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In this case, there are serious ethical issues pertaining to the withdrawal of life support. The first ethical issue pertaining to this case is based on the fact that medical practitioners have a calling to sustain the health and life of patients, but this case calls for a decision that goes against these duties. The second ethical issue is that the decision to refuse medical intervention (in this case life support) and effectively end an individual’s life should rest with the individual and not anybody else. In this case, the patient has delegated the right to make this ...

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There is a general trend in US – regardless the dislocation point of its citizens – either heartland or suburban neighborhood, people are vulnerable to gun violence. This violence may be represented in the set of the following forms: gang crime, suicide, or a gun accident. In all cases, all the gun violence acts break the law and that is why, there is a need for development of the appropriate policies and other social-oriented solutions, which have potential of stopping such form of abuse and violence. In accordance with the statistical data, the total number of people, who have died because ...

One of the elements of globalization has been the disappearance of borders in terms of goods and services. This is most easily observed in with food. This paper will explore some of the benefits and disadvantages of our increasingly borderless society by analyzing its impacts on one meal The meal that will form the basis of analysis consisted of pork ribs, lotus root, broccoli, rice, and “Tieguanyin” tea. The lotus root, rice, pork ribs and tea were purchased at a local grocery store. The other items, namely, the broccoli and green beans were purchased at a local farmer’s ...