The Value of Life

Generation after generation of societies change as time goes on. Maybe not so much the society itself, notwithstanding the people in it do. The apprise of life now differs depending on the different kinds of experiences people go through. We will all have different obstacles in our life, notwithstanding the way we get through them and live to tell the tale is the way life should be valued for.In Its not about the cycle per second My journey back to life, an autobiography by lance Armstrong, he is a great inspiration to America for winning one of the most grueling fresh events on the face of the earth, the Tour de France. A 2,290 mile race through the hills and mountains of France on a bicycle. Yet this is still not what puts value into life, through his eyes. Lance was diagnosed with testicular cancer at the age of 25. As tough as it is to fight a cancer as severe as that, he says it was his commerce that helped him fight it. His profession taught him how to fight and compete against all odds and obstacles. A near cobblers last experience is what made Lance ask himself, If I live, who is it that I intend to be? This is where I truly believe people start contemplating what the value of life is.Another example of an obstacle people whatevertimes go through in order to assign value to life is suicide. The world famous Shakespeare has a play precisely on the basis of this issue. In the soliloquy of Hamlet he is a man who doesnt know whether to live or commit suicide, but carefully analyzing the aftermath of suicide and what comes after death is what makes the character have a change of heart. Again we see that what we go through in life, the obstacles we face and overcome is what we use to assign value to life.To get on conclude this statement, the way society should assign value to life is the way we have been doing it for years, by basing it on the different experiences people go through and let each individual have a say in what they think the value o f life is. E actuallyones opinion is different, but that is the beauty of it. From all the differences it creates some of the greatest stories ever told. That is how value should be assigned.The Value of LifeThe Value of Life The value of human life is still a mystery and we as a society is still trying to figure it out. During early times, life was not valued at all. People were being turned into slaves and treated akin nothing. In todays world though, we base the value of life by our achievements, ones past, or the salary one receives. This shouldnt be the way we value ones life. We as a society cannot assign a value on ones life. Money cannot get happiness.In the article What Is a Life Worth by Amanda Ripley, she argues that nowadays we base life on money. The courts started to put a dollar value on a life-after death (What Life is Worth, stanza 1). I do not agree with this because people expect money after a death occurs to a love one. No amount of money can fill in the void o f a loss someone is enduring. William Shakespeare, one of the most famous and influential writer, argues his mind of view of human life in Hamlets Soliloquy. Shakespeare uses a suicidal character, Hamlet, to show that the only time we value life is when something bad is happening. excessively to show that life is full of misfortunes. Both Shakespeare and Ripley seem to be suggesting that life is only valued by death. Death opens our eyes and makes us cherish what we have. This sounds very sad, but its very true. The government doesnt seem to care about human life. Cheri Sparacio, the widow of Thomas Sparacio, exclaims, The government is not taking whatsoever responsibility for what its done.This was just one screw up after another. The government tries to replace loss with money. How can ones life value be bought? Nowadays, one way life is valued is by money. 6 On the other hand, Lance Armstrong believes that death is not an option. That the value of life should be cherished and taken for granted because your life can end any second. In the excerpt Its Not About the Bike My Journey cover version to Life by Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins, it talks about Lance