I. Introduction
a. Attention Grabber –
The night Ella’s daughter turns two, she utters her first word and take three steps down the hall of their two bedroom apartment. “She is destined for greatness,” her father mutters, and the gesture is accepted as something well-meaning.
b. Background Info (or Author/Genre/Title/Summary) –
Society places monetary values of life on children as young as two. Gauged by how they contribute to society, they praise early learning, speaking, writing, and walking. Yet, no thought is given as to the possible consequence of determining one’s value as set in stone. These children grow to fulfill roles they are told are impossible to escape. They strive to stop at the finish line, and not go the extra mile. Furthermore, …show more content…
This is not exclusive to those in danger of death. Instead, the friends and families of victims stretch to dangerous methods of struggle. Ripley describes this epidemic as having “some compete with others for most bereaved status; others demand an apology even when no one is listening… some are popping pills and others cannot leave the house”(Ripley 58). The reaction is best described under one phrase: complete societal turmoil. This creates a division between a group of individuals supposed to work as one. One difficult to remedy, and even more impossible to stop. Editorial director Phil Brownlee describes the situation as having “families who are upset with what most Americans deem to be generous contributions… the souring of that sense of solidarity” (Page 59). Individuals will begin to fear death in a way much more unhealthy than the average. From the time of birth, a heavy weight will nestle on their shoulders. The government has deemed the lives of them and their family as a piece small enough to be obsolete. The societal injuries are as deep as those inflicted on the departed. Yet, the fight for determining human life is not ill fated. There are solutions, and those solutions are within healthy …show more content…
Such a mentality brings forth societal disarray, as individuals fight for the throne in the newly created hierarchy of human capitalistic placement. The effect of placing monetary values on human life is expressed in the words of editorial-page director Phil Brownlee as “frustrating that the goodwill demonstrated by the government seems to be deteriorating”, as it is “the souring of that sense of solidarity” (Ripley 59). What Brownlee means is that American society is beginning to feel cast-aside in the eyes of an establishment set to protect and defend them. In an instance where communities should expect unification, they are met with a struggle to self-define what they believe the lives of their deceased loved ones amount to. In truth, the value of human life holds an overwhelming complexity that is not easily repaid in a set cash
a. Attention Grabber –
The night Ella’s daughter turns two, she utters her first word and take three steps down the hall of their two bedroom apartment. “She is destined for greatness,” her father mutters, and the gesture is accepted as something well-meaning.
b. Background Info (or Author/Genre/Title/Summary) –
Society places monetary values of life on children as young as two. Gauged by how they contribute to society, they praise early learning, speaking, writing, and walking. Yet, no thought is given as to the possible consequence of determining one’s value as set in stone. These children grow to fulfill roles they are told are impossible to escape. They strive to stop at the finish line, and not go the extra mile. Furthermore, …show more content…
This is not exclusive to those in danger of death. Instead, the friends and families of victims stretch to dangerous methods of struggle. Ripley describes this epidemic as having “some compete with others for most bereaved status; others demand an apology even when no one is listening… some are popping pills and others cannot leave the house”(Ripley 58). The reaction is best described under one phrase: complete societal turmoil. This creates a division between a group of individuals supposed to work as one. One difficult to remedy, and even more impossible to stop. Editorial director Phil Brownlee describes the situation as having “families who are upset with what most Americans deem to be generous contributions… the souring of that sense of solidarity” (Page 59). Individuals will begin to fear death in a way much more unhealthy than the average. From the time of birth, a heavy weight will nestle on their shoulders. The government has deemed the lives of them and their family as a piece small enough to be obsolete. The societal injuries are as deep as those inflicted on the departed. Yet, the fight for determining human life is not ill fated. There are solutions, and those solutions are within healthy …show more content…
Such a mentality brings forth societal disarray, as individuals fight for the throne in the newly created hierarchy of human capitalistic placement. The effect of placing monetary values on human life is expressed in the words of editorial-page director Phil Brownlee as “frustrating that the goodwill demonstrated by the government seems to be deteriorating”, as it is “the souring of that sense of solidarity” (Ripley 59). What Brownlee means is that American society is beginning to feel cast-aside in the eyes of an establishment set to protect and defend them. In an instance where communities should expect unification, they are met with a struggle to self-define what they believe the lives of their deceased loved ones amount to. In truth, the value of human life holds an overwhelming complexity that is not easily repaid in a set cash