In Whose Life Is It Anyway?’ Clark has formulated two distinctive characters Ken Harrison and Dr. Emerson to base his play centred around the issue of euthanasia. Ken Harrison‚ who is a patient‚ paralysed quadraplegically‚ makes a plea for the freedom to decide his own destiny. This becomes obvious as his perspective is presented strongly‚ and to a greater extent‚ reflecting his background‚ his former livelihood as a scultor‚ and his experience in life. The composer utilises powerful language
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Freedom of personal choice is an issue that in many instances is taken for granted in contemporary society. However when considered fully it would appear that in many cases freedom of personal choice is relegated to those who conform to the expected conventions of mainstream society. That is to say a person has freedom of choice to marry who they wish providing their preferred choice of partner is not of the same sex. Another example is the issue of adoption. Providing the intended parents are a
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The playwright ’whose life is it anyway?’ written by Brian Clark is based around a sculptor called Ken‚ who has been paralysed neck down in a car accident and is told that he will never be able to move any part of his body again. Most of the action takes place around Ken’s paralyzed body and his bed. The story’s centre of attention is Euthanasia (whether Ken should be allowed to take his own life or not)‚ which serves as the main plot of the story; however there are more issues at hand. The theme
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English Essay A play that I have read is “whose life is it anyway?” which was written by Brian Clark and I thought it was good. In the play Ken‚ who is a paralyzed man who wants to die and has to fight for the right to die. In this essay I am going to explain how Brian Clark makes the play an effective one which deals with the subject of euthinasia. In this paragraph I am going to explain that Brian Clark uses humour to make the play effective. An example of humour would be black humour; this
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practice‚ or methods of a professional‚ as distinguished from an amateur. Professionalism is when a person is experienced that can do their job well and do their job no matter what‚ whatever the situation is. A that’s nice‚ but don’t let sister hear you say that.’ P8 Nurse kay is new to the hospital and ken is talking to her using sexual innuendo. They are getting to know each other for the first time. B ’ Ours was an objective‚ his subjective decision.’ P25 Dr Scott talking to dr Emerson about
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There has been an ongoing battle over a strip of land in the Middle East‚ between Palestinians and Israelis for nearly 70 years now. Both sides have their list of supporters‚ firmly believing that the land belongs to either Israel or Palestine. I strongly believe that the land belongs to Israel. This conflict stems out to a religious conflict between the Jewish religion and Islam. Between the years of 1299 and 1923‚ the Ottoman Empire ruled a huge part of the world‚ mostly what is known today as
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Whose life is it anyway? The story is a play written by Brian Clark. It is first presented by Ray Cooney‚ at the Mermaid Theatre‚ London‚ on the 6th March 1978. It’s about a man called Ken who was involved in a car accident‚ and paralyzed as a course of it. Before the accident he was a well-educated artist who made sculptures. He had a great sense of humor‚ and had a lively life. His brain still fully works. But the doctors are not seeing him as fully stabilized yet. When he stabile‚ he will
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A person’s right to live or to die should begin and end with the individual involved. Brian Clark in his drama “Whose life is it anyway?” questions this assumption. Many people would reason that the quality of a person’s life is more important than the sanctity of it‚ and as Dr. Jack Krevorkian states in the film “You Don’t Know Jack”‚ “Who cares what people think‚ It’s how the patient feels.” Ladies and gentlemen‚ an individual’s ability to make rational decisions in situations of trauma is explored
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In the play‚ Whose Life Is It Anyway? ‚composed by Brian Clark‚ considers the physical‚ emotional and intellectual journey of patient‚ ken Harrison‚ who presented with an unusual Journey because the quadriplegic which paralyzed from neck down. His journey is expressed he composer’s use of dialogue‚ characterization and use of language features and structure of texts. Ken’s quest on his journey is to discharge from the hospital and also his physical condition. While on his journey he gains new insights
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Related text to whose life is it anyway? – Power and the individual What ideas of power are represented in “whose life is it anyway” and the related texted material you have chosen and how does the related text link to the prescribe text? There are many ideas and reasons why My Sisters keeper and whose life is it anyway have similar relations to the power and the individual. For one the battle of individual rights‚ Both Anna and Ken fight for their individual rights to their Body and life. Ken
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