Human life is one of the few natural rights in life that cannot be valued by wealth, or taken in for exchange by any tangible object. Human life is precious and fragile and should be treated as such. Each person’s individuality and capability is a prime factor that exemplifies the need humans have to be valued, all life is equivalent, but should be equal in the highest plausible factors. Human life cannot simply be put with a price, for each life is valued at a price that is not external to another, therefore; the value I place on a loved one would vary astronomically to the price value one would insinuate on that very person. Human life can not be placed at any monetary value, it can be inferred that the greed for money has played a large role in the events that have taken place, leading one to suspect that it is not the loved one people are concerned about, but rather the money they can receive for their loved one. People are now being brainwashed into believing that they should receive financial compensation for their losses.
In a recent novel, Lance Armstrong delves into his painful past and the challenges he was forced to overcome and how these obstacles and overcoming them shaped him into the person he is today and gave him a new, optimistic view on life and the value it has. Armstrong now claims that life is a precious gift and should be treated as such; in a excerpt from the novel Armstrong shares a painful memory, “When I was twenty-five, I got testicular cancer and nearly dies. I was given less then a forty percent chance of surving, and frankly, some of my doctors were just being kind when they gave me those odds” (Armstrong1). Prior to this life changing experience Armstrong thrived on living life to the ‘fullest’ and not quite taking the time to appreciate the blessing that were in his life every single day. After Armstrong’s life changing battle, and overcoming what was once said to be unbeatable, a new view on life was projected. Armstrong began to realize how precious life actually is and how flawed his theory on life was prior to the incident. Armstrong’s view on life after his near death experience directly coincides with my perspective.
Lance Armstrong exemplifies his opinion through experience. his value on life was determined through his near death experience which caused him to realize how valuable life is, Armstrong and I can both agree on our claims which directly coincide with one another. Amanda Ripley exemplifies her opinion on the demeanor in which life should be valued through her constant antagonistic views on the way life was valued after the tragic nine eleven incident. by reading Ripley’s article one can infer that Ripley values life equally and was distraught after learning of the price values placed on precious lives. Although it was not clearly stated in the article, Ripley does not agree that twenty five hundred dollars is enough to sufficiently compensate for the lives lost, nor should it be considered and acceptable form of payment. Ripley assigns value to human life by the emotional attachment people had to one another rather than the money one had, how how much one should be given after a loved one has passed away to make up for the fact that they passed away and the fact that they will no longer be around.
Human life is one of the few natural rights in life that cannot be valued by wealth, or taken in for exchange by any tangible object. Human life is precious and fragile and should be treated as such. Each person’s individuality and capability is a prime factor that exemplifies the need humans have to be valued, all life is equivalent, but should be equal in the highest plausible factors. Human life cannot simply be put with a price, for each life is valued at a price that is not external to another, therefore; the value I place on a loved one would vary astronomically to the price value one would insinuate on that very person. Human life can not be placed at any monetary value, it can be inferred that the greed for money has played a large role in the events that have taken place, leading one to suspect that it is not the loved one people are concerned about, but rather the money they can receive for their loved one. People are now being brainwashed into believing that they should receive financial compensation for their losses.
In a recent novel, Lance Armstrong delves into his painful past and the challenges he was forced to overcome and how these obstacles and overcoming them shaped him into the person he is today and gave him a new, optimistic view on life and the value it has. Armstrong now claims that life is a precious gift and should be treated as such; in a excerpt from the novel Armstrong shares a painful memory, “When I was twenty-five, I got testicular cancer and nearly dies. I was given less then a forty percent chance of surving, and frankly, some of my doctors were just being kind when they gave me those odds” (Armstrong1). Prior to this life changing experience Armstrong thrived on living life to the ‘fullest’ and not quite taking the time to appreciate the blessing that were in his life every single day. After Armstrong’s life changing battle, and overcoming what was once said to be unbeatable, a new view on life was projected. Armstrong began to realize how precious life actually is and how flawed his theory on life was prior to the incident.
Armstrong’s view on life after his near death experience directly coincides with my perspective. Lance Armstrong exemplifies his opinion through experience. his value on life was determined through his near death experience which caused him to realize how valuable life is, Armstrong and I can both agree on our claims which directly coincide with one another. Amanda Ripley exemplifies her opinion on the demeanor in which life should be valued through her constant antagonistic views on the way life was valued after the tragic nine eleven incident. by reading Ripley’s article one can infer that Ripley values life equally and was distraught after learning of the price values placed on precious lives. Although it was not clearly stated in the article, Ripley does not agree that twenty five hundred dollars is enough to sufficiently compensate for the lives lost, nor should it be considered and acceptable form of payment. Ripley assigns value to human life by the emotional attachment people had to one another rather than the money one had, how how much one should be given after a loved one has passed away to make up for the fact that they passed away and the fact that they will no longer be around.
Works Cited
Armstrong, Lance, and Sally Jenkins. It’s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to life. New York: Penguin Putnam, 2001.
Ripley, Amanda. “What is Life Worth?” Time December 2002:12-13. Shakespeare, William. Hamlet. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1992. Unknown, Human Life Value Calculator. Life and Insurance fondation for education. November 14,2005 http;//www.life-line.org/life_human.html
