The Ultimate Gift

morally permissible, the nursing home should have a psychology counselor look over the woman to evaluate her decision of wanting to die. It is also morally impermissible because the denial of food and medical aid goes against her basic needs. The ultimate decision towards death should be left up to the patient. Due to her refusal of food, water, and insulin, her decision to die does not seem to be final. If death was something that she truly wanted it would have been asked for immediately. I…

case would open due to various problems between her husband (domestic violence) and the children. The innocent male child was beautiful. A second female child was born soon after we accepted this case. God gave them two wonderful gifts. What will they do with His gifts? Mary Jane was a safety hazard, to herself and to her children. For example, she would leave the door unlocked and the child…

“tremble” in fear (O’Brien 206). Making him regret actions and thoughts towards Jorgenson, moving Tim through his journey in Vietnam and his life. Death can be seen as an almost catalyst for Tim to see his true inner self. Brining into light his ultimate fear of…

fruits while seemingly "perfect in their beauty and sweetness” still holds “something sinister about them” (Hill 460). Lizzie, nevertheless, notices the dangerous quality to the fruits. She warns her sister not to eat them by saying “[t]heir evil gifts would harm [them]” (Rossetti Line 66). However like Jeanie, Laura eats the fruit, participating in an implicit sexual exchange with the goblins. By considering the fruits as the symbol for desire or female sexuality, Laura embraces her first…

stereotypes, we can not reinforce them. By turning to the Native American literature as a learning resource, we are also turning away from the common myths. (Charles, 176-179) "As mean as an Indian," "as wild as an Indian,” "to be an Indian giver (gift)" "to play the sober Indian,” “red as an Indian,” and “the only good Indian is a dead Indian” are just a few of the offensive phrases that litter our society (Mieder…

In the past I’ve shared about the impact of the books you “choose” to read, the people you “choose” to meet, and the places you ‘choose’ to visit. My life changed this summer because of where we chose to go, China! After the death of my father in 1988, I buried my head in the world of martial arts. I became a ‘dojo rat’ as they say. All day it was practice, practice, practice. Once I had somewhat developed my skills I was taught to teach, but it really wasn’t teaching, it was learning as I…

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, tells the tale of a Puritan community in Massachusetts, rocked by scandal. Hester Prynne is convicted of adultery after the birth of her daughter and the disappearance of her husband three years prior. Her fellow sinner, the reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, is never discovered after Hester lies to protect him. Dimmesdale is shown under constant duress throughout the story as the guilt of what he committed builds inside of him. The pressure and stress created…

“You are missing out on the ultimate gift. The peace my religion gives me, and eternal life.” Everyone’s reality is distorted and separated from the “truth,” but they are missing out on a more complete version of the truth, deliberately choose to be many more degrees of separation from…

Aeschylus is postulated to be the author of Prometheus Bound, written in the mid to late fifth century BCE. The story follows Zeus’ punishment of Prometheus, a Titan of old, for for bestowing the gifts of fire and civilization to humankind in spite of Zeus’ desire to destroy humans. For his actions, Prometheus is brought to Scythia, where he is chained eternally to a rock by Hephaestus’ impermeable chains. The scene quoted above depicts the encounter between Prometheus and his fellow Titan,…

Monroe’s Motivated Sequence has five component to it and each of them having different meanings. This is used in a persuasive speech and using these methods will help us as a speaker. The first step is get attention from your audience to do that you can use stories, statistics that are shocking and questions, that will make your audience want to listen to you. Establishing credibility is important because it supposed to state your purpose. Step two would be Establish the Need, by doing that is…