Explore the website "African Voices" http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/ and then reflect in writing about your connection to Africa.
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Friday, April 18, 2014
April 18: Euthanasia
Read through the websites below and then write about euthanasia. Do you support or oppose the right of terminally ill people to choose assisted suicide?
Ethics Updates: Euthanasia and End-of-Life Decisions http://ethics.sandiego.edu/Applied/Euthanasia/index.asp
Court decisions, legislation, documents, statistical information, books, articles and videos on the subject. A large website by Professor Lawrence M. Hinman at the University of San Diego.
Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide: All Sides http://www.religioustolerance.org/euthanas.htm#
The Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance present ethical questions, public opinion polls, church statements and the current legal status regarding assisted suicide.
The Kevorkian Verdict: The Life and Legacy of the Suicide Doctor http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kevorkian/
Frontline program reviews Kevorkian's life, the law, the opinions surrounding euthanasia, and more.
Compassion and Choices http://www.compassionandchoices.org/
This organization "provides information, counseling and support to patients who are facing prolonged and intractable suffering at the end-of-life. COMPASSION offers information and emotional support for all end-of-life options, including intensive pain management, comfort or hospice care, and humane, effective aid-in-dying for those who are in the final stages of illness and whose suffering has become intolerable."
Euthanasia World Directory http://www.finalexit.org/
Includes a listing of right-to-die societies throughout the U.S. and the world, a newsletter, a detailed Q&A, and a glossary of "end-of-life" terms.
Ethics Updates: Euthanasia and End-of-Life Decisions http://ethics.sandiego.edu/Applied/Euthanasia/index.asp
Court decisions, legislation, documents, statistical information, books, articles and videos on the subject. A large website by Professor Lawrence M. Hinman at the University of San Diego.
Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide: All Sides http://www.religioustolerance.org/euthanas.htm#
The Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance present ethical questions, public opinion polls, church statements and the current legal status regarding assisted suicide.
The Kevorkian Verdict: The Life and Legacy of the Suicide Doctor http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kevorkian/
Frontline program reviews Kevorkian's life, the law, the opinions surrounding euthanasia, and more.
Compassion and Choices http://www.compassionandchoices.org/
This organization "provides information, counseling and support to patients who are facing prolonged and intractable suffering at the end-of-life. COMPASSION offers information and emotional support for all end-of-life options, including intensive pain management, comfort or hospice care, and humane, effective aid-in-dying for those who are in the final stages of illness and whose suffering has become intolerable."
Euthanasia World Directory http://www.finalexit.org/
Includes a listing of right-to-die societies throughout the U.S. and the world, a newsletter, a detailed Q&A, and a glossary of "end-of-life" terms.
Thursday, April 17, 2014
April 17: What would you do if you woke up in another country and no one could understand you?
What would you do if you woke up in another country and no one could understand you?
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Monday, April 14, 2014
April 14: Even more about Christina
Reread the case study about Christina and answer the questions below:1. How would you address Christina’s perception that her grandmother has generally negative
expectations for Christina’ future?
2. How would you address Christina’s previous and potential involvement in risk-taking activities?
Sunday, April 13, 2014
April 13: More about Christina
1. How would you address Christina’s uncertainty about where she will live in the future?
2. More specifically, how would you build Christina’s sense of responsibility for her behavior and
understanding that her behavior may have an impact on her ability to remain living with her family?
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