INTRODUCTION For years‚ people have debated how unjustly organ transplantation is distributed according to geographical divisions. What is more‚ these divisions‚ which are the product of the political tactic to manipulate regions‚ gerrymandering‚ have increased the discrepancies in the number of people in need of viable organs to survive compared to the amount available. The United Network for Organ Sharing‚ which is in charge of the distribution of organs in the United States‚ ranks patients
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reasons are al’truistic motives: helping the community and responding a blood shortage Wanting to help others 34% Responding to a blood drive 25% Helping the community 13% hearing about a shortage 7% Because I might need it someday 4% Helping a local child 2% Reasons for not donating blood 44% cite health issues as reason for not…this group is likely to be difficult to call up donating.(risk health); however‚ >half(52%) say other reasons: being scared of the process
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Tia Beach WRT 150 11 21 April 2010 A Decision that could Save Lives More than 100‚000 people are waiting for an organ in the United States alone. “Unfortunately‚ the number of donors is nowhere near that figure‚ only about 14‚000 people (living and dead) donated organs” (Egendorf). These people could die at any time as they are waiting for a miracle to happen. What happens if you or one of your loved ones needs an organ transplant? Wouldn’t you want someone to donate their organs so you could
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Young people´s work ethic – then and now There is no doubt that good work ethics are essential to become a good employee. If you do not have good work ethics‚ then all the skills you bring to your job are of no importance. Anyway‚ is there a difference between young people´s work ethic then and now? On the outset‚ it must be considered that nowadays young people want an office with a secretary where they really do not have to do a thing. They do not want to have an exhausting job where they have
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A New York assemblyman has introduced a bill aimed at making the state the first to presume people want to donate their organs unless they specifically say otherwise. Under current law‚ people give permission to donate their organs by checking a box on their driver’s licenses or filling out a donor card. The legislation‚ introduced by Assemblyman Richard Brodsky‚ a Westchester Democrat‚ is in two parts: the first step would end the right of the next of kin to challenge the decisions of their dead
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The call of the wild Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 3 Jack London «The call of the wild» 1 To the north Buck did not read the newspapers. He did not know that trouble was coming for every big dog in California. Men had found gold in the Yukon‚ and these men wanted big‚ strong dogs to work in the cold and snow of the north. Buck lived in Mr Miller’s big house in the sunny Santa Clara valley. There were large gardens and fields of fruit trees around the house‚ and a river nearby. In a big place
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donors in order to encourage the process of organ donation. The authors used a variety of methods of persuasion such as‚ educational and narrative campaigns. Surveys found that people seemed less willing to participate in organ donation due to a lack of information about the process itself. In order to increase the willingness of possible donors to participate it is important to create persuasive methodology that speaks to the people who are able to help those in need. The authors conducted a study in
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possibility of a consequence if something goes wrong. “An inspector calls”‚ a play written by J.B. Priestley‚ talks about an Inspector name is Goole who interrupts the engagement party of Gerald and Sheila because a woman named Eva Smith has died. In the end‚ he reveals all the characters have something to do with Eva’s death. However‚ only Sheila and Eric‚ the younger characters‚ feel responsible by the end. In the play‚ “An inspector calls”‚ Priestley promotes the need of responsibility in society through
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or bad‚ shows the commitment that one needs to finish any task that comes their way. Joe Davis was not the greatest child growing up‚ but what ever he did he stuck with it no matter what the consequences. He thought everything he did made him cool. Joe was very committed‚ committed to smoking‚ committed to his drugs and even committed to breaking the rules at school‚ which he had to finally drop out of. Even though his actions were not the best he still showed his commitment to those actions.
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References: Kung‚ S. C. (2002). A framework for successful key-pal programs in language learning‚ CALL-EJ Online‚ 3 (2). Retrieved June‚ 20‚ 2006‚ from http://www.clec.ritsumei.ac.jp/english/callejonline/6-2/SCKung.html Ormrod‚ J.E. (1999). Human Learning (3rd Edition). Upper Sadle River‚ NJ: Merrill Prentice
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