Value of a Human Life How much is an individual worth in currency? From birth an individual is worth something. Individuals tend to evaluate life with emotion and ethics. Money is not usually brought into the equation of the value of human lives when you think about it. Society, however, is all about money. People are life and living costs money. There is always a need for money in life and society recognizes this. Death is the absence of life, so what is the final value of an individual when life ends? This value has nothing to do with the type of person the individual was. There are several ways in which society places monetary value on an individual in life and death. Human beings have a desire to be known and appreciated in life and after death. Ebert begins to write more about his feelings and views on life, because of this he begins to become more popular and more motivated. He realizes that he likes to be known for himself and not just for his movie reviews. (Jones 15). For an individual, being appreciated can mean being loved and adored. You don't want to simply be forgotten in life or even death. When you try to be appreciated forever you need to have results. The goals achieved and the people influenced would continue to value the individual and seek to help them live in different ways. This is just one of the ways humans think about value and value. People in general evaluate life differently than society. Individuals base their lives on emotions and religion. Some people live, what they believe, a good life in the eyes of God. Other people live thinking about what is best for their family and basing their decisions on that. There are so many other ways people can add value to life. Everyone appreciates life in both negative and positive ways. Humans are a species driven by the passion they feel. On the contrary, society is almost completely based on money. Individuals choose a vision of life based on which