Monday, March 9, 2009
My views on Euthanasia
I believe that euthanasia is a legitimate way to end some one's life, but only when there is nothing else to turn to. In the articles and "Of Mice and Men" people performed mercy killing to end some one's life due to their beliefs. I think that mercy killing is a legitimate way to end someones life because there are some times when there is nothing to turn to but to end that person's life. For example, if someone has a serious health issue and is continuously suffering, it should be legitimate to end that person's life so that they won't have to go through the burden. Another reason I believe that "mercy" killing is legitimate is because if the person wishes to end his or her life, it should be the obligation of the family to pull the plug if there is no other option to turn to. Like in "Of Mice and Men" when George kills Lennie because his death was inevitable because Curley would have killed him. I think George made the right decision so that he wouldn't go through the rigorous suffering that Curley was going to bestow upon him. Though I believe that mercy killing is a legal way to kill someone, I think there are sometimes that mercy killing is wrong. Unless the person is beckoning for his or her life to end, or if that person is sullenly in pain, you should not have the choice to pull the plug unless their in a coma. Another way that "mercy" killing is not legit would be when a person believes that there is no other way to end a life due to problems in life like in the second article. To conclude I believe that euthanasia is a legitimate way to end a life only if there are no other option and when a person earnestly think there is no other way.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Of Mice and Men
1. Reflecting on Of Mice and Men
a. In the book "Of Mice and Men", George killed Lennie after he went on the run when Lennie killed Curley's wife. George's perspective of killing Lennie was that by killing him, George thinks he saved Lennie. By killing him, Lennie wouldn't have to be killed by Curley and even if he gets capture, George thinks Curley would go after Lennie eventually. George also thinks that it was probably better for Lennie today so that he wouldn't need to keep getting in trouble and doing harm to other people.
b. I think it was best for George to kill Lennie because life was going to be hell for both of them. Lennie was going to get killed by Curley anyways and it would have be better for him not to suffer and die happily thinking about the bunnies. I also think it is better for George to kill Lennie so that he wouldn't do unmeaningful harm to others.
2. Father in Italy Accused of Murder
a. "Late last year, 67-year-old Beppino Englaro, won an intense 10-year legal battle to allow his daughter's feeding tubes to be removed, saying that was her wish. The court accepted that before the accident, his daughter had expressed a preference for dying over being kept alive artificially." The father won a legal battle to remove the feeding tubes from his daughter. He believed that by removing it would have been better for his daughter. He did it because it was his daughter's wish to remove the feeding tubes and believed that his daughter prefer death over living off the life support system.
b. "Late last year, 67-year-old Beppino Englaro, won an intense 10-year legal battle to allow his daughter's feeding tubes to be removed, saying that was her wish. The court accepted that before the accident, his daughter had expressed a preference for dying over being kept alive artificially." I think the best thing to do for the daughter was to remove the tubes just as the father did. In my opinion it would have done it if it was my daughter's wishes and if she truly did want to live on the life support. The best thing to do for the daughter would have been removing the feeding tube because you basicly can't do anything if you have to rely on a artificial device.
c. I agree with what the father did because I believe it was the right decision to remove the feeding tubes. One reason is because it was his daughter's wishes to remove the tubes and he should honor his daughter's wish. Another reason that I believe it was the right choice to make because there's no point in just living on the life support all your life and it wastes money for the hospital bed.
3. Man Kills Family after Losing his Job
a. The man was probably thinking about how he was going to deal with life without a job and raising five children. I think he went paranoid since he wasn't going to be able to make enough money to raise the family. Then he probably thought about killing himself and he thought it would have been better if he killed his children along with him.
b. One way parents could encourage there kids to succeed in life without money is working hard in school. Another way a parent could help their children is to tell them about all the bad things that happen in the world and encourage them to not give in to them. The parent could teach the kid about values and lessons that could help them in life.
a. In the book "Of Mice and Men", George killed Lennie after he went on the run when Lennie killed Curley's wife. George's perspective of killing Lennie was that by killing him, George thinks he saved Lennie. By killing him, Lennie wouldn't have to be killed by Curley and even if he gets capture, George thinks Curley would go after Lennie eventually. George also thinks that it was probably better for Lennie today so that he wouldn't need to keep getting in trouble and doing harm to other people.
b. I think it was best for George to kill Lennie because life was going to be hell for both of them. Lennie was going to get killed by Curley anyways and it would have be better for him not to suffer and die happily thinking about the bunnies. I also think it is better for George to kill Lennie so that he wouldn't do unmeaningful harm to others.
2. Father in Italy Accused of Murder
a. "Late last year, 67-year-old Beppino Englaro, won an intense 10-year legal battle to allow his daughter's feeding tubes to be removed, saying that was her wish. The court accepted that before the accident, his daughter had expressed a preference for dying over being kept alive artificially." The father won a legal battle to remove the feeding tubes from his daughter. He believed that by removing it would have been better for his daughter. He did it because it was his daughter's wish to remove the feeding tubes and believed that his daughter prefer death over living off the life support system.
b. "Late last year, 67-year-old Beppino Englaro, won an intense 10-year legal battle to allow his daughter's feeding tubes to be removed, saying that was her wish. The court accepted that before the accident, his daughter had expressed a preference for dying over being kept alive artificially." I think the best thing to do for the daughter was to remove the tubes just as the father did. In my opinion it would have done it if it was my daughter's wishes and if she truly did want to live on the life support. The best thing to do for the daughter would have been removing the feeding tube because you basicly can't do anything if you have to rely on a artificial device.
c. I agree with what the father did because I believe it was the right decision to remove the feeding tubes. One reason is because it was his daughter's wishes to remove the tubes and he should honor his daughter's wish. Another reason that I believe it was the right choice to make because there's no point in just living on the life support all your life and it wastes money for the hospital bed.
3. Man Kills Family after Losing his Job
a. The man was probably thinking about how he was going to deal with life without a job and raising five children. I think he went paranoid since he wasn't going to be able to make enough money to raise the family. Then he probably thought about killing himself and he thought it would have been better if he killed his children along with him.
b. One way parents could encourage there kids to succeed in life without money is working hard in school. Another way a parent could help their children is to tell them about all the bad things that happen in the world and encourage them to not give in to them. The parent could teach the kid about values and lessons that could help them in life.
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