Essays on Death

Euthanasia is a practice of aided suicide aimed at relieving an individual’s pain and suffering. The debate on whether Euthanasia should be allowed is controversial because of the perceived infringement of an individual right to life through aided suicide. Voluntary euthanasia is permitted in some selected states in the USA...

The event relates to a bizarre incident involving the explosion of the Southwest Airline flight 1380 left engine that led to death of 43-year old Jennifer Riordan in Philadelphia. The explosion send shrapnel into window next to seat 14C where the victim was seated, breaking the window, and the sudden...

For many years ordinary events such having dinner with family or a child playing with toys would be equal to a death sentence.  It is funny how these beautiful events would turn to tragic because of one individual being chocked by food or a child being chocked by a toy. ...

Individuals in the society may perceive life insurance as a lifetime protection policy for only the elderly, but in essence, life insurance can apply to anyone as young as newborn to over the age of 100 years. Since tomorrow is never promised, life insurance is a recommendation to anyone over...

Apparently, culture plays a massive role in every aspect of our lives; right from configuration of our mindset, thoughts, perceptions, and the perspective upon which we regard life in general. The fact that cultures differ implies that various cultures perceive death differently. But even as such, Jenkinson in the documentary...

As disclosed by Kollmuss and Agyeman, human behavior is an interesting phenomenon that is difficult to predict and often influenced by the surroundings of an individual (246). To understand some of the human behaviors and what influence them; researchers mostly psychologists have often been involved in experiments to find out...

The current essay reviewed funeral rituals and burial practices observed in at least three societies or communities with the aim of drawing useful insights regarding their values and worldviews. The three cultures selected in the essay were from Africa, Europe, and Asia. The need to focus on the burial rituals...

Death is the naturally way to cease from existence. Dying is the act of ceasing from existence. Physician assisted suicide is defined as voluntary ending of life by administration of a lethal medication prescription with assistance of a physician either directly or indirectly (Ely, 2018). It is acceptable among patients...

Among other ideas, Medea, Oedipus, and the Aeneid have a common line of death that was a result of a conflict between a man and a woman, which will be considered in this paper. The women of these tales could not see life beyond the pain that had been afflicted on...

There have been numerous debates concerning the issue of assisted suicide for the terminally ill patients in the United States. This debate goes back and forth raising the controversies of whether the terminally ill patient has a right to be assisted by their doctors to die. Many people find the...

Over the years, death has remained a rather unattractive theme in poetry and yet, this is not the case for Emily Dickinson and Percy Bysshe Shelley, who show an obsession with life’s end in their poetic works. Their perception on the subject of death is unique in the way they...

She is called Connie and she is not like many girls of her time.  She constantly fights with her family and is in a huge rush to mature. Her race to maturity is the aspect that is emphasized in Joyce Carol Oates' Where Are You Going, Where Have You...