There are many different views on how life is seen and what a life is actually worth. In the articles “Roger Ebert: the essential man.” and “What is a Life Worth?” by Amanda Ripley‚ a variety of opinions are seen on what the value of a life is. For Roger life was a beautiful gift and he made sure to make the best of every moment. In Amanda’s article‚ she talks about the 9/11 victims families and how they reacted to the money given to them by the government. Very few families simply accepted the money
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The value of life is different for many people because it can mean anything depending on people’s belief. There’s people in the world that base the value of life on money and make people’s life seem to be worth less than the next but is completely wrong. In the article “What is a life worth?” by Amanda Ripley‚ she explains that in a tragic accident like 9/11 it isn’t fair that based on people’s income the government would total up the earnings for the victims lifetime and give it to the family because
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How Should Our Society Assign value to a Human Life? Today’s modern society designates someones life value by their achievements‚ past‚ or the salary they receive. Amanda Ripley‚ in “What is a Life Worth”‚ states that nowadays we base life on money. “There’s even a price for your knee‚ roughly $200‚000.” (37). Putting a price on a life is morally wrong. In today’s society‚ people automatically expect money when their loved ones die‚ when the reality is no money can loved ones viod of a
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In the article ‘What is a Life Worth?’ Amanda Ripley wrote about how they put a dollar value on life starting in the late 1800’s. She talked about how the victims families of the 9/11 terrorist attack was affected by this in how much money they got back. The formula they used was based on the annual income of how many years they would have worked until they would have retired. They way the government determined the amount to pay the victim’s family following the 9/11 tragedy was the right decision
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People often question how life should be measured. Value is something which each individual assigns to their life depending on how much meaning it has to themselves and others. Life cannot be determined by using the calculator or put a price tag on. As long as people enjoy and accept what they have or do something that is good for the community‚ their lives are valuable. Furthermore‚ being loving the job that one do can lead to many inventions and the value of life should be measured by one’s profession
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Value of Life What is the value of life? There are so many different perspectives and opinion about this broad topic that we will never be able to come up with one definition. The value of human life may always be a obscure curiosity.During the early era‚ life was not valued‚ humans treated other humans as slaves‚ they treated them like nobody. The life we obtained was already chosen for us‚ before birth no individual gets to decide who‚ what and where their life is going to emerge. life is very
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athletics have improved junior’s well-beings and their schooling‚ but some academies have been thinking of getting rid of these programs all together. The two articles mentioned that school should keep or get rid of sports. One is written by Amanda Ripley while the other Tim O’Shei. Both have good arguments yet Tim’s article provides more positive undertones and uses of sports. Therefore physical education should stay in schools because It helps improve children’s grades and health‚ equal opportunities
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REFLECTIONS ON AMERICAN EDUCATION Amanda Ripley’s book THE SMARTEST KIDS IN THE WORLD is an elaborate study of the system in two education powerhouses: Finland and South Korea. Through exchange students‚ time spent abroad‚ and interviews with teachers and administrators in both countries‚ Ripley presents a detailed picture of the dynamics governing education‚ learning‚ and the dominant culture. Eric‚ the exchange student to Korea‚ had a change of heart about the education system in the United
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The article‚ “The Case Against High School Sports”‚ by Amanda Ripley illustrates that high schools all across America spend way more money on athletics and focus more on sports than academics‚ some schools have even eliminated sports within their schools to focus more on education. To begin with‚ Ripley mentions that sports in America are a bigger deal than anywhere else. Other countries focus more on academics rather than athletics. As a result‚ places like Singapore‚ Shanghai‚ South Korea‚ and
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High Schools Sports in America High school sports and academics affect each other. Amanda Ripley argues that academics are suffering in “The Case Against High School Sports.” However‚ in “High School Sports Aren’t Killing Academics” Daniel Bowen and Colin Hitt argue that Ripley is wrong and sports raise test scores. Athletics distract players from learning‚ and education budgets continue to get smaller. Ripley talks about the emphasis in high school in America being more on sports and less on academics
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