Topic: Who am I?
I’m 19 years old and live here in Warner Robins. I live with my mother and I love her very much. I have an older brother that lives with my dad in Alabama. After my parents got a divorce my mom and I moved back here to Warner Robins. My dad was in the air force and Alabama was where he was originally from. I was born on the base and have lived here most of my life. I also have an older sister and she is currently in college as well. She is a bit further down the road than in college than I am. She will be graduating from her nursing school next month. I am very proud of her and hope to follow in her footsteps in persewing a degree of my own.
I am currently taking English, math, Spanish, and American government. I am passing all my classes right now and hope to continue doing so. My plan over the summer is to take sociobiology for my maymester class. My major is radiology, and if I work hard at it I can finish my major in less than three years.
I am a proud owner of a boxer bulldog. My boxers name is miss Jackson. She is always full of energy and ready to play. She is almost a year old and ready to breed. I can’t wait until she has puppies. That used to be one of my hobbies was breeding dogs and I would love to get back into it.
I am a person who likes to travel a lot. I have traveled to almost every state in the United States, except for most of the northern states. My favorite place to travel to is California. California is a great spot to go on vacation. They have everything form skiing to rock climbing. I lived there for almost a year and can’t wait until I can go back again.
I am always listening to music. I am a person who likes to listen to music a lot. I listen to a little of everything. I enjoy rap an r-n-b the most. My favorite artist is Young Jeezy. He has been my favorite rapper for at least two years. When he recorded his hit single soul survivor was when I really started listening to him.
I am really good at just about any sport I play. I am really good at basketball, but football is my favorite sport. I played football in high school and miss playing there very much. Everybody always told me that I would miss high school after graduating and they were right. I love to get together with my friends on the weekend and play whatever sport that it is that we feel like playing. I’m very athletic so I can win at whatever sport we play. I try to go to the gym 3 to 4 times a week so when I am out there playing I like to think that it gives me an advantage.
Right now I own of a pontific grand prix. I like the car I have now and its gets me from point a to point b, but I hope to buy another car in the near future. I’m looking at a Honda Civic 2002. I don’t have all the money together I need right now, but I hope to change that in the near future. After I get through with all my homework I like to go out and enjoy the nightlife, that’s why I want a new car. I like to study hard and then party hard. I don’t get out much threw the week, but when it comes to the weekend it’s a different story. I have a lot of friends that like to go to clubs or bars and have a good time. I met a lot of people when I go out and just recently met a real special one. We met two week ago and things couldn’t be better.
I really enjoyed this last semester here at Macon State. I’m glad I choose this school over the others, because I can see now that I will get a real education here. Many other students have told me that this is a hard school compared to others and I know believe them.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Monday, April 9, 2007
taking one's life
Topic: guilty as charged, but
Mercy killing –euthanasia- has long been a subject of great controversy. There is no better example than the one at hand. It certainly seems harsh in this particular case since its obvious Gilbert loved his wife very much and just couldn’t stand to see her continue to suffer in his presence. Roswell Gilbert had a difficult decision to make. His wife had Alzheimer’s disease and was in terrible pain. She begged and pleaded with him to end her life and put an ending to the pain she was dealing with. He succumbed to her wishes and laid her to rest permanently.
He was later brought up on charges and went to jail for murder in the first degree. The court didn’t have any sympathy for the old man acting out of his good will to do what he thought was right. The court doesn’t look at these things to them murder is murder no matter how you plead your case. I can’t blame him for making the decision he did. I would have made the same choice if I was in Mr. Gilbert’s shoes. He was only doing what he believed was the best for his wife.
There is no right or wrong answer when it comes to euthanasia. Someone who is against euthanasia could argue that a person who practiced would be playing god. Those who wish to defend euthanasia could argue back that euthanasia stops a persons suffering. I believe the patient and/or their family should be the only ones to decide if euthanasia is the right way to go. The government, church and everyone else should keep their opinions to themselves. Unlike abortion where someone is deciding for the unborn child, I believe in euthanasia or assisted suicide, as long as the person without question agrees, should be a personal choice.
The case involving Mr. Gilbert will become a keystone of future legislation on euthanasia. The supreme courts need to set guidelines for cases involving euthanasia. The debate over physician-assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia will soon reach its most important stage in this country. The intensity of the debate on both issues will grow during the wait for rulings this year by the superme court.
Mercy killing –euthanasia- has long been a subject of great controversy. There is no better example than the one at hand. It certainly seems harsh in this particular case since its obvious Gilbert loved his wife very much and just couldn’t stand to see her continue to suffer in his presence. Roswell Gilbert had a difficult decision to make. His wife had Alzheimer’s disease and was in terrible pain. She begged and pleaded with him to end her life and put an ending to the pain she was dealing with. He succumbed to her wishes and laid her to rest permanently.
He was later brought up on charges and went to jail for murder in the first degree. The court didn’t have any sympathy for the old man acting out of his good will to do what he thought was right. The court doesn’t look at these things to them murder is murder no matter how you plead your case. I can’t blame him for making the decision he did. I would have made the same choice if I was in Mr. Gilbert’s shoes. He was only doing what he believed was the best for his wife.
There is no right or wrong answer when it comes to euthanasia. Someone who is against euthanasia could argue that a person who practiced would be playing god. Those who wish to defend euthanasia could argue back that euthanasia stops a persons suffering. I believe the patient and/or their family should be the only ones to decide if euthanasia is the right way to go. The government, church and everyone else should keep their opinions to themselves. Unlike abortion where someone is deciding for the unborn child, I believe in euthanasia or assisted suicide, as long as the person without question agrees, should be a personal choice.
The case involving Mr. Gilbert will become a keystone of future legislation on euthanasia. The supreme courts need to set guidelines for cases involving euthanasia. The debate over physician-assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia will soon reach its most important stage in this country. The intensity of the debate on both issues will grow during the wait for rulings this year by the superme court.
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