Essays Tagged: "Oregon"

Assisted suicide

or assisted suicide has been a verycontroversial subject in the past few years. Some states such as Oregon have passedlaws which allow doctors to prescribe lethal drugs to patients who have less then ... rs to the Editor, Gobe & Mailwww.yahoo.comHendin, Herbert, MD, Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Oregon Tries the Dutch Way,Wellness Web, The Patient's Network, www.yahoo.com

(3 pages) 275 0 4.2 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Euthenasia

Assess British-American relations during the 1840's Included manifest destiny, creole affair, fifty four or fight, the caroline,The Webster-Asburton treaty .

territory to the west belonged to or would belong to the US. The main territory in dispute was the Oregon territory, which could have went a lot worse and could have started a war with Britain. The C ... st Destiny into action.( Ramini p?.)In 1818, Britain and the US had agreed to a joint occupation of Oregon. This arrangement had worked well while most of the areas white inhabitants were fur traders ...

(5 pages) 48 0 4.2 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers

The Career of a Public Relations Officer

something as important as a company's image. With only a little over one thousand PR's employed in Oregon alone, my job will be one-of-a-kind. It is also estimated that by the year 2010, there will b ...

(2 pages) 163 0 4.4 Mar/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Affirmative Action.

ers of minority groups and women. Now, this doesn't sound like such a bad thing does it? So why are Oregonians bringing about a proposition to eliminate affirmative action programs that are based on r ... ople, thirteen of them should be of Hispanic heritage because thirteen percent of the population in Oregon is Hispanic. Now, to some this may seem like a quota which unfairly forces employers to choos ...

(2 pages) 63 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

An Assessment of the Organizing Functions of Management.

consultant that works in our office at least twice a week at the present moment. She deals with the Oregon companies and travels to the properties to handle all business relations. The other managers ... roperties to handle all business relations. The other managers of GEI do not have time to travel to Oregon on a regular basis. GEI has been trying to sell the Oregon properties with no avail for the p ...

(4 pages) 497 0 5.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Critical Response on "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, R.P McMurphy, a "brawling, gambling man" enters a mental asylum in Oregon, and begins to wage war "on behalf of his fellow inmates". However he finds himself at odds w ...

(5 pages) 33 0 0.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Backcountry in the Cascades of Oregon & Washington by Mathias Zollbrecht

Research Paper in EnglishBy Mathias ZollbrechtTheme: Backcountry Snowboarding in Oregon and the SouthwestWashington Cascades.First of all, the definition of Backcountry Snowboarding ... ched powder slopes. Here I want to show youanother way how to get into the nice winter landscape of Oregon'sBackcountry Mountain and what equipment you will need for yoursafety on the slope.The enviro ...

(3 pages) 40 0 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Army Captures Chief Joseph on Montana Battlefield- A newspaper article

to kill the innocent and virtuous. His band commonly raided settlements in the city of Uniatille in Oregon. Outraged citizens living in those areas have demanded military action in order tostop the si ... land offer on the fertile plains of Idaho in exchange for his near worthless lands in northwestern Oregon. Howard and his men will be receiving military honors and several prestigious awards f ...

(4 pages) 22 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

A basic write up of a bill legalizing assisted suicide

will show the patient how to administer the lethal ejection.B. Assisted suicide is legal in Oregon but only for the terminally ill. No other state permits suicide assistance. There have not ye ... been any laws passed concerning legalizing suicide assistance to those who are not terminally ill. Oregon legalized suicide assistance for the terminally ill with its "Death with Dignity Act". The ac ...

(4 pages) 63 3 5.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Business Communication Recommendations.

methods are written (memos, email, faxes) and gestures or body language. The Canbide facilities in Oregon are experiencing problems with production and many of these issues are directly related to co ... sed and proper action taken.Summary of Findings and Recommendations for Communications at Canbide's Oregon FacilitiesSummary of FindingsCanbide has three facilities in Oregon. The T facility manufactu ...

(4 pages) 399 2 5.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication

The Church and Euthanasia

In this case, a terminally ill person is asking the physician to assist them in ending their life. Oregon is the only state in the United States who allows this kind of euthanasia. This idea is contr ...

(2 pages) 24 0 3.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Animal Dreams Paper

(2 pages) 18 0 0.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Assisted Suicide- Facing the End of life with Personhood

time arrives, as in the Death with Dignity Act approved for terminally ill patients in the state of Oregon. As noted by Norman Cousins, (2004) "Death is not the ultimate tragedy of life. The ultimate ... common, expedient and liquidation of terminally ill, the severely disabled and the very elderly.The Oregon Death with Dignity Act was a citizens initiative first passed by Oregon voters in November 19 ...

(8 pages) 81 0 4.3 May/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Euthenasia

Captain Robert Grey

he became the first American to sail around the world. He went to the Northwest Coast, now known as Oregon, to trade with the Indians for fur and to explore the coast. Then he was sent to trade the fu ... e started sailing south along the coast in his other ship, the Columbia. After sailing south of the Oregon coastline, he turned around and headed north, looking for a safe place for his ship. He saw a ...

(1 pages) 1869 0 0.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Assisted Suicide Debate: Legalizing Physician

s in the United States of America should legalize physician-assisted suicide. In 1997, the state of Oregon legalized assisted suicide when they passed the "Death with Dignity Act" which according to l ... with the aid of a doctor. Many people may think that this is doctor abuse. However, the laws which Oregon created protect the value of human life and prevent this so called abuse. To show how this is ...

(2 pages) 28 1 5.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Euthenasia

Animal Cruelty

apitol." Dahmer to animals learned in Later dissected and their parts the Murdered men." "On 21, in Oregon; Kip set live on and the creature the street town. walked his high cafeteria opened on classm ...

(3 pages) 20 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Assisted Suicide

Assisted Suicide In November 1997, the voters in Oregon decided overwhelmingly to reject a ballot initiative that would have repealed the "Death with ... ze mental status, and depression. Suicides like the ones Dr. Kevorkian assisted in are not legal in Oregon. This is because the law passed in Oregon has many restrictions tied into it such as: all tre ... at a time when control over most decisions and aspects of life are gone. Other states should follow Oregon's lead and propose laws similar to the "Death with Dignity Act"�. While there are some ...

(6 pages) 41 0 0.0 Dec/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Assisted Suicide

be legalized so it doesn't have to be such a secret when it happens. On Oct. 27, 1997 the state of Oregon legalized physician-assisted suicide. After the first year of the law being in progress they ...

(3 pages) 22 0 3.0 Feb/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Assisted suicide or euthanasia

ed of second-degree murder and delivering a controlled substance without a license. Only one state, Oregon, has legalized assisted suicide. The Oregon law, which went into effect in October 1997, prov ... e drugs under the statue, and 15 of them used the drugs to commit suicide. A report released by the Oregon State Health Division found that the law was working well and had not been subject to abuse ( ...

(7 pages) 35 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Euthenasia

The Corrections Task Force Project

Prisons. Retrieved August 2, 2008, from http://www.latimes.comSafety and Justice. (2005, April 12). Oregon: Testimony on Prison Programs and Lower Recidivism. Retrieved August 2, 2008, from http://www ...

(5 pages) 67 0 0.0 Sep/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues