Imagine being the parent of a sick child dying of a curable disease and the only chance of survival is to find a near perfect-matched donor for blood and possibly bone marrow transplantation. After exhausting all the possible searches for a usable match and being unable to do so‚ you are told by the physician that there is a procedure that would be helpful. But this procedure would involve the conception of another child that would be the donor‚ starting at birth‚ for your dying child. What would
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Shakespeare’s “Othello” still relevant in today’s audiences? “When you begin a journey of revenge‚ start by digging two graves: one for your enemy‚ and one for yourself.” – Jodi Picoult. Othello is a very well-known Shakespearian text and is still relevant to today’s audiences. The themes in “Othello” are still applicable to today’s many audiences; Betrayal is a key theme presented in Othello‚ and is also still relevant to today’s
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8 The theme of decision making and choices is a very important in life making sure you make the right decision that could change your life forever. The four texts have I have chosen are Boys Don’t Cry by Malorie Blackman‚ My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult‚ Juno by Jason Reitman and All of these four texts connect together by decision making and how it effects your life. The Novel Boys Don’t Cry written by Malorie Blackman Is about a young teenage boy (17) called Dante who gets the baby he didn’t
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Abortion: Is there a right or wrong? MURDER! BLOODY MURDER! Of course it’s wrong! Hold your horses. Let me explain what exactly is abortion. Abortion is‚ in broad terms‚ a termination of pregnancy. Most of the time‚ it is when a woman (or child bearer‚ since technology has made it possible for people with a Y chromosome to carry children now) chooses to remove a fetus or fetuses from her body. So what’s a fetus? A fetus is an unborn developing offspring of a mammal. Now that you’ve got all the
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My sister’s keeper is a best-selling novel by Jodi Picoult. The story around Fitzgerald’s life when they found out that a daughter‚ Kate‚ had a rare and aggressive form of leukemia. Sara Fitzgerald‚ an intelligent and strong mother hoped that someday Kate would be cured. Her life centers on her efforts to keep Kate alive. Kate’s doctor suggested that the only way to prolong Kate’s life hope is to create another genetically child. Sara agreed and then Fitzgerald’s had a new member named Anna who
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The book My Sister’s Keeper holds a variety of characters. Many of which deal with daily struggles and disturbances. I feel the most sympathetic for Jessie(Kate’s brother). Reason being‚ his family seems to disregard his presence. Of course he is still a part of the family‚ but his parents don’t pay sufficient attention to him. Due to to the lack of attention‚ Jessie began lashing out in catastrophic ways. His actions were enormous‚ yet discreet. The common weapon of choice was fire; After taking
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with the idea of perfection and we sacrifice our contentment in search of what we think will be a greater‚ more satisfying and glorious life. Flawless by Lara Chapman‚ Soul Surfer by Sean McNamara‚ Bunheads by Sophie flack and Picture Perfect by Jodi Picoult are all stories how the idea of perfection shapes society and in turn shapes our beliefs and behaviour‚ stopping us from being truly content. Sarah Burke from the text Flawless is in the midst of teenage angst‚ riding
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Is it ethical to be able to choose the sex of a child‚ his or her specific traits‚ or genetic characteristics? This is an important topic that is up for debate‚ and although there does not seem to be any right or wrong answer‚ this is very controversial. Many people say that this could lead to human cloning and the possibility of eugenics- the practice of "improving" the human gene pool by eliminating undesirable results. Some good results can come from creating these children in that they could
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Many people find organ donation a challenging topic to consider‚ a bit like talking about death. Possibly this is because at the time one or more people are receiving a donor’s kidney or heart‚ another family is undergoing a tragic loss. Organ donation is the act of donating an organ by a person so that it can be transplanted by surgical procedure in the body of the recipient. Organ donation can benefit many people from death or any other critical conditions. A person already dying can save someone’s
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attributed-no-source‚ friends‚ heartbreak‚ inspirational‚ life‚ love‚ sisters 19‚835 people liked it like “If you have a sister and she dies‚ do you stop saying you have one? Or are you always a sister‚ even when the other half of the equation is gone?” ― Jodi Picoult‚ My Sister’s Keeper tags: death‚ loss‚ sisters 1‚921 people liked it like “Sweet‚ crazy conversations full of half sentences‚ daydreams and misunderstandings more thrilling than understanding could ever be.” ― Toni Morrison‚ Beloved tags:
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