1.  The protagonist, Ramon, wants to die...what is your view of assisted suicide.  As few of you realize, this is one of the emerging dilemmas that YOU will personally deal with in practice, ie, in Oregon a person may have Rx-scripted OD dosages of barbiturates to assist death (the legality of this is contested by the Federal government, but quite a few people have used this technique to expedite a 'planned death'). State your view and defend or contest assisted suicide.

In my opinion, I believe that assisted suicide not right. I think we should leave it up to God when the time is to come. I feel people in this situation are left on earth for a reason. Sometimes we don’t necessarily know why or understand. I feel that God had a purpose to leave him on earth and that it wasn’t his time to go.

 2.      My doc research was specifically focused on folks like Ramon; however, none of my patients ever discussed expediting their death with me.  Give three issues that struck you as different about the way Ramon viewed his life in the movie, considering foremost that he wanted his life to end.

Ramon didn’t seem to feel grateful for his life. He seemed very bitter and felt he had no purpose. Also, the fact that he refused to use a wheelchair, which just made it harder on himself. He could have just given it a chance and made his life a little better. Another thing would be that he thought he refused to love. He thought that because he could not touch them or be with them intimately, he nor his partner could really love one another. I think this is sad. Sometimes all you need is love.

3.  The ladies seemed attracted to Ramon.  State 3 features that made him attractive to the ladies in this film, remember that there are more than three ladies he deals with (be specific and name them in the context of your answer for points).  

For Julia the attorney because they shared a common bond since they were both suffering from physical handicaps.  Rosa was also drawn by his passion. However, after she met with him his other attributes of listening and communicating as well as his genuine love for others, confirmed her feelings and devotion to him, for she had never been treated well by any other man.  She also wanted to help him end his life. Also, for Gene there was a friendship, I think what she saw most in him was his charm