A Happy Death

medication to hasten their inevitable death. Competence plays a huge part in any person’s argument for, and even against, Physician-Assisted Suicide for a couple of reasons. If the person who is terminally ill is competent and they know that the path ahead of them will be a painful path and they want to have Death with Dignity, they should be able to have that. No person should have to suffer and endure a long painful death in any circumstance and, as Death with Dignity’s website states, “The…

There was one quote that left a big impact on me, which was, “She was one of the few that made me wonder what it was to live,” (Zusak, The Book Thief). Since this quote was narrated by Death, I have a different understanding of it. At first, I thought this quote meant that because Liesel had gone through a lot, Death wondered what it would feel like to be alive. But the more I thought about it, I realized that this quote meant much more. Many people exist, but few actually live. Liesel had…

In the book Story of an Hour, the use of limited narrative allows for us to see and understand what was going on the mind of Louise, while giving hints as to what is going on in the minds of the other characters in relation to Louise and enabling us to come up with a logical conclusion as to how the actions or words of the characters causes the main character to react or behave. In Story of an Hour we see that Louise “…wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms”. In this…

In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour,” Mrs. Mallard at first grieves over the death of her husband, but when she gets upstairs, she finds her new found freedom. In the time frame of an hour, her freedom is snatched from her because her husband is alive. Through effective use of imagery, symbolism, and a third person limited narrator, Kate Chopin shows the reader Mrs. Mallard’s feelings about marriage. Chopin shows her usage of imagery by describing the feeling of Spring. When Mrs. Mallard…

In the play death of a salesman, Willy Loman had a life full of desertion since he was extremely young. Willy was relinquished by his dad and brother during his childhood, and then his two sons later on in life. It was evident that Willy suffered from mental and emotional trauma which haunted him throughout his life. Willy’s traumatic childhood left him with many unknowns and questions. He sought attention that he did not receive as a child. Willy was frequently deserted by his loved ones…

less consideration to planning for death than is given to planning the other major events in life like birth or marriage. As death is our final chance to speak to those we love, and given that we are unable to predict when it will happen; it is advisable to consider funeral planning early, and communicate and record these desires to eliminate confusion when the need for them arises. This paper outlines my preferences for the treatment of my body following my death. It is my hope that my…

health deteriorates as well, sadly this contributes to suicide. Most of the seniors feel overwhelm due to this problem the death of old people has increased over the years. On the other hand, there is the matter of living. As mentioned above it is hard to make a decision to keep going or end everything. Despite a number of problems there are some seniors that rather live a happy ending than just end it at once. One example was Morrie Schwartz, who was an inspiration to the book Tuesday with…

Who should make the decision that will allow a terminally ill person to die a painless dignified death, or should they have to continue to suffer until nature takes it course? Assisted suicide, the debate weather it’s morally right to assist someone to their death, while on their death bed, or to continue to administrate pain management until it’s their natural time to go. As of 2015, at least 18 states legislatures and District of Columbia are considering whether to allow physician-assisted…

husband has died. All of this tells me that her marriage was not abusive like it wasn’t that terrible that the marriage seems to be. Mrs.Mallard life is drastically changing and needs to go on. In that very moment Mrs.Mallard was not immediately feeling happy. Later on a word escaped from her lip that she is,“ Free, free, free.” For the first time she…

Bored To Death Boredom rounds out the list at number nine but I felt it deserved to be highlighted. Can you die of boredom? Is it possible to die of boredom? Interesting idea, boredom is when your mind is inspired but your body is not. Studies have been done that show that people who ‘claim’ to be bored are more likely to die at an earlier age. Boredom is often linked to depression. Depression leads to sickness and depending on the sickness leads to death. So, yes, boredom can lead death. I’m…