Essays on Death Page 4

During a family gathering, I engaged my uncle James in a conversation in order to get his perspective on death. Since it was an emotive topic, I had to make perfect timing to start the dialogue. I had been trying to find the most appropriate moment but none had presented itself for the better part…

Euthanasia is derived from Greek word meaning “Decent Death”. Ending a person’s life intentionally to relieve excruciating pain is known as Euthanasia. It is depending on circumstances around and it can be regarded as slaying or murder. There are countless ways to describe euthanasia. Euthanasia laws are different in each country. Euthanasia is legal in…

Dead Burying the dead is a very common tradition across almost all human cultures. The practice helps much of humanity cope with the loss of a friend, loved one, or just a comrade in the same army. It is one of the very few special things that humans do that almost any other living thing…

Upon the realization of how detached I had become, I took it upon myself to do some research. While I knew a wikiHow tutorial titled “How to Mourn (with pictures)” would not lift me out of this emotionless state, I was desperate. To my surprise, the first step was acknowledging your own unique experience with…

One of the most controversial issues in the United States is the death penalty. The main argument deals with how far the government can go with the fate of one’s life before there is a morality issue. I will argue that the death penalty is not justified as the most effective means to justice. Punishing…

So much of the human experience concerns itself with death, the afterlife, and the legacy of our actions. As much as scientific study and research has made headway in our understanding of life, humanity today is no closer to understanding death than were the first Homo sapiens. It may seem futile to waste one‘s life…

It is difficult/ to get the news from poems/yet men die miserably every day/ for lack/ of what is found there -William Carlos Williams Humans are basically equal and are born into different statures and places in life. But in the end, we all die, though some of us may live longer A Hero‘s Journey…

A common theme that occurs within Tolstoy’s novel and Mann’s short story includes the conflict between the spiritual and physical life and how disease emerges as a result of moral issues. The two literary pieces present characters that face internal conflict without realizing the external effect their moral issues have on themselves. In the beginning…

During Eddie’s journey and experiences in life and in heaven, he learns how he has impacted the five lives while on earth. Eddie finds that his life did have true meaning and purpose. Before he meets the five people in heaven he feels that his life is worthless and has no meaning. He is physically…