Human life is a precious gift to people, yet many people have different opinions on how life should be valued. Some people think that life is more of a curse, because their life is difficult, and they do not value it as much. In many famous articles and books, the vale of life is considered, such as Hamlet’s soliloquy. Hamlet did not think about life as valuable and contemplated suicide. Life is valuable, even if people do not think of it, and people should try and live it to the best of their ability.
It seems that more people value life and want to try to get the best out of their experience. An example is Roger Ebert, the movie critic, because he had many problems in life but at the end, he was happy with himself and told people to try
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During the September 11 attacks, many of the victims’ families received huge sums of money from the government for their losses. Many people did not think that it was that fair, because they got money no questions asked. People lose loved ones everyday and do not get all of that kind of money right away. In the article, “What Is a Life Worth?” by Amanda Ripley, the author quotes, “Note that lifetime earnings have been boosted by a flat $250,000 for ‘pain and suffering’ [...] Tack on an extra $50,000 in pain and suffering for a spouse and for each child,” (Paragraph 7). Since people lost people in the 9/11 attacks, they received a lot of money with no questions. The amount they got was based on their age, how far away from retirement they were, their income, and the amount of insurance they had on their life. Putting a money value on life is immoral, because life has a lot more to it than just making money. When people put a dollar value on a human life, they are not thinking about all of the good things they have done in the world, just how much they cost. Life has more value than money and no one should put a price onto
In the article, What Is a Life Worth? by Amanda Ripley, she explains that compensation was given to families of the 911 tragedy to reimburse them of their loss, so that they can maintain their lifestyle. For instance, “Congress created the fund as a safety net for the victims’ families to ensure that they maintain something resembling their current standard of living” (Ripley 76). Economically speaking, all lives are not equal because of where a person stands financially. People who are more successful and have a higher income, should receive a higher amount when being compensated. For example, a stockbrokers family should receive more than the amount of a dishwashers family because of the difference in their incomes. Amanda Ripley describes the system and how the compensation calculus works when she says, “First, the government will estimate how much a victim would have earned over his or her lifetime had the planes never crashed... To estimate this amount, each family was handed an easy-to-read chart on the way into the meeting: Find your loved one’s age and income and follow your finger to the lucky number. Note that the lifetime earnings have been boosted by a flat $250,000 for “pain and suffering”―noneconomic losses, they are called. Tack on an extra $50,000 in pain and suffering for a spouse and for each child.” (Ripley 75). Compensation is cruel but it is not trying to put a value on someone’s life, it’s simply
We each ought to regard this one life which is very importance to us, since we each have just one life.
Death is an eternal mystery and the most controversial subject stemming from human inexperience. Its inescapability and uncertainty can give insights on the core principles and vulnerability of human nature. In Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet he skilfully makes use of death as a lashing force to explore the depths of his characters along the way illustrating man’s continual dilemma “To be or not to be”?
For ages, humanity has wrestled with the idea of life, along with one’s privileges and rights. Through old and ancient civilizations humanity has learned to create and maintain an perfect utopia. But even to the most advanced civilizations that we have encountered, how much do they think we are worth? Could they even begin to express the value behind a person and his/her life? How would it be measured? Would humans be priced by the elements they’re composed of? Would it be measured by a person’s health and life expectancy? How about traits, how would those be put into account? Would a person who is fit to work in rigorous places be worth more than a person who is tech savvy? All these questions will need to be addressed. No one is the same. The fact that some many people have strived in order to receive what one deserves. Not everyone makes the same amount of money. Some people work more, and others work less. Some make more and others make less, no one is worth the same price because no one in this world is the same as the next. I agree with how life insurance works because if one can afford it due to the fact that one has worked hard enough to get the money one need to pay for it. It is thought that everyone should be labeled the same price because everyone is human and inside everyone is the same, but that is not the case no one is exactly like the other. By someone earning more income in life than the others, that shows that on the outside they've lived all totally separate lives and therefore need the different amounts of money when a loved one passes. The fact that everyone is different gives society a reason to put a monetary value on people.
It is difficult to conceive of two words more important to human existence than life and death. Certainly all of us know these words intimately, and have a deep understanding of their meaning. Life and death have been principal topics of discussion in political debate and popular dialog for decades. Having a clear understanding of life and death is essential to any discussion on abortion, embryonic stem cell research, end-of-life care, and organ donation. Yet despite the seemingly obvious nature of these words and their clearly obvious importance to our existence, it turns out that life and death are somehow difficult to define.
Therefore, it is by creating a balanced, truthful communication, supportive and caring environment through the fading of a human life that death becomes meaningful. Every death is memorable, whether it happened in a hospital, or at a home, or in the street of a suburban neighborhood, on a royal bed, on an airplane, having dinner, during patrolling, at a war zone, or perhaps at the moment of birth. Dying with dignity was and will be the right to being born in this
sanctity of life or whether one life is more valuable than another, it gives us something to
This famous soliloquy offers a dark and deep contemplation of the nature of life and death. Hamlet’s contemplative, philosophical, and angry tones demonstrate the emotions all people feel throughout their lifetimes.
I’ve known so many people who have had their lives cut short unexpectedly. You never can really know when your last day is, so why waste it doing things that don’t make you happy? So many people settle for less, just because it is easier and more comfortable. Life is short to begin with, and it can be cut even shorter at any possible moment. I think people should take risks and aim for the things that will ultimately leave them satisfied with their life.
Death. This is not a topic that many people are comfortable discussing. It is such an uncomfortable topic to discuss because regardless if death is brought upon through natural death, murder, suicide, or even euthanasia, it brings upon such a wide variety of emotions to those affected that I believe no one can grow accustomed to. Stemming from this, we get into the debate of euthanasia vs. murder vs. suicide, and the ethics behind the three. Before considering the differences between the them, we should first be able to define ethics and morals. Nowadays, these two terms can be considered very similar, and are said to be the sort of principles that decide a person’s behavior and actions. Ethics and morals play a big role when discussing these topics, as people are quick to argue that euthanasia and murder can be considered the same. Through this paper, I will argue their differences, and how most aspects of euthanasia can be considered morally different and better than murder. Additionally, my perspective of how suicide compares and differs to these two will also be introduced.
Hamlet’s psychological influence demonstrates his dread of both death and life. In Hamlet’s famous soliloquy, “To be or not to be” (3.1.64), he refers the “be” to life and further asks “whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” (3.1.65.66). By this, Hamlet is asking himself the question of whether to live or die.
The value of life is a very controversial topic. It has been brought up many times throughout history in interviews, poem, stories, and even class. Many people have different opinions on what the value of life is and what it is worth. Unfortunately there is no denotative definition. It is connotative, which can only be defined through personal experiences and beliefs. Many highly intelligent people have different views on the value of life and express it in whatever way they can.
...educed that it is not significant to live but instead to live a just and moral life.
.... Life is typically lived by deception and death is something we do not understand and thusly try to ignore. Life is chaotic and has only the meaning you apply to it. Once suspended in that false order, Hamlet finds himself facing the true chaotic nothingness of life and death after the murder and betrayal of his father. The ghost of king Hamlet requests the societal norm of vengeance and prince Hamlet finds himself wrestling with the whys and hows of this plot. He is able to see that society is built upon falsities. ‘Noble’ action is a constructed notion and relative to each person. He comes to accept the idea of death and faces it.
Many individuals have different aspects as to how life should be valued. Some individuals live life a day at a time while attempting to make the most as if their last breath was upcoming. In a Stanford Commencement in 2005, Apple CEO Steve Jobs quo...