In this paper‚ I will be discussing Joseph Collins article‚ “Should Doctors Tell the Truth”‚ and more specifically his second premise. Collins second premise states‚ the truth can harm the patient. I will be countering this premise because patients should be told the truth whether it is good or bad. Withholding information from a patient to “protect” them form the truth is wrong because all information‚ whether good or bad‚ has meaning to the patient. The truth to a patient has intrinsic value
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In the article “Should Doctors Tell the Truth” by Joseph Collins‚ the author describes his experiences as a doctor and discusses how much information a doctor should convey to his or her patients. After reading the article for the first time‚ I thought I agreed with the Collins’ thesis which states‚ “The longer I practice medicine the more I am convinced that every physician should cultivate lying as a fine art.” (Collins‚ p. 194) Collins argues his thesis using two main arguments that lead to the
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unsatisfied pre-verbal child who knows what it wants‚ but not how to convey it! Parents should implement American Sign Language (ASL) into their lives. It is a logical‚ easy‚ and beneficial way to solve this communication barrier. The signs themselves are logical. Some hand gestures that adults and children make are already similar to ASL sign. For example‚ the sign for “eat” is
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| CELTA Lesson Plan | Teacher: | Kellie Cristhina dos Anjos | Level: | Real beginner | Date: | Mar 14th‚ 2013 | Lesson No.: | 3 | Length: | 45’ | Start time: | 9:00 | No. of Ss.: | 7 | | | Finish time: | 9:45 | MAIN AIM (language/skills): GRAMMAR | By the end of this lesson students will be able to give their e-mails‚ telephone and talk about their profession. | SUBSIDIARY AIMS: | 1. Students will review the greetings and professions presented in
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Why you shouldn’t go to Mars. The astronauts were about to be hit by a large storm. They had no choice. All if not most will be hurt or killed. They have a low chance of surviving. Nasa should not continue Mars Exploration. It costs too much‚ we don’t have the technology and we have many problems here at Earth. What is the point? Nasa astronauts shouldn’t go to Mars because it costs too much. According to Space News‚ it’d cost more than $100 billion before the first Mars mission. Instead of using
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people think that becoming a doctor is difficult. Others have some sense that becoming a physician takes many years and is expensive. Most people realize that being a physician is difficult yet rewarding. All these people are correct. Becoming a physician is a long‚ arduous‚ expensive process that can only be accomplished with great dedication. Before starting the process of becoming a physician (or any profession) you must do some honest soul searching. First of all you must be aware of the time
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Topic: Should we all study a second language? A second language is more important because of life’s demand. Many people agree that a second language is useful many ways in their life. However‚ others argue that they do not need to study a different language because they are not interested in going other countries and wast time to study language. This essay examines that we should study another language for communication and job’s demand. First‚ a second language allows people good at
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and again in the spring. This assessment is a standards-based formative‚ computeradaptive diagnostic assessment. Your child will need to take two assessments; one in math and one in reading. Some schools may also require your student to assess in language arts and/or science. Performance Series (PS) assessments do not use time limits. As a result the length of time to administer the assessment varies based upon the performance of each individual child. The assessment takes an average of one hour
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works. Furthermore‚ his use of humor and wit in this extract from Act II enhances the demonstration of the serious philosophical dilemma. The dilemma consists of Dr. Ridgeon having to decide whether to give the cure to Blenkinsop‚ an honest but feeble doctor‚ or Dubedat‚ “a charming sociopath who happens to be an extraordinary artist”. Whoever doesn’t get the cure will die and Shaw uses wit and humor to make serious issues such as this “trolley dilemma” easier to digest. Shaw calls it a tragedy and very
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At the center of the euthanasia debate are doctors. In their hands is the authority to act with regard to the early termination of human life. When doctors graduate from medical school‚ who should decide if they live or die? The parents? The patients? The government? In a perfect world‚ such a cruel question would never be asked. Not long ago‚ doctors were seen as an integral part of the community where they practiced. Today‚ unable to make house calls‚ relying on exorbitant fees‚ often able to
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