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1Ifyouhaveeverwitnessedthesufferingsofadyingperson,tellusthefeelingsthatthesceneevokedfromyou.
2Doyouthinkdoctorsandnursesshoulddoeverythingwithintheirmeanstotrytosaveaterminallyillpatientevenwhentheyknowclearlyalltheireffortswouldmeannothingmorethanprolonginghissuffering
3GeneralReading
I.Determinewhichofthefollowingbeststatesthepurposeofthewriting.
A.Torecountherhorrifyingexperieneeofcaringforaterminallyill
patient.
B.Tomakeanappealforaterminallyillpatient'
srighttodie.
C.Todemandthatnursesbegiventherighttoissuea"
no-code"
order.
Key:
B
Judgewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.
1WhenMacenteredthehospital,hewasapparentlyanormalpersonexcept
foranenduringcough.
2Despitehisworseningcondition,Macstillhadastrongwishtolive.
3Themedicalcommunityisdividedonwhetherapatient'
slifeshouldbeextendedaslongaspossibleunderallcircumstances.
4Itcanbeinferredfromtheessaythatdoctors,notnurses,havethe
righttogivea"
no-codeorder"
.
5InMaura'
seyes,Huttmannwasamurdererfornotpushingthecodebluebuttonintime.
1.T2.F3.T4.T5.F
Step3KeyPointsoftheText
1self-righteousadj:
havingacertainty,especiallyanunfoundedone,
thatoneistotallycorrectorsuperior
2meddlein:
interferein
.Youngpeopletodaydonotliketheirparentstomeddleintheirlives.
meddlewith—touchorhandlesth.withoutpermission
.Youcanusemyroombutyou'
renotsupposedtomeddlewithmystuffs,especiallymycomputer.
3toplayGod:
tofunctionasGod,.todecidewhentoterminateaperson'
slife.ChristiansbelievethatonlyGodhastherighttodecidewhenaperson'
slifeshouldend.
4WhenMachadwastedawaytoa60-poundskeleton:
WhenMachadbeen
reducedtoa60-poundskeleton
5wasteaway:
(ofapersonorapartofthebody)becomeprogressivelyweakerandmoreemaciated
.SheisdyingofAIDS,visiblywastingaway.
avein"
and"
.solutions"
referstotheliquidsubstancesinfuseddirectlyintotheveinofapatientfortherapeuticpurposes.
7irrigatethebigcratersofbedsores:
Theverb"
irrigate"
normallymeans"
tosupplywatertolandorcropstohelpgrowth."
Inmedicine,thewordcanbeusedtomean"
toapplyacontinuousflowofwaterormedicationtoanorganorawound."
8suctionthelungfluidsthatthreatenedtodrownhim:
draintheexcessivelungfluidsthatthreatenhislife
9thatseemedwovenintothefabricofmyuniform:
thatseemedtohave
becomeanelementofthefabricofmyuniform
10weavesth.into:
includesth.asanintegralpartorelement(ofa
fabric);
includeanelementinastory,anartisticwork,etc.
.Somegoldenthreadsarewovenintothefabric.
ArgumentativeparagraphsarenaturallywovenintoHuttmann'
snarration.
11tobeliablefornegligence:
tobeheldresponsibleforfailingto
performmyduty
12beliablefor:
toberesponsibleforbylaw,tobelegallyanswerableto
13beliableto:
belikelytodoortobesomething,likelytoexperiencesth.(unpleasant)
.Onceyouhavecontactedthecreditcardprotectionscheme,youareno
longerliableforanylossthatmightoccur.
Heissufferingfromhypertensionandthusisliabletofallifhegets
uptoosuddenly.
Thelow-lyingareasareliabletofloodsduringtherainyseason.
14whennoamountofpainmedicationstilledhismoaningandagony:
whenhispainwassoacutethatnomatterhowmuchpain-relievingmedicationwasused,hissufferingcouldnotbeeasedstillvt.&
vi.
.Heclappedhishandstostilltheagitatedaudience.
Whennightfell,thevillagewhichwasboisterouswithtouristsinthedaytimestilled.
15Iwonderedaboutaspiritualjudge.:
Iwonderediftherewasaspiritualjudge(asagainstalegaljudge),whowouldbesupportiveofmydecisionnottopushthecodebluebutton,thustoputanendtoallthis.
16buildingcharacter:
developinghispersonalqualities(sothathecouldfaceuptotheadversitybetter)
17theblessedreliefofcoma:
Comareferstoastateofdeepunconsciousnessthatlastsforaprolongedperiod,causedespeciallybysevereinjuryorillness.Wheninacoma,thepatientisnotconsciousofanypain.That'
swhyHuttmannthinksitisablessedrelief.
18riddledmewithguilt:
filledmewithastrongsenseofguilt
Theverbriddleheremeans"
fillorpermeatesb.orsth.esp.withsth.unpleasantorundesirable"
19Aclutchofpanicbandedmychest:
IwassoseizedbypanicthatI
feltsimplysuffocated
clutchn.—grasp
bandv.—surround(anobject)withsth.intheformofastriporring,typicallyforreinforcementordecoration(usu.bebanded)
.Thedoorstothewarehouseareallbandedwithirontomakethemstronger.
20awaxenpallorslowlytransformedhisfacefrompersontoemptyshell:
theunhealthilypalecolorofhisfaceindicatedthathewassinking
21thelegaltwilightzone:
Twilightzonereferstoasituationofconfusionoruncertainty,whichseemstoexistbetweentwodifferentstatesorcategories.ThusthelegaltwilightzoneHuttmannsayssheenteredherereferstothesituationinwhichheractionofpushingthebuttontocallcodebluecanbedeemedeitherlegalornotlegal.
22adeath-denyingsociety:
asocietywhereitsmembersarenotgiven
therighttodieUntilthereislegislationmakingitacriminalactto
codeapatientwhohasrequestedtherighttodie...:
Untilitbecomes
lawthatitisacriminalacttocallaresuscitationteamtosaveapatientwhohasvoluntarilyaskedfortherighttodie...
Step4Questions
1Thereseemstobeacontradictioninthetitle"
ACrimeofCompassion"
.Whatisit
Therearevariouskindsofcrimes,butcriminalscanbeanythingbutcompassionate.Itishardlypossibletoassociatecompassionwithanycrimeandbeingcompassionatewithacriminal.
2Huttmannbeginsheressaywithametaphor.Locateitandthenexplain
it.(para.3)
Thefirstsentenceofpara.3:
ItwasthePhilDonahueshowwheretheguestisafattedcalfandtheaudiencea200-strongflockofvultureshungeringtopickatthebones.Huttmannlikensherself(theguestofthetalkshow)toafattedcalf,andtheaudiencetoaflockofmorethan200vultureshungeringtopickatthebones.WiththemetaphorsheintendstotellthereaderthatthewayshehandledthecaseofMacwasstronglydisapprovedofbythegeneralpublic,andthattheconceptofmercykillingwasunacceptabletothem.
4WhereintheessaycanwefinddescriptionsofMac'
sconditionwhenhewasbeingtreatedWhydoyouthinkHuttmannisbeingsospecificanddetailed(paras.6&
7)
Mostlyinpara.6,andthelatterpartofpara.7.ShegivessuchdetailedandspecificdescriptionsofMac'
sconditiontomakevividtothereaderthehorrifyingsufferingsMachadtoendure,ultimatelytosupportherargumentthatapatientinsuchconditionshouldbegiventherighttodieifheshouldsorequest.
5WasitadifficultdecisionforHuttmanntomakenottopushthebuttonintime
Obviouslyitwas,assherelatesinpara.15"
NothingI'
veeverdoneinmy47yearshastakensomucheffortasittooknottopressthatcodebutton."
6WheredoesHuttmannstateherthesis(para.18)
Inthelastparagraph:
Untilthereislegislationmakingitacriminalacttocodeapatientwhohasrequestedtherighttodie,wewillall
ofusriskthesamefateasMac.Forwhateverreason,wedeveloped
themeanstoprolonglife,andnowweareforcedtouseit.Wedonothavetherighttodie.
Step5OrganizationandDevelopment/ArgumentativeNarration
1WhatIsArgumentativeNarration
Ifanessayisbasicallyanargumentativeoneandthechiefmeansusedforargumentationisnarration,itiscalledargumentativenarration.
2TextAnalysis
HuttmannbeginstheessaywiththeincidentthattheTVaudiencelodgedstrongaccusationsagainstherformurderingapatientshewassupposedtocarefor.Butherresponsedoesnotfollowimmediately.
Shewithholdsherresponsetotheaccusationuntilthelastparagraph,wheretheaudience'
saccusationofherismentionedagain,andherargumentispresented.
Mostoftheessayisdevotedtothenarrationofthepainfuldyingprocessofaterminallyillcancerpatient,whichshewitnessed.Basedonthenarratedincidentherargumentseemsonlyanaturalconclusion.
3Boyparagraphs
(1)PurposeofBodyParagraphs
Theideas,facts,details,andexamplesenclosedinthebodyparagraphsaredesignedtosupportanddevelopthecentralpointstatedintheopening.Thebodyparagraphsinanessaymayvaryinnumberdependingonthesubjectmatterandthepurposeforwriting.Whilethe
bodyparagraphsrelatedirectlytothethesisstatementintheopening,eachparagraphhasitsownmainideatohighlightandinformationtosupportthatmainidea.
(2)StrategiesofWrit
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