She wrote it during her own fight against breast cancer and questioned the statement “blame the victim”, which is commonly used to described diseases and those who suffer from them. Drawing the similarities between general views on cancer and tuberculosis, she showed that both diseases have become associated with personal features. In particular she demonstrated how the metaphors and terms used to describe both illnesses lead to the repressed passion and the physical disease itself. Sontag was also trying to underline the fact that human being's character does not cause the disease and is not responsible for the suffering. [3] The authoress reviews images of tuberculosis, cancer, schizophrenia and AIDS in literature, film, medicine, psychoanalysis, politics and sociology... She points out accusatory ton of such metaphors, which supposedly aims at developing will to fight with disease.
“But despite science and research, White House meetings, and congressional hearings, despite good intentions and bold initiatives, campaign slogans, and hopeful promises, it is -- despite it all -- the epidemic which is winning tonight.” The rhetorical devices that is used in Fisher’s speech is metaphor, she gives the disease AIDS human features. Such as in one statement she says “In the context of an election year, I ask you, here in this great hall, or listening in the quiet of your home, to recognize that AIDS virus is not a political creature” She even uses paradox such as in the statement “If you believe you are safe, you are in danger. Because I was not hemophiliac, I was not at risk. Because I was not gay, I was not at risk. Because I did not inject drugs, I was not at risk.” She is telling us here that even though you believe you will not catch it you still can get AIDS.
Physician Assisted suicide The phrase “do no harm” is not actually mentioned in the Hippocratic Oath but that dose not mean that the words in the oath are not upheld, the oath goes much deeper to cement the extreme responsibilities of a doctor and to ensure that it is a patient is first a person not a disease. As a doctor should always exorcise every available option to treat a healthy patient there is an ongoing debate on weather the same treatment is carried out on a patient thought to be terminally ill. The debate has stirred up a great deal of emotions and is near and dear to many American hearts. With the issue of Physician Assisted Suicide many points are discussed for and against In the Articles: “Death And The Law: Why Government Has An Interest In Preserving Life” By Lawrence Rudden and Gerard V. Bradley and “Promoting A culture Of Abandonment” By Teresa R Wagner. Physician assisted suicide is something I disagree with because It would violate the trust between a patient and a doctor, It opens the floodgates for other such abuses and generally such requests are made out of fear for the dying process.
Right to Refuse Medication by CJ Hobbs The question of whether a patient should have the right to refuse medication is certainly much more complicated than I first thought. I have to agree with the book and say this isn't an easy answer to this question, I completely understand why states and mental health professionals are wrestling with the issues surrounding patients rights. Being the logical person I am, I have decided to take my approach from the perspective of the legal system and ones constitutional rights. When determining if a patient has the right to refuse medication, the primary point of determination I feel is if the patient is competent or incompetent (300). If a patient is competent they should absolutely have the right to refuse taking medication no matter what the circumstances.
Mairs uses allegorical idioms such as ”my god is not a handicapper general, in order to equalize the great race of life.” to show her sense of humor yet convince herself to be crippled and not handicapped. Additionally, Mairs uses this rhetorical structure to add clarification to her explanations. Mentioning "gods", "fates", and "viruses" in her mitigation gives it a 3-dimentional view that will allow more than just one group of society to interpret her. Nancy Mairs, keeping "cool" through her writing, refuses to
Assisted Suicide Mankind is unconscious specifically, to the true nature of assisted suicide, when the time has come to wake up and remain awake. In fact this is the only way to live any path to its fullest. To solve the issues of assisted suicide mankind must look beyond the traditional ways of compassion and contemplation. And then ask ourselves, “If I was terminally ill should I have the fundamental right to end my life?” Assisting death in no
To depict this struggle against himself he used an informal and sometimes vulgar diction, parallelism and over embellishment. Frey’s use of curse words and informal language gave the book a more realistic tone whereas if he would have used scholarly diction it would not have as great of an impact on the reader to what the situation was really like. In one instance he describes his need for alcohol by saying “I need a drink… I want a drink… I tell myself that I only want one but… I want fucking fifty,” (pg. 42) this epistrophe is an example of his obscene language to portray his intense need to fuel his addiction although he was trying to stay sober. It seemed as if his unconscious distress for the need of alcohol and drugs wanted to take over his conscious mind and lead him to a failure in the clinic.
Rhetorical Analysis Rough Draft Death and Dignity: A Case of Individualized Decision Making by Timothy Quill I believe that the main purpose of Quill’s essay is to point out his “belief that active, informed patient choice of treatment or non-treatment and of the patient’s right to die with dignity with much control and dignity as possible. Yet there was something about her giving up a.25 chance of a long-term survival in state in favor of almost certain death that disturbed me” (Quill 692). “Even though he believed in a patient’s choice of treatment, he was hoping that Diane would change her mind start chemotherapy” (692). Quill states “that as a former director of a hospice program, I know how to use pain medicine to keep patients comfortable and lessen suffering. I explained the philosophy of comfort, which I strongly believe in Quill (692).
She also uses rhetorical devices to make the reader think about the situation as well as being involved. Cayte Williams changes the tone again, when she refers to Jane Horwood's experiences. Sunbed-tanning is rendered a dangerous addiction, especially with the mention of smoking and anorexia. In social circles, smoking and anorexia are probably the most 'frowned upon'. The dangers of smoking and anorexia both are very perilous, and to be connected with 'harmless' suntanning 'shocks' readers.
Critique of Qualitative Research Introduction to Nursing Research NRS 433V Critique of Qualitative Research Problem Statement: In this writers review of the study, there was not a specific problem statement identified, however the specific problem itself was indeed clearly identified. The problem itself is derived from the multitude of Heart Failure (HF) cases that are identified in the United states, the associated costs related to treatment, and the apparent lack of patient knowledge and need for education for patients who are in need of and seeking assistance (Clark et al., 2012). This writer found that it was indeed quite interesting that the authors reviewed the issues that were being studied from the patients point of view and perspective and also from the perspective of other members of the health care team that were in positions directly involved in the patients care (Clark et al., 2012). The authors were able to identify Heart Failure as a disease process impacting 6-10% of adults > age 65(Clark et al., 2012). Associated costs for patients suffering with HF top $39 billion dollars on an annual basis (Clark et al., 2012).