1) Summary of “I’m donating my kidney to a stranger” “I’m donating my kidney to a stranger” is an article written by Richard Wilson in 2008. The article is about a woman‚ Paula Wilson‚ who is considered to be Scotland’s first altruistic organ donor. Paula’s decision began when her mother suffered from kidney failure. Paula wanted to donate her kidney to her mother‚ to save her. Unfortunately Paula and her mother’s blood type wasn’t the same. Therefore Paula couldn’t donate her kidney to her mother
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Crisis at Christmas In Britain‚ it is harsh to live during winter if you are homeless. The temperature goes down‚ below zero‚ during night‚ and the cold is unbearable. Ironically‚ there are many homeless people who do not have shelters to prevent themselves from the cold. They sleep on the floors‚ in front of stories‚ and the snow fall on them. In fact‚ the homeless people encounter extremely tough life experience. The advertisement effectively persuades the readers to support and donate to Crisis
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Adam Erickson Singer’s Sticky Situation Peter Singer thinks we are too selfish with our money. In “The Singer Solution to World Poverty”‚ he proposes a solution to poverty in other countries. Singer believes that money that might otherwise be used for luxury goods should be donated to charities that help save lives in poorer countries. He believes that this decision increase overall happiness more than the purchase of a luxury good‚ like new shoes‚ would. While Singer’s argument raises an
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World Vision International’s AIDS Initiative: Challenging a Global Partnership World Vision International is a $1 Billion Christian relief and development partnership that is made up of 48 national members forming a federation. Founded in the United States by American Bob Pierce in 1950‚ the organizations mission was to implement common goals and strategies in fundraising‚ programming‚ and advocacy amongst the 48 independent members of the World Vision Partnership. WVI used its preexisting
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Close Reading: On Cloning a Human Being The style Lewis Thomas uses is very unique. He writes in a very conversational tone‚ making it easier for readers to read and relate. He also adds in rhetorical questions as well as short simple sentences in his writing structure‚ and the entire passage seems to flow eloquently. Lewis Thomas has a distinct voice that is unique only to himself. The main topic can be a topic of controversy; before and after reading the passage‚ my stance on human cloning
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If I were given $10‚000 to better my community‚ I would use it to set out on a new path and investing in my life. I would set out to purse my life’s dreams. If I were given $10‚000 to better my community I would‚ build schools‚ mosques/church‚ donate food and clothes to the needs. Build home for the homeless. Build a community school service for the elders who are English learners. It would be the best opportunity to build homes to the poor. I would also donate to local food pantry or homeless shelter
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Peter Singer‚ believes that people who are wealthy‚ and live a luxurious lifestyle should donate their money to overseas aid organizations‚ and although Singer believes “the formula is simple”‚ I disagree. When Singer states that giving away money is an easy thing task‚ I believe that even for the prosperous it is not. Not for the fact that they don’t have the money‚ but for the fact that the need for food and medicine is far too great‚ and dispersed around the world that not everyone would receive
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The Annual Catholic Appeal helps families in the Archdiocese of St. Louis every year. By using donated money from the people of St. Louis‚ the ACA helps everyone out by using the money for various different needs. These include: schools‚ soup kitchens‚ families‚ the homeless‚ and everyone else in the community. Through the help from the community‚ the ACA was able to raise over thirteen million dollars‚ all from donated money. In fact‚ it was the largest pledge amount in the fifty-nine year history
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In his paper “Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality” Peter Singer argues that a lack of benevolence from affluent countries to people suffering from poverty in other countries is unjustified and is comparable to doing nothing if one sees a baby drowning in water a few feet away. In the following paper I will discuss how residing in an affluent country does not put individuals under obligation to donate‚ and the efforts that are already made by individuals and governments in affluent countries are sufficient
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Leslye Mendez Gwendolyn Hernandez Action Plan The action plan has to do with my partner and I informing students about World hunger. On how amazingly it’s grown. The plan is to inform students and families in our communities on how people around the world‚ different communities and even neighbors go to sleep hungry. We want to make them realize that the more food there is the more the hunger there is. We plan on doing a bake sale and selling many goodies such as brownies‚ cookies‚ cupcakes
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