Naked in Death

was the medical practice of making death easier, but not shortening or ending life. Marx explains, “whoever refuses his part in this duty and assigns it solely to priests deprives himself of the most noble and rewarding aspect of his work. Where the priest, administering the sacraments, comes to the bedside to sooth the longing soul with the last solace of religion and comfort, who will not see the patient’s deep shock when he faces this quasi-harbinger of death?” (Marx 410). This is a shared…

Beginning this new section of text Paul attracts attention to his own understanding of life and death, regardless of what others may believe about them. The first term used is ζωή and it has a variety of meanings but its classical usage in Greek is to describe “the physical vitality of organic beings, animals, men and also plants” (Kittle, 832). This profound word has no plural form and is expressed parallel to movement. Movement in its simplest terms is shallow but the comparison between ζωή…

religious groups and our own government find it unethical and in violation of the sanctity of human life. So, why is it viewed negatively by so many in our country? An online article gave a cogent notion against the practice of physician-assisted death, “The Saddam regime, Communists, Nazis, and others have shown us that human life is to some, nothing more than a science experiment or political resource. The thing that elevates Western society above others, generally speaking, is the value we…

and dialect. Although diverse in their way of live, Nigerians are unified by the language of death. For the sake of understanding, there are three major ethnic groups in Nigeria, they are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. Although rural-urban migration has caused us to live together, each ethnic group has its designated primary location. Although death is a common phenomenon in Nigeria, Nigerians view death from different perspective therefore, they grief in differs ways. Your culture influence your…

Experience Machine The theory that pleasure is the only thing worth pursuing; the highest and most important goal in life is derived from Hedonism. The moral of Hedonism explains that pleasure brings happiness, it is good, and that of the opposite brings pain, which is bad. Those that we desire are desirable because it brings us some kind of pleasure (Mill, p. 20). Pleasure comes from an object. Because of this theory Robert Nozick shared with us in his book, the experience machine; a machine…

relieve the pain of a heart attack. Other decisions in healthcare blur the lines of bioethics. One such area is end of life care and whether to assist a terminally ill patient to die. The practice of assisted suicide has been given names such as "death with dignity" or "right to die" to make it more palatable to individuals. I will discuss how assisted suicide is against medical practices, legal rights, ethical standards for nurses and physicians, as well as biblical teaching; whereas,…

argument on Death and Harm I agree with this argument which tell us that you do not need to afraid the death, because the death cannot harm you. This argument gives me a logical, comprehensive explanation and I was persuaded by this article. Furthermore, when people cannot judge the argument by evidence, a good theory will became the one which benefit more to us and make us better. So we have good reason to express the conclusion in the way we do. (Rosenbaum 122) In Epicurus’s opinion, the…

The mystery of mortality and death has perplexed humans for centuries. Many individuals question, “What happens when we die?” and “Why do bad things happen to good people?” One asks themselves, who genuinely possesses the right to determine who can live and who must die? Few countries and American states allow legalized participation in physician assisted suicide (PAS) which permits individuals to make the choice regarding whether they live or die based on their inevitable suffering due to…

years went by I realized Saudi Arabia is no different than Somalia. We had no crosswalks in Saudi Arabia. Which meant a higher possibility of being killed by a car. In Somalia people were being killed by guns. Both countries had their own ways of death. I stood there shocked watching my friend drop to the ground after being hit from the back. The driver took off and was never seen again. My friend was in coma. He was announced dead after two weeks. It was nothing new. He was just another hit…

self-inflicted death. It is often used in conjunction with assisted suicide, as the act is accomplished with the help of another, usually a doctor. The notion of intention is crucial in the debate of euthanasia. Even though the death may have been caused by the omission of a drug sustaining the patient’s life, euthanasia takes place only if the death was intended. The doctrine of double effect is a concept linked with end of life decisions and differentiates euthanasia. The doctrine acquits the…