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General Zaroff's The Most Dangerous Game
Throughout all the articles and stories I’ve read, I believe that all lives matter. In any situation, emergency, or life problems, all lives matter. It doesn’t matter what you did, whether it be good, or bad. By God, we were all created equal. So suppose you were a firefighter that was on call during the 9/11 attack in New York. And you were faced with a situation where you had to either save the 57 year old receptionist or would you save the 19 year old mail boy? Or would you risk calling in backup to save both, but have the risk of not saving either or. These are the types of questions we have to ask ourselves daily.

A great example of conflict about the value of human life, is in “The Most Dangerous Game.” It starts when General Zaroff says, “Hunting had ceased to be what you call a sporting proposition.”( So throughout all of General Zaroff’s life he …show more content…
He was given the opportunity to have a younger brother. Now his brother wasn’t just your everyday run of the mill baby. Doodle was born with a heart condition that limited him to little to no physical activity. But this didn’t stop Brother from having the best brother ever. He said “I’m going to teach you to walk Doodle” So Brother pushed, and pushed brother to the point where Doodle’s heart, just couldn’t take it anymore. So does your pride consist of more value then a young child’s life? So remember to put your own pride behind you. And focus on doing good for the other person, and not yourself.

In the article, “What Is The Value Of A Human Life?”. Kenneth Feinberg is given the task of valuing the lives of the 9/11 attack. And he said, “if there is a next time, and congress again decides to award public compensation, I hope the law will declare that all life should be treated the same.” So even someone who has seen, and heard it all. Believes that all life should be treated the same. And not depending on the person job, or by how much money they
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