Active euthanasia is where there is a deliberate action to end the life of a dying patient to avoid further suffering. ... Voluntary euthanasia is when a doctor gives a dying patient a lethal injection at the request of the patient to end the patient's life. ... Many traditional religious views are that life is a gift from God so we should always have a desire to live and that only God should take life. ... A person's life belongs to that person only and if for whatever reason that person no longer has the desire to live, it should be that person's own decision whether or not to...

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Many animals and human beings were born and died. ... But the truth is when a man/woman dies his/her death is judged by the works of his life. ... Death is the opposite of desire. It is the absence of all kinds of desires. A man does not have to work that hard if he wants to die. ...

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David's sense of right and wrong became diminished by his desire for Bathsheba. It is part of human nature to covet the things of desire. ... David is shocked by the response, especially since he said that man should die. ... David's human desire led him to break the trust that many had in him as the king. ... Human desire and temptation can lead people to do things that are very immoral. ...

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The relentless desire and passion that he had to pass on what he knew to be the word of God struck me. ... , and that Jesus did not die on the cross: "They denied the truth and uttered a monstrous falsehood against Mary....they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, but they thought they did" (Novak, 311). ...

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Islamic Fundamentalism encourages suicide bombings, like the one we have seen in the tragic events of September 11, promising the one who dies a path to heaven and eternal glory of Allah. Fascism preached that fighting and dying for fatherland, killing Jews and their allies who were "threatening the civilized world- was an honorable thing to do and was strongly encouraged. ... Islamic Fundamentalism is a dogmatic, religion based ideology that obstructs the growth of a rational, secular morality based on human desires and needs. ...

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Christ allows each of us the very same opportunity to declare our faith, with a gentle reminder such as, "If you desire a further witness, cast your mind upon the night that you cried unto me in your heart, that you might know concerning the truth of these things. ...

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Egyptians also believed that the gods lived, died, went into battle, and had human emotions. ... After seeing the people's misery, he decided to become a hermit, leave all his wealth, become poor and live an underprivileged life away free human desire. ... He believed that human desire was the cause of all human suffering. People brought suffering upon themselves in accordance to the human desires they submitted to (182). According to Buddha, the more one desires, the more he suffers. ...

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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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The boy, who is nameless in this story, goes against his religious beliefs because of his sexual desires. ... This act becomes important in the scene where the boy enters the room where "the priest had died.... The boy explains how his "senses seemed to desire to veil themselves," meaning that he is trying to pray so he can fight away his urges. ...

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A question that really leaves my mind confused is that if God did exist and die then why was his body missing from the tomb. ... According to Thomas, he believed that all people desire happiness, but they can only satisfy this desire through direct communion with the omnipotent being. ... Christianity also believed that the omnipotent being died in our place to save us all from sin (www.religoustolerance.com). ...

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As Florence begins to pray she is reminded of her mother, a devout Christian, and she realizes that despite her resentment towards her mother, she has become like her in that she now desires to be judged only in God's eyes. ... Florence is a survivor and her inner-strength and courage has helped her make it through tough times, but, the build-up of many deep emotional scars coupled with a very painful and presumably terminal abdominal disease and the desire to confront her brother with Esther's letter proving his infidelity causes Florence to go to the church, get on her knees an...

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Their trip back to Earth was motivated by the desire for more life, to extend it until it matched that of a human being. ... Yet, we will see that the replicants with four-year life spans at times exhibit a desire for life, love and dignity more than most of the real humans in the film. ... As Roy is dying, a look of understanding dawns in his eyes. ... He sees that his task is to sit there and watch Roy die, because the best way in which another human can acknowledge humanity in those moments was to watch that death but more importantly to watch it as a death of another human being. ...

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Every hero, as a general rule, desires to be remembered for more than one heroic tendency. ... Just Beowulf's touch would make a mortal man want to die. ... Also, once he knew that he was going to die, Arthur did a very noble thing. ...

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Many women died during or after illegally performing abortions. ... When President Carter was in office he said "I could see then, a clear opportunity to make substantial reductions in the need or desire for abortions while protecting the basic rights of a pregnant woman as prescribed by the Supreme Court. I advocated the evolution of more attractive adoption procedures, hoping to encourage the birth of a baby who might be unwanted or unplanned and at the same time meet the desire of would be parents to obtain a child " (Carter, 72-73). ...

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Tom had the audacity to go to church and yet, he had such a desire for money, he would still take money from innocent people. ... Because he was so cheap, his house looked horrible and his horse died. ...

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When a living thing dies, it is reborn again and again, each time into a higher or lower state depending upon their actions and behavior in life, and this is what is known as Karma. ... All Hindus practice ahimsa which is the desire to not kill or harm any being by word, deed or thought. ...

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When Jesus died his Apostles, mainly St. ... With the Edict of Milan, he and his co-emperor, Licinius had this to say "Our purpose is to grant both to the Christians and to all others full authority to follow whatever worship each man has desired .Christians may from this moment freely and unconditionally proceed to observe the same without annoyance or disquiet." ...

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Those that are pro-euthanasia only want for the sick and the dying to be put at ease. ... Beginning in ancient Greece, assisted suicide was put in to practice under the belief that "the important thing was for the dying person to meet death with peace of mind and minimal pain" (Manning 6) and that is exactly the same principle by which those practitioners who do provide aid in committing suicide work. ... What both parties share is the desire to meet the needs of a dying patient. ... One suggestion called comfort care encourages doctors to prescribe their dying patients with as many prescripti...

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The final moment, where he renounces all belief in the existence of God comes at the funeral of three Jewish males who were hung the day before, one of which was merely a child so light in weight that he hung struggling for nearly an hour before he died. ... The only bond between the two when they reach the camp is the desire to stay with each other,? ... (101) When his father eventually did die, it was due to a blow on the head by an officer and the last words were that of Elie's name as he called him for water. ... He felt it was his duty to justify how so many of his people could be al...

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She will die for it unless he speaks up. ... How I have lived I hardly know But revenge kept me alive; I dared now die, and leave my adversary in being." ... With euthanasia and also capitol punishment, there are many instances in which an innocent man is dying at the hands of someone else. ... Men and women of America, cheer athletes when their team is down by twenty points, but when a two-year old is dying of a head on collision, we would be just as happy to pull the plug. ... Others were rebounding from a recent decline in wealth, and had a desire to die.9 When trials of tribulation come i...

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The core of most of the works of the women of these times, lies the desire to unite with the Deity and the expression of this union, more often than not, is perceived to be an erotic one. In the Virasaivite tradition of the Kannada region, the Lingayat women, speak fearlessly of this union, of their physical desire, and the underpinning separation from the God- Shiva in this case. ... "I pine and languish but he cares not whether I live or die--- If I see that thief of Govardhana that looting robber, that plunderer I shall pluck out by their roots these breasts that have known no gain I ...

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"It happened that a young female Yahoo, standing behind a bank saw the whole proceeding, and inflamed desire, as the nag and I conjectured, came running with all speed, and leaped into the water" (Page 295, Paragraph 1) This incident harshly reminds Gulliver of "who" and "what" he is. ... However, he is aware that despite the "Struldbrug" never dying, they are still cursed with the aging process where their bodies continue to deteriorate. ... "That if it had been my good fortune to come into the world a Struldbrug, as soon as I could discover my own happiness by understanding the difference...

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However his downfall begins as he develops a desire for the knowledge of the metaphysical or physical secrets of the world. ... He becomes obsessed with the power of immortal beings and desires to obtain such power. ... Perhaps Victor is alienated from God in the sense that he feels himself a supreme being, a creator, or an arbiter of who shall live and die. ...

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Whether our acceptance is because of our desire to see eradicators pay for their immoral crime or that the assent has been drilled into our minds is unknown. ... By portraying Perry Smith as a helpless soul, we notice ourselves hoping he will not die. ... We see our morals come into action with our desire for the court to excuse him on account of his mental ailments. ...

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They believe that motions and symbolic acts of ceremonies must be performed exactly in order to achieve the desired results. ... The shaman could, with the help of their guardian spirit, perceive patients true desires. ... Once an individual dies he or she has two souls, one the stays until the Feast of The Dead, and the other that stays until reincarnation. Once a person dies they are flexed in a crouching position, wrapped tightly in a fur robe and laid on a mat. ...

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