Life & Death in A Rose for Miss Emily

应该用二元对立论解读《献给艾米莉的玫瑰》中的生与死:(1)艾米莉的父亲剥夺了她追求幸福的权利;镇上人无形中强迫她作为过时的贵族的代言人,使她与世隔绝:因为这两点,她肉体上生存着,但文化上早已死亡:虽生犹死;(2)她的父亲早已去世,但依旧主宰着她的思想:所谓虽死犹生;(3)为了爱情而谋杀情人,她生的是肉体,道德上已死;巴雷恩肉体早已腐烂,但他活在艾米莉的爱中——虽死犹生;(4)托比像影子一样活着,对艾米莉谋杀一事知情不报,作为自然人活着的他在道义上早已死亡;(5)税收情节暴露了艾米莉对现实与过去的困惑,她生在现时中、活在过去里。小说通过对生与死的二元渲染使主题越来越深化。

The view of life and death in different poems

The view of life and death is the fundamental in human’s life, is a nation’s, or a country’s most intrinsic and most profound value about human life, it is also an important theme of ethics and philosophy. The celebration of life and for centuries, they all take life and death seriously, but they also have different views towards death and life. This article will center on major American poets such as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Walt Whitman and so on. This article will try to have a discussion on the basis of ethical review and interpretation about the view of life and death, to reveal the similarities and differences about the view of life and death in different poets’ poems, to find a method for us to learn about how to adapt to the modern civilization on the basis of ethical review and interpretation, how to understand human life and death how to face life and death, how to survive beyond life and death how to live a wonderful life through understanding human life and death in a proper way.

The Nationwide Impact of Injury-related Deaths on Average Life Expectancy in China

To expand the evidence base to inform future public policy aimed at accident prevention, we investigated the impact of different categories of injury on average life expectancy in China. We used data from the National Death Cause Registration Information System and National Maternity and Children Health Surveillance databases, as well as 2010 population data from the National Bureau of Statistics. We then calculated the average life expectancy of the Chinese population, in addition to life expectancy after eliminating injury-related mortality. The average life expectancy of the Chinese population in 2010 was 74.93 years. After eliminating deaths due to injuries, the fourth leading cause of mortality in China, average life expectancy increased by 1.36 years. When this was broken down by population sub-groups, these gains were 1.76 and 0.79 years in men and women, 0.94 and 1.56 years in urban and rural residents, and 1.11, 1.30, and 1.67 years for residents in the Eastern, Central and Western regions respectively. After eliminating all categories of injury, the average life expectancy of the Chinese population was found to increase by 1.36 years. This figure was higher for males and residents of rural areas and Western China.

Into the life and death: RecA a WISE factor working to integrate survival and evolution in <i>Escherichia coli</i>

Escherichia coli RecA has been considered traditionally a cellular protein with multiple vital functions working to ensure the maintenance of integrity of genome in each individual bacterial cell as well as promoting swarming migration in collectivity. On the contrary, recently it has been described that RecA promotes cellular apoptotic-like death (ALD), a pathway of programmed cellular death (PCD). In fact, RecA has been dubbed as the major apoptotic executor in E. coli. From these studies, RecA emerges as a prototypical Gin/Gan protein that despite of their intrinsic vital and lethal anfi-funcionality becomes in a WISE factor: a Worker to Integrate Survival and Evolution in E. coli evolving populations living in community. Here, I provide a review of recent experimental and conceptual advances trying to understand these RecA’s antagonistic roles in appearance contradictory under a unified biological vision.

The Global Circular Diaspora in Mo Yan’s Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

The 2012 Nobel Prize winner in Literature,Chinese writer Mo Yan,describes the 50 years history of Chinese countryside from 1950 to 2000 in his masterpiece Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out.By the six artistic images of the innocent killing landlord’s reincarnation as a donkey,an ox,a pig,a dog,a monkey,and a big head baby boy,it focuses on the topic of the land.It explains that all the relationships between the peasants and the land,and shows the changes in the life of Chinese peasants and their tenacious,optimistic and tough spirit since the foundation of the New China.By analyzing the unique plot of the six great divisions in the wheel of karma and the hero’s mental journey,it can be found that the theme of the novel is to reveal a global circular diaspora with the moon,rather than the sun as the center of the circle,which is quite different from the real world.

Religious Experiences of Life After Death in Buha and Unyamwezi Cosmologies, Western Tanzania

Ideas of life after death dominate African religious practices in the societies. The people of Buha and Unyamwezi in Western Tanzania maintained the relationship with the departed ancestors to address issues arising from the living members of the family, clan and the society at large. With exception of theologians and cultural anthropologists, ideas on life after death have not attracted attention of African historians. In this paper I envisage the ideas of life after death from a historical perspective using Buha and Unyamwezi as illustrative cases. I argue that issues of life after death are historically grounded and involve the interplay of natural and human-induced forces. This study relies on both archival and oral sources that I collected between 2011 and 2012. I employ a comparative approach to provide an account of how issues on life after death have had impacts on the lives of the people in Western Tanzania.

The Equality–Inequality Dialectics

The assay argues that the Equality-Inequality dialectics is a very complex issue,which reflects many social dilemmas.On one side are the state official commitments to secure,maintain and protect all kinds of formal equalities.On the other side are the natural and genetic distinctions that differ between human-beings while creating and maintaining inequality.In fact,this is kind of a contradiction exists in many fields of social sciences.The essay’s author reviews some of the relevant historical events,such as social mobility,individualism and education and points out on future solutions.Among the proposed suggestions are:1)Embracing Frankl’s giving“Meaning to Life”as a leverage for increasing pleasure of life;2)Recognizing and promoting Creative Individualism as the legitimized ground for inequality;3)Increasing Social Cohesion,required for social empowerment and attaining security and happiness.

The Tree of Death and Eternal Life

The ＂Tree of Death＂ is a metaphor I use to unlock my Christian assumptions on how the dead attain eternal existence in the afterlife state. The tree＇s unconcealedness, in this life and presumably the next, along with the moral habits an agent develops in this life explain the obstinacy of the dead, that is, how the agent＇s irrevocable decision to side with the God of Abraham, or not, is possible. For that to be the case, the existential relationships that generate personal identity in this life must accompany （individuate） the subject in the next life. In Christian philosophy, the person-making process mirrors the relationships of the Blessed Trinity. While Martin Heidegger is not a Christian philosopher, his view on truth and being＇s unconcealedness provides a useful piece of the argument to continue the Thomistic case for personal immortality. Heidegger is not a catholic philosopher, but the focus he places on being＇s unconcealedness is consonant with the focus Thomas Aquinas puts on the intelligibility of being. While Heidegger＇s discussion of being is rooted in Dasein＇s finitude, the Thomistic interpretation of being situates unconcealedness within the perspective of God＇s creative act. His vision resets the possibility of applying Heidegger＇s fundamental ontology beyond temporality. The paper develops through a discussion of the Tree＇s ＂branches, trunk, and roots＂ to conclude that the Christian perspective transforms Heidegger＇s view of death into ＂the ultimate possibility of possibility.＂

An overview of end-of-life issues in a cardiology department. Is the mode of death worse in the cardiac intensive care unit?

Introduction Cardiovascular (CV) diseases are the most common causes of death and causes frequent hospital admissions.[1] The increase in life expectancy and the appearance of new treatments,[2] is changing in the clinical profile of CV disease, with a rise in chronic processes and concomitant comorbidities.[ 3] These changes are probably reflected in the current profile of patients admitted to cardiology departments, and in their causes of mortality.

Culture of Life and Culture of Death. Theological Reflection on Suicide and Euthanasia on Films

Movies have great power to shape the system of values in contemporary culture. In this paper, we deal with theological reflection of suicide and euthanasia and their presentation as free decisions of individuals shown in the movies Seven Pounds and The Sea Inside. Also, we shall present theological reflection on culture of life and culture of death aimed to find common ground for dialogue between two opposed points of view. In the first, introductory part, we will present two views of human freedom, and we will point out that just a theological speech about freedom includes the category of responsibility. On the other hand, what happens often is neglecting categories of resposibility and absolutisation or marginalization of free will. Then we will, as an introduction to the interpretation of films, present global statistics that justify global concerns when it comes to suicide and euthanasia. Next, we will show in central part the concept of quality of life, and we will interpret it through the two mentioned films. In the last section, We conclude, despite opposition between culture of life and death, to offer category of altruism as a starting point for dialogue between the two cultures.

The Death and Life in the Poem Ode to A Nightingale

John Keats is an famous English Romantic poet. His poem Ode to A Nightingale are mostly read by readers all over the world. In China, many scholars have analyzed the ode from various perspectives, especially death. But the short paper will not only analyze the death, but also the life in the ode. Keats loves death, and praises life.

An Analysis of the Translation Skills in Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out from the Perspective of Skopos Theory

Skopos Theory is the kernel part of functionalism, holding that the skopos rule is the top-ranking rule that justifies the overall translation process. This paper attempts to make an analysis of the C-E translation of Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out from the perspectives of Skopos Theory, and intends to explore the impact of translating skopos on the translator's choice of translating skills as well as the possible reasons behind them.

Life and Death in the View of Nature:On Keats's Ode to a Nightingale and Tagore's Fruit-Gathering

John Keats, a good observer and interpreter of Mother Nature, makes a life-time quest for the beauty of nature and themeaning of life in his poems. Likewise, Tagore, a world-renowned Indian poet, is also a nature-worshiper and writes under thedeep influence of European Romanticism.This paper is to explore the similarities and differences of the two poets' contemplationupon life and death in their view of nature, focusing on Ode to a Nightingale by Keats and Fruit-Gathering by Tagore, aiming tobetter understand the two great poet's poetics in a comparative dimension.

Starting Life Anew——From a man on death row to an outstanding teacher

A teacher in the prime of life was put on the death row for a probation of two years for killing his lover; while serving prison terms, he performed meritorious deeds on three occasions and scored 12 merits and had his prison terms reduced on six occasions. After being set free, he took up his teaching position again, with outstanding performances.

Maternal Death and Potential Years of Life Lost(PYLL)in Santa Catarina,Brazil,in 2000 and 2014

Introduction: Indicators of maternal health are often used to evaluate the social development and overall health of a population, as well as the accessibility of health services. Among these indicators, the Potential Years of Life Lost, which is associated with maternal deaths, is useful for the definition of priorities, monitoring, evaluation, and intervention, identifying the highest risk groups. Objective: To analyze the Potential Years of Life Lost by maternal death in Santa Catarina in 2000 and 2014. Method: An Ecological study with exploratory spatial analysis was conducted with data obtained from the Information System on Mortality and Live Births. Results: In the Information System, 35 maternal deaths in the year 2000 were identified and 24 in 2014. The total estimated years of life lost were 845 years in 2000 and 780 years in 2014, dominated by direct obstetric causes. In 2000, women who died lost, on average, 39.8 years of life;and 41.5 years in 2014. Conclusion: The spatial pattern observed in 2000 highlights areas of high risk in different regions of Santa Catarina. The greatest loss of years occurred in younger women, confirming the need to prevent and control maternal mortality and review strategies for compliance with public policies in the State.

医学生“生命关怀与死亡教育”课程的设计与实施

目的:基于医学生的需求设计并开展了“生命关怀与死亡教育”课程,初步评价其效果,以期为国内其他医学院校开展生死教育课程提供参考。方法:以“围死亡期”为时间框架,课程主线贯穿理论内容及实践主题活动,通过“行走的课堂”体验式实践教学方式带领医学生直面生死真实场景,提高照护理念和产生照护行动。结果:课程内容包括“生命与关怀”和“死亡与告别”两大理论授课主题及“生命之旅”“照护力量”“自我关怀”“死亡之思”“告别之日”五大实践授课主题。课程初步实践效果好,多方相关利益人群给予课程高度评价。结论:该课程设计合理,实施方案明确、清晰,在一定程度上满足了医学生对生死教育的学习需求,能够促进医学生对生死问题在思想上的自知和照护行动上的自觉,可推广性强,能够为各医学院校开展生死教育课程提供参考。

发展缓和医疗理念和实践后终末期患者死亡状况变化

目的 北京协和医院国际医疗部于2016年开始逐步推行缓和医疗理念和实践,本研究旨在对该理念推广前后终末期患者死亡状况进行分析,以评估缓和医疗对终末期患者死亡质量的影响。方法 回顾性收集北京协和医院国际医疗部2013年和2019年死亡的终末期患者的临床资料,对其临终前诊疗细节进行比较。结果 共入选符合纳入与排除标准的2013年终末期患者36例、2019年终末期患者37例。2013年患者中,男性19例、女性17例,平均年龄(72.1±14.0)岁,晚期肿瘤19例。2019年患者中,男性19例、女性18例,平均年龄(70.8±15.3)岁,晚期肿瘤27例。相较于2013年患者,2019年患者临终前转入ICU(0比22.2%,P=0.008)、接受心肺复苏(0比16.7%,P=0.011)、气管插管(5.4%比36.1%,P=0.001)、有创机械通气(2.7%比33.3%,P=0.001)、全肠外营养(32.4%比61.1%,P=0.014)的比例均降低,接受缓和医疗会诊(29.7%比0,P<0.001)、得到人文关怀(40.5%比16.7%,P=0.024)的比例均升高。2019年患者中,相较于未接受缓和医疗会诊患者,接受缓和医疗会诊者得到人文关怀的比例更高(90.9%比19.2%,P<0.001)。结论缓和医疗理念推广和实践后北京协和医院国际医疗部终末期患者死亡前接受有创治疗的比例明显降低,得到人文关怀的比例显著提高,死亡质量得到一定提升。

善生与善终:中国生命文化的安宁追求

中国传统生命文化立足于生死一体,有一整套对临终“安宁”的文化叙事。在根本理念上,强调“送死”是比“养生”更重要的人生大事,而能够“善终”则是人的幸福追求。在行为决策上,强调个人自主与家庭协商相结合的家庭自主模式;在策略路径上,主张遵守“礼制”,特别设计出一套临终礼仪,帮助人们走向“善终”;在目标价值上,强调“知生”以“知死”,活得好便可以死得好,由此可以实现生命价值的不朽;在精神信念上,则强调对“生死有命”的接纳,同时将“命限”转化为“使命”,从而升华对“天命”的体悟与认知,并在“生生不息”的信仰中接受死亡。