Saturday, April 16, 2011

Final Essay Topic Choices!

Today in class we created a list of euthanasia sub-topics. Students selected a topic from this list and began researching it. No two students may write about the same topic. A list of available euthanasia sup-topics is below. 
  • Heather Albera - Legalization of Euthanasia in the United States
    • Euthanasia is legal in Washington, Oregon and Montana
  • Adam Barry - Euthanasia in poetry, literature and film
    •  Film "Little Big Man"
  • Karen Else - Euthanasia in Christianity and Catholicism
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  • Liliya Galko
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  • Belkis Gavira - Euthanasia: Medical Perspectives
    • Policies and Guidelines at Evanston-North Shore Hospitals 
    • EndLink Resource for End of Life Care site housed at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Care Center at Northwestern University. (Belkis, you are in luck!!)
  • Chris Griffith - Euthanasia: Psychological and Sociological Perspectives
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  • Alina Joldes - non-voluntary euthanasia (as opposed to voluntary and involuntary)

  • Kathy Kiersznowska -

  • Lalita Rai -
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  • Barbara Limberopoulos - Euthanasia and Living Wills
    • Illinois Living Will
  • Taniya Tomy - History of Euthanasia Dr. Death
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  • Dalia Zaghal -

TOPICS NOT YET SELECTED INCLUDE:
  • The End of Life website at Northwestern University is full of ideas 
  • More ideas at Euthanasia.com
  • Legality of Euthanasia:
  • Controversial cases of euthanasia: Terry Schiavo, Dr Kevorkian
  • How would legal euthanasia impact health care costs?
  • Probable outcomes of legalizing euthanasia
  • Attitiudes towards euthanasia in countries and cultures
  • History of euthanasia in various eras and cultures
  • Techniques of euthanasia: exactly how is it administered?
  • Physicians perspectives on euthanasia
  • Legal perspectives on euthanasia