The Virgin Suicides

Assisted Suicide Should Be Legal Physician assisted suicide is when a person makes the decision to end their own life by a lethal dose of drugs with the help of their physician. Although the patient is the one to actually “pull the plug” or commit the act to cause death, the physician is the one to prescribe the drugs or explain the method of suicide (Young 10). Physician assisted suicide is a hot topic that has become the center of debate for many years. The start of the debate began with the…

Water Symbolism in Literature Water is a powerful element that can affect anything. Babies begin in the womb surrounded by a watery substance called amniotic fluid. Water is required for life and is essential in order to function properly. Not to mention, about 70% of a human’s body weight is water. Asside from keeping things alive, it also has the power to cause a catastrophe. Some of these problems include flooding, droughts, tidal waves, or hurricanes. It may seem like water can be controlled…

As the years stroll by, it is reported by many sources that school bullying definitely has not improved and the issue still has not been resolved within schools. In the educational system, there have been a variety of statistics, all of which the ones that I will mention are brought forth in the current year of 2015. According to the website called, Nobullying.com, this website obtained data from parents, teachers, activists and community members that show how bullying is so common in schools.…

After considering lot of information on the death penalty, I have came to the conclusion that I agree with this punishment under certain circumstances. I have supporting statements that justifies as to why I would support such a said to be “harsh” punishment in some eyes. My first supporting statement would be that punishment is a consequence individuals should receive of inflicted harm to the degree in which they inflicted harm on another. Others may argue that we should not purposely inflict…

Suicide in the Military Suicide in the Military will impact me as a military social worker because “over 8000 military veterans die by suicide every year; that’s nearly 22 suicides every day” (Castro & Kintzle, 2014) it is such a prevalent and high topic area in the military just the impact of PTSD being a marker for suicide has a huge prevalence on social workers. Those with low resilience and lack of support combined with PTSD have more significant chance of trying to commit suicide, as stated…

Ethan Frome, by Edith Wharton is a tragic novella following Ethan Frome as he attempts to express his feelings for the one he truly loves, Mattie Silver. Ethan, however, is already married and feels obligated to care for his wife, Zeena. Over their 7 year marriage, Zeena has fallen perpetually ill and requires more aid than Ethan can give. In order to provide her the help she needs, they hire Mattie Silver, Zeena’s cousin. Zeena’s illness harks back to Ethan’s mother’s illness, from which Zeena…

Voluntary Euthanasia is the medical practice of intentionally ending your own life in order to relieve pain and suffering. The Practice of Euthanasia; physician assisted suicide particularly is a topic that that has long been surrounded by much controversy. Currently only two states in the United States have laws that legalized Physician assisted suicide for the terminally ill, those states being Washington and Oregon. Many people take the opposing side for reasons such as religious beliefs,…

that Hamlet examines the question of whether to commit suicide or not. He analyzes the ending of his pain and suffering and uncertainty through suicide and says “the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,” (III.I.58) that being, the challenges and misery that life has to offer him. He then determines that the vagueness of the afterlife, which is related to getting the truth in an uncertain world, is what keeps humans from committing suicide because they are not sure. Being confused about his…

between mental illness and creative genius, and scientists have found that eminently creative individuals have a much higher rate of chronic depression. On the other hand, it has also been proven that depression is the cause of two-thirds of the suicides in the United States every year. If those with depression and schizophrenia are not forced to get treated, the illnesses could cause self-harm or even death. However, famous creative geniuses who have suffered from depression and schizophrenia…

is, in fact, a fate worse than death. When you feel there is no reason to go on, simply waking up each day is a chore. Though Goodman Brown neglected to take his own life, from the day of the dream until his last breath he was already committing suicide every day simply by living with the skepticism and negligence of daily…