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- 701: The Black Plague
- ... this Black Plague was punishment from an angry God (Corzine 27-31). The Black Plague had several different names. Bubonic Plague received its name because of the painful swellings it produced called buboes. The Black Death is another name which was given to the Plague because of the appearance of black blood beneath the skin. This disease became associated with the term "plague" because of the widespread fatalities that it caused ... swellings, to anyone unfortunate enough to contract them, were definite signs that they would soon die (Bunson 93). Another common symptom of the Black Plague is the appearance of black blood under the skin after death. Severe hemorrhage takes place under the skin after death causing the body to look black. This is where the plague received one of its many names, The Black Death (Platt 101). To this day, there is a popular nursery rhyme that arose from ...
- 702: All Quiet on the Western Front: "The Cause of Death"
- All Quiet on the Western Front: "The Cause of Death" Erich Maria Remarque's ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT is a very interesting and true-to-heart novel based in the first world war where many men and women died because someone called them ... when he looks at his books, his bed, his old clothes, and his drawings, he experiences "a terrible feeling of foreigness."(172) In the end, as Paul stands up in the trench, right before his death, he combines the young, idealistic Paul, and the ruthless, weary soldier Paul. He has a single unity in both, a unity that gives him the reality that war is not as bloodless as he thought ...
- 703: Hemmingway
- ... left eye (resentfully inherited from his mother). On his first day of service across seas, he and other ambulance drivers were assigned the horrific duty of picking up body parts from an exploded munitions factory. Death, mostly of women, on such a scale was most definitely another very shocking moment in Hemingway's young life. But he soon recovered from this experience and became known as the man who was always ... the Pamplona bull run and the famous San Fermin July Fiesta. He would later write several books and short stories about bull fighting and the many events that surround this tragic ritual. Among these are Death in the Afternoon and The Dangerous Summer. Quickly after Patrick's birth, they moved on to what would remain Hemingway's only true residence in the United States-- Key West, Florida. It was there that ... tragedy struck Ernest. His father, struggling with diabetes and angina pectoris, had put a bullet through his head. Hemingway was very ashamed of this. He had always felt that life was for the testing of death. Suicide was the surrendering of life to death. This was forbidden in his code of courage. From that day on, Ernest turned his back on his father. 1929 marked the release of A Farewell ...
- 704: Euthanasia Is Religious, Medically, and Legally Wrong
- ... to forty-six percent,and euthanasia remains illegal in Noth America. In addition to violating civil law,euthanasia also contradicts the laws of many religions of the world. It is God who controlls life and death. Man will take this responsibility if euthanasia is permitted. It is stated in the ten commandments,"Do not commit murder". Murder can take many forms,one of which is suicide,the taking of one's ... to the unnecessary termination of many lives. Also,euthanasia cotradicts the point of medicine. Doctors cannot be expected to heal as well as kill. The purpose of medicine is to get rid of suffering and death. Euthanasia is in contrast to this purpose. Over time,euthanasia would eventally corrupt the medical system. It could be used as a excuse for malpractice. A false diagnosis or surgical procedure on a patient who had been suffering or near death for quite some time,could be covered up by claims that the patient wished to die in thefirst place. This would avoid an investigation or a rise in malpractice insurance for the doctor. Also, ...
- 705: Euthanasia is Not Murder
- Euthanasia is Not Murder Debate continues over the issue of euthanasia because of the recent court decision over Dr. Death. Kevorkian has been aquitted of murder in his assisted suicide cases and the court has created precedent for the legalization of selecting death. Euthanasia does take place and is selected voluntarily by patients who are in great pain due to an incurable illness like cancer. Usually, the decision is made to pull the plugs of machines which prolong ... him or her. For instance, when the Boston strangler killed the women, he first terrorized them. Frequently murder is painfuland the person who is dying has not voluntarily decided to participate in his or her death. By its nature, murder is death by violence at a time of the killer's rather than nature's choosing. Unlike murder, euthanasia is not an act of violence. In an editorial in the ...
- 706: Self-delusion In Death Of A Sa
- In Arthur Miller s drama Death of a Salesman the protagonist is a character by the name of Willy Loman. Willy suffers from self-delusion and is obsessed with a desire to succeed. Willy s family is strongly influenced by his ... having realized his dreams. Biff accepts who he is, but has done little to change. Linda doesn t understand why Willy took his life and why no one came to the funeral. Even after his death she is unable to realize that Willy s entire life was a lie. Happy continues to believe Willy had a good dream and that he can succeed where his father didn t.
- 707: Euthanasia Is Religious, Medically, and Legally Wrong
- ... to forty-six percent,and euthanasia remains illegal in Noth America. In addition to violating civil law,euthanasia also contradicts the laws of many religions of the world. It is God who controlls life and death. Man will take this responsibility if euthanasia is permitted. It is stated in the ten commandments,"Do not commit murder". Murder can take many forms,one of which is suicide,the taking of one's ... to the unnecessary termination of many lives. Also,euthanasia cotradicts the point of medicine. Doctors cannot be expected to heal as well as kill. The purpose of medicine is to get rid of suffering and death. Euthanasia is in contrast to this purpose. Over time,euthanasia would eventally corrupt the medical system. It could be used as a excuse for malpractice. A false diagnosis or surgical procedure on a patient who had been suffering or near death for quite some time,could be covered up by claims that the patient wished to die in thefirst place. This would avoid an investigation or a rise in malpractice insurance for the doctor. Also, ...
- 708: Why I Believe In Voluntary Euthanasia
- ... or emotional reasons. But I do say that there is a second form of suicide -- justifiable suicide, that is, rational and planned self-deliverance from a painful and hopeless disease which will shortly end in death. I don't think the word 'suicide' sits well in this context but we are stuck with it. Many have tried to popularize the term 'self-deliverance' but it is an uphill battle because the ... others wish to change. In a caring society, under the rule of law, we claim that there must be exceptions. ORIGIN OF THE WORD The word 'euthanasia' comes from the Greek -- eu, "good", and thanatos, "death". Literally, "good death". But the word 'euthanasia' has acquired a more complex meaning in modern times. It is generally taken nowadays to mean doing something about achieving a good death. Suicide, self-deliverance, auto-euthanasia, aid-in- ...
- 709: Euthanasia Mercy Killing
- ... in support of what she believed in, watched as her strength was sapped by the devastating disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), and we were moved by her clear thought and her bravery as a person facing death. Here was a woman who acted on her beliefs with courage and tenacity and whose grace has enriched us all. It is no defense to point to the fact that a person has requested to be killed: "No person is entitled to consent to have death inflicted upon him, and such consent does not affect the criminal responsibilities of any person by whom death may be inflicted upon the person by whom consent is given," which seems to mean that no one has a right to consent to have death inflicted on him or her. In addition, if ...
- 710: Jon Donne - Alediction Forbidd
- ... common fears is the fear of losing someone who is close to you. The drama caused by such events make impressions on a person that can last a lifetime. Many people spend years mourning a death. John Donne deals with these ideas in his poem "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning". He centers on the wasted energy of mourning, and the consequences of it. There are better ways to deal with a loss of that magnitude. Death does not have to cause the end of other lives around it. The poem is meant to offer peace to someone who has lost a loved one. A valediction is a farewell. It is a ... handled by commas or no punctuation at all. This once again adds a natural and peaceful flow to the poem. The first three stanzas of the poem deal with the way people react to a death. When there is a death, people carry on and waste time and energy crying - "So let us melt, and make no noise, / No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move, " ( 5 - 6 ). Donne uses alliteration ...
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