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Timely Death

Timely Death is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Timely Death rather than just read about it. In short: Timely Death: Considering Our Last Rights is a non-fiction book, written by Canadian writer Anne Mullens, first published in May 1996 by Knopf Canada. In the book, the author chronicles medical advances and increased longevity in the context of the right to a dignified death.

Timely Death — main illustration
Timely Death — illustration

Key takeaways

  • Timely Death belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
  • Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
  • Connect Timely Death to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
  • Reproduce the core statement of Timely Death from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Timely Death: Considering Our Last Rights is a non-fiction book, written by Canadian writer Anne Mullens, first published in May 1996 by Knopf Canada. In the book, the author chronicles medical advances and increased longevity in the context of the right to a dignified death. The book has been called a "well-researched and comprehensive book, written with compassion and clarity." Anne Mullens, covered the Sue Rodriguez story as a journalist for The Vancouver Sun and later for the Toronto Star. This was Mullens's inspiration for writing the book and she said "her attitude towards death changed during the course of writing it".

Awards and honours Timely Death received the 1997 "Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction".

See also List of Edna Staebler Award recipients

References

External links Anne Mullens, Home page. Retrieved November 23, 2012

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Timely Death

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Timely Death claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Timely Death before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Timely Death ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Timely Death

In research
Timely Death appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry
Engineering practice reuses Timely Death in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom
Timely Death is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1996 non-fiction books, Canadian non-fiction books, Knopf Canada books, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life
Look for Timely Death outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Timely Death in 20 minutes

  1. Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
  2. Close the page and write down what Timely Death means in your own words.
  3. Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
  4. Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
  5. Explain Timely Death out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Timely Death in simple terms?

Timely Death: Considering Our Last Rights is a non-fiction book, written by Canadian writer Anne Mullens, first published in May 1996 by Knopf Canada. In the book, the author chronicles medical advances and increased longevity in the context of the right to a dignified death.

Why does Timely Death matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Timely Death?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Timely Death.

Tags

  • 1996 non-fiction books
  • Canadian non-fiction books
  • Knopf Canada books
  • Medical book stubs

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