i've written a research paper and a speech promoting the legalization of doctor-assisted suicides in the United States. though i personally think Dr. Jack Kevorkian is one of the creepiest looking men i've ever seen, i think he's basically a good man. i don't believe i'd go so far as to call him a hero, but i'd definitely not call him a murderer, either. both my speech and my research paper received good reviews from my teachers and peers. i'd love to share these with you here, but i fear someone will plagiarize me. this, among some other essays of various topics, i think, would fit in nicely at this piece of crap i call "the valerie gallery." [some of these essays including the topics of R.E.M., a comparison of "Hamlet" to "The Lion King," and the death of a girl i knew.] i just don't think i can trust everyone on the internet, so i can't add these papers.