The first ode in Sophocles' "Antigone" contains analogies that represent the paradoxical relationship between fate and free-will. The relationship that these two ideas have can be interpreted differently; yet, it is always possible to say that it is your fate to believe in free-will ...

EUTHANASIA I see Euthanasia as a big as capital punishment, primarily because it is irreversible. The question of euthanasia being humanness or non-humanness is one of the most asked questions. However, recent publicity on changes to existing laws has ignited considerable discussion and has ...

Euthanasia is a topic that provokes as much controversy as capital punishment, primarily because it is irreversible. The question of euthanasia being right or wrong is one that most would prefer left alone. However, recent publicity on changes to existing laws has ignited considerable discussion a...

EUTHANASIA IS IRREVERSIBLE: The writer starts by clearly defining the differences between direct and passive euthanasia and natural death, terminology that is essential to understanding the issue at hand. However, once established by the writer, these concepts seem to have little relevance to the re...

You have to believe me, I really do like small animals. I like all animals, really. But as a small child I especially enjoyed small animals. I owned small animals for almost the whole of my childhood and adolescence - eighteen years of owning little critters. However, during those eighteen years, tw...

I have read two books, "Forever Free," by Joe Haldeman and "Speaker For the Dead," by Orson Scott Card. These two books, while differing in many ways have similar aspects of the plot. The writers with similar spontaneous writing styles depict life in the future in similar ways. Both books illustrate...

Death is a creature that takes the life of an individual. The book Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther tells a story of a young boy's life facing death. The reality is that everyone is born and everyone must die. Life for everyone is hard and no one sai...

Reincarnation Have you ever had the feeling that you have, "been here before?" Have you ever had the sensation you were sitting at a large table eating dinner with knights in armor, or present during the Civil War? This is what reincarnation is all about, the idea of past lives. Many ...