Category: Death

Growing up as a little girl, my family members would tell me not to take life for granted. I never thought anything could happen, so I let it go through one ear and out the other. One day I was faced with the gruesome, unexpected death of my cousin, and everything started to set in.…

Critically assess Humes’s argument against Aquinas’s stance on the moral permissibility of suicide. Why does Aquinas think it’s morally forbidden? Why does Hume Disagree who do you think offers a more defensible position and why? Humes’s arguments against Aquinas and their stance on the moral permissibility of suicide and why Aquinas thinks it’s morally forbidden…

Lifeline Aotearoa: Youth suicide is an urgent health issue in New Zealand (NZ), particularly for young M
ori aged 15-19, in which suicide is 250% higher than their non-M
ori counterparts. Literature shows that combining culturally appropriate mental health promotion and suicide responsiveness in adults is more likely to be effective in preventing suicide.  Suicide is a…

Macbeth’, by William Shakespeare. With particular reference to Act 1 Scene 5, Act 1 Scene 7, and Act 5 Scene 1, explain how Lady Macbeth changes through the play. Shakespeare’s play ‘Macbeth’ is one of his most well-known tragedies, and it was first played in 1611, while it was written in 1603. Despite the fact…

Edgar Allan Poe, a well-known poet, mysteriously died one day with merely no evidence to prove how he passed. Is there still hope to find the cause of death? There are many theories as to what happened, one popular theory of the death of Poe is rabies. As mentioned above, Poe is explained to have…

Death is an inevitable reality of life no one should have to experience, especially that of a five-year-old, yet everyone does. My friend’s death has been by my side for seventeen years and counting, like two peas-in-a pod he sticks by my side. I was your typical five-year-old little boy who enjoyed every aspect of…

Dealing with the loss of a loved one Dealing with loss is never easy. Its extremely common to lose someone that you love, whether that be a family, friend, significant other, or pet. Approximately 1400 people in England and Wales alone pass away every day, and there is no way to avoid it. And although…

If I were to tell you that you had 2 minutes to decide, with evidence, who was to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, who would you choose? Theres some many different theorys behind this matter, but in my opinion, its Friar Lawrence that we need to blame. He stuck his nose into…

I was nine years of age on the first occasion when I saw it, seven days before Thanksgiving in 1953. I heard it initially, a vehicle lingering outside the house. Something wasn’t right with its engine, similar to its cylinders beating more slowly than they should. I gazed into the shadows for some time, tuning…

‘Siblings have a unique bond, which no one else can experience. So the death of a sibling is considered to be a unique experience.'(Robinson & Mahon, 1997; Worden, Davies & McCown, 1999). I would like to start my essay with this quotation because, in this essay, I will explain my experience, death of the loss…