Those who will die within hours or a very few days will soon obtain relief without taking any action, and those who are on life-prolonging intensive care can often end their lives simply by refusing continued treatment. ... Two separate requests both orally and in writing, at least 15 days apart has to be made by the patient to his doctor. ... The Oregon experience has caused even staunch opponents to admit that continued opposition to such a law can only be based on personal, moral, or religious grounds (Tucker, Noel "Assisted Suicide Works Well in Oregon). ...

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In addition to individual factors, determining how the family interacts and how each member works to support the family system in times of significant stress and change are important components of the assessment process. ... Related Roles of Healthcare Professionals Clinicians working in the end-of-life care arena play a number of roles in supporting patients and families in the last weeks and days of life, but their involvement generally comes to an abrupt end with the death of a patient for whom they have cared. ...

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Means of technology these days develop many circumstances to avoid the idea of death or to make life longer. ... Shakespeare in his sonnets tried to immortalize himself and his thoughts that until now none can ignore his works, wherever you go, you will hear his name and his ideas. ...

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Recent studies have begun to see the Homeric epics in the light of other epic traditions, notably epics from Mesopotamia, and have begun to look at striking similarities. There is a supposed lineage that can be seen connecting the Homeric epics most directly with the world of Akkadian epics (Gresseth 2). The connections run from similarities in methods of transmission, namely the oral traditions, to themes, characters and formal structural components. The epic of Gilgamesh, the king of Uruk, and the Iliad, with its focus on the menis of Achilles, provide a look at heroic life and its relations...

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