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    A rising issue in our country today is the increase of mass killings that occur. More specifically, why are the perpetrators for these horrific events inclined to go through with these actions? Why did Dylann Roof kill nine innocent people at the Mother Emanuel African American Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina? Why did Adam Lanza murder twenty first-graders and six adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut? Although we cannot fully answer these questions, we

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    Ryder Halliday 11-29-17 Religion Mrs. Berrios The right to chose We have the right to chose when we eat. We have the right to chose if we want to go out with friends or just stay home in PJ’s. Because we have the gift of free will, we have the freedom to chose what we want no matter the situation. If we are suffing and we know that we are going to die a slow and painful death, we have the right to chose otherwise. This option is known as euthanasia. Even though the church see’s it as a sin, murder

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    The Case Of Sell V. U.s.

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    In 2003, the case of Sell v. U.S. raised another important question regarding a patient’s right to refuse treatment. In this case, Dr. Charles Sell, a dentist who had been accused of fraudulently filing insurance claims for dental work which had never been performed. It became known to the court the Sell had a long history of mental illness. Sell had been involved in mental health treatment since 1982 when he told other doctors that the gold used for his fillings were “contaminated by communists”

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    Play: Voluntary vs. Involuntary Concepts Innate play should create an intrinsic relationship between the player and elements surrounding the play. Notions of play have evolved over time, and recently, play has emerged as a complex scientific involvement that inherits contemporary techniques such as mathematics and logistics. The play also closes the boundaries of sociology, biology, art, spirituality, geography, physics, and chemistry. To better understand how play functions, it is important to invite

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    could positively direct its future by either breeding or sterilizing select individuals who had specific traits. Galton was convinced that an upper class position in society was largely due to good genes. The actual practice of eugenics, the act of involuntary sterilization, began in the United States as a means of population control with the goal to reduce the transmission of undesirable traits. Initially, sterilizations were targeted towards the mentally ill or disabled, criminals,

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    Craig Gilner Suicide

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    The crippling grips of depression often leaves a person feeling constricted, isolated and on occasion too ashamed to speak openly about their issues lest they be marginalized. Never once believing it could happen to him, teen Craig Gilner spirals into a cycle of grief and anxiety over the uncertainty of his future. Unrequited love, pothead friends and the fear of being left behind by the rest of society overwhelm Craig to the point of suicide. His denial in there being anything wrong with him only

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    Case Study 2: Suicide or Well-Reasoned End-of –Life Decision? In the case of Jason, the 38 year old gay man with AIDS who is considering a rational suicide, there are several ethical and legal issues that the counselor has to consider in order to effectively continue to treat the client. Jason has disclosed to his counselor that he was considering to stop taking his medications which will ultimately end his life. Upon receiving this information from the client

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    Non-voluntary and involuntary actions differ by the presence of compulsion and ignorance according to The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle. Moments of action that are governed by compelling and threatening situations coupled with an ignorant state of mind forcibly causes one to act in an unorthodox manner. Aforesaid actions are distinguished as involuntary actions, further, the individual must be made aware of their wicked act. Non-voluntary actions portray the same traits except, the individual does

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    Christopher Barber son was only 69 days old when his father shook and threw him to the couch ( Christopher Barber convicted of involuntary manslaughter, 2017). Christopher Barber, 47 years old, was acquitted of a third-degree murder but was convicted of involuntary manslaughter against his son. Acquitted means that the accused is free from the charge of an offence. . Involuntary manslaughter is the unintentional killing that comes from being recklessness or criminal negligent. Christopher Barber should

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    voluntarily abstaining from sex or marriage. Involuntary celibacy is someone who desires a romantic or sexual partner, but is unable to find someone willing to be with them. It is not everyday that you hear the term “involuntary celibacy”; however, it is a term that haunts a small community of people a majority of them being men. People in this community tend to refer to themselves as “Incels”. Many in this community view women as the cause of their celibacy. Involuntary celibacy stems from impatience and

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