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unit3acrimeofcompassion
Unit3ACrimeofCompassion
ITeachingobjectives
1.Understandingthevariousaspectsrelatedtotheusageofwords.
2.Cultivatingasenseofappropriatenessinstyle
3.Learningmethodsofdealingwiththebodyparagraphsofawriting.
IITeachingtime:
sixclassperiods
IIITeachingProcedures
Step1librarywork
1thePhilDonahueshow:
ThePhilDonahueShow,alsoknownasDonahue,isanAmericantelevisiontalkshowthatranfor26yearsonnationaltelevision.ItsrunwasprecededbythreeyearsoflocalbroadcastinDayton,Ohio,anditwasbroadcastnationwidebetween1967and1996.
2codeblue:
Hospitalemergencycodesareusedinhospitalsworldwidetoalertstafftovariousemergencysituations.Theuseofcodesisintendedtoconveyessentialinformationquicklyandwithaminimumofmisunderstandingtostaff.
Step2pre-readingquestions
1Ifyouhaveeverwitnessedthesufferingsofadyingperson,tellusthefeelingsthatthesceneevokedfromyou.
2Doyouthinkdoctorsandnursesshoulddoeverythingwithintheirmeanstotrytosaveaterminallyillpatientevenwhentheyknowclearlyalltheireffortswouldmeannothingmorethanprolonginghissuffering
3GeneralReading
I.Determinewhichofthefollowingbeststatesthepurposeofthewriting.
A.Torecountherhorrifyingexperienceofcaringforaterminallyillpatient.
B.Tomakeanappealforaterminallyillpatient'srighttodie.
C.Todemandthatnursesbegiventherighttoissuea"no-code"order.
Key:
B
Judgewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.
1WhenMacenteredthehospital,hewasapparentlyanormalpersonexceptforanenduringcough.
2Despitehisworseningcondition,Macstillhadastrongwishtolive.
3Themedicalcommunityisdividedonwhetherapatient'slifeshouldbeextendedaslongaspossibleunderallcircumstances.
4Itcanbeinferredfromtheessaythatdoctors,notnurses,havetherighttogivea"no-codeorder".
5InMaura'seyes,Huttmannwasamurdererfornotpushingthecodebluebuttonintime.
Key:
1.T2.F3.T4.T5.F
Step3KeyPointsoftheText
1self-righteousadj:
havingacertainty,especiallyanunfoundedone,thatoneistotallycorrectorsuperior
2meddlein:
interferein
.Youngpeopletodaydonotliketheirparentstomeddleintheirlives.
meddlewith—touchorhandlesth.withoutpermission
.Youcanusemyroombutyou'renotsupposedtomeddlewithmystuffs,especiallymycomputer.
3toplayGod:
tofunctionasGod,.todecidewhentoterminateaperson'slife.ChristiansbelievethatonlyGodhastherighttodecidewhenaperson'slifeshouldend.
4WhenMachadwastedawaytoa60-poundskeleton:
WhenMachadbeenreducedtoa60-poundskeleton
5wasteaway:
(ofapersonorapartofthebody)becomeprogressivelyweakerandmoreemaciated
.SheisdyingofAIDS,visiblywastingaway.
6.solutions:
"."istheabbreviationof"intravenous",meaning"withinavein",and".solutions"referstotheliquidsubstancesinfuseddirectlyintotheveinofapatientfortherapeuticpurposes.
7irrigatethebigcratersofbedsores:
Theverb"irrigate"normallymeans"tosupplywatertolandorcropstohelpgrowth."Inmedicine,thewordcanbeusedtomean"toapplyacontinuousflowofwaterormedicationtoanorganorawound."
8suctionthelungfluidsthatthreatenedtodrownhim:
draintheexcessivelungfluidsthatthreatenhislife
9thatseemedwovenintothefabricofmyuniform:
thatseemedtohavebecomeanelementofthefabricofmyuniform
10weavesth.into:
includesth.asanintegralpartorelement(ofafabric);includeanelementinastory,anartisticwork,etc.
.Somegoldenthreadsarewovenintothefabric.
ArgumentativeparagraphsarenaturallywovenintoHuttmann'snarration.
11tobeliablefornegligence:
tobeheldresponsibleforfailingtoperformmyduty
12beliablefor:
toberesponsibleforbylaw,tobelegallyanswerableto
13beliableto:
belikelytodoortobesomething,likelytoexperiencesth.(unpleasant)
.Onceyouhavecontactedthecreditcardprotectionscheme,youarenolongerliableforanylossthatmightoccur.
Heissufferingfromhypertensionandthusisliabletofallifhegetsuptoosuddenly.
Thelow-lyingareasareliabletofloodsduringtherainyseason.
14whennoamountofpainmedicationstilledhismoaningandagony:
whenhispainwassoacutethatnomatterhowmuchpain-relievingmedicationwasused,hissufferingcouldnotbeeased
stillvt.&vi.
.Heclappedhishandstostilltheagitatedaudience.
Whennightfell,thevillagewhichwasboisterouswithtouristsinthedaytimestilled.
15Iwonderedaboutaspiritualjudge.:
Iwonderediftherewasaspiritualjudge(asagainstalegaljudge),whowouldbesupportiveofmydecisionnottopushthecodebluebutton,thustoputanendtoallthis.
16buildingcharacter:
developinghispersonalqualities(sothathecouldfaceuptotheadversitybetter)
17theblessedreliefofcoma:
Comareferstoastateofdeepunconsciousnessthatlastsforaprolongedperiod,causedespeciallybysevereinjuryorillness.Wheninacoma,thepatientisnotconsciousofanypain.That'swhyHuttmannthinksitisablessedrelief.
18riddledmewithguilt:
filledmewithastrongsenseofguilt
Theverbriddleheremeans"fillorpermeatesb.orsth.esp.withsth.unpleasantorundesirable".
19Aclutchofpanicbandedmychest:
IwassoseizedbypanicthatIfeltsimplysuffocated
clutchn.—grasp
bandv.—surround(anobject)withsth.intheformofastriporring,typicallyforreinforcementordecoration(usu.bebanded)
.Thedoorstothewarehouseareallbandedwithirontomakethemstronger.
20awaxenpallorslowlytransformedhisfacefrompersontoemptyshell:
theunhealthilypalecolorofhisfaceindicatedthathewassinking
21thelegaltwilightzone:
Twilightzonereferstoasituationofconfusionoruncertainty,whichseemstoexistbetweentwodifferentstatesorcategories.ThusthelegaltwilightzoneHuttmannsayssheenteredherereferstothesituationinwhichheractionofpushingthebuttontocallcodebluecanbedeemedeitherlegalornotlegal.
22adeath-denyingsociety:
asocietywhereitsmembersarenotgiventherighttodieUntilthereislegislationmakingitacriminalacttocodeapatientwhohasrequestedtherighttodie...:
Untilitbecomeslawthatitisacriminalacttocallaresuscitationteamtosaveapatientwhohasvoluntarilyaskedfortherighttodie...
Step4Questions
1Thereseemstobeacontradictioninthetitle"ACrimeofCompassion".Whatisit
Key:
Therearevariouskindsofcrimes,butcriminalscanbeanythingbutcompassionate.Itishardlypossibletoassociatecompassionwithanycrimeandbeingcompassionatewithacriminal.
2Huttmannbeginsheressaywithametaphor.Locateitandthenexplainit.(para.3)
Key:
Thefirstsentenceofpara.3:
ItwasthePhilDonahueshowwheretheguestisafattedcalfandtheaudiencea200-strongflockofvultureshungeringtopickatthebones.Huttmannlikensherself(theguestofthetalkshow)toafattedcalf,andtheaudiencetoaflockofmorethan200vultureshungeringtopickatthebones.WiththemetaphorsheintendstotellthereaderthatthewayshehandledthecaseofMacwasstronglydisapprovedofbythegeneralpublic,andthattheconceptofmercykillingwasunacceptabletothem.
4WhereintheessaycanwefinddescriptionsofMac'sconditionwhenhewasbeingtreatedWhydoyouthinkHuttmannisbeingsospecificanddetailed(paras.6&7)
Key:
Mostlyinpara.6,andthelatterpartofpara.7.ShegivessuchdetailedandspecificdescriptionsofMac'sconditiontomakevividtothereaderthehorrifyingsufferingsMachadtoendure,ultimatelytosupportherargumentthatapatientinsuchconditionshouldbegiventherighttodieifheshouldsorequest.
5WasitadifficultdecisionforHuttmanntomakenottopushthebuttonintime
Key:
Obviouslyitwas,assherelatesinpara.15"NothingI'veeverdoneinmy47yearshastakensomucheffortasittooknottopressthatcodebutton."
6WheredoesHuttmannstateherthesis(para.18)
Key:
Inthelastparagraph:
Untilthereislegislationmakingitacriminalacttocodeapatientwhohasrequestedtherighttodie,wewillallofusriskthesamefateasMac.Forwhateverreason,wedevelopedthemeanstoprolonglife,andnowweareforcedtouseit.Wedonothavetherighttodie.
Step5OrganizationandDevelopment/ArgumentativeNarration
1WhatIsArgumentativeNarration
Ifanessayisbasicallyanargumentativeoneandthechiefmeansusedforargumentationisnarration,itiscalledargumentativenarration.
2TextAnalysis
HuttmannbeginstheessaywiththeincidentthattheTVaudiencelodgedstrongaccusationsagainstherformurderingapatientshewassupposedtocarefor.Butherresponsedoesnotfollowimmediately.
Shewithholdsherresponsetotheaccusationuntilthelastparagraph,wheretheaudience'saccusationofherismentionedagain,andherargumentispresented.
Mostoftheessayisdevotedtothenarrationofthepainfuldyingprocessofaterminallyillcancerpatient,whichshewitnessed.Basedonthenarratedincidentherargumentseemsonlyanaturalconclusion.
3Boyparagraphs
(1)PurposeofBodyParagraphs
Theideas,facts,details,andexamplesenclosedinthebodyparagraphsaredesignedtosupportanddevelopthecentralpointstatedintheopening.Thebodyparagraphsinanessaymayvaryinnumberdependingonthesubjectmatterandthepurposeforwriting.Whilethebodyparagraphsrelatedirectlytothethesisstatementintheopening,eachparagraphhasitsown