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Sherwin Nuland's "How We Die", 2004.
A review of Sherwin Nuland's book, "How We Die" about death and dying.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 55.95
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This paper discusses and reviews the theme of death and dying in Sherwin Nuland's book, "How We Die". The paper explains that the book looks at the effects that death and premature dying have on the patient and the patient's family. The paper also looks at the psycho-emotional effects of dying described in the book as well as how the book describes the process of dying and death from a medical perspective.
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"How We Die" by Sherwin B Nuland is a text describing the mechanisms of a number of diseases or conditions that lead in many instances to premature death and which, in all cases, are accompanied by a number of disabling physical effects and equally traumatic psychological impacts experienced by the patient and his or her family. Nuland, himself a surgeon and medical educator, is as concerned with describing the psycho-emotional effects of dying as he is with describing the..."
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Sherwin B. Nuland's "Leonardo Da Vinci", 2006.
A discussion about the author of this book and why he is qualified to have written such a book even though he has no art background whatsoever.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 5 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper discusses Sherwin B. Nuland's book, "Leonardo da Vinci", explaining that it is a very unusual book in the genre of art books, or, more specifically, books about artists. The paper also tells us that, while such books are usually written by art critics, art historians, or even artists themselves (such as Judy Chicago), this book is written by someone who does not lay claim to any artistic sensibilities whatsoever. Rather, Nuland comes to this work with the background of being a surgeon and a best-selling author. Nevertheless, Penguin's choice of this unusual author for its Penguin Lives series is appropriate. This paper explains why.
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"On Death and Dying", 2002.
This paper is a review of Keebler-Ross? book on the stages of death, ?On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy, and Their Own Families?.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper outlines what the book was about, offers some criticism of the text and explains what was learned from book.
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Death and Dying, 1978.
This paper discusses the Existential and humanistic approaches to death and dying, the history of ideas and treatment of dying (by Christians, Hindus, Buddhists), world literature, stages of dying, fallacies and fears.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 10 sources, $ 95.95
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"The purpose of this research is to examine the existential and humanistic approach to death and dying. It will briefly discuss attitudes toward death throughout the history of man's various civilizations and religions. Primarily, the paper will deal with the ideas concerning death which have been held by existentialists who have been involved in the treatment of the dying and others who have been involved in death solely as members of mankind - and therefore as ones who must face it at sometime themselves.
The idea of immortality has been common to most of man's answers regarding the consequences to the dead person of having died. The ancient Mesopotamians believed in a dismal underworld full of misery. The ancient Egyptians, on the other hand, believed that death could contain all the comforts and amusements .... "
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The Right to Die, 2002.
A historical review of the topic the "right to die" including cited court cases.
4,068 words (approx. 16.3 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 109.95
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This paper looks at the history of the issues concerning the "right to die" for terminally ill patients. The "right to die" is not a new issue and it has been debated for many years in the courtrooms of America. It examines how the "right to die" debate focuses on a patient?s right to decide whether their life should end or when a family of a vegetative patient asks for permission to let their loved one die. It evaluates how, as the medical community becomes even more advanced, it will become important to decide the right to die issues. The author uses analytical skills to dissect and argue several right to die cases that have been presented in court in America and discusses the ethics of the practice as well as presents ideas about the future ?right to die? arguments and cases.
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"One of the first and most famous cases in the right to die debate was the case of Karen Quinlan. Quinlan slipped into a coma and was pronounced in a permanent vegetative state. For many years she was kept alive by tubes and machines though her brain was not showing activity and her body could not fend for itself even in the most simple of tasks such as eating or breathing. Her family wanted her suffering to end not to mention that the financial burden was almost never ending for a person who was never going to recover or improve. The family took the caregivers to court to get the court to give them the right to unplug her feeding tube and allow her to die a natural death. They were refused. It was the first such case in the courts in the nation in recorded history and it received worldwide media attention."
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Death and Dying, 2006.
A discussion on death and dying and why the topic of death and dying has become sequestrated in modern times from normal social times.
1,612 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper discusses how the subject of death and dying in Western industrialized nations is seen as taboo. The paper goes on to explain how attitudes towards death in Eastern cultures and traditions, on the other hand, are essentially different and that there is a greater integration and cultural acceptance of death, particularly in the Tibetan tradition. The paper then refers to various literary works on the subject to highlight various attitudes about death and dying.
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"However, the process of sanitizing and sequestering death does not solve by any means the real and existential problem of death as the most inevitable and sure aspect of any individual's life. One cannot simply ignore death. As a result of the movement in Western Countries and cultures towards a materialistic and secular mode of existence, the fear of death and the end of life has in fact been exacerbated, rather then reduced. This has led to many psychological and philosophical issues that have tended to dominate cultural discourse in the last few decades. The fact that medical science is being shown to be incapable of dealing with many disease and causes of human death has also opened up the fault lines and questioned the scientific and medical attempts to sanitize and prevent the public from being concerned about death. "
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The Right to Die, 2008.
This paper analyzes the ethical and legal right to die, as discussed in "Unplugged: Reclaiming Our Right to Die in America" by William Colby.
923 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 32.95
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The paper summarizes the Terri Schiavo case and explains William Colby's argument, as presented in his work "Unplugged: Reclaiming Our Right to Die in America", that the law should respect an individual's inherent right to die if the health circumstances are too severe. The paper then asserts that the Federal Justice Department did not have the right to prevent Oregon from allowing patient-assisted suicides. The paper also looks at the "Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Dept. of Health" landmark case that allowed persons the right to deny life-saving medical assistance. The paper is of the opinion that the chapter "My Living Will" of Colby's book is the most intriquiging, since it describes the personal and legal foundation for denying life support systems.
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"The Terri Schiavo case represents a critical turning point for a patient's right to die, which helped to determine a legal framework under a caregiver's consent to terminate life support systems. With the Governor of Florida and the President of the United States creating legislation to prevent the death of Schiavo, the inherent right to life or death to a patient was denied after the lower court of Pinellas County decided that Schiavo would not want to live in a persistent vegetative state. However, the Supreme Courts of the United States and Florida decided correctly that the long-term state of Schiavo's suffering and lack of revival determined that her caregivers had a right to take away her feeding tube. This was the correct choice due to the fact that her long-term placement within hospital care had decidedly taken a course that would be deemed unconscionable to keep supporting Schiavo's lack of utility (to interact with other people) and to prevent a decent quality of life. The higher courts decided that her caregivers had the right to decide on Schiavo's assisted death due to the nature of her condition and the unethical medical authority that let her continue in such a condition."
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Process of Dying, 2001.
Compares & contrasts two books: "Dying Well" (I. Byock) & "On Death and Dying" (E. Kubler-Ross).
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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"Issues on Death and Dying
Introduction
In comparing and contrasting these two books - Dying Well and On Death and Dying - what is immediately apparent is that these books are complementary, rather than contradictory. They both focus on the individual process of dying, while they both find that there are common or typical issues that face dying individuals and their family members. Both emphasize that growth can occur through the process, and that people can die well if they are willing to go through the process with open minds and hearts. There are many other similarities and certainly some differences in their focus, and the lessons the authors drew from their experiences."
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The Right to Die, 2006.
An examination of the "Right to Die" non-profit organization.
1,448 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper examines the "Right to Die" non-profit organization which was founded in order to assist families and people who find themselves in this dilemma. The paper outlines the six basic stages in the development of a volunteer program and the development and management of the "Right to Die" program, in particular.
Table of Contents:
Background Information: The Right to Die
Management Issues
Mission Statement
Strategies for Solving the Right to Die Issue
How We Will Actually Help
What Will The Non-Profit Organization Look Like?
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"For individuals who are unable to help themselves, such as those in a PVS, we will also assist their families and loved ones in offering legal, psychological and financial aid. Our non-profit organization will guide loved ones to making the decisions that best reflect their interests as they best serve the interests of the person who cannot speak for themselves. For example, we will take the time to investigate the individual's past, to discover if he or she had ever expressed a stance on the right-to-die."
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Death and Dying.
This paper is a personal, experiential, explication essay on the notion of death and dying, which the author faced during his father's five-year fight against esophageal cancer and eventual death.
5,930 words (approx. 23.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 141.95
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This paper explains that the idea of death and dying is abhorrent; yet, in the case of the author's father, his dying and death was a process of renewal for him, for the author, for the author's mother, and siblings and members of the vast family of seventeen children into which his father was born. The author points out that he does fear death, not the actual act of dying, but knowing of the incompleteness it brings. The paper explains that Elizabeth Kubler-Ross's formalism on the stages in death and dying helped him to put his grief in a better context and to categorize his feelings.
Table of Content
Introduction
Individual Coping Strategies
Differential Treatment from Others
The Will to Live
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"The concepts of heaven and hell have evolved over time. This extends for all major religions. Practitioners are admonished to seek good over evil for fear that they might face the fires of hell in the scary and graphic detail elaborately laid out by Dante in the "Inferno." It is not the hell fire and brimstone of the time of the awakening as Christian dogma evolved in the United States. Even the pope has spoken about heaven and hell actually being experienced here on earth, through how a person conducts his or her life. Going back to the differences between eastern and western thought of dying can be summed up in the concepts of Sogyal Rinpoche. In his "Tibetan Book of Living and Dying" he puts forth the idea that Tibetans believe that the best way to live ones life to the fullest is to spend every waking moment of it preparing to die. Such a morbid fascination with death would have no place in the western thought. And yet there is some truth to it."
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Law of Dying Declarations in India, 2004.
An overview of the issues concerning the legality of dying declarations in India.
3,796 words (approx. 15.2 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 104.95
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This paper attempts to track the important developments in the law relating to dying declarations, concentrating specifically on sub-section 1 of 32 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Section 32 (1) of Indian Evidence Act, 1872. It looks at how the logic behind allowing dying declarations is that the character of the statement and the subject to which it refers indicate that it is reasonable to expect the highest degree of truth possible in the circumstances and the incentive or desire to falsify the statement is practically non-existence.
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Introduction
History of Dying Declarations
Hearsay Evidence
Essentials of Dying Declaration
Court Proceedings
Attendance of Witnesses
Who May Testify?
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"The greater portion of the law of evidence is concerned with the rules that gradually have grown up in the courts respecting persons who may testify, and the manner in which their testimony may be given. Keep in mind that the sole objective of the rules of evidence is to arrive at the truth. A witness testifies regarding his or her knowledge of the facts as a matter of public duty, and only with the imposition of conditions the law authorizes. An example of an unauthorized condition would be an agreement to pay a witness additional compensation exceeding that authorized by law for his or her testimony."
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The Right to Die, 2007.
This paper discusses why patients should be able to control when and how they die.
1,136 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that older Americans with chronic illness are increasingly demanding the right to control what happens to them during their last few months of life, but they have no right to do so because the practice of euthanasia is illegal in America. As a result, the writer maintains that they are robbed of their dignity during their final days as unspeakable pain renders them helpless. The writer notes that the medical community cannot adequately manage older Americans' pain. The writer points out that in most circumstances, the courts protect the patient's right to decide about medical treatment, but they draw the line with euthanasia. Unfortunately, there is a religious majority that wields great political pressure at the expense of the critically ill. The writer argues that this is a situation that needs to change.
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Introduction
Why Patients Should Be Able to Control When and How They Die
It is Immoral to Subject Dying Patients to Unnecessary Pain and Suffering
The Medical Community Can Not Adequately Address Pain Management
Personal and Religious Beliefs of a Few Should Not Impede an Individual's Right to Decide How They Die
Conclusion
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"Older Americans with chronic illness are increasingly demanding the right to control what happens to them during this time with many wanting euthanasia, physician assisted suicide, as an option. Data from the American Psychological Associate verify the tremendous pain endured by the terminally ill while the National Institutes of Health acknowledge that this pain is often impossible to manage. Even so, most Americans do not have the ability to determine their own destiny; they have to endure needless pain and suffering because of the influence of the personal and religious beliefs of others that it is somehow more humane to let people suffer than it is to end their pain and suffering."
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Business Analysis of Frisbie Tool and Die, 2004.
This paper looks at the business problems the Frisbie Tool and Die Company is facing and possible solutions to the problems.
1,492 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper looks at the Frisbie Tool and Die Company, whose owner has been building the business for the past 23 years. In spite of the strengths that Frisbie has in the form of the experience and expertise of its owner, Frisbie Tool and Die finds itself in a difficult market position, facing competition from imported products. There are several business alternatives available to the company owner that are considered in this paper. The paper also analyzes the company?s financial position. Several different techniques are used and are presented in the analysis section. After considering all the alternatives, a course of action is recommended for Frisbie Tool and Die.
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"Frisbie Tool & Die is reasonably stable in-spite of the downturn in the market. The company is a sole ownership and hence its financial position is reflected by the financial position of its owner who is currently holding about $670,740 in easily liquidated assets with a monthly expenditure of $9698. The net worth is $1,627,677 and hence there is money available. The fact that the company?s sales are about $ 1.3 million annually means that the net worth is not very large and the fact that there has been a reduction in Alex?s retirement fund by 46% means that the company is loosing money. Something has to be done rather quickly."
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Death and Dying Course, 2006.
This paper discusses the value and merits of a death and dying course.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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The writer raises the issue of having a friend as a nurse who seems to be falling apart on her job and she is thinking about taking a death and dying course. The writer would you recommend participating in such a course. The writer points out that nurses experience grief when they see patients die that they have taken care of in the past few weeks or even months. Further, the writer believes that encouraging her to take a death and dying course might make the difference in whether the nurse leaves her position and/or decides to take another career.
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"You have a friend who is a nurse, and you notice the nurse is acting differently. The nurse is falling apart in her job working in the high mortality setting in her placement. She is thinking of leaving the profession of nursing but is deciding whether or not to take a death and dying course, do you advise her to take the course or not? Imagine taking care of patients day after day who are terminal and eventually die. Most nurses try not to show their feelings around patients and families."
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Why Do People Die for the Nation?, 2006.
An analysis of the sociological, historical and philosophical reasons people die for their nation, primarily, although not exclusively, in the context of battle.
1,450 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper attempts to understand why people die for their nation. The author first explains that self-interest must be overridden by emotion to establish a primordial attachment to the state. He then shows how civil religion and its mythology intensifies a person's emotional bond to the state and his desire to die for it. Finally, the author discusses the motivations for dying for the nation outside the context of battle.
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"Dying for the nation is contingent on the existence of nationalism. Before the age of nationalism, nations could exist, but they lacked the psychological conditions that would create a willingness in people to die for them. The rise of nationalism, usually associated with the French Revolution, brought a crucial development. The people fighting in wars now identified with the aims of the war. When nationalism came into existence, civil religion was able to develop and compete with-and sometimes replace-religion as a defining factor of identity and loyalty. Until the modern period, religious identity was more powerful than ethnic identity. Men had previously sacrificed themselves for personal loyalty to a comrade or commander; after the French Revolution, they became willing to die for something much larger and more abstract: A nation. Until the modern period, religious identity was more powerful than ethnic identity."
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