My Response to Gregory's Blog Post

When deciding to choose my response blog post I was looking for a topic or something that was important to me or just plainly caught my eye.  Gregory’s Blog on Euthanasia was interesting and definitely was a topic that had importance to me. I, myself, also had chose to write about Euthanasia for one of my blogs.  It turns out that Gregory and I have similar feelings on most of his statements he provided about this issue. But unlike his definite stance on the matter, being against Euthanasia, I stand somewhere in-between meaning I am neither for it nor against it.  He believes that life is too important and valuable to end sooner then it is supposed to.  He also believes that sometimes people can make a comeback from being very ill.  I do agree with him on the matter that there are miracle situations and they have been noted to be an extraordinary thing but I don’t think that anyone deemed terminally ill will make a significant comeback.  It is situations like cancer that has spread all throughout the body, brain tumors, and other extreme situations that people may not be able to survive.  I do agree that life is too precious to be tampered with and if there is any chance that the person can be saved than I think that Euthanasia is not an option.  On the other hand, when a loved one is in severe pain and they can’t push through any longer; if they chose the decision to end their life, why not let them make that decision. This will not only end their suffering it will end the current pain and suffering of their family.  The “current” pain and suffering I am referring to is this specific time of horrific pain the family must endure while they watching their loved one endure this very different form of pain.  But I disagree on a specific stance Gregory takes on this matter.  I think when there is a situation where a life of suffering ahead of a patient then Euthanasia should legal for the patient to consider.  In the end, I firmly believe that there needs to be a tremendous amount of guidelines before Euthanasia should be in fact legalized.  By ensuring strict guidelines, it will help make sure that patients and/or families do not take advantage of this opportunity or misuse it.  Overall I believe that death is a natural thing and should not be forced, but in some circumstances euthanasia may be a good option on the table.  

Demonstration Evaluation

While in the process of choosing my video for this week’s blog I chose this particular video because it sounded like it would be interesting to view.  And quite frankly I thought it would be fun to learn how to make Tiramisu, which happens to be one of my favorite desserts, so why not?  It was a lot like the speeches students in our class did for our demonstration speeches but this specific video seemed to be more advanced and very well prepared.  In this video, How to make Tiramisu, the woman had an attention grabbing voice, enthusiasm, and you could tell she knew what she was talking about, which are definitely good qualities to have when presenting a demonstration speech.  She showed good organization when she began by letting the audience know the materials needed for making tiramisu, and the finicky things that each material required.  She also had all ingredients on the table and ready to be used, which was a key visual aid to have.  She explained each step that one should do when making a tiramisu dish and did it in a very organized and professional manor.  She did a very good job conveying these steps for such a difficult dessert to prepare like tiramisu.  As she begins the process of making the tiramisu, she carries on with her steps verbally and shows the audience what she is doing at the same time.  By doing this she was able to successfully verbalize the steps and at the same time show the viewers how to perform each step properly.  As the process is coming to an end she puts on the final toping and shows the viewers the end dessert.  She closes with just the finished product and didn’t really add anything extra into the conclusion of the demonstration, which I think could be her one flaw to the presentation.  But other than that one drawback, this demonstration speech was performed with good tone, very relatable to the audience and easy steps were carried out for such a complex dish.