In the ruins of a place once known as North America, lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a televised event where they must fight to the death.
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister’s place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before—and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that will weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
Who's ready to die, to say goodbye to the loved ones, to family and friends. I have never thought about what I could do if you knew that I would die on a specific day. How do I say goodbye to the world. Well that's what happened to Brittany Maynard a young 29 year old diagnosed with terminal brain cancer number 4. With only a year of married and a whole life ahead Brittany toke the most difficult decision of his life, she choses to “Death with dignity”.
Death-with-dignity laws are voluntary. An eligible person can request the prescription, but no doctor is obligated to provide it. Once a prescription is written, the patient chooses when and whether to fill it – or take it. Most people never take it. Simply having the choice provides people a sense of peace in the face of uncertainty and fear that their suffering might be unbearable. It allows people the freedom to die in control, with dignity.
Brittany thinks that Death with dignity is an option every person deserves, to reduce suffering at the end of life and die in comfort and control, with dignity. It has been ruled a constitutionally protected right in state and federal courts. Death-with-dignity or aid in dying is a medical practice in which a terminally ill and mentally competent adult requests, and a doctor prescribes, a life-ending medication the person self-administers. However it is a law that it is only valid in the state of Oregon, so She moved to Oregon to pass away in a little yellow house she picked out in the beautiful city of Portland; she wished that her home State of California had also been able to provide terminally ill patients with the same choice.
Brittany decided to die on November 2nd 2014.
"Goodbye to all my dear friends and family that I love. Today is the day I have chosen to pass away with dignity in the face of my terminal illness, this terrible brain cancer that has taken so much from me … but would have taken so much more," she wrote on Facebook. "The world is a beautiful place, travel has been my greatest teacher, my close friends and folks are the greatest givers. I even have a ring of support around my bed as I type … Goodbye world. Spread good energy. Pay it forward!"
Every morning I have to drive almost 30 minutes to go to my job. I'm a very observer person, so every morning when I go to work I recognize the same people over and over; the old men with his two little dogs, the students waiting for the school bus. But that morning was different because I was running late and was raining to; then I notice that the bus stop does not have any cover for the passengers and the two students were totally wet and trying to covering with the book bags. I was thinking what I can do to help them?I pull over the car and I gave them the only umbrella that I have In my car they look at me like I was crazy . I ram to my car with half of my uniform wet too ,I was not even to a couple of blocks when I saw another student in the same situation but this time I couldn't do anything. I never notice that in my whole way to work it is only one bus stop; I’m talking about of almost 10 miles. Where are the bus stop in this city? Why nobody is doing nothing to fix this problem?
Writing in college often takes the form of persuasion convincing others that you have an interesting, logical point of view on the subject you are studying. Persuasion is a skill you practice regularly in your daily life. You persuade your roommate to clean up, your parents to let you borrow the car, your friend to vote for your favorite candidate or policy. In college, course assignments often ask you to make a persuasive case in writing. You are asked to convince your reader of your point of view. This form of persuasion, often called academic argument, follows a predictable pattern in writing. After a brief introduction of your topic, you state your point of view on the topic directly and often in one sentence. This sentence is the thesis statement, and it serves as a summary of the argument you’ll make in the rest of your paper.
Deductive reasoning moves from the general to the particular. It takes a general premise and deduces particular conclusions. A "valid" deductive argument is one in which the conclusion necessarily follows from the premise. (All dogs have fleas. This is a dog. Therefore this dog has fleas.) The premise may not be "true" but the form of the argument is nevertheless "valid". (If all dogs do have fleas, and if this is a dog, then this dog must necessarily have fleas.)
An "invalid" deductive argument will contain something in the conclusion wholly new and independent from those things mentioned in the premise of the argument. (If all dogs have fleas, then my dog must have ticks. But ticks are not mentioned in the premise.) Sometimes it is not so obvious that something new has been introduced in the conclusion. (Only man is a rational being. Therefore, no woman is a rational being. This argument equivocates on the meaning of "man." In the premise, the word "man" means mankind, including woman. In the conclusion, the word "woman" is used to designate that portion of mankind which is of the female gender as distinguished from the male portion called "man." So a new concept — a distinction in gender — is introduced in the conclusion.)
One of the assessment for this week is to write an authority document, so I start doing my research about the topic and supporting ideas, but how I can start writing an authority essay. Then I found these tips that I think can help me trough this process.
Rather than explicitly stating your opinion, in academic writing often your opinion can emerge through your choice of sources and how you present and examine the ideas of others. In academic writing, we tend to avoid making categorical or emphatic statements. This is in order to:
acknowledge that there may be exceptions
acknowledge that there may be a range of possible causes or explanations
avoid making statements that cannot adequately be supported or defended.
“I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”
Nelson Mandela was one of the 21st century hero that I most sympathized. He fights against racism in Africa and spent much of his life in prison. While imprisoned he studied and obtained an LLB through the University of South Africa. Nelson Mandela never wavered in his devotion to democracy, equality and learning. Despite terrible provocation, he never answered racism with racism. His life is an inspiration to all who are oppressed and deprived; and to all who are opposed to oppression and deprivation.
