Mercy Killing: Group Question

The act of mercy killing all depends on whether the people suffering want to be put out of their misery or not.  If the person is pain and they want to be put out of their misery, why not?  On the other hand if the person doesn't want to die, then that's their own right and should be able to stay alive.  If the person is incapable to make that decision then there closest friends and family should make that decision for them.  In Of Mice and Men Steinbech really shows by the killing of Candy's dog and Lennie that mercy killing was present during this era. Steinbech shows that he believes in mercy killing when slim says, "Never you mind, a guys got to sometimes" (Steinbech 102), which means steinbech believes if the conditions mentioned are present, then mercy killing is an option.

Snapshots

Two men, one normal, and one big and  tall walking down a dirt road.  The bigger man, almost a giant has sausage like fingers and the arms of a bear.  His overalls hiked up making his socks visible.  His messy hair covers the top of his abnormally large head and hes wearing a crooked smile as he strokes the creature in his pocket.  The other man, much smaller with formed arms and a chiseled face.  His straw hat sits atop his sweaty brown hair.  His overalls offer a much better fit.
Slim sat there, with his good hand  petting his best friend, his dog.  Slim thought of all the times they'd had together.  You could see the sadness in his eyes, he didn't want to be lonely no one wanted to be lonely.  The bunk house was dead quiet, all eyes on Candy and his dog.  Everyone knew how much the dog meant to Candy but still no one would do or say anything.
Lennie lay there with a little pup on his chest.  A smile on his face that couldn't be rubbed off with anything.  He was happy petting the pup, nothing made him more happy.  The barn was silent, except for the shriek and giggle of Lennies excitement.

The Best Advice

My good friend, Laramie McCullough, once gave me the greatest advice known to man.  He told me to always "wear the pants" in a relationship, unlike my other friends. He also told me that in order to keep control of my relationships, I must take control and not be whipped, or controlled by my spouse.  He always warned me, that if I let the girl wear the pants in the relationship, I would have no say in what to do with and without her.  I've witnessed this first hand, and trust me it's nothing special.  I did think Laramie's advice was a little harsh at some points, so i took and mellowed it out a bit, now in relationships my spouse and I share the pants.  I cant imagine where my life would be right now if it wasn't for Laramie's incredible advice.

Easter Classic

Over my long Easter break, I participated in a 5 on 5 basketball tournament,  known as the Easter Classic.  It took place in Reed Point MT, all day Friday.  Our team consisted of Mitch, Nels, Grant, Chance, Branden, myself, and two Columbus kids, Tyler and Anthony.  Our first game was at 11:30 against Broadview.  We started out slow, then we kicked things into gear and the rest of the game was all ours.  After our first victory, we had about a 4 hour gap until our next game, so we went to Columbus.  We ate at the 307, which is a local bar and grill.  After we ate we went over to Tyler's house for a little bit then went back to Reed Point.  When we got back we still had about an hour until our next game.  Our second game was against Melstone, it was a pretty close game all the way but we ended up winning by 10.  This win meant that we were in the championship.  We had to wait around for another 3 hours until it was time to play.  In the championship we played a Joliet team that had a combination of Red Lodge and Shepard lids on it.  The game was back and forth, we'd score, they'd score.  At one point we had an 11 point lead but Joliet chipped away at it and came back to beat us by 3.  Even with the loss in the championship, I had a really fun time.