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    Eye Donation Do you know that we can light the life of a blind person by donating our eyes after our death? In India‚ we have an estimated 4.6 million people with corneal blindness that is curable through corneal transplantation made possible by eye donation. More than 90% of the corneal transplantation is carried out successfully and helps restore vision in people with corneal blindness. Corneal transplantation in infants born with cloudy cornea can make a big difference to their lives.

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    Udeira L. Simmons Tuesday‚ September 18‚ 2012 ‘’Why college education is important to me’’ “This one step-choosing a goal and sticking to it-changes everything.” ~Scott Reed~ Having a college education can mean so many different things‚ to so many different people. One may not even really begin to grasp the importance and impact it may have on one’s life. Until you take that step into reaching your goal. A college education can either mean the start of a new career. It can allow

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    Nowadays‚ a college education is not just a qualification a person should elect to partake; it is an essential part for the overall success of the individual in general. Certain individuals find it challenging to define the worth of a college instruction. Attaining a college graduation offers a greater remuneration‚ more prospects and self-fulfilment. Although I concur with the aforementioned explanations‚ I have supplementary reasons I agree that a college education is of high importance to me.

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    Organ Donation

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    Refutation Outline Topic: Organ donation General Purpose: To Persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to consider becoming organ donors after death Central Idea: Becoming an organ donor after death is not only an important decision for yourself‚ but it is also an important decision for the life that you may have the power to save. ------------------------------------------------- Organizational Pattern: Refutation (chapter 17‚ pp. 387-388). Delivery Outline: Keywords

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    In 2006 when the UAGA was revised‚ the idea of presumed consent was abandoned. In the United States today‚ organ donation is done only with consent of the family or donator themselves.[5] Europe[edit] Map showing the coverage of 3 international European organ donation associations: Balttransplant‚ Eurotransplant and Scandiatransplant Within the European Union‚ organ donation is regulated by member states. As of 2010‚ 24 European countries have some form of presumed consent (opt-out) system

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    because of my passion to attend a four year university‚ I will be more successful at obtaining an education in my intended area of concentration. In addition‚ pursuing a career in that concentration‚ by attending a university versus a community college. State universities are a better education choice than community colleges. At a community college‚ the highest degree you can obtain is an Associates Degree‚ or a specific Certificate. Although community colleges are more cost efficient for a good education

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    being a mother of four with a high school diploma and some college education doesn’t feel satisfying. Reasons INTRO 1. Life can be very stressful‚ especially with the physical‚ emotional‚ and financial demands a person undergoes in a lifetime. (Intro) 2. The value of a college education can be taken in all different kinds of aspects. (Intro) 3. I have many obligations as a full-time student. (Intro / Personal) 4. The importance of a college education is sometimes based on the society that we grow up

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    organ donation

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    new lease on life; donating my soft tissue could improve the quality of life of up to 50 more people. In South Africa‚ where organ donations can dip as low as two per million people‚ people can wait years for an organ transplant. Many don’t live long enough to find a suitable match. It seems like an obvious choice. But many people never even have consider organ donation. Out of 50-million South Africans‚ only 80 000 or so are registered organ donors. Meanwhile‚ there are about 4 300 adults and children

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    Organ Donation

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    up to be an organ donor because the greatest gift you can give is the gift of life. According to the United Network of Organ Sharing‚ as of February 28‚ 2006‚ there are 91‚666 people on the waiting list for a life saving organ transplant (Organ Donation). The actual number of organs needed is even greater because some people on the waiting list are waiting on multiple organs. Seventeen people die a day waiting for a transplant. 6‚205 people a year die waiting for a transplant (Statistics). What

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    Organ donation

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    Organ donation‚ at the present time‚ has become an increasingly vital part in our modern society‚ which meanwhile‚ attracts a large number of people’s attention. Since the first operation‚ there have been many discussions about whether organs should be donated or not. Organ donation can be defined as the removal of an organ from a human who has recently died‚ to transform it another one who is in need of it‚ or from a living donor for the purpose of transplanting. Organ donation is a life saving

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