...Robert Regan English 151 C. Weimmer Persuasive essay Euthanasia: It Should Be One's Right To Choose Euthanasia is the act of "killing" someone, by taking away their life support, upon a patients request. When a patient is "terminally ill," they are being kept alive with new technology, and are basically just living bodies. Most of them are suffering. "Pulling the plug," or taking the patient off life support, is illegal all across the world. I think this is wrong. We are not responsible for being born, yet if we feel we have led a long fulfilling life, than we should have the right to not be on life support. This topic has been debated for years. They tried to make it legal in Europe, but it was overturned. There are some concerns about the term "terminally ill." Some people believe that voluntary euthanasia can somehow turn into involuntary euthanasia. For example, when people get to a certain age, they sometimes get diseases that damages their state of consciousness. Some of these include, Altzimers, and Dimentia, and these people can't tell left from right, or what is going on in a certian situation. These are the people who fall in the gray area of the debate. If euthanasia were legalized, it would have to be completely voluntary. If you were the closest person to the patient, and the doctor tells you, that your mother's condition of life is painful, and there is no recovering for her, what would you say? Would you just let her sit there in a vegatative state...
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...In the novel “The Dogs of War,” Emory M. Thomas presents a valid argument that once the dogs of war are allowed to run free they turn into erratic and intolerable animals. His outlook describes how certain misunderstandings dominated the way the Union and Confederate states observed one another. Mr. Thomas’s reflection of the war explained how the war was created and gives details about the events that extended the nation’s first bloodbath. The analogy dogs of war were used to compare both sides failure to consider that things may not go as planned. According to the author, Abraham Lincoln underestimated the Southerners love for the south and Davis doubted the Northerners strength believing that the North would not even last through the first battle in the war. The purpose of this essay is to evaluate Emory M. Thomas’s argument on how America couldn’t handle something it had started; given that several martial moments had steered, extended and destroyed what we knew as the Union and the Confederate era; the art of not knowing or maybe just not even considering other possibilities were reasons why the American Civil war had transpired in the first place. Mr. Thomas insists that martial moments led up to the Civil War; one being the battle at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. According to Emory Thomas, the war that began that fateful April day had been coming for a long time. He explains that when Confederate general Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard Chestnut uttered...
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...Ryan McCullough English Essay #2 3B 9-13-13 “Cocoa the Amazing Labrador” When my family moved to our new home many years ago, my parents decided to add a new member to our family. We wanted a young dog, who could not only keep our older dog, Misty, company, but who could also learn from Misty. In turn, Misty could teach the new puppy how to behave. We chose to look for our new pet at the local shelter, so we could give a loving home to an animal in real need of affection. As soon as we saw the exuberant little dog, we knew she was the one! Our dog, Cocoa, is an aptly named family member who filled our home with joy. Cocoa’s name fit her personality. She is warm and loving. The mixture of happiness and mischief in her eyes mirrored the fluid changes in the creamy foam atop a mug of hot cocoa. Like a favorite warm drink, she makes us feel cozy and brings us comfort. Like liquid, she is always moving. Cocoa is a whirl of activity. Her name also matched her shiny coat of fur. My sister compared Cocoa’s white toes to the marshmallows in a cup of hot cocoa. Warm, light tones in her fur reminded us of how creamy milk chocolate looks when you melt it. Darker shimmers peppered by tiny white color variations look like the color changes seen when you stir milk into steaming hot chocolate. Our delightful Cocoa brought so much joy into our home life. She adored her “daddy”, my dad. Unlike Misty, however, she had a special closeness with me. She also protected my little sister...
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...American writer David Sedaris is a distinguished person. He has nine “essay collections,” most of which are very commercially successful. It all started with “SantaLand Diaries,” an essay that was the spark to his flaring fame. He is the second of six children and was brought up in North Carolina but has been living in Europe for a long time with his boyfriend Hugh Hamrick. His works receive critical acclaim and adoration from readers and were nominated to and won several awards as well (Wikipedia, “David Sedaris”). Sedaris’ writings are personal essays, which should provide great insight into his personality due to their autobiographical nature. An important feature of him that manifests clearly in his writings and interviews is hiding his weaknesses, which is a part of his perfectionist tendencies. Sedaris always tries to make things funnier than they really are. It is as if he is wearing a mask, a funny one, so that whatever bothers him wouldn’t leak through his façade and reveal his vulnerability to the world. An example of this was obvious in his interview for Dutch TV. He mentioned that his “youngest sister committed suicide” and the devastating effect this had on his family. However, he added that he included funny details in a story he wrote about this incident and his relationship with his deceased sibling. (Brands, “David...
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...1 KAROLENA LOWE THEO_202_B16_201340 Short essay #2 Short essay on Anthropology: Marriage and Divorce The day begun rather normally as I ventured out to walk my little dog. Laughing as I watched her run in circles, I noticed my friends Tom and Jane approaching with rather solemn looking faces. They asked if they could have a moment of my time, so I quickly scooped up my dog and motioned for the park bench. Jane began telling me that they were contemplating getting a divorce, and wanted to know if I had any advice. I was a bit taken aback since I had never been married, until they told me they wanted a biblical perspective and knew I was a bible student. I let both of them know how much I valued the commitment of marriage and this was the main reason I was older, yet still not married. I believe that you should not go into a marriage half- heartedly. I told Tom and Jane that I was waiting on God to bring me the right man. I feel that if people put a greater value on marriage there would be very few divorces. Tom and Jane nodded and then I began. “God ordained marriage for the good of man.” (Gen 2:18-25) In biblical times it was customary for a man to marry a woman within his immediate family, though there were stipulations. In those days men could...
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...In this essay I’m going to be talking about the death of Candy’s dog was right or wrong. The death of Candy’s caused a major controversy between the readers and some of the characters in the book. In my opinion I strongly believe that the death of Candy’s dog was right, due to the fact that the dog is ‘no good’ to the farm and even to candy as Carlson stated. Evidence to support this is that Carlson said ‘the ol’ dog jus’ suffers hiself all the time’. This connotes that the dog is old, exhausted and in pain,(which means it suffering) so it would be only be in the dogs best interest by putting it out its misery as it would eventually die soon. If I had a pet and it was elderly and diseased, I would have it put to sleep because I’m only doing it in my dog’s best interest. However, many readers could argue that it was wrong to kill candy’s dog as it was candy’s dog, so candy should make the decision of killing his dog. Even though candy was being reluctant to killing his dog, the final decision was his and no one to make it for him. For instance, after the dog was shot candy told George that he "ought to have shot that dog myself”. This implies that, after the dog was shot candy realised that he shouldn’t have let a stranger like Carlson kill his dog that he has been with for a long time, because he has “had him since he was a pup”. Also, It foreshadowed the end of the story, which was that George would shoot Lennie instead of letting a "stranger" (the other ranch hands, namely...
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...Descriptive Essay By Moon 11-10-2012 My Dog Named Beau Lying on my living room floor is a curled up fuzzy-ball dog named Beau. When I was a kid, my mother had a dog and he lived in a cage all his life. I had always wanted a dog as a child, and now I have found a perfect dog. He is adorable, smart, loving and his has an up lifting personality. He will never live in a cage. Beau was born in Venango, NE. He is from the Cairn Breed. His father was Sebastian, who was more handsome than King Charles, and his mom’s name was Amanda. Beau is very handsome. He has soft curly hair and a stocky body shape. He has white, light and French vanilla ice creme colored hair. He has beautiful glass brown marble eyes, a big round black clown nose, and cute little mouse-like triangular ears. He also has a cute round-shaped face. When he was 2 months old, he was so tiny and adorable, the size of a fava bean. I held him in my palm; his fur was silky and smooth, especially when he fell asleep on my lap. I often walked him outside of my apartment, and he had a curious approach to everything, smells, sounds or sights. As a puppy, he loved to play with my flip flop, even though the flip flop was bigger than he. He found a way to lift his face up so he could drag the sandal without tripping over it. When I spoke to him, his little triangle ears flipped upward and his head tilted to the side; he looked at me with a response like he knew what I was saying to him. As Beau...
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...Some Rules for Writing on Literary Topics... referring to the author - first reference use the author's full name. Subsequent references use the author's last name only, or call them the writer, the author, et cetera. Mark Twain would become Twain. referring to the title - in your thesis use a complete reference to the title of the work. Subsequent references, use the title if it is short. If it is long, make it shorter by picking out the key words. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn would become Huckleberry Finn. • • On the citations, for a short essay on one literary work you don't have to use the author's last name inside the citations. One last thing. When you write a thesis on a literary work, it is a good idea to add the following to the thesis: 1. 1. the author's name 2. 2. the title of the work 3. 3. the genre (story, poem, play novel) This will have the effect of making the thesis a little longer than you may be accustomed to. For right now, don't worry. Just try to get it all in there. We may talk about splitting the thesis into two sentences later on. The samples on "A&P" followed this pattern. 9 Steps to Writing on a Literacy Topic (LINK) Assignment One page with thesis and evidence on any story from week 2 or week 3 of the syllabus - If you are up for the challenge I am adding a musical performance to the list of options....
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...Matthew Adams Business Ethics 12, Oct 2014 Final Essay The Place of Nonhumans in Environmental Issues Peter Singers essay titled “The Place of Nonhumans in Environmental Issues”, focuses on a general question. How the effects of our actions should figure in our deliberations on what we ought to do in regards to nonhuman beings, or generally speaking, animals and our environment. Speciesism is defined as “involving the assignment of different values, rights, or special consideration to individuals solely on the basis of their species membership”. Simply put, we humans consider ourselves while discounting the effects of our actions on the nonhumans. When a new roadway is to be built that may directly interfere with Elk habitat, or a dam that is to be built where salmon flood the river during spawning season, we do a cost benefit analysis. But, when we do the analysis, we rarely figure in the impact on the surrounding wildlife and only figure the benefits to human beings. A new roadway will help us travel to work faster, but interferes with the surrounding wildlife that lives in these areas. And a new dam will help power hundreds of new homes, while decimating the already low salmon numbers. We humans calculate our benefit, while discounting the effects of our actions on nonhumans and the environment. We can use the example of the past racist white slave owners of the South. These slave owners only were concerned with benefiting themselves and those of their white race, while...
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...population they serve. Acquiring cultural or social sensitivity prevents one from becoming less to indulge different cultures. It is how people learn to understand what they are interested in. To recognize value differences and qualities changes his or her that challenges his or her beliefs or culture. Collins O Airhihenbuwa,(2010). The sitcom Golden Girls involves the lives of four women living in the same house surrounded by joy and laughter pain, also some grief. The episode deals with Sophia wanting to be independent. She has the most wisdom of all of them. Sophia cultural background is Sicilian and comes from the old country. Her cultural ethnocentrism shows Italians are proud and strong people. They are also very sensuous people. Sophia old flame Augustine came to visit her to catch up on all their old friends. Sophia becomes home sick. She asks Dorothy for money to return to Sicily with Augustine. Dorothy refuses to give her the money. Sophia challenges her to a bowling match if she wins she goes home to visit her friends. It is ironic that Dorothy feels the need to protect Sophia. For as long as she can remember her family has been always a unit of togetherness. She takes on responsibility that makes Dorothy the strong one in the house. Sophia had a stroke that has affected her thought process. Believing everything has an order or a reason to be. Dorothy would be out of place if she did not have that...
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...of A Dark Brown Dog begins even before the first word is read on the page. Its ingenious and creative title brings to mind an image of what the story will be focused on, a dark brown dog who represents a man who has recently be freed from the chains of slavery. Stephen Crane writes a comprehensive description of this little dog and its experience of being taken in by a little boy. The amount of symbolism used throughout this essay is staggering, and is the main literary element used in this piece of work. Written in 1890, this story represents the period of time that came shortly before. The dog, the boy, and the father all act as important symbols in this classic retelling of the reconstruction period know as Jim Crow. Jim Crow was the period of time in the United States after the Civil War. Slaves had been emancipated, and equality was supposedly underway. Unfortunately that was not the truth of what really went on in the United States. Many blacks were either still kept as slaves, or subjugated into a serf like state. The dark brown dog, which the story derives its title from, enters the story and takes on the role of a former slave. He is seen in the beginning as walking down the road, tripping over the long piece of rope tied around his neck. This piece of rope is symbolic of the former slavery which he just became free of. However, it is impossible to do anything with that freedom because now the dog has nowhere to live; the dog is forced to walk...
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...Country – by Susan Cheever My little bit of country is an essay from the anthology, Central Park. The author of the essay is the American writer, Susan Cheever. The topics that the essay deals with is the country-life and the city-life. The angle of approach takes place when the main character talks about the ancient yak, which lived in a foreign place in which he originally does not come from. She is using the yak example to amplify her situation when she is forced to go living in the country with her parents. She felt that she did not belong to the country and she is longing after her previous life in the city in which she finds familiar and safe. The city and Central Park illustrates the beauty and the good things while the country portraits the ugly and not so welcoming environment as a contrast. Beauty vs ugly. Good vs bad. Everything vs nothing. She is describing the city as a romantic place of dreams and prosperity where everything is possible and by the hand, you just have to grab the opportunities the city and the environment is giving you. Her father was an artist and the short stories he wrote was the beginning of his masterful portraits of the city and the suburbs. It was stories about long lost world of New York City, when it was filled with river light and when everyone wore a hat. Her parents dreams about living in the post war American chimera in a house with a white-picked fence, instead of living in their rented two-bedroom apartment. Central Park and New...
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...Question 1 (Essay Worth 15 points) Exchange Rates | Year | U.S. Dollar | South Korean Won | Malaysian Ringgits | Indonesian Rupiahs | 2008 | 1 | 9,046 | 3.49 | 9,022 | 2009 | 1 | 9,046 | 3.78 | 9,087 | 2010 | 1 | 8,995 | 3.65 | 9,144 | a. Given the change in the value of the dollar between 2008 and 2009, as indicated in the table above, describe the effects this will have on United States tourism in each of these countries. b. Explain what impact the change in the value of the dollar between 2008 and 2009 will have on the United States current account. Question 2 (Essay Worth 15 points) Suppose the United States decides to impose a tariff on all wood products coming into the nation. a. Using a supply and demand market graph, show and explain how the tariff will affect the market for wood products in the U.S. b. Who are the winners and losers as a result of the tariff on wood products? Consider foreign and domestic producers, the U.S. government, and consumers in your answer. c. Explain one of the arguments for the imposition of the tariff on wood products. d. Name two (2) negative costs that will result from the tariff. Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points) The balance of payments includes all of the following except transfer payments for welfare. goods and services sold overseas. foreign purchases of domestic assets. imported goods and services. capital goods purchased by foreigners. Question 4 (Multiple...
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...Question 1 (Essay Worth 15 points) Exchange Rates | Year | U.S. Dollar | South Korean Won | Malaysian Ringgits | Indonesian Rupiahs | 2008 | 1 | 9,046 | 3.49 | 9,022 | 2009 | 1 | 9,046 | 3.78 | 9,087 | 2010 | 1 | 8,995 | 3.65 | 9,144 | a. Given the change in the value of the dollar between 2008 and 2009, as indicated in the table above, describe the effects this will have on United States tourism in each of these countries. b. Explain what impact the change in the value of the dollar between 2008 and 2009 will have on the United States current account. Question 2 (Essay Worth 15 points) Suppose the United States decides to impose a tariff on all wood products coming into the nation. a. Using a supply and demand market graph, show and explain how the tariff will affect the market for wood products in the U.S. b. Who are the winners and losers as a result of the tariff on wood products? Consider foreign and domestic producers, the U.S. government, and consumers in your answer. c. Explain one of the arguments for the imposition of the tariff on wood products. d. Name two (2) negative costs that will result from the tariff. Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points) The balance of payments includes all of the following except transfer payments for welfare. goods and services sold overseas. foreign purchases of domestic assets. imported goods and services. capital goods purchased by foreigners. Question 4 (Multiple...
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...Essay on Animal Rights Animals are great little creatures. They give pleasure on many different levels. They are they for beauty, comfort, and love. Animals are creatures of the world that are here for those reasons. We as humans were creatures as animals long ago, but we’ve evolved. Most animals have evolved too, but that does not give them the same right as a human being. I support Machan’s views on animal rights and livelihood. Animals should not be granted with the same right as we are, as humans. Animals are not even close to being in the same league as humans. Yes animals can feel pain and emotion, but that does not give them rights to freedom that humans have. I think that the treatment of animals should be learned at a young age. Growing up on a farm, I learned how to treat animals. There is a certain amount of respect that everyone should give to animals. You shouldn’t really be cruel to them. What is the purpose of making a living thing suffer? There is no purpose and its just wrong. Being on a farm you know the boundaries when it comes to animals and yourself. I had pets and then I had animals. Cats and dogs are usually the favorites when it comes to having pets. They give you pleasure. Chickens and ducks were there for the sole purpose to be eaten, sold, or for eggs. When on a farm, you grow attached to certain animals more easily than others. I would never get attached to cows, because I knew that they wouldn’t be around very long. We would process them...
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