Death can be sudden or 1....... out. And I suppose there are advantages to each. A sudden death is painless, so a person who dies quickly doesn’t 2....... as much. In addition, a quick death is cheap. Family members don’t have to pay for large hospital bills for this kind of 3......... These are good reasons to wish for a quick death. However, I believe there are also good reasons to want a slower death. In my opinion, the 4........ of a slow death are greater than the benefits of a faster one. Most important to me, and first among my list of reasons, is that a slow death gives a person time to think about his or her life. What is life’s meaning? What was the best part? We spend all our lives thinking about these questions. It’s nice to have some time at the end to consider them and hopefully come to 5......... answers. Secondly, a slow death allows one to say goodbye to his or her family and friends. This may be important to those left behind. It gives them a sense of 6........ and the 7....... to say things that may have been difficult at other times. And thirdly, a slow death gives one time to 8......... his or her 9......... affairs. A person can make out a 10.......... This, of course, makes things easier for the family.