From time to time I hear the saying ’‘You have to die in order to protect your life.’’ There is no sense in that what so ever. If you die to protect your life you aren’t alive anymore so how did you protect your life? Nobody says ’’I will spend all my money in order to save my money.’’ Those sayings pretty much have the same logics to me. If I were to guess, I would guess that every soldier that was fighting for his county and had a near death experience was praying and hoping that he would come out of this alive while he was lying there and dying. Joe Bonham was a soldier who almost lost his life fighting for his country.
So for this day we do all different things to show respect and let them know that we are thankful for them. Veterans have worked hard to keep our country a safe place to live. It is not easy to do what they do on a daily basics’. They leave their family and friends behind from months to months sometimes even from year to year. That is not an easy thing to especially if you have a girlfriend, wife, or kids.
Wilfred Owen uses contrast in this poem to help show the major changes for example “ There was an artist silly for his face, For it was younger than his youth, last year. Now, he is old; his back will never brace” This talks about before the war he would have people wanting his picture. But now no-one wants to see him, he looks old even though he is still young and his back will not support him. Many soldiers lost their limbs in battle and this poem helps people realise the pain the soldiers went through both physical and mental. “Mental Cases” is about the men who went crazy due to the events of World War I. it helps explain how these men looked with the use of half-rhymes, metaphors and similes “ drooping tongues from jaws that slob their relish, Baring teeth that leer like skullls teeth wicked?” This talks about what the men looked like after going crazy.
This man was left quadriplegic after a diving accident and had been bedridden for almost 30 years. He fought a losing battle with government: he never received permission for euthanasia, and in January 1998, with the help of one of his friends he took poison. Another possible reason for the justifying of euthanasia is the lack of space in hospitals for those who can be cured and saved. It is bitter to own up, but this problem exists in many countries. Those who want to live have no chance to get the proper treatment while those who want to die cannot give their place to them.
I know I am dying. But he comes here with a brave smile everyday , hiding what he feels. We never talk about my dying.I know he is trying to protect me, but it is so unreal. I don’t tell him that his constant cheerfulness and his refusal to talk about my sickness are actually painful for me. (She shakes her head.)
Jeffin Joseph English 1001 Lownik October 5, 2012 Global Healthcare Paper With today's fast paced society, people often forget to count their blessings. If you tell someone to be thankful for their blessings, they will often argue that they worked hard and deserve every bit of it. When most people think of the word "blessings" they will envision their family, well paying job, or the fancy car they drive. However, these are not the blessings that you should be grateful for. Those in fact are the rewards to your hard work.
That’s not the American way we are from a place that when there is a disaster then we go to help where ever it is and we don’t focus on our own soil. Vietnam Vets walk the streets of our great nation and we don’t even look them. Now there is even Gulf war Vets in the same boat and it’s the same look we give them. It’s time to step it up and give help where it’s needed. In my community we go out on every holiday and feed the needy and just that face of happiness gives me a piece of joy in my heart.
I did not think of this at first, but now I completely agree with it. Everyday people live their lives as If nothing bad in the world exists. I think that Golding was trying to portray this optimism as idiotic. During the war he probably witnessed people carrying on with their lives as if nothing was going on when in fact many people where dying and the human race was turning in Golding’s eyes savage. One thing I disagree with is the topic of the officer that saved the boys.
Playing, caressing her, or just sitting by her side. But those six months went so fast; they were not enough to enjoy the time I wasted in other things while she was healthy. The only thing I did properly was saying goodbye, but that does not mean that her death hurt me less. I will never forget December 3th when my father called me during classes to inform me that Wanda had passed away. My
People don’t really want to recycle other people’s trash. When I was looking for a volunteer opportunity this semester, I didn’t think that recycling at the park after a carnival would be something very interesting or inspiring to me. However life has its own course to teach you lessons. I as a member of change.org have always wanted to fight for humanity and justice; what I didn’t know however, was that every fight for justice is a big one. Looking at planet earth as of today makes me very heartbroken.