...Should euthanasia be legalised or not? Euthanasia may be defined as bringing about the death of another person with that person's consent There is no straightforward answer to the question of whether euthanasia should be legalised or not. In this essay l will therefore first ofall consider the arguments against legalisation and then the reasons in favour. I shall conclude by arguing that euthanasia should be legal, but only under certain conditions. Those who oppose the legalisation of euthanasia do so for three main reasons Prima they fear that it will increase the number of murders. They believe this is likely because it will be dificult to be sure in certain cases whether the cause ofa person's death was their own wish or not. Someone wishing to murder an ill or elderly person will be able to make the death look like euthanasia. Therefore from this point of view, euthanasia is likely to endanger lives. The second main objection is medical. lf euthanasia is permitted, some doctors argue that they would inevitably be the ones who were called on most often to carry it out. This would place an intolerable burden on them. It would thereby mean that the patient would be able to make decisions about whether to live or not regardless of the doctor's judgement. Doctors would effectively no longer be in a position to do whatever they thought was in the best interests of their patients. A further reason usually put forward for opposing euthanasia is that it is against...
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...The sun threw itself in the air as it rose through the darkness that had shadowed the whole area, soon replacing the coldness and sadness with warmth and happiness. Birds flew in the air after lying low from the darkness, chirping loudly as they felt alive and free once again on the winter day, The sea sparkled in the welcoming sun, swishing and swaying with joy, softly so that it wouldn’t distract anyone that was sleeping. Greenery swished in the breezy wind, the sky filled with blissful clouds, everyone outside with joy. Except me. That was the only thing keeping me alive in my compact room. The window shined with pride, the darkness fighting it with anger, trying to get rid of it, pausing as the curtain flew and covered most of light before it shone again. The beam reflected on my mirror, lighting the whole room, the darkness holding on to the last piece till finally it flew off. My room ached with delight as it finally shimmered in the warmth, the door finally getting the food it wanted as it could not reach before for it because it was shut tight away from the chilling darkness as if the sun was right inside my house. “I will be free, I will be free, I will be free…” I muttered to window as I stared at it, not blinking as if there was a staring contest going on, not noticing how suddenly my room had lit up and that the door was slowly, silently creaking open. A shadow appeared in front of me as it pushed me back from the window, realizing that someone was in my...
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...living. She thinks to herself that her life had certainly not been a dull one and so many things had been “brewing” in her life, which she should have documented to the best of her ability. She reveals that she had been quite shy and timid at one time to even think of doing what she now thought was possible for her. The narrator goes on to describe in such beautiful detail the nature that surrounds the place where she lives. She describes the trees with their leaves of different shapes and sizes and colors of green, she describes the hills and the beginnings of mountains, she talks about the clouds little and big, and the yellow moon with the mist around it. While she thus describes this she sees a bird that flies against the sun so swiftly and disappears into the sky hardly leaving a shadow behind. When she sees this it brings to her realization that even this beauty that she was at present enjoying and which is so real right now will soon be gone like a shadow never to be witnessed again. Maybe this was why she had decided to write this poem so that it would be a beginning, a way in which she would eventually be contributing something of value to humanity,...
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...Literary Commentary The song of the old mother Presented to: Miss Angela Presented by: Mohamed Nour Oasis school of Maadi 16/10/2012 English In this ten-line poem, Yeats talks about the life of an old woman who compares her harsh daily routine with that of carefree young women. In the first four lines, the old woman tells us that she has to get up at sunrise, start a fire and prepares to cook throughout the day and work. It is obvious that the mother is compared to the sun in a metaphorical way. First of all she states “I rise in the dawn” which is an image of the sun rising early in the morning. The fact that she says 'I must scrub and bake and sweep' gives the impression that she has no other choice, and does not enjoy this work. . The only time that the mother is allowed to stop working is at night. In the fourth line there is a personification they 'blink and peep', to give the old woman a hint that her day's work is finally over. Over the next four lines, the old mother comments on the life of the young girls around her, who is totally different than hers. She complains that young women have no work to do; they spend their time in day dreaming. They don't have to get up early like she does; they can stay in bed as long as they wish. All that matters is if their hair and their clothes match each other. In the last two lines of the poem, the old mother returns to thoughts of how she has to spend her days: there is a repetition of the word “must” that...
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...UNIVERSITY NAME Assignment Title Marketing STUDENT NAME 3/8/2012 Executive summary Hidden Valley Cabins and Tours is an award winning solar power user which runs their resort fully by solar power. They have a solar power plant of their own and this plant provides them with their essential electricity. This electricity and power is cheaper to them than the fossil energies. The price of fossil energy is increasing day by day. But expense for solar energy is not increasing. So, this helps their economically also. This solar power plant is very much eco-friendly and helps them to reduce the emission of carbon at a high rate. Hidden Valley Cabins and Tours are creating the example for the people that solar energy are very eco-friendly and they can be used for large facilities also. Contents Executive summary 1 Introduction 3 Purpose of the report 4 Findings 5 Conclusion 10 Recommendations 11 References 12 Introduction Solar power energy is one of the most discussed issues now a day. The whole world is experincing a crisis for the fossil energy. The day is not so far when all the available energy will be ended. So, the quest for an alternative source of energy was going by many people. As a result of this quest the solar power energy technology has been invented and this energy source is becoming more and more popular day by day. But there are only a few examples around the world and even in...
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...Solar energy is simply the light and heat given off by the sun. most people actually want to know how we get power from solar energy. In other words, they really just want to know how we turn the sun’s heat and light energy into a usable power source. Both methods use solar panels to collect the solar energy but one process focuses on the sun’s heat and one process focuses on the sun’s light. The first process is called solar thermal which the energy works by harnessing the sun’s heat. The second process is the photovoltaic process Photovoltaic (PV) panels capture the light emitted by the sun and convert this energy into usable electricity. They do this by exciting the electrons in the solar energy which produces direct current (DC) electricity. DC electricity isn’t usable for most home needs. The DC electricity must go through a conversion process in a mechanical device known as an inverter. There many advantages of solar energy. The first one is Saving you money . After the initial investment has been recovered, the energy from the sun is practically FREE. It will save you money on your electricity bill if you have one at all. Solar energy does not require any fuel. The second one is Environmentally friendly. Solar Energy is clean, renewable (unlike gas, oil and coal) and sustainable, helping to protect our environment. It does not pollute our air by releasing carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, sulphur dioxide or mercury into the atmosphere like many traditional forms of electrical...
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...We want to start up a solar energy company, which manufactures products utilizing solar energy work. Below are several reasons why we would like to start up this company. Solar products have a huge market in domestic and overseas. Because solar products haven't promoted on a large scale yet. If we start up the solar energy company now, we will capture a large market share; Besides solar energy is a kind of free resource, people don't need to spend money on it, so people can be more pleased to accept solar products，and now we can manufacture many solar products, such as solar power generation system,solar cells, solar water heater, etc. Solar products will go into people's life soon. Here is another reason,solar products is the trend of future prouducts. Because exploiting and utilizing solar energy is becoming popular, and many countries have established "sunshine plan" already; The most important is that Solar energy can replace increasing shortage of natural resources, such as oil,coal and other non-renewable resources， it can relieve the current energy crisis; Meanwhile solar energy is a kind of clean resource. there is no pollution,when we use it, therefore I believe that most people will choose our products. In my opinion, the nature resource is impossible to satisfy the needs of the long-term development of human. Human must look for alternative sources of energy, and solar energy is the best choice of human. The future of solar energy's development will bright...
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...To Drill or Not to Drill? In Need of Alternative Sources of Energy Rosario Carrillo HUM / 114 October 17, 2012 In Need of Alternative Sources of Energy There are many people that are debating how to best meet energy needs in the United States. The argument is that the country must decrease its dependence on oil and invest in alternative sources of energy. The United States uses oil daily witch tends to be very expensive. People believe that to best meet energy needs would be to find alternative sources, such as wind, and solar power. The truth is that alternative energy needs to become a major investment for everyone. The conservation of energy can result in the increased of financial capital, environmental quality, and comfort. The oil supply is decreasing daily and evenly that source will be extinct so why not start with alternative sources. Some argue that alternative sources are too expensive, but fail to realize that if he or she was to invest in an alternative source such as solar panels that they will acquire adequate lighting and a more healthful life. ”Solar incentives for homeowners reduce the energy cost by 30 to 50 percent” (Chiras, 2012, 5p. ). This is one of the reasons why it is important to invest in alternative sources of energy because the amounts of saving are so high. The price of electricity will increase witch will cause people to spend thousands of dollars on electricity because of the rising cost of oil. By encouraging more people...
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...Tiffany Burton Nicholson November 16, 2012 English Comp 1 A Day on Lake Chicot Waking up to see a beautiful, blue, sky on a hot, July, summer morning is my kind of scenery. As I roll out of bed raising my arms high above my head to stretch, I can not help but admire the view of the sun beaming down on the twenty mile long oxbow, natural lake. My anticipation to participate in the water filled activities that awaits the day is at an all-time high. I immediately rush to my swim suit draw, and pull out my favorite hot pink swimming suit. I rush down stairs to start the day off with my daddy’s famous chocolate gravy and biscuits, which is an original breakfast that we have before a full day on the lake. Before we take off on the boat, we have to make sure that we are fully prepared. First I make sure we have all the essential items like beach towels, sunscreen, tanning lotion, drinks in the ice chest, and snack food. While I am getting those items together, my dad and brother are making sure that our two decker party barge has a full tank of gas, plenty of life jackets, and the fun but dangerous intertube. After everything is loaded onto the red and tan barge, we have to unload it off the trailer into the lake using our boat ramp. This is usually a task, but definitely worth the hassle. Now that we are in the water the fun begins! As soon as my dad gets to the middle of the lake, there will be some big splashes from me and my friends jumping in. Jumping off into the lake...
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...ventilation and industrial process air and water for commercial facilities such as laundries, car washes and fitness centers. SOLAR ENERGY [pic] BY: CARSON COLE DOMESTIC HOT WATER Another common way to use the sun's heat is with the use of a solar domestic hot water system. Depending on how the system is used, a typical system will provide 50 to 75 per cent of a family's hot water needs. With water heating accounting for about 20 per cent of home energy use, a solar DHW system is an attractive method of reducing a home's fossil fuel consumption. A solar water heater typically uses glazed collectors mounted on a roof and connected to a storage tank. Fluid is pumped to the collectors where it is warmed by the sun, then returned to a heat exchanger where it heats the water in a storage tank. Year-round residences often will have a additional backup water heater. Modern solar water heaters are relatively easy to...
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...A) Write about the techniques Tennyson uses to tell the story in Tithonus The purpose of this essay is to discuss narrative methods and techniques used by Tennyson to tell the story in the poem Tithonus. Tennyson uses the theme of light to effectively illustrate the intense love Tithonus felt for Aurora but simultaneously this also highlight the love Tithonus will never feel again. This is shown by constantly mentioning the East where the sun rises, and also by the words ‘Thy sweet eyes brighten slowly….yet they blind the stars’- by saying her eyes blind the stars Tennyson could also be saying how he (Tithonus) too was at one point blinded by his love for her. The use of imagery within the poem like ‘glimmering’ and ‘lights’ gives readers the idea that his life was happy with her in it yet, the contrast of language, ‘gloomy’, ‘shadows’, ‘twilight’ underlines the fact that he is no longer joyful as he is now without her. Another reason we could argue that he is no longer happy is that he may be envious of how she is immortal and forever youthful but he is immortal but consistently aging; this interpretation is supported by the continuous mentioning of immortal youth ‘To dwell in the presence of immortal youth, Immortal age beside immortal youth’. Also the use of the word twilight suggests that Tithonus state is that he is caught in the middle, forever watching the circle of life without him in it – ‘the woods decay…dies the...
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...THE CREATION by: James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) ND God stepped out on space, And He looked around and said, "I'm lonely -- I'll make me a world." And far as the eye of God could see Darkness covered everything, Blacker than a hundred midnights Down in a cypress swamp. Then God smiled, And the light broke, And the darkness rolled up on one side, And the light stood shining on the other, And God said, "That's good!" Then God reached out and took the light in His hands, And God rolled the light around in His hands Until He made the sun; And He set that sun a-blazing in the heavens. And the light that was left from making the sun God gathered it up in a shining ball And flung it against the darkness, Spangling the night with the moon and stars. Then down between The darkness and the light He hurled the world; And God said, "That's good!" Then God himself stepped down -- And the sun was on His right hand, And the moon was on His left; The stars were clustered about His head, And the earth was under His feet. And God walked, and where He trod His footsteps hollowed the valleys out And bulged the mountains up. Then He stopped and looked and saw That the earth was hot and barren. So God stepped over to the edge of the world And He spat out the seven seas; He batted His eyes, and the lightnings flashed; He clapped His hands, and the thunders rolled; And the waters above the earth came down, The cooling waters came down. Then...
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...qualities that are in common. Plants receive sunlight from contact (light reaction). A photovoltaic (PV) panel provides sunlight to the solar cells. Similar to how sunlight helps produce chlorophyll in plants, semiconducting material absorbs sunlight. (Oppapers.com). Because of their outputs, photosynthesis and semi-conductor solar cells have great value.. In order to create food, plants absorb sunlight and create oxygen. While this process takes place, plants use sunlight and carbon dioxide to convert water molecules into hydrogen, oxygen, and electrons (Oppapers.com). The light reaction of photosynthesis can be easily compared to how electricity is created with solar cells. The electrons that are in the solar cell get energy from the sun; from that point they are converted to a high energy level. After being turned into a high energy level, they are then accepted by the wire to run the semi-conductor motor. These processes are similar because they both lose electrons. In solar cells electrons are replenished when the electrical circuit is complete and in plant cells, splitting water furnishes more electrons (Johnson, S.). Although they have similarities, they are also very different. Plants have a more difficult time at absorbing sunlight than solar cells. Plants have the responsibility of providing energy to live on, whereas solar cells only have to provide electricity for a wire. It is very important that process of photosynthesis is not done in error, if something goes...
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...convert it to electricity required by humans. In this paper, I will discuss the comparison and contrast of the two systems. I will also describe ways in which the plant cell and the solar cell are similar and different to each other. In addition, I will discuss how the laws of thermodynamics apply to each system. PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND SEMICONDUCTOR-BASED SOLAR CELL 3 Photosynthesis and Semiconductor-Based Solar Cell Two ways in which energy is created for the various life forms on earth are photosynthesis and the process that a semiconductor-based solar cell goes through to make energy. Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert the light energy captured from the sun into chemical energy that can be used to fuel the organism's activities. Semiconductor-based solar cells utilize photovoltaic (PV) panels to harness solar energy and coverts it to electricity without the use of chemical reactions. SIMILARITIES One similarity between photosynthesis and semiconductor-based solar cells is that humans rely on both to survive. Photosynthesis is directly related to the life and survival of all the other living creatures on earth. Humans rely on plants to get...
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...galaxy as whole, the world was forever changed. It was with these devices that we learned that the earth is not the center of the solar system or the universe. With telescopes we learned that the moon has craters and mountains, and that Jupiter has storms and that other planets also have their own distinct weather patterns. With newer and more powerful telescopes we learned that there are other galaxy’s, planets and objects roaming the universe, humans were even able to finally understand what the speed of light really comes down to as a value and unit. We have learned so much about the universe through these devices, we know no there are billions of stars and planets and billions of galaxies in the universe. Our understanding of the Sun and our own solar system has grown...
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