In this essay you need to analyze the essay Active and Passive Euthanasia by James Rachels.
To do so, address each of the following prompts:
Clearly explain the argument that Rachels gives in response to the American Medical Association.
Explain the difference between “killing” and “letting die” and how Rachels relates that distinction to his argument.
Explain the Smith/Jones thought experiment and clarify how the Smith/Jones cases relate to the overall argument and diagnosis that Rachels presents.
Finally, do you agree with Rachels? Defend your answer.
The paper should be 2-3 pages in length and follow either MLA or APA style.
Please save your assignment as a Word document (.docx)
the essay is in chapter 10 of the book provided
Category: Medical ethics
Your term paper should:
Discuss the technical aspects of your topic in general terms.
Discuss the public policy debates relevant to the topic you choose. This section should cover arguments that favor and oppose the use of the techniques or products.
Express your personal opinion regarding the topic’s importance and the validity of the pro and con arguments. Within the personal opinion/conclusion, frame your position with an ethical theory from the six workable theories covered in this course.
Your submission must include:
A title page
The body of the paper, which includes 4–6 content pages, not including title or reference pages
At least three references from textbooks, websites, and articles that provide adequate justification and support your claim
Subheadings (technical aspects, public policy, and personal opinion/conclusion)
Appropriate in-text citations throughout the paper
A reference list with only the sources used in the body of the paper (All sources should be less than five years old unless recent research is not available, and at least one reference must be a peer-reviewed article from a professional journal. Do not use Wikipedia or an encyclopedia as they are not considered reliable academic sources and will not be accepted.)
APA style formatting throughout your paper, using only one of these fonts: 11-point Calibri,11-point Arial,12-point Times New Roman, or 11-point Georgia.
Consider the following passage from Descartes’ Meditations:
Some malicious demon of the utmost power and cunning has employed all his energies in order to deceive me. I shall think that the sky, the air, the earth, colours, shapes, sounds and all external things are merely the delusions of dreams which he has devised to ensnare my judgement … I have convinced myself that there is absolutely nothing in the world. Does it now follow that I too do not exist? No: If I convinced myself of something then I certainly existed … let him deceive me as much as he can, he will never bring it about that I am nothing so long as I think that I am something.
Reconstruct this, in your words, as an argument in the standard ((premises-conclusion) form.
I have attached the instructions in the first two slides. the last three slides are what I submitted two weeks ago for the topic paper.
Reflection essay on Paul Kalanithi’s book When Breath Becomes Air
Due: Sunday, April 14th by 11:59 AM
Format: 3 to 4 pages, double spaced; Times New Roman font; 1” margins; no cover page; cite quotations from the book using Chicago Style (See the style guides posted in the module.)
Paul Kalinithi’s book “When Breath Becomes Air” was on the NYT best seller list for more than 52 weeks and leapt to number one on the list at publication. His memoir won numerous awards and was widely praised. For example:
This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living?
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
The New York Times Book Review • People • NPR • The Washington Post • Slate • Harper’s Bazaar • Esquire • Time Out New York • Publishers Weekly • BookPage
DISCUSS: What accounts for this popularity? And why is a book on dying so widely read? Who do you think is the audience for this book and to whom would you recommend it? Premeds? Doctors? The public? Why? Finally, what response does this book prompt in you and why?
Do not use external sources. This is intended as an opportunity for personal reflection on your part and for you to write a narrative essay (that is, not a list of points).