unit 3 A crime of compassion

Unit3ACrimeofCompassion1.Ifyouhaveeverwitnessedthesufferingsofadyingperson,tellusthefeelingsthatthesceneevokedfromyou.2.Doyouthinkdoctorsandnursesshoulddoeverythingwithintheirmeanstotrytosaveaterminallyillpatientevenwhentheyknowclearlyalltheireffortswouldmeannothingmorethanprolonginghissuffering?TopicforDiscussionEuthanasia[ju:θə′neɪziə],ormercykilling,isoneofthemostcontroversialissuesintheworld.Somepeoplemaintainthatoneisentitledtochoosewhentodieandhowtodie;someotherpeopleholdthatthelegalizationofeuthanasiamightposedangersforsociety,foritmightbeusedasapretextformurdering.Discussthemainideasofeitherpartyandpresentyourownview.ArgumentativeNarrationWhatIsArgumentativeNarrationIfanessayisbasicallyanargumentativeoneandthechiefmeansusedforargumentationisnarration,itiscalledargumentativenarration.TextAnalysisHuttmannbeginstheessaywiththeincidentthattheTVaudiencelodgedstrongaccusationsagainstherformurderingapatientshewassupposedtocarefor.Butherresponsedoesnotfollowimmediately.Shewithholdsherresponsetotheaccusationuntilthelastparagraph,wheretheaudience'saccusationofherismentionedagain,andherargumentispresented.Mostoftheessayisdevotedtothenarrationofthepainfuldyingprocessofaterminallyillcancerpatient,whichshewitnessed.Basedonthenarratedincidentherargumentseemsonlyanaturalconclusion.ThereseemstobeacontradictioninthetitleACrimeofCompassion.Whatisit?Therearevariouskindsofcrimes,butcriminalscanbeanythingbutcompassionate.Itishardlypossibletoassociatecompassionwithanycrimeandbeingcompassionatewithacriminal.toplayGodtofunctionasGod,i.e.todecidewhentoterminateaperson'slife.ChristiansbelievethatonlyGodhastherighttodecidewhenaperson'slifeshouldend.1.Huttmannbeginsheressaywithametaphor.Locateitandthenexplainit.(para.3)Thefirstsentenceofpara.3:ItwasthePhilDonahueshowwheretheguestisafattedcalfandtheaudiencea200-strongflockofvultureshungeringtopickatthebones.Huttmannlikensherself(theguestofthetalkshow)toafattedcalf,andtheaudiencetoaflockofmorethan200vultureshungeringtopickatthebones.WiththemetaphorsheintendstotellthereaderthatthewayshehandledthecaseofMacwasstronglydisapprovedofbythegeneralpublic,andthattheconceptofmercykillingwasunacceptabletothem.Para.4“Otherwise,hefeltgreat.”Hehadnothingwrongbutsomecoughing.Para.5“withoutevergivingdeathathought.”NoneofushadeverthoughtthatMacwoulddie.Sixmonthsisn'tsuchalongtimeinthewholeschemeofthings,butitwaslongenoughtoseehimlosehisyouth,hiswit,hismacho,hishair,hisbowelandbladdercontrol,hissenseoftasteandsmell,andhisabilitytodotheslightestthingforhimself.Paraphrasing:Sixmonthsshouldn’tbeconsideredalongperiodoftime,butsixmonthsisanunbearablylongpassageoftimewhenwehadtoseehimgraduallyreducedfromastrongandintelligentyoungguytoahelplessanddisabledman.在万物的发展过程中，六个月并不长，但长得足以目睹他失去那么多的东西：年轻的身体、灵活的头脑、强壮的体魄、头发、控制大小便的能力、味觉和嗅觉、还有一丁点儿自理的能力。WhenMachadwastedawaytoa60-poundskeletonWhenMachadbeenreducedtoa60-poundskeletonwasteaway(ofapersonorapartofthebody)becomeprogressivelyweakerandmoreemaciatede.g.SheisdyingofAIDS,visiblywastingaway.Hebecameillandbegantowasteaway.i.v.solutionsi.v.istheabbreviationofintravenous,meaningwithinavein,andi.v.solutionsreferstotheliquidsubstancesinfuseddirectlyintotheveinofapatientfortherapeuticpurposes.Para.6“WhenMachadwastedawaytoasixty-poundskeletonkeptalivebyliquidfoodwepoureddownatube,I.V.solutionswedrippedintohisveins,andoxygenwepipedtoamaskonhisface,hebeggedus:‘Mercy…forGod’ssake,pleasejustletmego.”Sufferingthedisease,Macwasmuchweakerthanbeforewhocannotlivewithouttheinstrumentsormedicalsubstances.Thetreatmentitselfisatorturealso.Maccouldnotbeartheagonyanymoreandpleadedfordeath.worktheirmiracles:resuscitatethepatientwhohasstoppedbreathing,makethepatientwhoalmostdiesaliveagain.It’samiracleprocess.irrigatethebigcratersofbedsoresTheverbirrigatenormallymeanstosupplywatertolandorcropstohelpgrowth.Inmedicine,thewordcanbeusedtomeantoapplyacontinuousflowofwaterormedicationtoanorganorawound.suctionthelungfluidsthatthreatenedtodrownhimdraintheexcessivelungfluidsthatthreatenhislifeWhereintheessaycanwefinddescriptionsofMac'sconditionwhenhewasbeingtreated?WhydoyouthinkHuttmannisbeingsospecificanddetailed?(paras.6&7)Mostlyinpara.6,andthelatterpartofpara.7.ShegivessuchdetailedandspecificdescriptionsofMac'sconditiontomakevividtothereaderthehorrifyingsufferingsMachadtoendure,ultimatelytosupportherargumentthatapatientinsuchconditionshouldbegiventherighttodieifheshouldsorequest.Para7当他第一次停止呼吸时，护士按动按钮去呼叫遍布整个医院的紧急救命，然后派遣医疗小组赶去抢救这个病人。每次他停止呼吸，有时一天会有两三次，医疗小队又会过来抢救他。医生和技术人员创造着他们的奇迹然后离开。护士们会继续留在那里擦拭着从病人嘴里流出来的唾液，冲洗掉布满他臀部由于褥疮而产生的点点，抽吸掉几乎要把他淹死的肺部液体，清理掉那些像碱液一样会燃烧他的皮肤的粪便，把营养液注入他胃部的管道，把枕头放在他膝盖中间去减轻骨头与骨头碰触的疼痛，每隔两个小时要换掉他的病服以防被汗水浸湿。thatseemedwovenintothefabricofmyuniformthatseemedtohavebecomeanelementofthefabricofmyuniformweavesth.intoincludesth.asanintegralpartorelement(ofafabric);includeanelementinastory,anartisticwork,etc.Somegoldenthreadsarewovenintothefabric.ArgumentativeparagraphsarenaturallywovenintoHuttmann'snarration.AndeverynightIprayedthatMa