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The strength of the right-to-die movement was underscored as early as 1991, when Derek Humphry published Final Exit, the movement's call to arms that inspired literally hundreds of thousands of Americans who wished to understand the concepts of assisted suicide and the right to die with dignity. Now Humphry has joined forces with attorney Mary Clement to write Freedom to Die, which places this civil rights story within the framework of American social...
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La muerte es un hecho presente en la consciencia de las personas solo en apariencia. En realidad la muerte es algo con lo que no contamos en nuestra trayectoria diaria, ya que pertenece, en última instancia, a los otros. Solemos vivir ajenos a ella, tanto social como individualmente.
Los protagonistas de La espera nos guiarán en su proceso de enfermedad, terminalidad y muerte, mostrándonos en su trayectoria la capacidad de luchar contra la adversidad.
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Au Québec, la formation pratique occupe une place centrale dans le parcours scolaire des étudiants en travail social. Elle se situe au cœur du processus d'intégration théorie-pratique et s'avère essentielle au développement de praticiens réflexifs, engagés et critiques. L'accompagnement en formation pratique est complexe, notamment au regard de ses enjeux, diversité des lieux de stage, nombre élevé d'acteurs impliqués, situation de vulnérabilité...
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No one who reads this book will ever again think of his or her own death in the same way. The first part of the book consists of a thought-provoking essay, in which Fingarette examines the metaphors which mislead us: death as parting, death as sleep, immortality as the denial of death, and selflessness as a kind of consolation. He also thinks through some of the more illuminating metaphors: death as the end of the world for me, death as the conclusion...
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"The word death is not pronounced in New York, in Paris, in London, because it burns the lips.The Mexican, in contrast, is familiar with death, jokes about it, caresses it, sleeps with it, celebrates it, it is one of his favorite toys and his most steadfast love."Thus Octavio Paz describes a cultural phenomenon that has for centuries fascinated scholars and aficionados of virtually every field of Mexican studies, "el culto a la muerte," the cult of...
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Within most disciplines, there are those who are recognized by their colleagues as being exceptionally competent practitioners. These individuals do their work in such a remarkable way as to become a model for others. This book is based on a study of the beliefs, actions, and interactions of a group of extraordinary oncology nurses-the people their peers would choose to have care for them if they were diagnosed with cancer. Perry's weaving of interviewee's...
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When her daughter's fiancé died suddenly, Katherine Ashenburg was surprised to see how her daughter intuitively re-created the traditional rituals of mourning, even those of which she was ignorant. Intrigued, Ashenburg began to explore the rich and endlessly inventive choreographies different cultures and times have devised to mark a universal and deeply felt plight.
Contemporary North American culture favors a mourning that is private and virtually...
10) A summer to die
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Thirteen-year-old Meg envys her sister's beauty and popularity. Her feelings don't make it any easier for her to cope with Molly's strange illness and eventual death.
11) Dead Time
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The book by researcher Svetlana Eremeeva is an analysis of the representations of military funerals in 2022 in the public space. The author sought to find out not so much how military men are buried today, but what it means for their loved ones, for society and the state as a whole. By defining the contours of the lifeworlds behind the wires of the dead, the author shows the untenability of the rhetoric about "brotherly" peoples of hardly a single...
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¿Por qué? fue la pregunta, sin respuesta, incontestable, testaruda, constantemente reiterada en boca de aquel padre, mientras su mirada acechaba, incrédula, el rostro lívido de su hija, dieciocho años, recién fallecida de forma absurda e imprevista. Su eco, flotando en el ambiente, conmocionó al autor de este libro, hace más de cincuenta años, y alumbró en él su vocación por entender el misterio de la muerte. Vivir la muerte garantiza...
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The latest developments in the arguments for and against assisted dying, with a foreword by Terry Pratchett. Assisted dying is perhaps one of the most divisive issues of the modern age, generating endless headlines and moral debates. Published in conjunction with the organization Dignity in Dying, this important book provides a forum for expert commentators in a variety of fields, including religion and medicine, to explore whether the most humane...
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In this memoir, THE CAPITAL OF PARADISE, author Mark A. Taylor turns his uncompromising inquiry on himself and views his life from a shocking new perspective: he is dying of terminal cancer. Sweep across the landscape of his life and adventures as he struggles to understand life before death.
Catch-out on the next open freight car, hitchhike across the country in March of a lost Amerika, and go underground to expose a world-famous religious charlatan...
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Douglas realizó la labor de investigación de los ritos funerarios en Murélaga que sustenta la presente obra, ya un verdadero clásico, guiado por su convencimiento de que "en la sociedad vasca, las respuestas individuales y colectivas a la crisis causada por una muerte ocurrida en la comunidad son tan complejas y ocupan una posición tan destacada en la visión que del mundo tienen los actores, que nos autorizan a diferenciar en el sistema de valores...
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No hay lugar para los cuerpos enfermos ahí donde la salud ha suplantado a la virtud. Hoy día, la enfermedad, además de costarle el empleo o llevarlo a la ruina, puede llegar a convertir al enfermo en objeto de rechazo. En la búsqueda de una fundamentación más justa de la sociedad, este ensayo apuesta por convertir la experiencia patológica en un ejercicio de libertad, en una forma de reivindicación del espacio que el enfermo habita y comparte...
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"How could any successful, famous person who is rolling in money and who is surrounded by adoring fans be depressed? Happiness comes from what happens to us, and if good things are happening, we should be happy. So why the depression? That is the question that they and we ask ourselves. Why?" The World Health Organization says that 350,000,000 people suffer from depression. God provides answers as to why and how to stop this horrid trend. We have...
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In a strikingly candid look at the funeral industry that offers both heart and humor (as well as timeless, information) Joe Kalmer of Kalmer Memorial Services proves that one doesn't need to break the bank in order to plan a funeral.
With over three decades of experience as a funeral director, Joe has seen the best and the worst of the industry, and subsequently has adopted a "best practice" approach for his clients. One, which, lets them know they...
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The man inside of this crepuscular husk is being methodically erased. Yet the rudiments are still glinting behind the frozen veneer of an impenetrable death mask.
Memories from the End of the World focuses on the present condition and past life of a mysterious, seemingly nameless man. Trapped within the confines of his deathbed, the protagonist's former existence is played out in incremental impressions from his childhood, through adolescence into...
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La muerte es una realidad personal ineludible, está presente en la violencia cotidiana, las catástrofes naturales, las enfermedades, los accidentes y suicidios, dejando generalmente un dolor profundo e inestabilidad en la salud emocional y física del sobreviviente, el duelo, sin duda, genera cambios en el doliente, es una experiencia, en mayor o menor medida, transformadora de su realidad: de sus relaciones consigo mismo y con el entorno. Estas...