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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