Suicide crisis

What do people experience when they are lonely? They feel depressed, empty, isolated, and useless. Usually, loneliness is caused because of the lack of socialism and friendship. In John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men, almost all characters admit to one another that they are extremely lonely and need a comforting friend. But instead, they get judgemental disapproval, or a stranger who is willing to recklessly listen and then later forget. Almost all of the characters feel lonely and…

RECONSTRUCTION Robert Nozick argues that most people would chose not to plug into an experience machine, since it would essentially be a form of suicide, and since most people more than likely care about more than just experiences. The motivation behind this thought experiment is hedonism’s claim that pleasure is our sole aim in life. Nozick argues that if hedonism were true, then everyone would plug in, but since most people would not plug in, hedonism must be false. So, the purpose of this…

quadriplegic and she went into depression even thinking about suicide. In this case, we will review the Christian worldview on euthanasia we will explore one’s ethical dilemma, core beliefs, resolution, and evaluation on how one come to terms with euthanasia. Ethical Dilemma Since Joni is paralyzed and not able to enjoy things in life such as swimming or even something simple as taking a walk she can be confronted with either ending her life by suicide in which she could take pills, or she…

Well-known writer, Annabelle Gurwitch, in her article, Death Without Dignity, describes the effects of allowing euthanasia in all states of the United States. Euthanasia is not accepted in all states as of today. Physician aid in dying, or assisted suicide, is legal in the states of Vermont, Oregon, Montana, and Washington. The key difference between euthanasia and physician aid in dying is who administers the lethal dose of medication. Gurwitch’s purpose of this article is to persuade her…

In her blog on the National Alliance on Mental Illness called “Depression Is,” Ingrid Vasquez shares her story of her journey through depression and how her culture disrupted her mental illness. This blog is part of a series titled “You are Not Alone,” which gives individuals who have mental illness the opportunity to share their stories and impact the lives of others, whether that impact be to professionals (i.e. doctors, researchers, therapists), those who can relate to the situations (i.e.…

The Adoration of Jenna Fox begins with two weeks after 17-year-old Jenna Fox wakes up from a year and a half long coma. She was in a coma because she was in a major car accident. She does not remember anything and her family has tapes for her to watch about her life to see if her memories will come back. She watches her tape called “Year Three/Jenna”. In this tape she learns that she used to live somewhere else besides her current residency in northern California. She then watches the tape of…

The nervousness to approach a new individual in person can often put stress on someone's self-esteem, figuring out whether or not they are presentable to show themselves to that individual. Everyone has had their fair share of experiences with wanting to know a person and most of the time, not having the courage to interact with them. Mary, a teen portrayed in the play “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, has the desire for acceptance from her peers that leads to tragic events in Salem. Living…

In the article “A Suicide at Twelve: ‘Why, Steve?” of Richard E. Meyer, the author narrates a whole life of a young boy whose name is Steve Dailey. Through the article, we could see the whole life of Steve from the day he was born to the day he chose a rope and bough to end his life although nobody, who lived around him, understood the reason why he had to kill himself. Therefore, the author still keeps a question “Why, Steve?” for the article. “Steve Dailey was born on July 30, 1961, in the…

Ryan T. Anderson's article titled “Physician-Assisted Suicide is Always Wrong” begins with Anderson setting the stage of the idea of Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS) being introduced with stories of patients diagnosed with terrible diseases. Anderson describes the act of eighteen states considering legalizing PAS a “grave mistake”, and describes a more merciful alternative of doctors giving patients the means to ease their pain as they await their demise. Anderson also quotes Victoria Reggie…

Smashed is a movie about a young woman named Kate, and her struggle with alcohol addiction and sobriety. Kate is a 1st grade teacher who is mixed up in a lie after throwing up in front of her class, and convincing everyone that she was pregnant. Mr. Davies, the vice principal, is the first person she confronts about this lie, and explains that the reason why she threw up was because she was hungover from the night before. As the movie progress, we find out that Mr. Davies was an alcoholic and a…