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Dana's Death: A Short Story

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Dana had a stomachache and called an ambulance.She was afraid that the ambulance could not find her address,so she managed to go to the street.Suddenly,she was struck by severe pain and fell down.She could not move.What she could do were trying to keep warm and huddling up.Some passerby sneered at her because they thought Dana was a drunk or homeless person.Only a woman expressed concern to her.She thought she was dying.Fortunately,she survived.Dana was disappointed with people.At the end of this article,she said that when people see someone lookslike her,do not make judgments immediately.Please check they 're okay. The accident about Dana should be cared about.Dana is lucky because she had called the ambulance before she fell down.If a man is hit by illness when he is walking,and like Dana,it is impossible for him to move or call for help,maybe he will die.Before his death,what he hears is …show more content…

This thing also made me begin to rethink our society.Now,we always see some terrible news from network and newspaper,which are same as the story of Dana.For example,a pregnant woman jumped her own death for she could not bear the pain of childbirth and her family refused cesarean.Her family did out care her feeling.They only thought that the child with natural labour was healthy.Today,we live a better life,but we lost some traditional virtues,such as considering of others.If the woman 's family paid some attention to her,maybe the tragedy would not happen.We should not be selfish.We should try to help …show more content…

However,at the same time,we should not blame passerby overmuch.I never go abroad,but by movies and books,I knew that a drunk or homeless person sleep on street is a common occurance.It is difficult for people to care about a person who looked like drunk or homeless people.In this story,Dana pulled her hoodies up over her head to stay warm.Passerby could not see her face.Maybe this is the reason why people regarded her as a drunk or homeless

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