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Dr. Jack Kevorkian's Actual Motives

In five pages this paper argues that the intent of Dr. Jack Kevorkian was to perform human experimentation and not to assist termi...

Death as Treated by the 19th Century Tlingit Culture

Ravens and Eagles (which he states are known as Wolves in some localities). Emmons (21) identifies a third moiety among the Sanya...

A Book Review of Cerebral Palsy and Irish Medical Care in the 1930's

In 3 pages ‘My Left Foot' by Christy Brown is reviewed and examines the story of how a man's struggles with severe paralysis...

Human Dignity According to the UN Declaration on Human Rights, Confucius, Judaism, and Veritatis Splendor

What is the ethical significance of those who are still not given the opportunity to earn a decent wage or eat a balanced meal eac...

Tadeusz Borowski and the Holocaust

prisoners and the captors into villains and victims. He views the entire situation as evil, not evil perpetrated upon the innocent...

Patient Dignity and Concept Analysis

need for theory in accomplishing the tasks of direct patient care. There are routines and required protocols to follow, but the p...

Punishment and Dignity

not account for ways besides state punishment in which the unfair advantage can be offset. When the theory is modified so as to a...

Breast Cancer Treatment and Types of Therapies, Alternative and Common

In a paper consisting of eleven pages breast cancer is considered in terms of its medical significance as the second leading cause...

Mutilation of the Female Body and Human Dignity

with her role in society. These designed programs served not only to control the female gender, but also to block entrance for wo...

Society, the Individual, and Christina and Fred Sommers' Vice And Virtue in Everyday Life

In seven pages various readings featured in this collective volume consider topics of self respect, self interest, dignity, and ch...

Granny's Last Days in 'The Jilting of Granny Weatherall' by Katherine Anne Porter

In 5 pages this paper examines how the protagonist planned to die with dignity in Katherine Anne Porter's 1939 short story. There...

Did residents of Indiana have an increased Risk of Dying from Typhoid in the Early 20th Century?

to assess the data and then use in an hypothesis test, the idea is to test the null hypothesis, and only if this is rejected is th...

DEATH PENALTY: ARGUMENT AGAINST

Presents arguments against the death penalty in the United States. There are 10 sources listed in the bibliography of this 7-page ...

Intent and the Classification of Murder

When a death occurs because of an automobile it is tragic....

The Death Penalty, Public Policy and the Criminal Justice System

there will not be the endless appeals that follow the death sentence (Neumann, 2009). In addition, Wanzenreid notes that capital...

Capital Punishment Today

This paper provides a brief history of the death penalty and its application in today's society. Many states are moving away from...

Criminal Justice System and Its Current State

ineffective as a crime deterrent. The rising rate of the prison population attests to this fact. Although the prison syste...

Dealth Penalty Discussion

upon those unlucky enough to experience it. There were a number of crimes that warranted capital punishment, although there...

Death Penalty Issue

In a paper consisting of five pages the history of the death penalty in the United States is briefly considered along with an exam...

U.S. and Capital Punishment

of a stratified society and so are economically disadvantaged. Statistics bear out that there are proportionately more minorities ...

Overview of Chinese Beliefs

2002). In addition, dietary practices in Asia are often associated with religious practices and customs (Gifford, 2002). R...

Perspectives on Capital Punishment in America

generally perceived as a human rights violation (Grant 1998). During the last decade, however, there has been a growing internatio...

Life and Death of Terri Schiavo

That was thirteen long years ago, and nothing has changed for Terri Schiavo. Initially, her husband Michael took care of her pers...

The Life and Times of Saddam Hussein

of his own country. Although one could arguably say that in his own mind, he was doing the right thing, there is much evidence t...

The Motif of the Car in "Death of a Salesman"

and just let the warm air bathe over me" (Miller 14). But then he suddenly starts to run off the road: "Im tellin ya, I absolutely...

'A Psychobiological Approach to Shamanic Altered States of Consciousness' by Pegg A. Wright

In five pages this article that appeared in the ReVision journal in 1994 is discussed. There are no other sources listed....

Should Federal Courts Review State Death Penalty Cases?

was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly establish [sic] federal law as determined by the Supreme Cour...

Stating a Case Against the Death Penalty

actions if they involve pedophilia, rape or murder. The families of murder victims often wait for a verdict of death and believe t...

An Ethical Consideration of the Drug Companies

Drug companies are often criticized for unethical behavior. The writer considers the pharmaceutical companies from an ethical per...

Treatment Approaches and PTSD

This research paper offers description of several different approach to treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The ...