Blog on a Blog

                DyingWith Dignity Canada is a blog created by a Canadian organization of the same name. The goals of the blog are to inform, advocate, and support those who support physician assisted suicide initiatives and those who are suffering from terminal illnesses in Canada. Their motto “It’s Your Life. It’s Your Choice” is typical of many organizations created to advocate for physician assisted suicide. After searching the blog, it appears that there are posts from individuals who are in the position to potentially utilize an initiative for physician assisted suicide, from doctors and others in the healthcare profession who support these initiatives, and updates from around the world where there are Death with Dignity initiatives up for vote. There are also areas where someone looking at the site could go to receive information on the organization as well as on the issue of physician assisted suicide. They have a large section on the rights of someone who is terminally ill and support for those in need. The biggest part of the blog, however, is a section of personal stories. This section does an amazing job of putting a face to the issue of death with dignity in Canada by building the pathos.

The Reset... Free College

            Bernie Sanders wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post titled Make College Free For All. In his article, he described the reasons why the United States should follow the example set by other nations such as Finland and Germany and make public colleges tuition free.  Some of the reasons that Sanders gives in his argument reach back to the post World War II era where the economy was booming and jobs were plentiful. Sanders argues that the reason for the major economic growth of the US in this time was the availability of college to the millions of men who had served in the war through the GI Bill. Because of this initiative by the government, men who never would have been able to afford a college education were able to follow their ambitions and reach their full potential, bettering themselves and the nation as a whole.

            I cannot say that I necessarily agree with the proposition of free college, but given the opportunity, I believe that I would follow this route with my assignments had the Death With Dignity ideas hit a dead end. Sanders’ article is persuasive and thought provoking to the point that it has peeked a curiosity in me to learn more about free education and possibly even change my stance on the issue.