of war. It is true ... gruesome footage of a charred Iraqi body, frozen while sitting up in his burnt truck- and we laugh. I think we have to rethink exactly what we fought this war for, was it worth the death on both sides, and why we put such a low humanitarian priority on the lives of our opponents. Nicholas Singh -picdesign@aol.com PICARDesign Graphics -http://members.aol.com/picdesign/ -Serving all you graphical ...
- 3516: Suicide - Is Suicide Wrong?
- Suicide - Is Suicide Wrong? Since the beginning of time, people have been committing suicide. Self inflicted death, or suicide, can be defined as "choosing the mode, time, situation, or occasion for ending one's life." In general, the word suicide has a negative connotation and is looked upon unfavorably. Yet in some ... of a thousand Jews because they refused to fight on the day of the Sabbath. Since they would not obey the king's command, the army was forced to attack the Jews. For the Jews, death was inevitable since they chose to conform to their beliefs. In this instance, my whole family agreed that the Jewish people were only following the guidelines of their religion, and if they were very religious ... gain fame as well as kill the leader of attack. Once again, my family agreed that what Eleazar did was acceptable and actually quite noble since he was trying to protect his own people from death. Eleazar's actions displayed courage and bravery. To some people, suicide is never acceptable, but most people feel that taking your own life is acceptable under certain conditions. Sacrificing one's life to uphold ...
- 3517: How Huck Uses His Creativity, Luck, and Wits to Get Rid of the Pits
- ... old kids use in their lifetime. Whenever life hits Huck with a problem, he always conquers it by using awareness, cleverness, and insight. Before Huck starts his adventure down the river, he must fake his death to escape from pap. The first thing Huck did was to make sure that pap was far away before starting his getaway. At this point, many children of Huck's age would merely get in ... the lady that both his parents had died, and he left because his new guardian treated him poorly. This was a very good choice because not many strangers will question a person their parent's death. Huck Left the lady's house with a snack and the directions to Goshen. Without being overly inquisitive within this short visit, Huck learned what people thought of his death and possible trouble happening back on the island. After Huckleberry and Jim outwit their friends, the king and the duke, Huck lost his best friend and possession, Jim. While floating down stream alone, he ...
- 3518: AIDS and You: The Lethal Relation
- ... groups. We must all protect ourselves from this infection and teach our children about it in time to take effective precautions. Given the right measures, no one need get AIDS. AIDS is a life and death issue. To have the AIDS disease is at present a sentence of slow but inevitable death. I've already lost one friend from AIDS. I may soon lose others. My own sexual behavior and that of many of my friends has been profoundly altered by it. In U.S.A. one ... rules for "safe sex". These rules are very strict, and will be found quite objectionable by most of people who have previously enjoyed unrestricted sex. But to violate these rules is to risk unusually horrible death. Once one gets used to them, the rule for "safe sex" do allow for quite acceptable sexual enjoyment in most cases. A condom must be used by a man in order to obtain the ...
- 3519: Brutus, A Tragic Hero
- ... and high ranking, but he was naοve and so he had a tragic flaw. Moreover, Brutus was a tragic hero for other reasons. His downfall was beyond his control and in the end, despite his death, he gains self-knowledge or wisdom. Brutus's downfall was beyond his control. His tragic flaw of being naive led him to be fashioned by Cassius and the conspirators. Equally important, he cared for Rome ... forces beyond his control. The main character is usually dignified and courageous, and often high ranking. At the end, the tragic hero typically gains self-knowledge and wisdom, even if he suffers defeat, possibly even death. Brutus was a honored man, devoted to his country more than his friends, which led him to his death. In conclusion, Brutus was indeed and truly a tragic hero.
- 3520: Beowulf - Christianity Vs. Pag
- ... Beowulf is preparing to enter the water, he is pondering the evils that inhabit the pond. He knows he is faced with a greater challenge than before. He prepared as though he were preparing for death. Christ knew before his death that he was facing a great challenge, and he forgave his enemies. Beowulf's descent into the mere is similar to a baptismal rite. The immersion purifies him, and he overcomes the evil power of ... a redeemed man much as Christ arose from the tomb. While Beowulf is in the mere, all the thanes except Wiglaf gives up hope and leaves at the ninth hour, the hour of Christ's death on the cross. The waiting is similar to the apostles waiting for Christ to return from the Garden of Gethsemane. While Christ was in the Garden, the apostles gave up and fell asleep, all ...
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