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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EARTH the planet on which we live land as opposed to the sea‚ the air‚ etc. the material in which plants grow the inhabitants of this planet‚ especially the human inhabitants: The planet on which we live; the world: “the diversity of life on earth”. The earth is the third planet from the sun in the solar system‚ orbiting between Venus and Mars at an average distance of 90 million miles (149.6 million km) from the sun‚ and has one natural satellite‚ the moon. It has an equatorial diameter of 7‚654
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Earth is the third planet from the Sun‚ and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System’s four terrestrial planets. It is sometimes referred to as the world or the Blue Planet.[22] Earth formed approximately 4.54 billion years ago‚ and life appeared on its surface within its first billion years.[23] Earth’s biosphere then significantly altered the atmospheric and other basic physical conditions‚ which enabled the proliferation
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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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Definition of professionalism the standing‚ 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
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THE EARTH IS PRECIOUS The earth gives us life and many things which we need in our daily life‚it provide us with natural resources which is mostly needed for humans and technology.But perhaps our planet is in great danger. For the last one hundred or so years‚ the people of earth have wasted and misused the natural recourses of earth. Several plans have been developed to stop the abuse of earth in which many of them can be executed by any one. Environmental problems have become so complex that many
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or assisted suicide is a further example of where a person’s personal choice is denied them. It would appear that while many people support the right to die at their will the matter continues to polarise society‚ and remains illegal in Australia. “Whose Life is it anyway?” is a play by Brian Clark‚ written in the late 1970’s‚ and tells the story of paralysed Ken Harrison and his fight against the establishment‚ particularly Doctor Emerson the consultant physician‚ to be allowed the choice to end his
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changes in Earth’s orbit and tilt‚ volcanic activity‚ human activity. 2. How orbital changes may affect climate? Ans. When Earth’s orbit is elliptical‚ Earth encounters more variation in energy from the Sun. The tilt of the Earth’s axis also changes. When the tilt decreases‚ temperature differences between seasons decreases. Wobbling of Earth changes the direction of tilt and can reverse the seasons. 3. How changes in CO₂ concentrations affect global temperatures. Ans. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse
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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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The weak are forced to create alternative realities The brain is a crucible: a melting pot of intersecting ingredients that forges a reality that is deceptively the same‚ but often vastly different for each individual. That reality is a construct is a fashionable term these days; it means that we tend to see reality from a particular frame of reference. There is always a context‚ whether it be political‚ social or cultural. For those who are unable to construct a satisfactory reality‚ it is then
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