Persuasive Essay On In Cold Blood

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When reading the book “In Cold Blood” by Capote, Truman I came across many assertions one in particular discussing how the law is hypocritical. In the assertion it talks about killing and how it is a crime, but enforces it as punishment and justice. Thus showing how the law is contradicting itself. In my paper I hope to further explain and show how killing is in fact a crime, but can be used for justice.
In order for me to achieve this goal, I have organized this paper into three main sections. In the first section, I will explain how everyone has killed in their lifetime for their own personal needs. In the second section, I will give examples of when killing is needed and required for the safety of one and one’s loved ones. Lastly, I will discuss when killing serves justice to others. I will follow this by citing my work and my resources.
Is killing wrong?
This is a controversial statement most will argue about. For many people it is wrong to kill no matter the circumstance for it is going against many of their own morals. An example would be their religion which states in the bible “Thou shall not kill”, but they themselves have killed for their own needs therefore …show more content…

The patient will see they are hurting their loved ones which will cause them to rethink their decision and risk putting them in more pain. In this circumstance one should realize that it is best to go through with mercy killing and speed up the inevitable thus minimizing the pain. Euthanasia, mercy killing, means “good death” in the Greek language it is the way to end an ill person’s life painlessly which is better than seeing them suffer for their loved ones. This would be one of the many situations in which it is absolutely ok to kill a person because it will reduce their pain and

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