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stated earlier, he may have done this on purpose so as not to reveal his stance too early and hence, give the audience an entirely different perspective as they read through the entire article. Another possible scenario is that he didn?t start the article with a clear perspective on what he wanted to get across to the reader, and therefore didn?t even begin to start his paper with any sort of thesis or main idea. The author does bring up several interesting points, though, which really deserve some consideration. For example, he discusses several contradicting points the constitution makes on the idea of assisted suicide. He points out that if the constitution allows assisted suicide, then many states are violating the law when they involuntarily hospitalize patients who try to

commit suicide. This is a point that makes one ponder the present system and possible changes that should be made. He also points out that men commit suicide more often than women, but women attempt suicide almost three times more often than men. If assisted suicide were allowed, then this statistic might change due to fact of assistance from medical professionals could help women perform the act of suicide much more successfully. Finally, he brings up the point of abortion and how it could potentially be considered assisted suicide, although the fetus doesn?t really have a say in the matter. All of these points are worth mentioning because they do an excellent job of provoking thought within the reader. In this way he only better grasp the reader?s attention. I felt this was a

very successful strategy in gaining my interest in the article in general. I must say that I did disagree with the article?s suggestion that a constitutional amendment should be held off for ?moral contemplation? and to let society deal with assisted suicide as a whole. Government that waits forever does not work. If the majority of a society feels one way or another about an issue then that issue should be brought to the public?s attention and dealt with. I do not see the benefit of waiting or putting the issue on the back burner. Individuals should be well aware of the subject and the problem it presents, as well as their opinion on how it would be best remedied. I personally believe that assisted suicide is acceptable. If a person is bent on taking their own life, then helping

them out is only shortening and simplifying the entire process. However, I can see the opposing view and how they might react to such an amendment. There are moral questions for some as well as questioning the present sound judgement of an individual who wants to commit suicide. Also there is the possibility that assisted suicide cases could also be mistaken for those involving foul play in a victims death. I just believe that these cases are too few to stop things for the better good. In conclusion, I believe the author did a poor job of presenting and supporting his argument. I felt the evidence he used was unbiased and therefore did not offer any support to the point he was trying to make. Also, there was no clear stance throughout the paper until the very end leaving the

reader only to wonder where the author was leading him/her. For these reasons I think the essay could have been better presented.