Choosing Sleep: Love in Death
Document Type
Panel Presentation
Start Date
21-4-2017 10:45 AM
End Date
21-4-2017 12:00 PM
Keywords
Death, Pets, Euthanizing
Biography
Michelle is third year student at Marshall University, majoring in Creative Writing with a focus in Fiction. She is also majoring in Biology and hopes to become a Veterinarian in the future. She's always looking for a way to incorporate both majors into something enjoyable and meaningful. When she has free time she enjoys relaxing with a cup of tea and a good book and occasionally going swimming.
Major
Creative Writing and Biology
Advisor for this project
Kristen Lillvis
Abstract
"Choosing Sleep: Love in Death" is a braided essay that discusses the ethical struggle of euthanizing a pet, predominantly drawing on my own memories and experiences. The focus is centered around my own dogs, the death of one and the adoption of the other, and how they have affected by perception of putting an animal "to sleep."
Choosing Sleep: Love in Death
"Choosing Sleep: Love in Death" is a braided essay that discusses the ethical struggle of euthanizing a pet, predominantly drawing on my own memories and experiences. The focus is centered around my own dogs, the death of one and the adoption of the other, and how they have affected by perception of putting an animal "to sleep."
