How soon before a person who has no terminal illness, desires to be assisted in taking their own life? ... The first is where the person choosing to die is conscious and has requested to do so. ... The person has not died and will not die at that time. ... It should never be left up to another person to determine when you can live and when you can die. ... It discussed the idea of having rights and that not everything we desire can be considered a "right." ...

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The only barrier that hinders an American's success is the desire in his or her heart. ... (http//immigrateUSA.com) Hundreds of immigrants die each year on immigration ships, and trying to cross the border. ... Immigrants would die for the freedom and opportunity in our country. ... People have fought and died for this belief, and it has been shaped over time. This belief has freed nations and has sparked a desire to come to America. ...

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On the pro side, many people argue that modern medicine is keeping people alive who would have died in the past. ... Health care costs can also play a huge part in patients desiring euthanasia. ... Many believe that legal euthanasia would allow patients to die peacefully while surrounded by their family and friends. ... If a patient desires to die, who is to tell him or her that death is not an option? ... Many argue that a person who wants to die in order to avoid pain does not need assisted suicide, but rather a doctor better trained to alleviate pain. ...

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However, such a fantasy could never be achieved without struggle, restrain, desire, dreaming, and bloodshed. ... McCain portrayed superlative patriotism by proving his willingness to die before divulging information to the enemy. McCain's desire for freedom is a direct link to the desires of the millions of the Americans he represented while fighting for this nation. ... Whether we die for our nation, suffer for our claims, or fall victim to the ridicule of millions for our decisions as a people, we all have a certain price to pay for our freedom. ...

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I am white, and I bring with me not only a deep human desire to survive by any means necessary, but a deeply rooted investment in a system of white supremacy and domination. ... If whites resist the spiritual and social death that attends the self-divestment of white supremacy, if they refuse to submit to the surgical removal of their "psychopath racial personality,"" then they must die physically for the liberation of Black people throughout the world. ...

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I think freedom means trying to live the way that the millions of soldiers, militiamen, and draftees who have died would want us to: peacefully, harmoniously, but not without some of the hardships of life which make us who we are. ... American soldiers fought to preserve freedom in Europe, one hundred sixteen thousand five hundred and sixteen Americans died in that war alone. In World War II, two hundred ninety two thousand, one hundred and thirty one soldiers died to keep Europe, and Pacific Ocean countries out of the control of dictators. Freedom- for some it means being able to listen to ...

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The Native Americans suffered greatly due to their susceptibility to foreign diseases, and European greed for riches and desire to expand. ... Before he returned with more men, a vast number of Aztecs suffered and died of smallpox because there bodies had no natural immunities to it. ... The European's overall desire for god, gold, and glory had horrible effects upon the Native American's as well. It was Hernando Cortez's overall desire for riches that caused the downfall of the Aztecs. ... In the end, due to diseases, European greed and desire to expand for agriculture, the Na...

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Presidency should be left to the candidates who have a desire for politics and really care about the U.S. citizens. ... He has made several bad decisions, such as how U.S. military personnel continue to die in Iraq as the cost of rebuilding continues to rise and unemployment rates have also risen (Barshay, 12). ... John Kerry is also the only candidate in the running who shows a true desire to change the way things are in America for the better and shows that he just might have that ability....

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Buddhism was created with the belief that all life is suffering because of desire. So to achieve "Nirvana", or the ultimate Buddha state, you must extinguish all desire. ... Jesus is believed to have died through crucifixion and then resurrected from the dead by God to illustrate forgiveness of human sin, the conquering of death, and denial of Satan. ... With the knowledge that a person (or myself), desires to ascend into heaven with the ultimate holy, living a life consistent with achieving this is the same state of consciousness as the eastern religions attempt to achieve ...

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They had no means to combat it and hundreds died; another expensive cost in human lives. ... This led the English colonists to desire ownership and control of the land to develop it for English gain. ... The products of their labors were highly desired crops throughout Europe. ...

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Obviously freed slaves desired their freedom, but they had an unfavorable, sometimes bitter and angry attitude toward their status and condition in society, which they often hid behind a "mask". ... In Chief Joseph's speech, "I Will Fight No More Forever", he explains that he is done fighting and he is sick of it because all of his tribe is dying. ... Most women wanted to be individuals and take care of themselves, and not everyone else, and they desired a social, economic, and political identity, apart from their husbands. ...

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Soon after the wedding, Ona and Jurgis have many great debts to pay due to both the wedding, and a large debt that Ona's father left them after he died. ... The family desperately desires higher wages and true freedom. ... Working conditions became even worse for Jurgis, and after both his wife and child die, he left his job and family. ...

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Many of the settlers died soon after arriving do to starvation and other unforeseen impediments. In many cases if not for Indian assistance in agriculture, deforesting, and the providing of food many more would have died. Soon after explores returned with new foods and products, such as tobacco to Europe, Europeans grew fond of these new and tasty commodities and desired more greatly, for ever changing the European lifestyle. ...

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Teach the South Vietnamese military to fend for themselves however with only four short years to achieve the desired results of Vietnamization, the United States found that they had overestimated the ability of the ARVN to match up against the well trained and highly motivated Vietcong and NVA. ... The bombing then led to the collapse of their agricultural system and induced a famine in which hundreds of thousands died from starvation. ...

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In the United States today when somebody wants to use euthanasia as a form of dying, a physician is called in to administer the drug. Physician aid-in-dying is assistance by a qualified medical practitioner in implementing a patient's considered wish to end his or her own life, usually by means of lethal injection. ... This, in essence, is the Dutch argument, and although drugs are often been made available for the patient to take orally by his or her own hand, if and when desired and after due consultation, a physician is generally present to offer the technical support that a patient ...

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More than 100,000 people in a year have been hospitalized and later died from toxic reactions to medications that were not predicted by animal test. ... Over 75, 000 animals die each year in an attempt for human betterment. 50% of the animals tested die during the experiment, the other 50% are killed through such means of decapitation for further experimental use. Many argue that since animals do not possess emotion or desire they should not fall into moral consideration. ... This will help prevent animals of dieing for meaningless reasons. ...

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Also, it is important to understand some of the theory underlying the desire to build a better human. ... Thus, it is important to understand some of the theory underlying the desire to build a better human. ... While one aspect of cloning is the desire to create superior human beings, another expressed desire is to create potential suppliers of spare parts. ... Some experts suggest that cloning would be justified to replace a dead child or to help save someone dying of an incurable disease through organ or marrow transplant (Sharp and Sharn). ...

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In Iraq's defense, Creon regretted sentencing Antigone to death because chaos broke out in his own home when his son and wife died as a result of Antigone's death. ... Most U.S. citizens do not want to see innocent people die. Even though they belong to the country, all Iraqi people should not have to die because of a decision made by a select few who rule over them. ... Many of the characters, such as Aeneas and Achilles let their desire for revenge rule over their reasoning. ...

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Also man should not have the power to define who deserves to die. ... Race is an essential factor in deciding who will be sentenced to die and who will receive a lesser punishment for the same crime. ... The death penalty does not deter crime, rather is demonstrates to society that a court has the power to choose if a man lives or dies. ... The desire for retribution is so strong that it blinds society so that they do not see the moral violations that take place when a criminal is executed. ...

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Although not all of the imported die upon arrival, at least 75% breathe their last breath in the first year. ... Being a multi-million dollar industry, the desire and demand for the most exotic pet is on the rise. ... In order to increase dying populations, professionals have imported exotic species in order to bring them to various sanctuaries to aid them in expanding their populations. ... Although this principle brings forth the idea that over time, individuals that don't do well in a population will die, bringing animals into a completely alien environment will result in a much hig...

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Although foreign investment in Russia has started to flow more consistently, the overall growth of investments by foreigners is far from desired. ... The infrastructure in places other than the main Russian cities is far from desired and is one of the main deterrents for both domestic as well as overseas businessmen to invest in the country. ... In this attack nearly 150 people died. ...

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The country where I am from, Kazakhstan, is really poor and most of the people dream of going somewhere abroad and get an education that they desire. ... They do not take an advantage of having so many good places to attend without a necessity to leave even their own neighborhoods whereas people in other countries are dying to get this opportunity. ...

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Because of the United States desire for money and political power, we cannot call them neutrals. If a country says that it is just there to make sure that nobody dies, but during this it tries to get as much profit as it can, the country cannot be called nonaligned. ...

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Since the dropping of the atomic bombs in Japan at the end of World War II there has been much debate as to whether or not it was really necessary. The American government led by President Harry S. Truman were not justified and did not have a good enough reason to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on...

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The Americans' desire to achieve manifest destiny increased transportation and trade, the extermination of Native Americans, and the question of slavery in the new states. ... Our transportation and trade improved tremendously but because we wanted to gain more land we had to kill many innocent people that did not deserve to die. ...

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