Response to Gregory's Blog

Is Euthanasia an Option?

In Gregory’s blog, he takes the stance that euthanasia should not be an allowed medical practice because “life is too valuable to end sooner than its suppose to, and also people can make remarkable comebacks from being extremely sick”.  I partially agree with him on this one; I do believe that a person should live their life to its fullest, but on the other hand, if they are in so much pain and the only thing keeping them ticking is a machine, euthanasia should be an option.  There’s a point when an illness becomes untreatable and that the patient is no longer in a state of, quote unquote, living.  There are those rare cases that Gregory mentioned, though, when a patient remarkably comes out of the illness; the chances of this happening are very slim.

This is what I think: if the patient is coherent and can still live without the help of life support, euthanasia should not be an option, even if it’s in the patient’s wishes to die. Here’s why; when a patient is on the verge of death,  they often fall into a state of depression which will mar their thinking. Now, if the patient is only being kept alive by  life support and nothing can be done to fix the problem (such as, not surgeries or other procedures) then euthanasia should be allowed an option.  I have one exception to this, if the patient is in a coma, it becomes difficult because there is no way to tell if when or if they will ever come out of the coma.  

As of right now, euthanasia remains a prime scientific debate around the world. Many opinions and stances should be taken into account before making euthanasia an option for patients of the verge of dying.

Demonstration Video on Youtube

How to Make an Omelet

The video I chose is of a woman demonstrating how to make a perfect at home omelet.  I liked  how she stared her speech by explaining why she is demoing. The reason for her demo was that not a lot of people know how to make a good omelet at home. It was a nice way to start the speech and give a little background on why she is demonstrating. After the brief intro she goes right into step one: gather all ingredients. She does a nice job of showing the ingredients and describing what to use.  It is also nice that she lists other possible ingredients that you can use based on your preference and what you like.  At one point she stutters a little bit and it is slightly awkward; this could have been avoided because it looks like it was made at home.  If I was giving this speech, I would have explained how to crack an egg because it is quite possible that the person watching this video has never cracked an egg before.  With most of her other steps though, she includes a nice description of what she is doing and why. Also, she lists common faults people make when making an omelet which give the viewer a heads up to not make those same mistakes.  At one point, she says that she is checking the egg to see if it’s ready and she skims her spatula over the egg but she doesn’t really describe what she’s testing; a clearer description may help the viewer to decide when to flip the egg. Her conclusion is good because she reiterates the main steps in making an omelet but she could do without the awkward eating bit, it just wastes time and it’s not really necessary.