Meaning‚ written by Viktor Frankl‚ is a memoir about overcoming sufferings to have an optimistic perspective on life in the midst of pain and death. Frankl provides examples of his own experiences after surviving three years in a Nazi concentration camp where his parents‚ brother‚ wife‚ and children died. Using his logotherapy theory‚ Frankl elaborates on the human pursuit while finding significance through experiences and sufferings. Against a backdrop of violence‚ cruelty‚ and death‚ Frankl creates
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Kevorkian Good Afternon ladies and gentlemen‚ We the affirmative group‚ believe that Euthanasia should be legalized in the Philippines. But before we proceed‚ what is Euthanasia? Euthanasia is a means of relieving a person from his mortal sufferings and is performed to a person who is under extreme pain or is considered as biologically dead. A survey conducted by the Philippine Cancer Society indicates that 65% to 75% of the 37‚623 cancer patients who die annually experience unrelieved pain
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is euthanasia? Euthanasia is the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. Assisted suicide occurs when a physician prescribes a lethal dose of drugs or injection to their patient. There are four types of euthanasia; a withdrawal of care‚ lethal methods used by a doctor to end a patient’s life‚ doctor assists a patient in their death‚ or the doctor kills the suffering patient without permission (Sheridan). This brings us to Dr. Nitschke’s
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Blocher‚ Mark B. "Terminal Sedation Should Not Be Used in Palliative Care." Terminal Illness. Ed. Andrea C. Nakaya. San Diego: Greenhaven Press‚ 2005. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "The Ethics of Terminal Sedation as a Treatment for End-of-Life Suffering and Pain." Biblical Bioethics Advisor 7 (Summer 2003): 1-3. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 4 Mar. 2013. Hartocollis‚ Anemona. "Hard Choice for a Comfortable Death: Drug-Induced Sleep." New York Times: A.1. Dec 27 2009. New York Times; ProQuest
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not. But‚ euthanasia is ethical. Suicide can be justified ethically when and if a terminal illness is causing unbearable suffering and is at an advanced stage. It can also be justified ethically if a horrible physical handicap is so restricting‚
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on than he asked‚ “Why must such terrible things happen to the ones we love the most?” When nobody can answer this particular question. Suffering is just a way of living. And every individual whether they are good or bad must go through suffering in their life. Many of the righteous ones who suffer the most believe there is no God. Simply because of the suffering and sacrifice they have to endure in their life to live. This is not the case at all. God only suffer those who are the strongest and know
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Assisted suicide is the suicide of a patient suffering from an incurable disease‚ affected by the taking of lethal drugs provided by a doctor for this purpose. I am neither for nor against because I see the pros and cons on this topic‚ which puts me on the fence. Although if I had to choose a side I would say I am more leaning towards being for assisted suicide. There are times where assisted suicide is acceptable and there are times where it is not. All in all‚ assisted suicide depends on the situation
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shocks’ that one must endure in the physical form / with that eternal sleep we end the anguish and the thousand natural miseries that human beings have to endure. He believes that so long as we exist in flesh and blood we remain vulnerable to pain and suffering. But‚ to die would mean‚ emancipation from the pain. Pondering on the prospect of death he feels that with it would end all his agony. It’s an end that we would all ardently hope for. For Hamlet‚ to die meant to sleep and to sleep meant to dream
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a morally ambiguous character in the play. This decision is pivotal in the play because it allows Nickles to bear qualities that make him seem more real and human to the readers. His ability to empathize yet still laugh in the face of another’s suffering adds another dimension to his character‚ and to the play as a whole. It forces readers out of their comfort zone and forces them to question and
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numbers do a good job of opening our eyes to the seriousness of the issue‚ but also makes me wonder how many more incidents go unreported. The real tragedy is the lasting effects on these innocent children. After reading “Deep and Almost Unbearable Suffering: Consequences of Childhood Sexual Abuse for Men’s Health and Well-being‚” by Sigrun Sigurdardottir‚ Sigridur Halldorsdottir‚ and So ’ley S. Bender‚ I felt a sense of anger not only towards the predators‚ but also the lack of sense belonging our
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