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    “Every year over 750‚000 lives are enriched through tissue donation.” (Organs & Tissues). Thousands of donated heart valves can replace damaged ones‚ allowing the heart to function well again; musculoskeletal tissue replaces bone‚ tendons and ligaments lost to cancer‚ severe trauma‚ degenerative joint disease‚ arthritis‚ and other conditions. Also‚ skin can save the lives of burn victims. "Bidding for bodies" (Dwyer) or advancing scientific research? It is clear that people should not be able to

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    The Importance of Donating Blood Picture this: John’s significant other ask him if he could go to the store and pickup some milk. John said: “sure‚ he grabs his wallet and keys then head for his car. On his way to the store he was stopped at a traffic light. He is waiting to make a left turn at the intersection. The light turns green and he begins to go through the intersection‚ out of nowhere “BAM” he was just hit by a speeding truck in the driver side door. His car is smashed into a tree

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    The Blood/Circulatory System Anatomy & Physiology I March 18‚ 2013 The blood system is part of the circulatory system. I am going to be focusing on the blood and the diseases which affect the blood. The blood‚ heart and blood vessels form the cardiovascular system which links the body’s internal and external environments together‚ by transporting substances between the two. Blood is a type of connective tissue that carries nutrients‚ oxygen and wastes through the body. Blood cells are formed

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    already shows up when your applying for a drivers license or renewing your license. “The more ways we can ask New Yorkers to register‚ the better. This legislation is creating more opportunities for people to sign up to save a life. Organ and tissue donation is a lifeline for individuals and families dealing with the most difficult circumstances you can imagine‚” said Palmesano. Assemblyman Phil Palmesano is co-sponsoring

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    As There Will Be Blood

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    In the exciting year of 2007‚ the film There Will Be Blood was released. With Paul Thomas Anderson as both the screenwriter and director‚ it was going to be an interesting movie. The actors of the film had some likeability to them as well‚ it not being your everyday cast. Daniel Day-Lewis‚ Paul Dano‚ Kevin J. O’Connor‚ and Russell Harvard put together such an amazing cast‚ there is a reason why it has eight out of ten stars. This film will leave you wanting one of those unwanted sequels they pin

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    The Saving Power of Blood

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    The Saving Power of Blood Main Idea: To persuade people to donate blood. Introduction Attention getters Imagine: Your father has a massive heart attack and has to have open heart surgery. Your best friend is in a car accident and loses a lot of blood. Your young cousin is a hemophiliac. -Like everyone else in that situation you would expect the hospital to have enough blood to supply the large demand. -Sadly however sometimes the hospitals cannot keep up

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    PERSUASIVE SPEECH OUTLINE – ORGAN DONATION Topic: Organ donation Thesis Statement: 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. Purpose: To persuade my audience to consider becoming organ donors after death   Introduction: 1. Organ donation is a selfless way to give back to others‚ and to be able to make a huge difference by giving another person a second chance

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    Donating Blood

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    minute of every day‚ someone needs blood. That blood can only come from a volunteer donor‚ a person like oneself who makes the choice to donate. When one makes a blood donation‚ they are joining a very select group. Currently only three out of every one hundred people in America donate blood. From its beginning‚ the American Red Cross has formed a community of service‚ of generous‚ strong‚ and decent people bound by beliefs beyond themselves. The American Red Cross blood donor embodies this principle

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    Heart Medicine has evolved since the days of bloodletting‚ but from the perspective of a waiting recipient on the organ donor list‚ we still live in the dark ages. With a list of 110‚941 hopeful candidates for organ transplant‚ the status of organ donation as a taboo subject in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has left an average of 20 people dead each day.(1) The high demand and low supply has led to creative solutions from both medical and government sectors‚ but what’s the answer? Is government intervention

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    American Society of Transplant Surgeons‚ 2014). People would most likely be more willing to donate their organs if they were provided some type of compensation‚ but is this ethical? What if people want to donate but their organs are not viable for donation? Another issue that arises is the idea that people will take the money for donating‚ but then when it comes time to donate they might back

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