Homework #31: Comments Three

For Ben: I too had the same question after watching Sicko. It seemed odd that there could be such a perfect system out there that the United States refused to utilize - there had to be some catch. I can understand that there might be long wait times for care, but that definitely seems better in the long run compared to having to pay thousands of dollars. I think you did a good job of displaying the negatives but also the positives, reminding the reader why such a system would be worth having.

For Devin: I thought this was really interesting. It's funny how the majority supports euthanasia for those in dire pain, but most states don't allow it. I like how you supported this claim with your own poll. "The significance of my findings could be that since people are living longer and longer, they are more interested in not dragging out a painful dying experience or a dying when they have lost control of body functions or their minds." I think this is a really good conclusion to your findings. It seems to make sense. Nowadays I believe that people are more content with their lives, making them more ready to accept when their time comes.
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From Ben: Wow, it's great how you were able to include so much detail in this account; it really makes the whole thing feel more personal. "At some points in the conversation, it almost seemed liked she wanted to die, wanted it to be over, so that she could live in heaven with her faith." I thought this sentence did a great job of summing up what the woman you were speaking with had said, and also made clear the way that many Christians might feel about dying. Great job!


From Lindsay (Sister): This was an enlightening piece about life inside a nursing home. Particularly in comparison to your other posts about death and relationships. The two women that you interviewed both created such long lives at the nursing home, yet neither spoke about having relationships with other residents. I wonder how the difference that you bring up, about dying at home, versus being in a nursing home effects the types of relationships that people value at the ends of their lives.


From Bjorn (Exchange Student): I got to say that I am really impressed of your main topic about old people's eventual death anxiety, not because it is a topic hard to come up with but mostly because of your execution of it. To ask questions like that in such a diplomatic way can not be done by everyone, but thanks to that the post is very interesting and appealing to me as a reader.