Essays on Prerogative

1. The proposed topic is on physician assisted suicide, especially arguing that patients should not be given the prerogative to opt in resorting in ending one’s life, especially for those with chronic, debilitating illnesses and terminal conditions. 2. The topic had been a controversial issue as some societies shun on the option. The recent movie entitled ‘Me Before You’ touched on the topic of euthanasia or physician assisted suicide . As such, one would like to delve more deeply on the topic and determine the rationality or justification for such decisions. 3. The potential thesis statements are as follows:

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Two Founding Fathers, Washington’s closest advisers, the first secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and the first secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, presented different viewpoints of the American Revolution and were one of the first people, who shaped the political landscape in the new-born independent country. Their debate and opposition have eventually led to the founding of the dual party system in the U.S., which still operates today. Although the economic conditions and political needs were different at that period, the basic principles and ideals remain currently central. In the first part of 20th century Hamilton and Jefferson ...

The Impact and Effects of Power Politics of United States, China, & Japan Arising from South China Sea Conflicts on the Sovereignty and Socio-Political Fabrics of Philippines

Introduction

The South China Sea (SCS) is a partly enclosed body of water that connects the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is marked with several island attributes which are grouped into four island bodies-- the Pratas or Dongsha Islands in the northeast, the Paracels or Xisha Islands in the northwest, the Spratlys or Nansha Islands in the south, and the Scarborough Shoal or Zhongsha Islands to Paracels' southeast (Hayton, 2014). It is teeming with ...