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Most people are extremely scared of the phenomenon of death. Their fear stems from the fact that the person who is dead has ceased to live and that someday they too would meet the same fate. The other reason is the unknown and mysterious aspect of death. While many theories have been presented by philosophers since ancient times, there is no way of reliably arriving at a conclusion of the events that transpire ‘post mortem.’ All these factors contribute in creating a fear of death in one’s mind without making one realize that death is, in fact, all Continue reading...

The United States’ usage of the death penalty has long been a controversial policy. Many opponents argue against the ethical issues of the death penalty, while others cite the fact that few Western countries actually still use the death penalty today. However, despite the ethical issues, many states and the federal government still employ the death penalty today. The Unite States policy makers do this because of the federalist system, Supreme Court precedent, and public opinion, despite the fact there is data which suggests the death penalty is an ineffective and outdated policy.
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For decades, one of the most controversial issues in the United States has been the death penalty, in which criminals are punished by execution for their crimes. The notion itself is very divisive among many Americans; while some believe it is an outmoded idea that is not favorable to rehabilitation, a great deal of public support still exists for the measure to deter crime. However, looking at the actual numbers and statistics involved with the death penalty process, it is clear that the death penalty does not prove to be a cheaper measure, or a more humane one, than Continue reading...

Nowadays the death penalty is seen as something exceptional, and as something that can be applied only by wild countries of Third World, and the United States of America, that always seem to have their own view on the issues that to other countries of the first echelon seem to be settled long ago.
But in reality a massive wave of rejection of the use of "death penalty" only occurred in the nineties of the last century. Saying more, in 1991 from the 180 countries only 60 abolished the death penalty. At the same time, the official cancellation of Continue reading...

In the Supreme Court case Kennedy v. Louisiana, Patrick Kennedy was convicted by the state for aggravated rape against his 8 year old stepdaughter. Kennedy tried to appeal this conviction under the claim that his constitutional rights were violated. Kennedy presented the case Coker v. Georgia to defend his claim which held that a person convicted of raping an adult woman could not be given the death sentence if the person’s death was not an intended result of the rape. Kennedy’s assertion is that the death penalty should not be given to him for this rape because Continue reading...

The issue of physician assisted suicide is a highly sensitive one with extremely opinionated voices dominating both sides of the argument. Passionate conversations about this issue take place between lawmakers, Facebook friends and family members across the dinner table. There are the people who believe that legalizing physician assisted suicide is playing God and immoral, placing doctors in the crosshairs of breaking the Hippocratic Oath. On the opposing side, there are the people who believe that every human has the right to die with dignity. Recently a twenty-nine year old woman named Brittany Maynard became the face for the Continue reading...

Is Death Penalty Ethical?

Introduction
Whether it is used as a penalty for criminal offence or not, people normally wince whenever death is mentioned. It seems like there is something delicate inside every human being that makes them avoid, as much as possible, being directly involved in subjecting anyone to capital punishment. However, even if death penalty raises social sensibilities, it is still retained by some countries as capital punishment for heinous crimes. As observed by Rogers and Chalabi, the death penalty is still common even if some countries are trying to abolish it. The United States, for example, is one of the Continue reading...

Introduction

Numerous studies have been conducted to investigate the reasons behind the preference of few individuals towards death penalty significantly; others to a little extent that appreciated death penalty, and even few individuals that did not support the death penalty in multiple settings. Initial study emphasized on personal features that revealed a relationship with varied extents of advocacy for death penalty. It was established that white individuals do have greater inclination towards death penalty compared to black individuals ;;; . The study as well evoked that the greater level of advocacy for the capital punishment by white individuals may be due to Continue reading...

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According to Shneidman, suicide is a death on purpose, a self-imposed death in which a person ends one’s life intentionally, with a sensible effort. Shneidman categorized people into four kinds who deliberately seek death, namely the death seekers, death initiators, death ignorers and death darers. Death seekers undoubtedly aim to end their lives. Death initiators focus on their lives as they are certain that the process of death is currently underway. Death ignorers do not believe that their self-imposed death means the end of their Continue reading...

The capital punishment has caused a heated debate with the participation of a wide range of scientists, political, social and religious leaders. Many experts have discussed the admissibility of the application of the death penalty as a means of punishment and crime prevention. Even though capital punishment is only used as a form of persecution only for serious crimes, people still argue whether this form of punishment is humane.

Arguments of the Opponents

Church on Capital Punishment
Since many Americans consider themselves religious, with over 73% of the citizens claiming to be Christian , it is important to include the religious view on the Continue reading...

There were certain beliefs about the afterlife among the ancient Egyptians and the Book of the Dead helps one to understand as to what they thought would life after death. Papyrus with Last Judgment, as well as other collection of texts, and associated objects helps one to explore ancient Egyptian beliefs. There is a collection of about 200 spells from The Book of the Dead to help prepare for an afterlife. These spells were believed help one face to face dangers in the netherworld by the ancient Egyptians (Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead).

Belief of the ancient Egyptians

The ancient Egyptians understood that Continue reading...

What is Papyrus Papyrus is made from the papyrus reed that was found in the marshes alongside the River Nile. A smooth writing surface was created from thin strips that were closely pressed together and polished. This was one of the writing surfaces that were commonly used in ancient Egypt along with other surfaces such as metal, wood, and stone. Papyrus with Last Judgment is a very important piece and shows different scenes. It carries spells and information that was used by people of the higher ranks and the royal families.

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Postmodern literature is a genre of literature that gained prominence immediately after the Second World War. This type of literature is notorious for its non-abidance to the conventional techniques of storytelling. The authors of this genre reject inserting any direct meaning in their works of literature and instead play around with a variety of meanings or even a complete absence of meaning in their various works. Therefore, many postmodern works of literature are characterized by literary techniques that include paradox, fragmentation, unreliable narrators, unrealistic plots with many twists and turns, paranoia, dark humor among others. Two of the most Continue reading...

The desperately ill patients of the present century have the chance to gain a second life through the process of organ transplantation. Thanks to the helpful innovations in the health care technology that made it possible. However, despite this significant improvement in the medical field, the sad news still circulates around almost every journal or the national newspapers. A recent data from the Washington post reveals that every day, 30 Americans who suffer from dysfunctional or diseased organs die. The culprit? The serious organ supply shortage in the United States. This tragic reality triggered the government to push for Continue reading...

Death is a constant fear in human society. In Buddhism, Buddhists are willing to do merit Karma, meaning good behavior, because they want to suffer less in next life and eventually achieve Nirvana where they will not reborn or suffer in human form anymore. They believe that life contains a lot of sufferings, but death is not liberation for them because they will reborn and suffer again after they die. Although, witnessing the loss of their loved ones is a terrible suffering, Buddhists still see the death as part of the impermanence of life. Even if the suffer caused Continue reading...

For a person to understand the facts that support capital punishment, he or she needs to consider the occurrence of a murder and even imagine the pain of losing a life. At a personal level, a knife cut hurts and so does the burn of a fire or the force of a blunt object on any part of the body. Now, if the momentary and even small application of the mentioned phenomena hurts, how much more pain will they cause if applied for killing intentions? Such a question is only necessary because no living person can comprehend the feeling Continue reading...

In her essay “Executions Are Too Costly-Morally”, Sister Helen Prejean argues that the death penalty is un-American. Most of the rest of world has abolished capital punishment because it is cruel and unusual punishment (Baumgartner and De Boef 14). European pharmaceutical manufacturers are refusing to ship lethal injection drugs to the U.S. on moral grounds. As a result, American prisons have been forced to improvise, and in the summer of 2014 an Arizona death row prisoner took over two hours to die by lethal injection in the grotesque botched execution (“Europe’s Moral Stand”). There are many other arguments Continue reading...

Chapter 1: Introduction

The death penalty is one of the oldest forms of punishments in the world. It was quite popular with colonial powers that enjoyed trampling the rights of the indigenous populations. However as time progressed, especially after the second world war the popular opinion was that the death penalty was barbaric. Several countries rewrote their laws to allow this punishment only for extremely rare cases of brutality or for traitors. The United States and her laws were most sought after during this period. Several European countries framed their laws to resemble the American natural law.

Background

The abolition of slavery in Continue reading...

Interview

This paper is about an interview conducted by me with two different children and their parents. The interview purpose was supposed to analyze the religious background of the children, their understanding of death as well as the movies and shows they watch. This also looks into how much time the children spend with television and whether the parents exercise parental control as well as watch some shows with the children. Due to privacy, the real identity of the children and the parents is hidden.

Part 1

Deandre Broger, a seven-year-old from Newark was the first child to be interviewed by me. Continue reading...

The subject matter and style of Hemingway's writing represent the conventional American writing style. Hemmingway wrote a number of stories that included the common themes of as his men and women characters face death and different emotional turmoil. His characters are vulnerable, but they are not defined by this vulnerability. In his early writings, Hemingway presented himself through his character Nick Adams, a youthful child, who follows his father to an American Indian camp to deliver a baby boy. Similarly, Nick watches two killers who have been hired to kill a boxer. Throughout these stories the readers sees the Continue reading...