Nancy Borowick’s parents both have cancer, and when she
became engaged she asked their doctor when she should have the wedding. “As
soon as you can,” he said. http://nyti.ms/19RegML
14 Oct 13 Killed while traveling to temple
At least 64 people were killed Sunday in a stampede by
masses of Hindu worshippers crossing a bridge to a temple in central India,
police said.
4Oct13 Drownings near Italian island
Nearly 150 people have been rescued, but the boat carrying African migrants is believed to have been carrying as many as 500 people.
Interesting essay from The Chronicle of Higher Education. It touches on many idea we have or will read for class.
This is not really related to death but just human nature in general. We all have our own personalities and thing that we think are ok to share with others and things that we avoid sharing for one reason or another. I was thinking about this as I was checking my Facebook today and seeing a lot of political comments and also apologies for bringing up politics or attacking one side or the other. While we all kind of seem to create these limits for ourselves on what we share and with whom, we all have a "breaking point". Eventually we break our limits and will express how we feel. There seem to be a lot of different limits depending on the person but we all have them in my view and we all have a point in which we will break them to some extent.
ReplyDeleteRemember when we talked about Kant and animals? Here's an article about how much dogs understand humans: http://www.the-scientist.com//?articles.view/articleNo/37730/title/Catch-My-Drift-/
ReplyDeleteAs I was reading this article, I kept thinking about all the loses that I have experienced in the past couple of weeks. The more I got to thinking about this, I also kept thinking about how when people that are close to us pass away we are devestated, we do everything to make sure that everyone knows how great that person was. We may have memorial services or different events to raise money to help the family, however a couple thoughts that I am pondering on is this.. Why do we have to wait for someone to die to realize how great they are, and although we do all these things people who pass away and we remember them on the anniversary of their death we become so wrapped up in our own lives that sometimes we forget to remember. I am just as guilty as the next person for just going on my day to day business. My grandmother passed away about 3 years ago in April and the other night I just got to thinking about her. For some reason it hit me all over again that she was really gone. I obviuosly knew that she had passed away, but I am had gotten so wrapped up in school and work that I forgot to stop and think about her. I am not saying that we should think about passed loved one to the point where we are upset all the time, but we also shouldn't get in the habit of putting a facebook status about them once a year. And this brings up the topic of the publicity of remembering someone. I know that things will remind people of a lost loved one, but I think we also get in the habit of posting things just so others can feel sorry for us. Remembering a lost loved one doesn't always have to put a sad thing. I find myself thinking about my Grandmother on good days and knowing that she would be happy with what I am doing.
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ReplyDeletean unnecessary death by two men who are barely adults, killed a man who was trying to sell his truck on craigslist
This story just seems so unreal to me. Who would have ever expected that this guy would have attracted his own murders by trying to sell his truck on Craigslist. He shows up to show the truck to a potential byer and never returns home. The story doesn't seem to me to imply any outside motivation of the two to hurt Apps (the victim). I think its crazy that this is something that happens in our society.
DeleteEvery person has a certain point at which they have had enough and eventually break down from the lose of somebody close to them. I'm one of those people who don't show emotion when people die but one day somebody very close to me will die and that will be the point were I show my emotion instead of been a blank. I think people do this because they don't want to be seen as weak but everybody in there life can show signs of weakness and not be judged for it.
ReplyDeleteIn response to the article about the Drownings near the island: This was a tragic experiences that lost a number of lives and created confusion and panic. It surprises me that the boat apparently didn't have the satellite to signal for help and call someone for help. They tried to send out a signal with smoke/flames by using a match and lighting a blanket. This action lead to gasoline being caught on fire which is what created this horrific situation. The island of Lampadusa, which was near by the incident has become a gateway for migrants. They have made it more difficult to come across the land therefore, more migrants are smuggled across water. It seems to me that this incident may have been preventable if people were not being harsh to other people. Parts of the story do not seem to be very clear. The article ends with a quote, “It is something that happens all too often. It has to be read politically. This is not an accident at sea. It is something else”. This was said by a member of a nonprofit, Ms. Pizzi. It seems like we, as humans, may be the behind causes for many incidents similar to and including this one.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if anyone else has heard about this story, but I thought I would share it.
ReplyDeleteA woman has been charged with 2nd degree murder after she pushed her husband off a cliff WHILE THEY WERE ON THEIR HONEYMOON.
I'm seriously interested in seeing how long her prison sentence will be.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/09/10/newlywed-wife-charged-with-second-degree-murder-in-death-husband-in-montana/
This story was very interesting to me. I went and googled to see if there was any more information about it. According to this article, not only did the wife just love the idea of being married and did not love him but the husband wanted an annulment. She was ashamed to tell her friends and family that he already wanted to call it off.
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I read the article, Getting Married While Your Parents are Dying. I liked this article because it shows that light can shine though in times of darkness. These parents were both stricken with cancer but wanted to still attend their daughter's wedding. They both went off of their life saving chemo regiments just so they could have more energy for the wedding. To me this sort of selflessness is truly inspiring. the parents loved their daughter so much that they risked their lives just so she could have the wedding she wanted.
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