Steven Johnson’s The Ghost Map is a detailed description of the cholera epidemic in 1864, but the more interesting part of the book is how Dr. John Snow and Rev. Henry Whitehead’s different ideas merge to solve the mystery of the source of the illness. Although as Johnson makes clear in the early pages of … Read more
One of the most significant benefits of positively reminiscing about past experiences is that it is an opportunity for elderly to tell the others their meaningful aspects of life events but also help them to reappraise their emotional state (Cook, 1998; Davis, 2004). Bohlmeijer and colleagues (2008) reported that reminiscence significantly improved the overall meaning … Read more
The struggle to avoid suffering has been a part of the human condition since the beginning of time. Figuring out how to help those who are suffering has been a central struggle for just as long. One of the ways humans have attempted to figure out how to help others is through Christian theological teaching … Read more
Working has become part of the norm in today’s society for both men and women in the American culture. People waste so much of their life and time in their occupation, that it seems that is the only part of their life that is significant. Jobs revolve around the world and people are so caught … Read more
What is the first thing that comes up in your head when you hear the word-“Afterlife”? Is it eerie? Is it intriguing? Does thinking about it make a chill run down your spine? In our busy lives we often forget to even ponder over topics like these, specially the youngsters who may find this absurd … Read more
“Thank God I don’t have to rememory or say a thing because you know it all,” Sethe says on page 115 of Toni Morrison’s 1987 novel Beloved. “Beloved” deals with the trauma and aftermath of slavery in Reconstruction era Ohio, while introducing the idea of “rememory,” which main character Sethe describes as the experience of … Read more
Death. This topic is far from the peachy conversation you would have with a loved one after a long day of work. Death scares people and instills a fear that is hard to explain. People enjoy life because they belong to something and are in control with immediate decisions. The inevitable and uncertainty characteristics of … Read more
Death is inevitable. Death is something everyone must deal with at some point in their life. However, there are cultural differences when it comes to death and dying. Although death is universal, it is important for nurses to understand the cultural differences when it comes to death and dying because people have different ways of … Read more
As medicine and its technology has advanced, so has the question of human euthanasia and the ethical opinions behind it. The attitudes and thoughts behind this topic are different in many different countries and throughout this paper I will compare the differences of euthanasia in certain countries and also, explain how I feel the topic. … Read more
The perspective of life and death of Daoism based on Chuang Tzu and Lao Tzu Since the ancient time, there were a lot of different religions and teachings in China, and people’s perspectives and attitudes were influenced by these different religions and philosophical teachings in every aspect in their life. There are three major religions, … Read more
The poem “Titanic” by David R. Slavitt is related to one of the most significant yet terrible point in time, of the world shipbuilding. David R. Slavitt, goes into great description in order to help the reader imagine the terrifying situation. The author creates a unique impression of power and money, but shifts gears to … Read more
1. Describe the novel’s opening scene. Who are the characters? Where is the action taking place? What is happening? a. The novel opens in the residence of Jeremiah de Saint-Amour, who had committed suicide because he feared growing old. The characters are Dr. Juvenal Urbino, the deceased, a police inspector, and a medical student. The … Read more
Euthanasia is defined as bringing about the death of a person for their own sake. When thinking about the general negative connotations associated with suicide, you would assume everyone would be totally against the idea of euthanasia, but that is not the case. There are arguments both for and against the controversial topic, but James … Read more
Imagine, leaving your life behind in hopes of a better and richer future, but in order to make it to your better future, you have to face years of hard tribulations and strenuous work. That was reality for the settlers of Jamestown in 1607, but why had so many colonists died in the early years … Read more
Socrates examines his life in Plato’s The Apology and whether or not it is worth living if he cannot do what he believes is his life mission, practicing philosophy. Now, is an unexamined life worth living, a bad life, or can we buy the good life with our money, and our power? Socrates explains what … Read more
In Sherman Alexie’s story “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona”, he explores the challenging life of two Native American Indian men named Victor and Thomas on the reservation. The story communicates the childhood memories, relationships, and cultural aspects of Thomas and Victor’s life in Spokane (an Indian Reservation). In this story, Victor … Read more
In Shih article, death in Dier El-Medina: a physiological assessment, he offers a unique perspective on how funerary practices and beliefs by modern standards were psychologically functional as part of the process of mourning. He makes use of the archeological records to figure out the pattern in which the funeral practices are carried out, so … Read more
Fear has always been a part of Bruce Banner’s life. His earliest memories were of anger, rage and screams. A victim of abuse and tragedy, young Bruce was caught in a war between safety and murder. The arms of his mother the only defense from his father’s wrath. Her battered body only a shell that … Read more
The story water for elephants is told from a series of memories of Jacob Jankowski as a 93 year old man that is in a nursing home. in 1931 a woman named Catherine hale is taunting him Jacob thinks to himself how he’s still a virgin even though he is about to graduate and he … Read more
Throughout Jerome Taylor’s article the reader is introduced to Tony Nicklinson, a man suffering from a disease called ‘locked in syndrome’ which means he is ‘paralysed from the neck down’. Taylor explains Nicklinson’s argument for his ‘right to die’. Initially Nicklinson ‘once led an active life’ until he suffered from a stroke six years ago … Read more
Prologue: “You are going to die. ” Page 3 This passage is at the very beginning of the novel when the narrator is introducing the topic of death. This passage was chosen because throughout the entire book the characters are tragically dying, especially at the end after the bombing. We see everyone that Liesel associated … Read more
In Gilgamesh by Herbert Mason, Gilgamesh went on a journey to achieve a supernatural power. He traveled from place to place talking to people about how to achieve the power of immortality. Like a true hero, Gilgamesh went on a journey to achieve something and ended up where he started. However, he failed. Gilgamesh’s chance … Read more
During my junior year of high school, I somewhat became aware of Women’s Right Issue. I have made an effort to evaluate majority of the culture standard that I had previously taken in as it just being “the untaught order of items. ” One of the directions that I took to enlarge my knowledge of … Read more
Lope de Vega is a Spanish playwright and was one of the important figures in the Spanish Golden Century of Baroque literature. He wrote a historical play named Fuenteovejuna and it was based on an uprising in the village of Fuenteovejuna in the year 1476; although this play was written in 1612 to 1614. Lope … Read more
The first lady, Michelle Obama says this, “You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not be able to solve all of life’s problems, but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own. … Read more
When you’re on the road, the last thing you want to worry about is an accident. Furthermore, the last vehicle you’d want to get in a car accident with is a truck. Truck collisions can happen to anyone. No one is exempt. Whether you’re a teacher with Boone County Schools, an official with the City … Read more
Imagine that one day – any random day of the week- everything is fine. You seem to have some difficulty in remembering simple things. Where are the car keys? What were you supposed to do that day? The next day, you and your family receive the terrifying news. You have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Slowly, … Read more
What goes through your mind when you read a poem? What is the message that the author implements into their writing? Well, the two prominent poems that need further explanations towards these questions are “Do not go gentle into that good night” by Dylan Thomas and “Love is not all” by Edna St. Vincent Millay. … Read more
In most modern mainstream religions, life is viewed as intrinsically good and worth preserving. We as doctors, come from many different faiths and religion, but we all follow one creed, one oath, the Hippocratic oath. Granted, over the years there have been many variants, but all contain the same underlying principle, that life is foundationally … Read more
Do human beings live only once, or are we granted the opportunity to return after death and experience many different lives? Reincarnation is an anglicized word of Latin derivation, meaning “reinfleshment,” the coming again into a human body of an excarnate soul . Today approximately 30 million Americans, one in four, believe in reincarnation. The … Read more
(A) – Early Forms of the Death Penalty Ancient China – First established death penalty laws 18th century BCE – Code of king Hammurabi of Babylon – Earliest form of unified system of justice. Death penalty for 25 crimes, including an “eye for an Eye” 16th century BCE – Egypt – first historically recorded death … Read more
The History of the Catholic Church and the Death Penalty The Ten Commandments, principles issued by God for us to live our lives by, includes one that states – “Thou Shall Not Kill. ” However, on Wednesday, September 21, 2011, two men in the United States were executed – Mr. Troy Davis in Georgia, and … Read more
There were many ways that the Ancient Egyptian society and the Mesopotamian society were similar yet at the same time they were very different. Egyptians and Sumerians agreed on religion in a sense that both cultures were polytheistic. However, the relationships between the gods and goddesses were different between the Sumerians and Egyptians. This essay … Read more
