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What Should I Include?
Introduction - This is going to answer the question that the title is providing. The Hospice is a place where people go to die - death involves suffering for all of those involved and hence what does this say about our beliefs about human nature? What is essential is that you point out the philosophy behind the hospice movement and how it differs from other institutions and organizations.
What is a hospice? - detailed account of what exactly is involved in a hospice, how they came into being? Why they were invented? This section will have to include a series of quotations and references to sources and books. You will have to examine carefully the motives and influences of these people who set up the hospice movement. In particular you need to emphasize how the hospice movement compares to hospitals and its response to the issue of euthanasia. Who pays for hospices? Should they be provided by the government or privately funded?
What is the religious idea behind the hospice? - Why does the hospice have religion behind it? This will bring you onto the idea of the soul and how precious human nature is regarded to be - the idea that every life is sacred and valued. A lot of biblical material and Christian teachings will have to be included here.
What does it mean to die with dignity? - This phrase is usually associated with the Euthanasia movement. You will need to explain what this is and its arguments that it holds to be important. You will have to compare them to the ideas and aims of the hospice movement and explain why there are certain differences. This is where you will need to think about the idea of "human nature" - what does this mean and how does the hospice movement demonstrate what they believe about human nature - not just those who are dying but their families, friends and society as a whole.
The hospice movement will frequently set itself up against the euthanasia movement. Why are the two at odds with each other? Which is more successful? - which helps the patient to die with more dignity? Here you will have to have some form of critical assessment of the hospice movement and euthanasia - this means looking at their strengths and weaknesses in helping people to die with dignity.
Conclusion - you need to make some sort of summation which involves the idea of dying with dignity and the idea of human nature and suffering and ask yourself whether the Hospice Movement is successfully getting its message across about human nature?