9/11: The Value Of Life

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People’s lives are worth it when family and friends are always there for you and supporting you on any decisions you make. Also, making life worth living is when you have something to live for like a job you love so much. On the other hand, there are people that don’t care about their own life or other people’s lives. In addition, I think that people should live their days like it’s their last. People should enjoy their lives. For example, “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true as your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the …show more content…
Feinberg specializes in alternative dispute resolution. He managed the compensation funds for Sept 11, 2001. When he would meet the families, he was strained with issues surrounding the valuation of lives lost. Once he associated with them, he thought that it would make sense that “Congress to provide the same amount of public compensation to each and every victim. All lives are equal” (Feinberg 5).
This article was focused on the victims’ families of 9/11. The TIME article talked about the coldness of government because they wanted to compensate the families to avoid lawsuits. Many families were not agreeing with this because the money they were receiving was not the right amount, many people knew that the money was not going to get their loved one back. It was so sad because they were putting a monetary value on life, and that’s something that cannot be bought. The government would estimate how much a victim would have earned over his or her lifetime if the attacks would have never
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For instance, my dad loves what he does. He is a chef and sometimes that’s the only thing he could talk about. He loves talking about his job. My dad never gives up, if he has a bad day he just shakes it off and he tries to not let that bother him. He always says “tomorrow is just another day to be better”. For example, “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary” (Jobs 23). Furthermore, If someone has a bad day, don’t give up and just look at like it’s another chance to be better because if you love what you do, trust yourself that everything is going to be okay. For instance, Steve Jobs would say, “You have to trust in something- your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life” (Jobs

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