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Suicide and Betrayal

that they are obligated to remain quiet if they are to be loyal to their friend, especially if the friend insists they promise the...

Vietnam War Soldiers and Suicides

claims that the Vietnam soldiers had a 72 percent higher rate of suicide than their other military counterparts (Bower, 1987, p. 1...

Roman Catholic Teachings and Suicide

in putting an end to the lives of handicapped, sick, or dying persons. It is morally unacceptable" (The Vatican n.d.). Father Sau...

Comparing Alcohol Abuse in Heterosexuals and Lesbians

alcohol and drugs (McDaniel, 2001, 86). Abuse is a part of the lesbian experience as it is for all areas of society, but...

Society, the Individual, and Sociology

themselves. It is in adjusting to change that people lose their ground. Meaning and purpose in life is lost. Thus, clinical depres...

Examining Suicide from a Fresh Perspective

suicide ideation is often aligned with a lack of clear thinking. Thus, suicide should not be prohibited or encouraged, but rather ...

Robert Frost's Poetry and Suicide

In 5 pages this paper discusses the poet's bouts of depression and thoughts of suicide as reflected in the poems 'Acquainted with ...

Discussion of U.S. Supreme Court Cases with Controversial Issues

This single, historic decision brought forth a great many opportunities for each state to recognize the importance of allowing peo...

Edmund Spencer's Canto IX, Book One of The Faerie Queen

In a paper consisting of 4 pages the discussion of suicide between Redcrosse and Despair and the refusal are discussed. There is ...

Can the 'Epidemic' of Teenage Suicide be Cured?

In five pages this paper examines why suicide among teens has grown to epidemic proportions. Eight sources are cited in the bibli...

The Ethical Issues Involved With Assisted Suicide

forced nutrition, and hydration. Such treatments cannot reverse a patients underlying medical problem and refusing such treatments...

Society According to Emile Durkheim

of solidarity in terms of society in general. But, according to Durkheims theorizing, it is not necessarily a beneficial transitio...

Family Secrets and the Harm They Cause

In five pages this paper discusses how pregnancy or suicide family secrets can have a harmful impact on the members of families. ...

Euthanasia According to John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant

is the same condition that essentially puts them in an ethical position to make this choice. The integration of Kants perspective...

Albert Camus on Suicide in Myth of Sisyphus

In three pages this paper discusses how in Myth of Sisyphus Albert Camus' views on suicide are expressed. One source is cited in ...

Consideration of Suicide as Either a Crime or a Right

In five pages this paper compares and contrasts suicide perspectives offered in A Family Dinner by Kazuo Ishiguro and 'Night Mothe...

Temperament in Paul's Case by Willa Cather

a conference of teachers evaluating him after his suspension. Cather tells us, "Disorder and impertinence were among the offenses...

Theological views on Euthanasia

In five pages theological views on euthanasia and assisted suicide are examined in a conclusion that religion and not law should e...

Motivation Behind Cult Membership

Recent stories of mass suicides of cult members has led to an interest in the people who join cults and their rationale. Tis paper...

Last Wish by Betty Rollin

with introducing Ida Rollin to the reader. She was a remarkable woman. A "people" person, Ida "adopted" people. Rollin explains ho...

Ethical Applications and Euthanasia

In four pages applied ethics are examined within the context of euthanasia in a consideration of the essays 'The Survival Lottery'...

Suicide as a Result of Betrayal and Loss of Trust

In seven pages this paper is written from the point of view of a person who attempted suicide despite family members' belligerance...

A Review of the Novel Bone and its Relationship to Multicultural Family Therapy

This 6 page essay explores the novel by Fae Myenne Ng in relation to Multicultural Family Therapy. The Chinese American family fe...

Euthanasia Controversy

1997, p. 4) in any persons life. To be sure, this is one of the "most compelling arguments" (Kowalski, 1996, p. 45) that supports...

Native Americans and Suicide

In five pages this paper discusses Native American suicide rates and the reasons for their high incidences. Nine sources are cite...

A Euthanasia Discussion

The pros and cons of assisted suicide and euthanasia are considered using the case studies of Oregon's 'Death With Dignity Act' an...

Another Ending for The Awakening by Kate Chopin

In 6 pages this paper proposes an alternative ending to this feminist novel in which Edna Pontellier does not commit suicide and i...

Law Enforcement and the Impact of Stress

They do not see society on its best behavior. They are not able to have the joys that some occupations have. "Its not amazing th...

God and Suicide

In five pages this paper argues that in certain situations God would not condemn a person for committing suicide. One source is c...

Overview of Suicide

highest incidence of suicides and used his results to define a theory that the incidence of suicide increases with the lower degre...